There have been all sorts of crappy articles written about how people are coping (or not) with their enforced separation from society — e.g. “OMG am I ever going to get laid again?” — all of which have apparently been written by Twinks, Snowflakes and similarly socially-inept twerps.
But Oglaf has the best (and funniest) take, I think. (As with all his stuff, it’s NSFW — oh, what the hell am I thinking? You’re ALL working from home, aren’t you? Go ahead and click on the link.)
From an email:
Dear Friends,
Today marks 4 weeks of isolation. I’ve been walking 2.5 miles a day around my neighborhood, increased my water consumption, no meat, no sugar, no dairy, no caffeine and no flour. The change has been fantastic! I feel great! Zero alcohol! Lost 17 pounds of fat and now see muscle definition.
People like this are usually murdered.
A summary of more than a few emails I’ve received on the topic:
“Kim, when you talked about disbanding the FDA, how about the CDC?”
An excellent point. Here’s a piece which catalogs the awfulness of the CDC, who while investigating “diseases” such as childhood obesity and gun violence, completely fucked up when it came to their actual mission.
Toss ’em all overboard, say I, and forget not the concrete boots.
Tim Worstall makes an excellent point here:
Don’t ‘celebrate’ gay people, just accept us, says teacher at centre of schools row
Accept is reasonable, but I think tolerate is closer to the correct meaning. To accept Simon Cowell would be asking too much, toleration is about as liberal as I can get.
And yes, Mr. Cowell is a reasonable comparison for sexuality. Other peoples’ tastes are none of my damn business assuming that they’re not being offered directly to me to partake of, subject to the usual consenting adults only caveat.
Quite right. I have no problem with, for example, Homosexual Pride parades; I tolerate them (as long as I don’t have to actually see them or be caught in the middle of one). Do I accept them?
No.
It’s a small but important distinction, and well done Tim for pointing that out. And never mind “accept”; you can forget that “celebration” bullshit, too: that’s never going to happen.
Heheheheh… from the City of Brotherly Love:
ABC6 (Philadelphia) reports a would-be robber was shot and killed on Saturday, after violating the city’s stay-at-home order and, you know, the laws against robbing people.
The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. at the Star Wear store in the 2700 block of Germantown Avenue.
Police said the man was shot at least five times by an employee while he trying to rob the store.
The man was taken to the hospital and died a short time later.
Five times? Dude.
Excuse me, I think it’s time for a 
(I know, I shouldn’t go outside with all this “social distancing” stuff going on, but I’m assuming that people are going to stay well clear of a naked old fat man dancing crazy and shooting an AK-47 into the air.)
Try not to giggle like a schoolgirl when you read this report:
An intrusion suspect in Fredericksburg, Texas, was shot dead by a homeowner’s fiancee Saturday morning after he allegedly choked the homeowner unconscious.
I won’t spoil the fun by adding the final touch. Go and read it.
My only question is: what’s with this “intrusion suspect” bullshit? Little fucker broke into the house, attacked the man and then got shot dead. It’s all as clear as daylight: there’s nothing “suspect” or (my favorite) “alleged” about this.
Anyway, it’s all academic. One less choirboy for us to worry about here in Texas.