If depends on the type of mask worn and how the wearer actually wears the mask. I will agree that some thin material and cloth masks are in fact poor in effectiveness. Many factors change the effectiveness of masks but a blanket statement that masks are bullshit is idiotic (maybe you're just a huge Smash Mouth fan!).

Surface transmission of the virus is shown to be very low, so no, washing your hands does not do more to stop the spread of the virus than masks. Gas pumps, being outside, tend to be a very low risk activity for transmission.

Someone could do the actual research on particle size and what different masks do, etc.... or just post a video that has nothing to do with Covid.

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I wonder what that looks like when using something more similar to respiratory droplets and not smoke?

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I saw it. Thanks. :thumb:

I don't recall Coleco making home computers.

I think that was me or Edave did I also give him some money. $20. The guy had been on here for a decade or so. Or was that a different person?

That wasn't smoke, it was vapor witch is even larger than respiratory droplets.

Sure, a mask will stop some of it. Of course, most people cover their mouths with their hands when they cough or sneeze, too, which would obviously stop the spraying. The video didn't take that into account.

As I've said elsewhere, I (admittedly begrudgingly) wear a mask in places where I am required to do so. I don't like it, but I don't like being engaged in pointless histrionics with annoying strangers more, so I deal with it.

However, I'd much rather just rely on my immune system. That's what it's for.

Masks have changed in 5 months?

No. What changed right after he said that is that we confirmed community spread here, along with confirmation of asymptomatic spread.

So, the recommendation changed based on facts. Science is like that.

It seems especially wicked in the west right now

I’ve been wearing a mask in public since early March and even though I’ve been out in public about 50 times (not including hikes and cycling), I have several in my car because I inadvertently forget that I need to wear a mask in public.

My wife initially bought us some thick cloth masks, which work fine. In June, my mom made and shipped us a ton, including several Chiefs and Royals masks along with some Star Wars cloth masks for me, which I use nearly every time.

That said, I couldn’t care less about wearing a mask.

I have one cloth mask that I keep in the car at all times. It's the only one I've worn. I haven't gone anywhere that I've needed to wear it more than a few minutes at a time. Still, it annoys the shit out of me; primarily because it makes my glasses fog up. Perhaps I should buy one that has a better fit. But I keep putting that off because I keep hoping this shit will end.

Donger says the mask hides his dick breathe so he's all for it

https://vimeo.com/402577241

Watch this and tell me masks don't make a difference with small breath droplets (which is how we now know the majority of covid spread happens).

Yeah, there are definitely different sizes and facial patterns. The shape my mom made for my wife and kids won’t fit my face properly because they have round Asian faces while I have a lean squarish face.


I haven’t found a solution to fogged up sunglasses although there’s been far less fog since the temperatures have risen above 85 degrees. But once it cools off this Fall, the fogging will return.

All these have huge population density, and near 100% mask compliance:

S. Korea: 305 deaths
Japan: 1085 deaths
Vietnam: 24 deaths
Taiwan: 7 deaths

These countries have very crappy mask compliance:

USA: 172k deaths
Brazil: 107k deaths
Russia: 15k deaths (lol right)

Sometimes the simplest answer is actually true!

The other way masks very likely might help is they reduce the initial load on transmission, which there is a lot of evidence reduces the eventual severity of the infection.

I mainly just pull the mask down far enough that the tip of my nose is exposed. I see a lot of people do this.

Some old battle axe yelled at me in the grocery store over it. I told her to **** off.

LMAO

Well today I seen on more then one occasion stores not wiping down the key code device where you pay for your stuff.

I'd argue that is more important then a damn mask, I see that the unsanitary touching can lead to getting a virus.

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I hope your mood is never Air Supply while you’re on your bike bro!

we should have a "social distanced' CP get together in a gymnasium somewhere!

Meet me and the crew in Bates City for some BBQ

With Nickleback.

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I'll be social distancing from North Dakota.

Damn, I never thought Nickleback would look, somehow, preferable but I'd absolutely take them over Smashmouth.

when I was in the Navy, we stopped in Hawaii for a few days on a work up deployment. and while there, I remember vividly wandering around the tourist trap that is Waikiki (sp?); and there were flyers being handed out near the carrier. For those who don't know, there is just a deluge of "take your money" type things that set up shot any time a carrier or ship comes into Pearl. So we took a flyer, and it was advertising some band; and offering a special where if you paid a $20 cover...you could basically drink all night for free with one of these special wrist bands they were selling at the pier.

So of course, my friends and I were all over that. we do touristy stuff all day, and at night head to this bar / club where this band was playing / no name, never heard of them type things. It was Smashmouth. I'm not sure they were very big yet; this was probably 1997-ish? . Dude, we listened to this band for like 3 songs, and my roommate was like "dude....this band is ass". and we left our free drinking night. lol.

they were God. Awful. Sound, and the music itself.
I'll never forget it; a short time later, we hear them on the radio and I think heard a song of theirs in a movie. My roommate and I were just dumbfounded that this was the same band.

Gar - baaaage.

I'd rather listen to an acoustic set of Creed. lol

Getting it from a contaminated surface is much less likely than getting it from being around an infected person not wearing a mask, especially if you wash your hands.

Have you heard their Charlie Daniels cover?

augh please no

This thread needs more titty pics.

I mean... it's why most of us keep reopening the thread to check.

Are they any good?

Is the underlying theme of this post
Would you rather go to a Smash Mouth concert that looks like a sausage festival or get Covid? That’s a tough question.

I think the idea is that the people at this "concert" chose both.

Make it outdoors and I'm in. I'm doing really good but at the same time I'm awfully lonely and would love to meet with some friends.

Some-body once told me the world is gonna roll me,
Cuz I don’t wear mask on my head.
I’m feelin kinda numb with a tickle in my lungs,
In three days I’ll prolly be deaaad.

I have noticed a pattern in this thread. Seems most have heard or are aware of the band I have never heard of. To be this aware is usually a sign that you listen to them maybe even liked at one time but now embarraced by your fandom.

I would expect Pitt Gorilla has a auto travel casette case full of smashmouth tucked away in an attic somewear.

Were you alive in the 90s? If so, you've heard them, you just didn't know it.

ROFL

Still not offering any protection from a virus. But is offering some support!

Smash mouth had a hit that was all over the radio a couple of decades ago. Being alive at that time is all it takes to be “this aware”.

They actually had two "hits", and you didn't even need to turn on a radio to hear them. Just walking into a bar or restaurant or any ****ing public place with music on was enough. You couldn't get away from them.

There was no way to avoid hearing their stupid songs back then, unless you never turned on a radio in the late 90s.

Or if you were already too old to be hearing whatever was current at the time.

:thumb:

Still never heard of them I guess if I was interested enough I would youtube search them see if I recognise. I like most any music I a 63 if there is such thing as an age limit. If it was heavy metal I probably didn't listen to any those radio stations wasn't my thing.

Two hits dammit!

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Apparently this is the third biggest Smashmouth song (not counting the I'm a Believer remake on the Shrek soundtrack).

You think maybe they closed with this and then BAM! All Star for the first encore!

It would be hilarious if they were like, tonight - we're just going to play our latest album in its entirety. Enjoy!

I'll never understand how so many horrible songs became so popular. I mean hell, the 90s were a historically bad era for music but there's shit that's way less shitty than that shit out there. Ugh.

I reported Suzzer.

Now wait just a minute there, mister

Soundgarden
Nirvana
Smashing Pumpkins
Ministry
Butthole Surfers
COC
Pearl Jam
Rob Zombie
Etc
Etc
Etc

All those guys say, hi!

I love Soundgarden.

If the 90’s sucked for music, what were the 00’s?

****in' Radiohead man. The Verve. Stone Roses. Bug is whack (not a bad band name).

Beats the shit out of me, the 90s were so bad I pretty much gave up on music after that.

They look like boobs.

LOL

OK, two hits, I stand corrected!

I just looked them up and realized that they had music in Shrek too. They really were all over the place.

Here's something from the 90s that's better than Smashmouth.



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I know very few people that have heard this, which is the original version (not the poppy Natalie Imbruglia version) that features Rusty Anderson, who's been Paul McCartney's guitarist for the past 20 years.

This was produced by Dave Jerden, who produced the first two AIC albums and has been one of most in-demand Music Supervisors this century, doing most of the Marvel films.

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Okay, this was good too. Maybe the 90s aren't as bad as I recall. But Smashmouth is.



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Great tune. I'm an admirer of D Deleo's playing, always seems just right.

Dude. That is sick. Thank you for this one.

First wrong take you’ve ever had on this board.

I’m so disappointed. We can out together a playlist for you.

Xoxo

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Here's a song from that genre that still sounds good imo.

I've heard some of the greatest songs from the 90's, in person, in personal performances in my very own office when I worked in Music Publishing but none greater than the following story.

I knew her a bit from my brief period in the Bay Area but after great success with 4 Non Blondes, Linda Perry fell off the map very quickly. But she was signed to the publishing company I worked for back in the 90's (Not Uni) and came in with a new song to present to the president of our company.

I was invited in to check her out because she remembered me from our brief Berkeley days. She pulled out an acoustic guitar and started strumming when this HUGE voice started singing:

Don't look at me
Everyday is so wonderful
Then suddenly
It's hard to breathe
Now and then I get insecure
From all the pain
I'm so ashamed

I am beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring me down

I am beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't bring me down
Oh no
So don't you bring me down today

I don't know what it was about that song and her performance but I had tears streaming down my face because it was so magical. I told my then girlfriend (now wife) at the time about it but it was incredibly difficult to describe being in that moment.

Christina is obviously an amazing singer but there was just something about Linda Perry's performance that day that I will never, ever forget.

That was a hit? I am sure I never heard this band before. When I went to to bike rallies or bars it was all heavy metal as it got later dance music because that gets the girlies going.

Probably the best bets....

And that's when you heard Smashmouth

Smashmouth was a band put together by Interscope Records in the 90's to appeal to the college age kids. They were handed a record deal more than 2 years before their album was released.

Their first video featured the (former) wife of the singer from Steel Panther, "Michael Starr". She had literally 24 plastic surgeries and of course, Ralph had a bunch, too, which is how a 60 year old dude doesn't look 60 (unless you're up close).

Yeah, that was a fun day. We were all hanging out when she returned from the shoot. Ralph asked why she came home so late and she responded "Because I was ****ing Janie Lane because his dick is so much bigger than yours".

Good times.

Oh I have heard both those songs. That push scan music.

When your in middle of nowhere late at night and your looking for a station to keep you awake. You lock into a mexican station and your finger instantly hits scan.

Absolutely no offense intended but I had no idea until just now that people actually listen to the radio in 2020.

They don’t.

Srvy is 70 years old and Edentulous.

Petty good Deberg thread

Had to look that one up. ROFL

Richard Petty good

Work fleet trucks you are lucky if it has cd.

Owning a car with a hard drive for music is one of my favorite things.