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01 Sep 2020, 8:28 am

Something good to make the pandemic more bearable.



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01 Sep 2020, 8:35 am

I for one am glad baseball is back. Some sense of normalcy.



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01 Sep 2020, 8:40 am

Ah, yes ... panem et circenses ... superficial appeasement of the masses through entertainment.


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01 Sep 2020, 8:47 am

Fnord wrote:
superficial appeasement of the masses through entertainment.
Well, since I currently cannot play the game, watching it is the next best thing.



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01 Sep 2020, 9:04 am

Steve1963 wrote:
Fnord wrote:
superficial appeasement of the masses through entertainment.
Well, since I currently cannot play the game, watching it is the next best thing.
I wonder if that's what Jerry Falwell, Jr. was thinking...

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01 Sep 2020, 9:05 am

:roll:



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01 Sep 2020, 9:07 am

Steve1963 wrote:
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I know ... but if I didn't post it, someone else would.


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01 Sep 2020, 9:08 am

yeah...probably me. :)



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05 Sep 2020, 6:37 pm

I'm watching the NYI / PHI hockey game. Does anyone else think it's sooooo weird without fans?
I think it's hard to get enthused and it doesn't feel real. Those poor players! :(