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katastrofa
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 19th, 2020, 9:45 pm

Never mind, I was just being deeply cynical.
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 19th, 2020, 10:49 pm

I know. And I was being even more cynical than you!
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 20th, 2020, 6:52 pm

The math for commodity options should be simpler without the 0 lower bound and no asymmetric skew.
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 20th, 2020, 7:08 pm

We have a winner!
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 20th, 2020, 7:43 pm

Visit to the gas station in May 2020. 
First, attendants are back:

Driver: "Fill 'er up"
Attendant: "All done, sir"
Driver: "What do I owe you?"
Attendant: "We pay you, sir. Here's $20 and we thank you for taking our gas!" 
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 20th, 2020, 8:20 pm

Where are you driving to?! 
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 20th, 2020, 11:10 pm

Hehe. Well, my favorite beach is still open. 
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 21st, 2020, 7:57 am

Damn. Weeks ago I meant to post my prediction that Kim Jong Un would get the virus. Followed by unification with South Korea.
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 22nd, 2020, 12:43 pm

Jellyfish spotted in Venice as lockdown leaves canals clear

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2020/0421/1132835-jellyfish-venice/

Careful now: they are not for eating.

It will be great to visit Venice again now that the cruise ships have left port.
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 22nd, 2020, 2:42 pm

Visit to the gas station in May 2020. 
First, attendants are back:

Driver: "Fill 'er up"
Attendant: "All done, sir"
Driver: "What do I owe you?"
Attendant: "We pay you, sir. Here's $20 and we thank you for taking our gas!" 
Do they do mortgages as well? And Green Shield Stamps?
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 22nd, 2020, 2:57 pm

Jellyfish spotted in Venice as lockdown leaves canals clear

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2020/0421/1132835-jellyfish-venice/

Careful now: they are not for eating.

It will be great to visit Venice again now that the cruise ships have left port.
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From Cornwall (Divers 'humbled' by Cornwall jellyfish encounter)
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 22nd, 2020, 5:08 pm

Apropos pizza at Piazza San Marco, the memory of Venice inspired me to commit the profanity and make one for my and ISayMoos dinner (the salami is vegan) :-)
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 22nd, 2020, 5:49 pm

Jellyfish spotted in Venice as lockdown leaves canals clear

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2020/0421/1132835-jellyfish-venice/

Careful now: they are not for eating.

It will be great to visit Venice again now that the cruise ships have left port.
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From Cornwall (Divers 'humbled' by Cornwall jellyfish encounter)
To all Chinese restaurants: "You're going to need a bigger frying pan."
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 22nd, 2020, 6:29 pm

Indeed. It really is like that.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip21wSyx16E
 
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Re: Good things that come out of this pandemic...

April 24th, 2020, 7:42 am

67: more time for hobbies (e.g. train set).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BRdXm4CIh8

Even in 1986 we knew that working from home was the future. No difference between work in free time and playing cho-cho in boss time.

It was a BBC Acorn PC.