Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 6:40:24 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 4/6/2021 6:54:44 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 1:

In a different environment, a good name for a lawn care company would be "Lawn Order".

Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 7:40:52 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 2:

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Lawn Order: Special Mulching Unit

Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 8:03:56 AM

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JCM 4/6/2021 8:26:44 AM

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Whelp... Gonzaga barely showed up last night, Baylor just stomped 'em.

Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 8:39:36 AM

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In #4 Occasional Reader said: No other details yet that I've seen. 

... but we should just go ahead and assume that this was a white supremacist acting on direct orders from Donald Trump and the GOP, obviously. 

Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 9:04:47 AM

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In #6 Occasional Reader said: ... but we should just go ahead and assume that this was a white supremacist acting on direct orders from Donald Trump and the GOP, obviously. 

Come to think of it, this ties back (somewhat) to the previous Law & Order references.  In the L&O universe, practically everyone who commits a violent crime in NYC is white and affluent, so we should probably assume the same here... 

JCM 4/6/2021 9:33:38 AM

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Chelsea Clinton podcast to launch April 13

Chelsea Clinton will draw upon her background in politics, international relations and public health.....

Background? What background?

doppelganglander 4/6/2021 10:06:28 AM

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Reply to JCM in 8:

So the Clintons are still powerful enough that people are willing to give Chelsea a fake job to ingratiate themselves with her parents? 

Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 10:17:00 AM

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Reply to JCM in 8:

She interviewed the Geico gecko. Geico does car insurance. Car insurance covers the cost of auto accident repair. Auto accidents are a public health concern. QED, she has a background in public health!

JCM 4/6/2021 10:26:18 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 10:

I stand corrected!

buzzsawmonkey 4/6/2021 11:06:23 AM

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What with everyone covering their lower face with masks these days, it would seem to be the ideal time to start a career in ventriloquism.

JCM 4/6/2021 11:25:01 AM

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Suspected gunman killed by Maryland garrison personnel identified as U.S. Navy corpsman, 2 victims injured: police

buzzsawmonkey 4/6/2021 11:36:16 AM

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Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 11:37:51 AM

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Reply to JCM in 13:

go ahead and call me cynical, but since the race or ethnicity of the killer has not yet been disclosed, I think we can safely assume he is not white.

JCM 4/6/2021 11:43:25 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 15:

Way ahead of you.....

Only exercise I get.... jumping to conclusions.

Kosh's Shadow 4/6/2021 11:45:01 AM

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In #16 JCM said: Only exercise I get.... jumping to conclusions.

Do you have a Jump to Conclusions mat? 

doppelganglander 4/6/2021 12:39:03 PM

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Reply to JCM in 16:
My guess is that it was a domestic or other personal issue. The actual shooting appears to have been at a nearby office park. Then the shooter fled to Ft. Detrick where he was shot and killed. 

Kosh's Shadow 4/6/2021 1:39:50 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 18:
Latest article

Officials on Tuesday afternoon identified the suspect as 38-year-old Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet, a Petty Officer Third Class assigned to Fort Detrick who lived off-base in Frederick. 

Woldesenbet allegedly began shooting with a rifle inside a Navy-related business at the Riverside Tech Park, causing people inside to flee, Frederick police and Fort Detrick officials said at a news conference. Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said detectives are still trying to determine a possible motive.

buzzsawmonkey 4/6/2021 2:16:55 PM

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Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 2:35:10 PM

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In #19 Kosh's Shadow said: Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet

Sounds Cardassian. 

lucius septimius 4/6/2021 2:47:22 PM

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lucius septimius 4/6/2021 2:48:36 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 21:

True, though on this planet it sounds Ethiopian.

Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 2:57:08 PM

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In #23 lucius septimius said: True, though on this planet it sounds Ethiopian.

I hope this disagreement doesn't cause a Great Rift between us. 

Occasional Reader 4/6/2021 2:57:59 PM

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In #22 lucius septimius said: but the effect was that what should have been a 6 hour drive ended up taking 10 hours.

Good gravy.  Well, glad you made it okay (relatively speaking). 

Kosh's Shadow 4/6/2021 4:03:18 PM

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In #17 Kosh's Shadow said: Do you have a Jump to Conclusions mat? 

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