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    TNF: Texans at Chiefs (-9) 8:20 NBC

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    1 minute ago, jeremy2020 said:

     

    I'd be more worried about the idiots than either of those things. Some bare-chested guy yelling with his sweat and spittle going everywhere with his mask down getting told to put his mask on and losing his sh*t

    You're right about that. I think with the Broncos limiting it to 7.5% of capacity you really only need to worry about the people you've come to the game with. (In Buffalo though, that may be the problem)

    TNF: Texans at Chiefs (-9) 8:20 NBC

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    5 minutes ago, Locomark said:

    What is Denver’s plan for bathrooms, concessions, etc. you can’t keep 40,000 people 6 feet apart so that’s a suspect plan.

     

    I think the Pegulas are smart in that they are letting these first few weeks play out, seeing what weird problems play out and then learning from those issues and they will be able to be ready with the max possible to attend for that KC game. I would hope we can see a 25-35% but it may be much lower. 

    Broncos are only allowing about 6,000 fans at the start, with the hope that they'll be able to increase that if all goes well in the first couple weeks.

    It's actually very well thought-out and has the stamp of approval of the state and local authorities (and Colorado has been generally on the more restrictive side). I wouldn't have any qualms about going at that level of attendance. But I probably would lay off the beer. Not because I'm afraid of the concession stands; I'm afraid of the bathrooms.

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    TNF: Texans at Chiefs (-9) 8:20 NBC

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    By the way: this stadium just looks empty. Socially distant one might say. 

    I read the Broncos plan for about half the number of fans: designated entrance gates, etc. I really don't see any reason why this isn't feasible. My test: would I go? 

    If I lived in KC the answer tonight would be an easy "yes" and I definitely skew toward the risk averse side in this whole COVID thing.

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    TNF: Texans at Chiefs (-9) 8:20 NBC

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    9 minutes ago, Bubba Gump said:

    And what's up with the Collinsworth's parents, were they hippies or something? Cris spelled without the H and Jac without the K. 

    The weirdly misspelled names of this variety are more commonly found in Bible Belt areas. Lots of gratuitous "y"s and "eighs" where an "i" or an "ey" would do.

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    PPP Under Fire

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    Just now, wAcKy ZeBrA said:

     

    Good post.

     

    It's also interesting how many here ignore the source material that comes straight from the president's mouth while relying on the sketchy source material you cite.

    Thanks. I grew up in the waning days of the whole "Question Authority" bumper sticker era. And a lot of those "questioners" became seduced by conspiratorial thought, mostly tending toward leftist ideas. The interesting thing now is that I see that the political spectrum is no longer linear. The conspiratorialists on the far left (think Glenn Greenwald) are merging into the conspiratorialists on the far right (QAnon types). It's more of a closed loop. Why is this happening? Political scientists, sociologists, etc. have plenty of explanations, but all I know is that this is a new thing in my adult lifetime.

     

     

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    PPP Under Fire

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    1 minute ago, Buffalo_Gal said:


    Oh, there are threads to learn things in this sub-forum. Lots of document drops, declassifications, etc that can be read and learned from.  You do not have to be one side or the other to read court documents, declassified documents, text messages, etc. It is always better to read and make your own determinations.

     

    This is true. But what fascinates me is this "do your own research, make your own determinations" thing. That's good advice in general, but it is wholly reliant on the source material. I see people putting great faith (and that's what it is, "faith") in some extremely sketchy material. I am interested in why intelligent people would do this, more from a sociological perspective than from a political perspective. 

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    PPP Under Fire

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    4 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said:


    That very well could be why it ramped up.

     

    Well that explains me. I would occasionally see posts here, and even more occasionally comment. Too many zoom meetings, what am I gonna do to stay awake?

    I am under no illusion that I can convert people to my political beliefs (which seem to be out of step with both parties anyway), but I find it fascinating to read some of these threads to see just how far some people will go to justify theirs ...

    EDIT: That's the new world. I used to read comment threads to a number of blogs. And wait for it .... I actually learned something from some perceptive commenters! Those days are gone. It's all tribal affiliation now. I do enjoy testing how far that will go.

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    PPP Under Fire

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    55 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said:


    Paid trolls.  They exist. We have long laughed about Tibs being paid, but who really knows?

    Or possibly they are regular people who have a job that allows them free time to goof around, and what could be more "fun" than stirring the pot on a football forum's political sub-forum? :rolleyes:

     

    COVID-19. Telework. Two screens open. Why the hell not?

    Jalen Ramsey extension with Rams - 5 years/105 mill

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    2 hours ago, IgotBILLStopay said:

     

    More than Tre getting more, Ramsey shd be getting less. WIth a 175 mill salary cap next year -  to afford Goff and Darnold and Ramsey (about 75 mill on just these 3 in  2021 and 2022), now the Rams need to play cap roulette.

     

    Edit: bold part added

    Right regarding Goff + Ramsey. This just seems unsustainable. They're stuck with Goff through 2022; the dead cap hit is just too huge before then. I don't know why you'd want to tie up even more money with Ramsey AND Aaron Donald (I doubt he's tradeable now), particularly given the division they're in -- it just seems like their window slammed shut after 2019.

    EDIT: On second thought, Donald may be tradeable ... his contract is up with an 8 million dollar buyout after 2021 - but why sign Ramsey if you're gonna trade him?

    Covid 19 vaccine tracking (updated 9/9)

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    Excellent site - thanks for the link. I am quite confident that we'll have one or more safe and reasonably effective vaccines out there in early 2021 and that we'll finally turn the corner on this.

    But I'm confused about something. A number of people around here appear to believe the following:

    1. COVID-19 is (largely) a hoax, in that it presents no greater health risk than many other common maladies like the seasonal flu.

    2. That opponents of the current Administration are pumping it up as a threat to boost their electoral chances.

    3. That Bill Gates - probably the most vocal vaccine advocate and funder out there - and others will push out vaccines for nefarious purposes.

     

    So ... are we to assume that that was all incorrect? That because the President is now trying to accelerate vaccine approval all of a sudden a COVID-19 vaccine is good? That they'd be the first in line to get it? I mean, which one is it? Part of a nefarious plot, or an example of great Presidential leadership to stamp out a disease?

    The Battle of Lake Travis - Hope our Texas Board Members are Safe

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    22 hours ago, Tiberius said:

    Their seamanship is about as competent as anyone would expect from a Trumper. 

     

    Just total incompetence all around with this cult 

    Long ago I heeded the maxim, "A boat owner will be happy on precisely two days: the day he buys the boat, and the day he sells it." So I don't know anything about this. But this Financial Times writer certainly does, and I guess we'd call it "collective boater error." (reg required, but well worth it since the FT alphaville is always interesting):

     

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    PPP Under Fire

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    1 minute ago, SectionC3 said:

    I’m not sure how characterizing a speech that I liked (and, frankly, that was very well delivered) could be viewed ironic or sarcastic in any reasonable world.  

    I think that tells you something about the red:blue ratio on PPP. Many people couldn't imagine a post would actually be about what it claimed to be about.

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