gingerjon Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Just now, Les Tonks Sidestep said: No comment on this from me "China has approved the use of bear bile to treat critically ill coronavirus patients. The National Health Commission has recommended the use of Tan Re Qing - an injection that contains bear bile, goat horn and herbs - to treat patients with Covid-19. But there is no evidence the mixture has any medicinal value. Bear bile, which is produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years and fetches a high price in the illegal international market. The move to approve its use has angered animal rights activists and comes just weeks after the country banned the sale of wild animals for food." Article share tools ShareView more share options Share this post Copy this link Read more about these links. Unrelated to coronavirus, but Chinese 'traditional' medicine is a blight that the world could well do without. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 A day chilling out. Don't care one jot. The memsahib and myself have had a rotten year ... to just spend some time without being mythered or hassled by family has been fabulous. Time just for us two. Ok, I miss kids and grandkids, a walk around manvers Lake and a pint at the lad's pub.... but the upside to this isolation malarkey is fairly significant for me. Every cloud etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Robin Evans said: A day chilling out. Don't care one jot. The memsahib and myself have had a rotten year ... to just spend some time without being mythered or hassled by family has been fabulous. Time just for us two. Ok, I miss kids and grandkids, a walk around manvers Lake and a pint at the lad's pub.... but the upside to this isolation malarkey is fairly significant for me. Every cloud etc Enjoy. You've more than earned it. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, gingerjon said: Enjoy. You've more than earned it. yes, front line NHS staff are frankly incredible. NHS Managers however, with their tea breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Shadow said: NHS Managers however, with their tea breaks. Just the worst. The worst, Jerry! The worst. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 11 hours ago, ckn said: Can’t be bothered... I took you off ignore but can’t remember why. Back on again to manage my enjoyment of this forum. Silly question possibly, but how do you moderate posts you're ignoring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 23 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said: Silly question possibly, but how do you moderate posts you're ignoring? Two hats... Member hat with the six folk I'm ignoring not interrupting my enjoyment of the forum Moderator hat where I click the button that shows me "ignored" posts! And I grumble a bit more. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 12 hours ago, ckn said: If an orangutang can do it... Sadly, fake news: Snopes: this video was not taken during the 2020 pandemic. It was taken on Nov. 12, 2019 (before COVID-19 was widely spread in the United States) at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, gingerjon said: Unrelated to coronavirus, but Chinese 'traditional' medicine is a blight that the world could well do without. There are at least 80 universities in China dedicated to this subject. And while some of the research into plant properties etc. may prove valuable, their official status does also perpetuate animal cruelty. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Shadow said: Lockdown quiztime Which of the following are real Daily Telegraph headlines? Help I've caught midlife coronavirus panic From Anger to guilt, the six stages of missing your cleaner Eight ways to make some extra money during coronavirus lockdown Coronavirus and property values - The facts All of them?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, bobbruce said: All of them?. Follow the links for the sad truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 53 minutes ago, ckn said: Two hats... Member hat with the six folk I'm ignoring not interrupting my enjoyment of the forum Moderator hat where I click the button that shows me "ignored" posts! And I grumble a bit more. The moderators ' curse ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 38 minutes ago, M j M said: Sadly, fake news: Snopes: this video was not taken during the 2020 pandemic. It was taken on Nov. 12, 2019 (before COVID-19 was widely spread in the United States) at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida. Obviously , the odds on the monkey just happening to be within sightline of the staffs sinks is rather high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, bobbruce said: All of them?. Bob , is that your auntie Sandra washing her hands ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: The moderators ' curse ' And you're not on the "ignore" list "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 18 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: Bob , is that your auntie Sandra washing her hands ? Yep and I hate going round there on bath night that brush doesn’t half sting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintslass Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, ckn said: And you're not on the "ignore" list Me! Me! I am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 The Australian PM is saying we’ll probably live under restrictions for around 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfolly Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 950 new deaths yesterday in Spain, just announced,now over 10000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, Saintslass said: Me! Me! I am! Nah, you don't fit into the "deliberate troll" list. I sometimes have to stick ignore on because our views on life are so different and for my sanity I need a break! "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintslass Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 minute ago, ckn said: Nah, you don't fit into the "deliberate troll" list. I sometimes have to stick ignore on because our views on life are so different and for my sanity I need a break! Oh ckn! You've ruined my street cred! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 21 minutes ago, ckn said: And you're not on the "ignore" list I've just added one , doesn't come onto this side much if ever , thankfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfolly Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Gubrats, That sounds like the last one added to my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim2 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, ckn said: Two hats... Mods have to deal with a lot of "two hats" "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, tim2 said: Mods have to deal with a lot of "two hats" We have some who are perfectly reasonable on AOB but then lose it a bit on politics or the rugby forum. And let's not mention the unwanted stepchild of the cross code forum The politics forum has had me and John wondering why we didn't do it years earlier! "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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