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Hermit reacted to death tribble in The Master List Superdraft
Ooops ! Forgot that I was the one who drafted him.
In which case Green Lantern.
Because Emerald Empress vs Green Lantern seems like fun
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Hermit reacted to Doc Democracy in Coronavirus
You know, I always bristle when Americans castigate the NHS, it is why I waited a couple of days before responding.
The NHS means that everyone, regardless of geographic location will get the same help (good or bad) and that noone will get a bill when they come home, simply for getting sick in an epidemic. I also note that NHS staff workers are applauded every Thursday night be the citizens of the UK while some US doctors are having their wages cut because ER staff are making them less money just now?
When people talk about British values and what makes them different from other countries, my go to is to point to the NHS and the BBC. They are not perfect but they are kind of unique to our country and embody a lot of the principles of my nation. I am proud of both of them and the NHS is the principle reason I moved back to the UK rather than staying in the US when I had the opportunity.
I reckon the numbers are much more about the delay of the PM and the government to implement epidemic measures. We could have been on top of this and now we are playing catch up.
Of course, there is no way the NHS can cope with simple stupidity of British people....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-52221688
Duke - we are competing with your stories of stupid people in a pandemic here. 660 parties in a small city over a weekend and one woman arrested because they had to go back to the SAME party multiple times. Those people almost certainly deserve to get ill and I would wish it on them if they would not simply clog up the services for more deserving folk...
Doc
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Hermit reacted to Old Man in The Master List Superdraft
So much sniping! Anyway, introducing our next tribute--from District 8,
Character: Mary Jane Watson (Marvel)
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Hermit reacted to Pariah in The Master List Superdraft
So it isn't just me who feels this way. That's good to know.
(Cue Yzma saying, "I never liked your spinach puffs! NEVER!")
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Hermit got a reaction from TrickstaPriest in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/bernie-sanders-suspends-his-presidential-campaign-175137
Bernie has dropped out. I am very depressed. I think it was the right move, but I'm still bummed about it.
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Hermit reacted to Pariah in Coronavirus
I am a person of faith myself, but I don't get this. Not at all. Yes, I love the people I go to church with. No, I don't love them so much that I'm going to risk catching a virulent disease in order to see them once a week. I don't see any kind of logic, faith-based or otherwise, that says that this is okay.
The worldwide leader of my church is a former heart surgeon. He and other church leaders, globally and locally, have gone to great lengths to make sure that church members can worship from home. Local leaders have also given us specific guidelines on how to take care of each other's needs without the benefit of physical proximity.
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Hermit got a reaction from Ragitsu in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/bernie-sanders-suspends-his-presidential-campaign-175137
Bernie has dropped out. I am very depressed. I think it was the right move, but I'm still bummed about it.
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Hermit got a reaction from Old Man in The Master List Superdraft
Oh why not...
Location: Paris, France
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Hermit reacted to death tribble in Coronavirus
The number of deaths across the UK, France, Italy and Spain is down which is encouraging.
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Hermit got a reaction from TrickstaPriest in Coronavirus
Heart Disease, Diabetes, smoking and vapping are big 'oh #$#$" factors in the lethality of this. And being poor, uninsured ,etc will also be a factor as it always is.
COVID-19 is going to cut through the South East of the USA like a hurricane full of Scythes
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Hermit reacted to Old Man in In other news...
Yes, but one is morally unjustifiable, and the other has to do with prostitution.
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Hermit reacted to Sociotard in The Master List Superdraft
Go look at page 1. I put them in a semicolon delimited list, so it would be easy to turn into a spreadsheet and sort, complete with links
Ted kord as blue beetle, gwen stacy as spider-woman and solitaire was from an indie comic I wasn't familiar with.
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Hermit reacted to Iuz the Evil in Coronavirus
I'm like a ninja wizard. So at least one good thing came out of this nightmare.
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Hermit reacted to Sociotard in The Master List Superdraft
Yes, I have to wait until my kids are in bed. For being home, my days are fairly busy. Soon though.
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