PASabreFan

"Significant risk of dying" is the operative term and is quite subjective. Because 95% or 99% of people don't die from an activity doesn't mean the risk isn't significant. It's statistically and personally significant. If there was a 1 in 100 chance you wouldn't return to your home after going grocery shopping tomorrow, you would almost certainly stay home. What if the Sabres announced that 191 people would die in their seats the next time they sell out a game? What would it look like in there? (Softball question, and the sticklers can have fun with my math and terminology.)

Yay! So what does this mean? If L. Ron Hubbard had been A. Ron Hubbard and played in the NHL as an alternate captain I would be correct? I'll take it!

I meant the A for alternate captain.

Which sentence? I'm asking for a friend.

B.J. Hunnicutt would disagree. @New Scotland (NS) Wait... I GOT ONE! Thanks, B.J.

A. Ron Hubbard. Except it's L. Ron, and he never played in the NHL.

Are you sure it's the bulk of the economy? Essential was pretty loosely defined, at least in my state. And the last I heard, over 4,000 exemptions were given to non-essential businesses. Isn't the unemployment rate "only" 16%? Probably unnecessary quibbling about the meaning of "bulk," but it's just not accurate to say the American economy is "shut down." Or that the economy needs to "re-open." That was supposed to be between the two of us. (See what I did there?)

Has our new friend posted on any other topic besides this one? (Yeah, I could look it up.)

Anywho, that doctor from Stanford, here's his chance to put his money where his mouth is. Would he want his kids/grandkids to participate in this? https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/494417-controversial-idea-to-speed-coronavirus-vaccine-gains-ground

"Lockdown" is a joooooke (Lindy impression). You knows who's locked down? The elderly in long-term care facilities and, if they were smart, all elderly people, and people like me with underlying lung disease on an immunosuppressive med. Everyone else is pretty much free to come and go as they want. "Quarantine" has become a bit of social status, and we see it especially among the celebrity class who make it a point to show us how they live. I love Trevor Noah, but I hate when he says things like, "While we're all staying home..." No, not everyone is staying home. Not everyone can. Not everyone has to.

Something to think about is the cost of letting a lot of people get infected. It's not like it's either a turdburger or you die. There are a lot of people in the middle, who get really sick at home or have to go to the hospital for a while. What are the long-term effects of having been moderately to seriously ill with Covid-19? I don't think anyone knows that yet.

Have you ever been typing, not looking at your screen, then look up and see that the text is not there? Maybe you didn't place the cursor in the right spot or maybe the program you thought you were typing in isn't active. Where do all those missing letters go? Do we get them back in the hereafter?

The following seems like a bit of a strawman: I'd say the vast majority of the public, politicians and health officials are only calling for the "lockdown" to continue for a little while longer, until states can safely enter into a phased "re-opening." The writer's use of the word "continuing" makes it sound like people are calling for the "lockdown" to continue until it's 100% safe, until there's a vaccine. He should have written this a month ago. Of course he couldn't have, because he didn't have the data he cited. For better or worse, rightly or wrongly, the idea of "letting it rip" was rejected.

There's hope for some of you. The Get My Payment application finally allowed me to enter my direct deposit info. So I'm making phat pannies and rolling up five dollar bills to snort the powdered sugar. You in, Neo?

Did you not glance at the headline and the first paragraph? I know you have to rebel against everything your cyber-father posts, but no need to start playing dumb. I brought you into this board and I can take you out!

Has anyone heard anything about injecting people with bleach, specifically into the lungs? Because we just learned today that bleach can kill the virus.

"It" made me smirk a bit. I like it. I still wouldn't call it trolling per se. --- And the rich get richer. See also: Kerry, you're doing it wrong (or you're both full of *****). https://www.fastcompany.com/90494347/american-billionaires-have-gotten-280-billion-richer-since-the-start-of-the-covid-19-pandemic

Looks like I have a project. I bet the number of posts is up because there was no mobile posting back then.

Parkie is the quiet family member who sits off to the side at Thanksgiving and just watches, wonders what is wrong with these people?

If there is some kind of cataclysm (if?!), that should be the sole remaining inkman post. Scholars for centuries can have some real fun with it.

To challenge some of this: How do you know there aren't buyers? People want to own pro sports teams. I think the concern is whether the Sabres will continue to spend freely. Kim talked about the Sabres being viable and sustainable going forward. Those are some pretty strong code words. The idea of an unlimited front office budget also had been brought into question even before this pandemic. Almost 10 years in, it's hard to have any confidence in their decision-making. You can hope, sure.

In other words... nah, too easy.

Interesting. What is your metric? Members? Members who post? Number of posts?

That is correct and it will even bear at least one signature.

@inkman do you want this one?