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mtread · « **Reply #726 on:** 01 June 2021, 11:49:55 pm »

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These people are supposed to be cleaver FFS.

Fazersharp, you really need to get that predictive text of yours fixed.

Mine was a problem too, when it seemingly said I'd referred to our PM as a cult.

fazersharp · « **Reply #727 on:** 03 June 2021, 04:44:40 pm »

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The Quadram Institute in Norwich, UK, writing in New Scientist in March suggested that an approach similar to that used for naming storms might be useful for generating neutral and more memorable names for coronavirus. These people are supposed to be cleaver FFS. So the first one could be Jacki Chan, the Kent one William Shakespeare, the Indian one Mahatma gahandi the South African one Nelson Mandela and the New one in veitnam Pol Pot.[/font]

New one to add to the list. Tenzing Norgay but as the WHO would probably think thats too close to their bank rollers they will probably go with Edmund Hillary instead.

YamFazFan · « **Reply #728 on:** 04 June 2021, 08:18:58 am »

mtread · « **Reply #729 on:** 04 June 2021, 10:29:47 am »

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Isn't Edmund Hillary a Kiwi though?.

'' Wasn't '' - past tense. Are we only choosing dead people so they aren't offended?

If so, the Kent variant could be named after Charles Dickens. In that 'how the Dickens have I caught this?'

YamFazFan · « **Reply #730 on:** 04 June 2021, 11:39:25 am »

fazersharp · « **Reply #731 on:** 04 June 2021, 11:41:29 am »

Quote from: mtread on 04 June 2021, 10:29:47 am

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Isn't Edmund Hillary a Kiwi though?.
'' Wasn't '' - past tense. Are we only choosing dead people so they aren't offended?

No I was just struggling to find a famous person from Napal that wasn't tenzing. Edmund was the nearest I could get

and he ain't from Nepal or UK

fazersharp · « **Reply #732 on:** 04 June 2021, 11:46:56 am »

Any way the WHO should forget about all the national variant names, there's only one and its Chinese. Lets have China 1 China 2.

fazersharp · « **Reply #733 on:** 04 June 2021, 11:51:15 am »

Can someone do the math here. its from the WHO report on Nepal.

Of the total COVID-19 positive cases, 75.94% (398,483) of cases have recovered and 22% (115,447) of cases are active.● Of the total active cases, 93.6% (108,071) of the active cases are in home isolation; 7,376 (6.4%) cases are undergoing hospital/institutional isolation of which 1,697 (1.5%) patients require ICU admission, amongst which 467 (0.4%) require ventilator support.

fazersharp · « **Reply #734 on:** 04 June 2021, 12:06:15 pm »

I don't happen to think any foreign holiday travel should be allowed yet. But I feel that the UK travel is the fall guy as the government go all out to keep to the June 21st unlocking, various ministers mentioning a Nepal variant that the WHO know nothing about. Just like the people of Japan are under much more restrictions than they would be if there were no olympics.

WHO Nepal@WHONepal3 Jun

WHO is not aware of any new variant of SARS-CoV-2 being detected in Nepal. The confirmed variants in circulation are: Alpha (B.1.1.7), Delta (B.1.617.2) and Kappa (B.1.617.1). The predominant variant currently in circulation in Nepal is Delta (B.1.617.2).

YamFazFan · « **Reply #735 on:** 04 June 2021, 12:39:44 pm »

fazersharp · « **Reply #736 on:** 04 June 2021, 01:08:02 pm »

Quote from: YamFazFan on 04 June 2021, 12:39:44 pm

They were interviewing a bloke on the radio this morning who owns a villa in Portugal. He said he was 'totally shocked' that the country had gone from green to amber. Yeah right, is anyone genuinely 'totally shocked' at anything to do with international travel any more?.

Another couple had retired to Spain and were 'so upset' that they're grandchildren couldn't get over to visit them. They were happy enough to leave all their family thousands of miles behind in the first place pre-pandemic though weren't they

I have zero sympathy for people who have gone ahead and booked foreign holidays who are now moaning.

mtread · « **Reply #737 on:** 04 June 2021, 01:50:14 pm »

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Seeing how 'taking offence', or rather pretending you do, is now a national pastime I wouldn't be at all surprised if they started cashing in on it too.

Next you'll be saying Scott of the Antarctic was a snowflake!

YamFazFan · « **Reply #738 on:** 04 June 2021, 03:01:38 pm »

YamFazFan · « **Reply #739 on:** 04 June 2021, 03:04:31 pm »

mtread · « **Reply #740 on:** 04 June 2021, 04:04:28 pm »

It was a joke...

Like Bader drinking himself legless

YamFazFan · « **Reply #741 on:** 04 June 2021, 04:17:15 pm »

YamFazFan · « **Reply #742 on:** 04 June 2021, 04:29:29 pm »

Grahamm · « **Reply #743 on:** 04 June 2021, 05:01:35 pm »

I thought the idea was for you to get your shot, not *get shot*...!!!

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agricola · « **Reply #744 on:** 04 June 2021, 05:24:59 pm »

Quote from: fazersharp on 04 June 2021, 01:08:02 pm

Quote from: YamFazFan on 04 June 2021, 12:39:44 pm

They were interviewing a bloke on the radio this morning who owns a villa in Portugal. He said he was 'totally shocked' that the country had gone from green to amber. Yeah right, is anyone genuinely 'totally shocked' at anything to do with international travel any more?.

Another couple had retired to Spain and were 'so upset' that they're grandchildren couldn't get over to visit them. They were happy enough to leave all their family thousands of miles behind in the first place pre-pandemic though weren't they
I have zero sympathy for people who have gone ahead and booked foreign holidays who are now moaning.

mtread · « **Reply #745 on:** 04 June 2021, 06:00:35 pm »

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I have zero sympathy for people who have gone ahead and booked foreign holidays who are now moaning.

Except what is the point in having a 'traffic light' system? What is the point the government having a green list of safe countries, and then withdrawing the most popular one with 4 days notice? They have again led people into false expectations.
And a coincidence travel to Portugal cancelled the week after two English football teams met there for the Champions League final?

Dudeofrude · « **Reply #746 on:** 04 June 2021, 06:01:16 pm »

Just got jabbed. All in all it went smoothly enough except the fact I had to queue round the corner and down the street to get in to the bludy surgery which would be fine if they hadn't insist that I picked a 5 minute time slot when I was booking it 🙄
But yeah I'm in with the zombie rebirth squad if thing so south 🤣

fazersharp · « **Reply #747 on:** 04 June 2021, 06:06:17 pm »

Quote from: mtread on 04 June 2021, 06:00:35 pm

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I have zero sympathy for people who have gone ahead and booked foreign holidays who are now moaning.
Except what is the point in having a 'traffic light' system? What is the point the government having a green list of safe countries, and then withdrawing the most popular one with 4 days notice? They have again led people into false expectations.

Rubbish - I don't believe people are that stupid. I love to travel and go on holiday but resiled it would be a game of Russian - or in this case Portuguese roulette. There was always far too much risk OMO. Clues in the name "traffic lights" I always approach a green expecting it to turn amber.

YamFazFan · « **Reply #748 on:** 04 June 2021, 06:32:47 pm »

mtread · « **Reply #749 on:** 04 June 2021, 06:44:42 pm »

It was moved from Turkey to Portugal as a 'safe' country. It only became 'unsafe' after we'd been there.
Yes Johnson ''sees which way the crowd is going and then runs to the front''.