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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th August 2021, 02:28 PM
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Posted By Mark Singletary
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I agree with at least parts of many of the things you write here. But IIRC most of your "yeah buts" are all about 1 guy or 10 women or 13 whatever. All small numbers who had bad results with the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd April 2021, 01:34 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

When I hear that (I do often), my first thought is that the US isn't a perfectly blended mass of humanity. 70% of the country may be an average. But even now, there are states (and sections of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th April 2021, 07:36 AM
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Posted By kenmichaels
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Yup, that makes perfect sense, take a useful statement designed to help and twist it into something you can complain about. Here is that quote from him. Also, what's with the dig about 400k a year?...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th February 2021, 10:21 AM
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Posted By kenmichaels
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Thats not really true at all. The state’s decision to skirt federal oversight by operating its own power grid is one of the main reasons that close to 3.3 million residents in Texas still lack...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th January 2021, 11:10 AM
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Posted By kenmichaels
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

The world looks likes its a hot mess, however in my little corner of the world...

I can finally breathe a bit again and, by that, I mean that I don't have any more friends, family, or...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th January 2021, 10:49 AM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Just spoke to a acquaintance of mine. He had COVID rip through his department at work. He was down for over three weeks and lost 37 pounds. He's not a heavy guy, so this weight loss is going to be an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2020, 10:04 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I felt that obligation too about masks, and trying to explain why they work, and why they are needed. I would have felt guilty if I hadn't put out the effort. (I mean on this forum)

But that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th December 2020, 09:23 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Maybe you do everything you can. But as a society? A country? Even a state? Not even close. Even though we have two signs on our door telling people they need to wear a mask, and the governor is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd December 2020, 09:14 PM
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Posted By kenmichaels
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

No, we don't, No, we didn't, we never have, not once, not one state or city in the USA, has ever done everything we can.

And just because you keep saying that, doesn't make it so.

For instance,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd December 2020, 06:13 PM
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Posted By Profit Traveler
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

It is a tsunami of infections now.

"Someone" mentioned that was coming about 25 pages of thread ago...:)

We do not discuss COVID strategies here because there has never been any.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd December 2020, 09:18 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

No. I read the whole article. They said that masks were mandatory in hospitals and almost useless out in public.

But why hospitals?

Because hospitals are buildings full of people having...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th November 2020, 11:48 AM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Just to be the voice of the opposition, yes.



Oh, we can judge.

Thanksgiving is make-believe. It's an idea celebrated on a day. COVID is a reality. The number of people who *need* to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th November 2020, 09:37 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Well, boys and girls....

We now have slightly more than 250,000 deaths in the US from the virus.

1,923 people died yesterday in the US.

Since November 4th, there have been over 100,000 new...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th November 2020, 05:42 PM
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Posted By kenmichaels
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Scientists reveal the most accurate image (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-reveal-the-most-accurate-image-of-the-covid-19-coronavirus/ar-BB1aPXqB?ocid=msedgntp) of the Covid-19...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th November 2020, 03:57 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

No real idea. Maybe the effects of these different things are known, and they are attempting to use them to stop symptoms. But really, no idea. They aren't randomly testing, but they may be trying to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th November 2020, 09:24 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

When you say "They", do you mean articles you read? videos you watch? Actual controlled studies? Do you mean nurses? Doctors? Immunologists? Virologists?

Melatonin? Pepcid? Mouthwash? This...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th November 2020, 11:48 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I've actually done quite a bit of reading about the claims of "associated deaths" and hospitals getting paid.

The deaths aren't "Covid associated". Most people that are older suffer from a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th October 2020, 08:29 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I think we should get on that right away.



Ahhhh, a video....the ultimate source of factual information.

I keep wondering who benefits from this kind of misinformation?

In the US, 225,000...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th October 2020, 04:04 AM
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Posted By tagiscom
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Well, your post will probably get a hair cut and mine? But to answer your question, while keeping away from the forbidden zone.

We had three yesterday with no deaths, and l believe two the day...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th October 2020, 10:45 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

As has been explained numerous times...
The masks aren't designed to stop you from breathing in smoke or the virus. They are designed to stop the virus (which is on small droplets of water) from...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th October 2020, 08:16 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

And that Folks, is a real post from a real person. Someone who is sincere, and believes what they said.

These ideas exist in large numbers. And that's why this pandemic isn't going away anytime...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th October 2020, 05:20 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

How many are not earing masks when in public, in the US? A third?

In my area, if you walk into a gas station...it's about half.

In my store (even though I have a sign asking them to wear a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th October 2020, 12:26 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

The numbers go up and down daily. But if you take the running weekly averages, then you see a real upward trend in maybe 30 states.

You already know this; good news isn't news. If a building...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th September 2020, 04:29 AM
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Posted By DWolfe
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Something about the Cornavirus. The virus will have passed but some will still be here later,debating opening business, wearing masks and motor cycle rallies. Starting to thinking watching paint dry...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th September 2020, 10:02 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

There has to be a balance. You don't shut down an economy because one person dies....or even because one death could have been prevented.

Will opening up specific businesses make matters worse?...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th September 2020, 08:19 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I cannot imagine that anyone thinks that most people in the US attended Sturgis. It was just an example. One of many.

Perryny said " They're attending giant motorcycle rallies, and state fairs,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th September 2020, 08:40 PM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I was referencing a figure discussed earlier in the post. And my point was more about the potential long term effects that are being see.

If you read my posts on the subject, you'll see they my...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th September 2020, 12:46 PM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

People keep prattling on about the death rate acting like it isn't high enough to worry about. If I gave these people a revolver with a 17 round mag (bear with me...) and told them the gun was...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st September 2020, 03:34 PM
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Posted By Profit Traveler
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Can not disagree on that point....there has been abundance in opportunity and still is...but then there is

Death, misinformation, more death, violence. Those darn details. But back to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th August 2020, 07:52 PM
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Posted By 1Bryan
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Not quite. Let me give this example --

Let's say on my street, 100 people get infected with Covid. But only 10 actually go get tested.

My street now has 10 "confirmed" cases. So if 1 person...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd August 2020, 04:07 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I watched the whole thing.

The first 5 minutes of the video is when he's giving facts. These are real numbers from the CDC. and nothing he said there is different from anything I have said about...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd August 2020, 11:27 AM
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Posted By Kurt
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

You really need to stop posting on this topic. You obviously don't understand what an index case is. Of course there were very few cases of COVID! THAT'S WHAT INDEX CASES ARE!!!!!!!!!! The entire...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st August 2020, 03:25 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I want to address the idea that more people died because of the shutdown, than the virus killed. I've heard it several times...in fact I looked up the numbers.

It's a myth. In the US, there were...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2020, 05:08 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I agree. And I agree that this is happening (and worse) in the "cable news".

Both sides are editing the information to make the pandemic either sound much worse than it is, or much better than it...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2020, 04:44 PM
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Posted By whateverpedia
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Exactly. We don't (and can't as yet) know what the long term effects are going to be for those who "recover" from it.

I see two possible outcomes (no doubt there are many others):

1) The person...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2020, 10:58 AM
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Posted By Matthew North
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I live in New Zealand so maybe I have something to contribute here. And by the way, we have reentered lockdown as of 12 noon tomorrow due to three new cases detected in Auckland, which is the largest...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2020, 09:47 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Just got these figures from the CDC. In the US...

5.1 million cases. 163,000 deaths.

That comes to 3.2% (.032) of the cases resulting in deaths.

Does anyone have an explanation why this...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2020, 07:22 PM
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Posted By whateverpedia
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Exactly. Have a look a New Zealand. They went in early and went in hard, and have now enjoyed over 100 days in a row of no community transmissions. This is what Kiwis can now safely do :
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2020, 02:07 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

No. The "Shutdown" in the US was about half the businesses. And less than half the people wore masks. That was during the shutdown.

That's why it didn't work in the US...and it did work in other...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2020, 08:56 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Is it a "Scare tactic" Sure. It's also true. All media sensationalizes news. And most media editorializes to bend the story to make it more contentious.

And a pandemic that is spreading at the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2020, 08:14 AM
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Posted By Jeffery
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

It may be sensationalized in nature and it may be a conspiracy? Earlier, you accused me of being a Conspiracist. Are you now accusing me of Sensationalism?

Nationwide vs what NY experienced a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2020, 03:09 PM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I'm too lazy to edit the mess above. You'll figure out what I'm referencing...

I think your examples are proof of self-centeredness. It's confirmation bias at it's finest. This is an instance...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2020, 02:32 PM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I don't believe they are self centered. I think they believe what they say. They are ill informed.

This happened in my store yesterday...
A man came in without a mask (our Governor mandated...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2020, 01:27 PM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I think we agree completely.

I can't blame a business for wanting to make money. And it will never surprise me when Disney chooses profit over civic responsibilities.

It also doesn't surprise...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd July 2020, 08:34 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

56,000 new cases a day.

We're #1. Yea.




They haven't chosen crowd immunity. They have chosen to not wear masks...not social distance.

When people are out without masks, they are doing...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 3rd July 2020, 08:01 AM
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Posted By OptedIn
Re: What car you driving now and what is your dream car?

Greetings All,

Still driving the Bimmer, but will be trading it in on a BMW Z4 in the spring of 2021, should I live that long. Six years old and just turned 30k miles. Garage kept and detailed...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th June 2020, 09:20 AM
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Posted By myob
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

Everyone is at risk - because of the increasing irresponsible behavior. In nearly all major cities, we see crowds disregarding nearly all safeguards to prevent spreading infection.

Shutting...
Forum: Copywriting 13th May 2020, 07:39 AM
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Views: 169
Posted By Bianca Heath
RE: Ideas for a project

Congratulations!

I love this app idea.

Some current topics this may work for:

Train my dog (there has been an increase in buying/adopting pups)

Master my homeschool/work from home...
Forum: Copywriting 10th May 2020, 08:01 AM
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Views: 169
Re: Ideas for a project

I like the name - Project Time Machines.

A subhead could be - The Future You Want So Much Closer.

Anyway...

I would play around with the 3 main words.

And add a few derivatives (I got...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2020, 05:36 PM
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Posted By lanfear63
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I think there's a hole in the ozone argument
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2020, 12:53 PM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I'm not trying to be argumentative here, but the EPA seems to disagree with you. According to them, too much Ozone can hurt you and operating an Ozone generator at concentrations that don't exceed...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2020, 12:02 AM
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Posted By Kurt
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I'm a solutions orientated person...so here's what I would do.

First, I'm sick of hearing that health care people need n95 masks so the rest of us shouldn't have them. Yes they do need them and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th April 2020, 10:51 AM
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Posted By GordonJ
The problem with "thinning the herd"...

Stupidest thing yet. If saying that gets me banned, then I'm more than OK with that too.

Has it become a "let em die", we need to make money (live) deal at this point?

The problem with the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th April 2020, 10:09 AM
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Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

I can't imagine you are watching the real news, and saying these things.

But I'm going to take your argument seriously for a moment, and explain the differences between a flu epidemic and this;
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th April 2020, 06:15 AM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

You're comparing the annual total of a common disease that has a vaccine to a new disease that nobody has antibodies to and for which there is no vaccine and limited treatment.

Fine, even if we...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th April 2020, 02:37 PM
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Posted By Dan Riffle
Re: Coronavirus? Not worthy of a mention here???

My entire life I've been anti-bidet and very strongly so. I had a conversation with a guy that changed my mind instantly. It was a more profound conversation than this, but his point was if you get...
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