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Duh duh daaaaaah

Begs the question - to me anyway - what was going on 20 years ago?

I know that, really, this has passed into common parlance and is therefore probably an accetpable use of the phrase, but this is the internet, so:

That is not what "Begs the question" means. You could say "Raises the question" instead and not ever be bothered by twats like me again.

Noted :)

Begs the question - to me anyway - what was going on 20 years ago?

Apparently there was a flu epidemic and cold winter in 1999/2000 although I'm not sure if the death numbers were actually higher then or not.

ONS apparently have weekly death numbers going back to 1837.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4

That's my 'learn something every day'. Unless you count the fact I now know my 2.4GHz wifi is operating on Ch13.

Here is some balance for the people getting annoyed by all those Guardian links.

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'kinell.

At least they're being honest

I showed my wife that article this morning, turns out she’s already ordered a device on Amazon and forgot to tell me...

I accidentally saw 10s of this US bullshit on the news the other night and had a chuckle at the guy yelling some shit like "no fear!" while covered in a fucking hazmat suit, mask and googles.

He's such a babe. Wife works with him a bit.

That is cool. I found his book about sex not sexy.

Wife

no need to brag

Would recommend Private Eye and MD two page spread.

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Other half ordered one last week. My years as a smoker have fucked my blood oxygen levels, but yoga has lowered resting heart rate.

I looked them up after reading the article. They even have them in Argos.

Regreted having read it so late, messed my sleep up.

Jet dryers can't melt coronavirus
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/paper-towels-hand-dryers

Wow, damning.

The threat of famines:

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/21/coronavirus-pandemic-will-cause-famine-of-biblical-proportions

There was another large funeral in Kent where a teenager died after being hit by a motorbike rider:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/19/man-17-dies-after-being-hit-by-motorbike-at-kent-funeral

Germany has just decided to introduce compulsory mask-wearing. I hope that won't be done here.

Don't even have enough for the health workers here...

How long till Johnson is back at work?