Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon May 18, 2020 5:41 pm

How much do you want to bet that either a) he's not taking it, or b) his doctor is giving him one of these:

And telling him its the drug?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 18, 2020 5:43 pm

He’s absolutely not, just giving his buddy some idiot revenue.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon May 18, 2020 5:58 pm

As sancarlos has been hammering home on the twitters, where's COVID czar Mike Pence?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon May 18, 2020 7:21 pm

brian wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 1:16 pm
HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 1:14 pm Stock market seems to think a Boston company has got a vaccine.
There's never been a successful vaccine for a coronavirus. I'd love to think someone came up with one after five months, but I don't think it's going to happen that quickly. Hope I'm wrong.

Post by **brian** » Tue May 19, 2020 12:10 pm

All current employees of Las Vegas Strip resorts are required to get coronavirus testing last week and this week in anticipation of opening the casinos at the end of the month. (My wife has to go in today and get tested even though the spas are likely not opening for at least another month if not longer).

It's going to be interesting to see how this goes. Could be potentially devastating to the economy here if there are huge outbreaks that can get traced back to people deciding to party it up in Las Vegas. I'm sympathetic to the business owners and there's so many ancillary businesses here that are dependent on the casinos being re-opened but I still can't help thinking this is going to be a complete shitshow.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue May 19, 2020 1:28 pm

Do they even grow potatoes in Virginia? And why do they need guarding?

Post by **brian** » Tue May 19, 2020 9:55 pm

Fucking people.

Post by **brian** » Wed May 20, 2020 9:46 am

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 1:14 pm Stock market seems to think a Boston company has got a vaccine.

About that...might have been only related to stock market manipulation (my supposition). Since we don't have effective oversight of anything in this country any more, we'll probably never know.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed May 20, 2020 12:08 pm

Speaking of manipulation, I think the price of gas just jumped twenty cents per gallon overnight. WTF?

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed May 20, 2020 12:46 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 1:28 pm

Do they even grow potatoes in Virginia? And why do they need guarding?

I mean, you can grow potatoes just about anywhere, just ask Matt Damon.

Bulk come from states like Idaho, Washington... But, sure, VA has some potato crops.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed May 20, 2020 2:56 pm

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed May 20, 2020 5:53 pm

Virginia potatoes is a distraction for Mike Pompeo right now. The ridiculous dinners and the firing of the IG investigating him.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed May 20, 2020 6:07 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 5:53 pm Virginia potatoes is a distraction for Mike Pompeo right now. The ridiculous dinners and the firing of the IG investigating him.

Distraction has always been a major part of this administration.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed May 20, 2020 6:14 pm

And this is really the true failing of journalism right now. It's across the board. They eat up whatever he puts out, without circling back and pointing out why he is (likely) saying what he is saying.

The IG was yet another Friday after the bell firing. And we've got morons talking about potatoes the next week.

Very fucking frustrating.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu May 21, 2020 7:32 am

The CDC is conflating viral and antibody tests

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu May 21, 2020 8:08 am

And I'm not trying to be a dick, but I said on this board in March that the CDC had been completely politicized and you can't fully trust what they've been saying during this shitshow.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu May 21, 2020 8:43 am

You can only say that so many times before we stop believing you...

(I kid)

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu May 21, 2020 10:56 am

So...are we going to hit 100K deaths on Memorial Day?

Post by **Sabo** » Thu May 21, 2020 11:21 am

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu May 21, 2020 11:52 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 11:21 am

In veins of costing cities money, Indianapolis canceled GenCon yesterday. Probably the biggest convention of the year here.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu May 21, 2020 2:47 pm

https://www.covidexitstrategy.org/

Hell yeah, New Mexico!

BSF21 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 11:52 am
Sabo wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 11:21 am
In veins of costing cities money, Indianapolis canceled GenCon yesterday. Probably the biggest convention of the year here.

The second largest board game convention in the world. The first, Essen Spiel, was also cancelled this year.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu May 21, 2020 7:06 pm

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri May 22, 2020 11:54 am

In our weekly company 'Town Hall', our CEO announced that we are doing 'work from home' until at least Labor Day.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri May 22, 2020 12:47 pm

There will be football in Georgia.

https://accesswdun.com/article/2020/5/9 ... nouncement

About to stream the decision live from the Board of Trustees at 3pm.

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ghsa/evt57924126cd

We don't do much well but we do play football.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon May 25, 2020 1:28 pm

In case you're curious about what is going on in Britain with the whole Dominic Cummings imbroglio...here's a good explainer:

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon May 25, 2020 1:51 pm

Looks like Great Britain is trying to overtake Brazil for the silver medal in the Who's Fucking This Up the Most Olympics.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon May 25, 2020 1:53 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if Brazil ends up with the gold after all is said and done.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon May 25, 2020 4:01 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 1:53 pm I wouldn't be surprised if Brazil ends up with the gold after all is said and done.

Absolutely. Bolsonaro is Trump unleashed and unrestrained

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Mon May 25, 2020 4:43 pm

rass wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 4:01 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 1:53 pm I wouldn't be surprised if Brazil ends up with the gold after all is said and done.
Absolutely. Bolsonaro is Trump unleashed and unrestrained

Bolsonaro personally organized and participated in anti-social distancing rallies, at a point when every other major country was enforcing restrictions. Add his idiocy to the fact that Brazil has huge cities, with lots of urban poverty, and it's a recipe for disaster. Who know if we'll ever get an accurate count of Brazil, but even based on the reported figures Brazil is second to the U.S. in total cases, with the numbers climbing rapidly.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:11 pm

I went to pick up some carry out at shake shack for lunch. It’s in a kind of outdoor mall with a lot of stores and restaurants. Outside of employees there was only one other person wearing a mask. Wtf?

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm

Shake Shack is a fast-foodish place that makes OK burgers and really good milkshakes and even those are not really standing in line for and not a kind of outdoor mall with a lot of stores and restaurants.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:15 pm

rass wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 5:14 pm Shake Shack is a fast-foodish place that makes OK burgers and really good milkshakes and even those are not really standing in line for and not a kind of outdoor mall with a lot of stores and restaurants.

Well I actually hate shake shack and it was just for the kid who loves it. And I just raked up when the app said it was ready.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:20 pm

Interesting ... I’m a big fan in large part because their buns are easily the best in common fast food.

(Related, the 15 months without any red meat ended last night.)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:23 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 5:20 pm Interesting ... I’m a big fan in large part because their buns are easily the best in common fast food.

(Related, the 15 months without any red meat ended last night.)

I don’t know what it is but I just don’t care for their burgers. It pressed to go and eat there I will usually get a Chicago dog but today I offered to pick up a couple of places. But your point about buns is true. They do have good buns.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:24 pm

Also not all of the restaurants are back open yet in that mall. My favorite place is right next doo to shank shack and may not open back again amid you listen to rumors. Who knows. It’s a bbq joint with some great smoked wings.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:25 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 5:20 pm I’m a big fan in large part because their buns are easily the best...

(Related, the 15 months without any...d...ended last night.)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:25 pm

Smoked wings with Alabama white BBQ sauce should be the next big thing the northeast steals and act like they made matter.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:26 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 5:25 pm Smoked wings with Alabama white BBQ sauce should be the next big thing the northeast steals and act like they made matter.

That place has a great white sauce.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:28 pm

Truly elite combo. I’ve never had real white sauce, just made from recipes, and the first half dozen were meh and the last one I settled on was amazing.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:31 pm

You know you are allowed to travel below the mason dixon line right?