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paleotn

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26. Ironically, the average human's

Reply to mchill (Reply #22)

Sat Jan 2, 2021, 10:19 PM

Jan 2021

...inability to grasp sometimes even simple mathematics is now our undoing. Sheds a new light on that age old question asked by students in every age...."how is all this math going to help me later in life?" Well, it could help you make informed decisions during a global pandemic that WON'T lead to your death or the deaths of others. Math teachers should beat their students over the head with that from now on.

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Holy Shit - some of those positive tests arriving in Jamaica from England last week [View all] malaise Jan 2021 OP

Oh malaise, stay safe. I'm so sorry Jamaica is going through this. Better days ahead I pray. n/t monmouth4 Jan 2021 #1

I'm not in the least surprised. We're in for a scary few months. OnDoutside Jan 2021 #2

Time for international isolationism. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2021 #3

Sadly he airline and hotel industries rule malaise Jan 2021 #7

Too late for that, I'm afraid. wnylib Jan 2021 #14

Point is..... OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2021 #15

Shit, that ain't the first news of 2021 you wanna hear Blue Owl Jan 2021 #4

Of course it's a new strain. LisaL Jan 2021 #5

Rasta be with you. Stay safe... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #6

From NY Times: it's in 33 countries already IcyPeas Jan 2021 #8

We're all going to have to shut down malaise Jan 2021 #10

We are witnessing the corporatist equivalent of human sacrifice Ponietz Jan 2021 #9

You nailed it malaise Jan 2021 #11

Yes! Delphinus Jan 2021 #12

Umair Haque. smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #32

And the Aztecs sedated them, first. wnylib Jan 2021 #17

The positive test rate here in upstate South Carolina is 33.2% .. insane! DemoTex Jan 2021 #13

As long as airline flights continue, it will spread. roamer65 Jan 2021 #16

Guy I Know From Golf Course... ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #18

🦠 roamer65 Jan 2021 #19

He & His Wife Are 70 ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #35

Whaaa? Ugh. paleotn Jan 2021 #24

Now, I'm going to have to watch it again. fwvinson Jan 2021 #21

... roamer65 Jan 2021 #25

This.... LovingA2andMI Jan 2021 #30

A few weeks won't do it. Aussie105 Jan 2021 #20

Try 2025... LovingA2andMI Jan 2021 #31

A 50% increase in transmission is far more lethal mchill Jan 2021 #22

Ironically, the average human's paleotn Jan 2021 #26

stay home Malaise! barbtries Jan 2021 #23

So sorry to hear this! denvine Jan 2021 #27

What really sucks is that Cult 45 wants infection. They are getting what they wanted. Damn them. Evolve Dammit Jan 2021 #28

Airtravel should have been SHUT DOWN for six months LovingA2andMI Jan 2021 #29

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Jan 2021 #33

Stay safe bdamomma Jan 2021 #34