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speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#331576: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:41:24 AM

Any expectation of Trump self-isolating needs to take into account the fact that Trump has a button on his desk that summons a staffer to bring him a Diet Coke. To bring him a Diet Coke, specifically. Not just generically summons a staffer to come ask him what he needs. It is the designated Bring Trump a Diet Coke button.
Believe it or not, that actually predates Trump. There was a button on LBJ's desk that had four options on what to bring him: Coffee, tea, Coke and Fresca.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#331578: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:44:00 AM

I'd be in trouble there. Too much temptation to order unhealthy snacks at all hours.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#331579: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:44:03 AM

Gawd why must you remind me of the Coke button. It is so cartoonishly dystopian, like the oligarchy atop the arcology before it is toppled

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Resileafs I actually wanted to be Resileaf Since: Jan, 2019
I actually wanted to be Resileaf
#331580: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:44:23 AM

@Xopher: There is a non-zero chance that if the vote takes place and the Dems decide to not be present to avoid getting Covid, the GOP senators share the virus between themselves and all end up sick, and some subsequently end up dead.

And it amazes me that they all refuse to acknowledge this possibility.

Edited by Resileafs on Oct 5th 2020 at 1:44:59 PM

PointMaid Since: Jun, 2014
#331581: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:45:45 AM

If I remember previous discussion correctly, Barrett had COVID over the summer, so it's unlikely she herself would have caught it again.

ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#331582: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:46:06 AM

[up][up][up] Reminds me of the Button Scene from Monsters vs Aliens.

Edited by ScubaWolf on Oct 5th 2020 at 1:46:14 PM

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#331583: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:47:00 AM

[up][up] That is correct. Barret already had it over the summer.

ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#331584: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:48:03 AM

[up], [up][up][up] But wasn't it proven that people who got it before can just as easily get it again?

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#331585: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:48:32 AM

Even if the GOP senators end up dead, they'd still manage spite everyone by voting in Barret

[up]I think the few cases where that happened were the Exception that Proves the Rule

Edited by Xopher001 on Oct 5th 2020 at 8:49:26 PM

TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#331586: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:49:41 AM

[up] x4

(Imagines the "Nuclear Football" being an actual football and how it most likely would never get used during the Trump era due to Trump being so out of shape that he can't even kick it one inch, less alone the ten feet, needed to activate it...)

That said, that button is such an unnecessary expense and waste of money...

...

What was "Moscow-Mitch Mc-Con-nell's" test result again?

Just wondering in case they updated it from "refused to tell" the last hour or so...

Edited by TitanJump on Oct 5th 2020 at 7:51:50 PM

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#331587: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:50:18 AM

There appear to be many factors to the body's immune response to COVID-19, including how much you got exposed originally and how much time has passed, but the number of reinfections seems reasonably low right now.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Scarecrow4774 from In Wonderland Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#331588: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:58:16 AM

Possible rift in the Trump family.

Sorry, don't usually post here. Don Jr. is concerned Trump is acting crazy with the medication he's on. Jared and Ivanka don't. But they agree that the tweet storm this morning was concerning.

Edited by Scarecrow4774 on Oct 5th 2020 at 2:26:08 PM

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” - Lewis Carroll
MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331589: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:59:55 AM

Pretty sure they got more rifts than [insert clever simile here] since long ago. They're just starting to show it.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#331590: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:01:35 AM

The ''Surfer Magazine'' has endorsed Biden. It's their first ever political endorsement.

I know it wasn't a big deal, nobody cared, whatevs, when Scientific American endorsed Biden. But this is different. This is surfing.

Okay, real talk: Their reason for endorsing for the first time ever isn't that different from Scientific American. Biden will respect science and work to bring the pandemic and the climate crises under control. As people and as surfers both of those are extremely important to them.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#331591: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:01:37 AM

[up][up][up]Please summarize the link, as per forum rules.

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 5th 2020 at 3:01:45 PM

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#331592: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:01:51 AM

[up]x4 Would not have pegged Don Jr. has the mildly sensible one.

[up][up] And then we'll all be surfing...surfing USA.

Edited by KarkatTheDalek on Oct 5th 2020 at 2:04:53 PM

Oh God! Natural light!
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#331593: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:02:31 AM

On the Amy Coney Barrett nomination, Senators Thom Tillis and Mike Lee, who have tested positive, are both on the Judiciary Committee, but apparently a full vote can happen without the Committee's recommendation.

And Mitch + Senate Republicans are going to try to force a vote no matter what. Sen. Ron Johnson, who also tested positive, today said 'he'll vote to confirm SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett even if he's still testing positive.'

"If we have to go in and vote, I've already told leadership I'll go in a moon suit," Johnson says on talk radio.

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#331594: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:03:09 AM

[up][up][up] Don Jr. is finding his father to be increasingly disturbingly erratic.

Edited by SatoshiBakura on Oct 5th 2020 at 2:03:46 PM

Altris from the Vortex Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#331595: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:06:02 AM

[up]x4 Donald Trump Jr. is unhappy about his dad's decision to drive around Walter Reed while having COVID, source says that "Don Jr. thinks Trump is acting crazy". Jared and Ivanka think the president is doing great. The family is unilaterally concerned about the all-caps tweets early Monday morning though.

Edited by Altris on Oct 5th 2020 at 11:06:25 AM

So, let's hang an anchor from the sun... also my Tumblr
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#331597: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:26:37 AM

I don't think it is the cost of the coke button that people are chafing at. grin

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#331598: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:34:52 AM

[up] If the price comes as an expense of the Oval Office's dignity, then it's way too high to afford.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#331599: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:40:46 AM

What was "Moscow-Mitch Mc-Con-nell's" test result again?

He won’t say.

On the gay marriage situation, it’s unlikely that Roberts will overturn precedent that quickly, combine that with Gorsuch being surprisingly supportive of gay rights and gay marriage might well be safe. Especially as a religious freedom challenge run into the issue that a ban on gay marriage likely violates the religious freedom of pro-gay faiths/churches.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#331600: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:42:07 AM

[up]"I believe answering questions about being bitten by zombies violate privacy issues and should therefore not be required before being allowed in your gated community."

"You can reply to this Message!"

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