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Oh fuck - I mean, lots of what we do here is tasteless

Poor Princess Margaret!

Harvey Weinstein has the 'rona.

For context - the grimmest league table in history (stats start from 1887) 1918 - 715,246 1891 - 696,490 1900 - 695,867 1899 - 685,510 1976 - 680,799 1895 - 676,110 1979 - 675,576 1972 - 673,938 1893 - 673,722 1940 - 673,253 Also in 2018 there was 1687 deaths a day. And in 2017 there was 1663 deaths a day Puts the Covid-19 numbers in context.

I heard that people infected lose their sense of smell / taste before any other symptoms start

Canada takes the initiative and says they will not send a team to Tokyo for the Olympic Games this year. Best move Trudeau has made since taking office, finally starting to lead. I would expect other countries to follow suit quickly and the Games will be officially postponed before the week is up.

The other symptoms to watch for are tiredness and fever. Potentially difficulty breathing, but I guess that comes a bit later. If you just have the cough, maybe sit tight with a nice tea. The last place you want to be if you don't actually have it is a hospital or clinic, because you just might after you have been there. If you have the fever and tiredness, though, best get tested.

Coronavirus and #MeToo? He's at the forefront of all the hottest trends.

I keep obsessively checking the stats coming in from each country. Currently waiting for today's score from Italy. It's like the frigging Eurovision song contest.

Kane Tanaka becomes now 8th oldest verified person ever.

Eric Weissberg who formed one half of the duo who recorded Duelling Banjos, reportedly dead: https://bestclassicbands.com/eric-weissberg-obituary-3-23-20/ UK #17 Hit in April 1973:

The issue is we don't know if Covid just finishes off many people who were going to die anyway or hits gen pop more. It's prevalence in hospitals with lots of people who are dying anyway suggests the death numbers may not be all that more than normal.

Italy's oldest man Giovanni Quarisa dead at 110, without the help of COVID.

Good God! Why not all three and we can have a DeathList poll on who kicks it first? If only...

It was QueenElizabethIsAlmostDead

The problem is the obvious is different to different people, there are those who take the headlines and those that read behind them, I take it that you are the latter which is a good thing. Listening to the commentaries there are too many who are not this wise.

Karma works in wonderful ways.

Saw the response to that tweet "Harvey Weinstein and Rand Paul on the same day? I thought God rested on Sundays."

Hahahhahahahahhahahhaahahahhahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!! And they say iron is dead! Voted against test being available for first responders, get infected himself. Even though he did not show any symptoms he somehow got a test. This is how the ruling class rolls. Fuck er should suffer!

4 hits, okay, that's an update... also, there's nothing else to do. New hits: Kenny Rogers, Anton Coppola, Suzy Delair and Martino Sclavi, who puts me back into pole position. Rank Team Points 1 gcreptile 472 2 Death Impends 431 3 Banana 427 4 RadGuy 392 5 Cpt. Chorizo 377 6 Clorox Bleachman 369 6 Joey Russ 369 8 Grave Danger 366 9 The Quim Reaper 344 10 Deadsox 337 11 John Key 333 12 Skinny Kiltrunner 323 13 msc 319 14 drol 306 15 The Unknown Man 304 16 The Mad Hatter 291 17 Torva Messor 289 18 JiroemonKimura 287 19 Book 286 20 Sir Creep 248 21 theoldlady 245 22 Etushispushingupdaisies 239 22 Toast 239 24 Sean 216 25 YoungWillz 208 25 DevonDeathTrip 208 27 The Old Crem 194 28 Kenny 149 29 Chilean Way 138 30 markb4 101 30 Great Uncle Bulgaria 101 32 Bibliogryphon 92 33 Gooseberry Crumble 88 34 ThePrematureBurial 75 35 Pedro67 57

A farmer stopped by the local mechanics shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and would just walk home. On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped at the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem - how to carry his purchases home. While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, 'Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane ?' The farmer said, 'Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house. I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot.' The old lady suggested, 'Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?' 'Why thank you very much,' he said and proceeded to walk the old girl home. On the way he says, 'Let's take my short cut and go down this alley. We'll be there in no time". The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, 'I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?' The farmer said, 'Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?' The old lady replied, 'Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens'.

Kenny Rogers is my 4th hit here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51986611

Ok I'll post the Obit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51986611 He becomes my first and probably only hit for my TOTP Theme Team, just under a year after Ranking Roger carked it in 2019. RIP. The 1983 release of Islands In The Stream actually hit its highest position in 1984, charting at #7 in January. So as per usual, got to post it:

Pardoned by Trump in 6 months after agreeing to help produce the big screen biog of the Trump family's rise to greatness and universal adoration.