24 Jul 20
@blood-on-the-tracks saidActually you and goad started I said it would be like stepping on a wasp nest and you two had smart arsed comments to make on it.
@mghrn55
Your thread is very valid
I think China have purposefully under rated their C19 stats
Then Rusty got involved. Unlucky
I told you I don't know how many times that you'd never get the real numbers from China no one will, only a select few know the approximate amount is my guess. This is what we are doing here making assumptions.
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@blood-on-the-tracks saidYour chances of beating me would be zero kid! Have a little respect, try acting like an English Gentleman for a change!
@Very-Rusty
Rusty, your chances of 'playing with me' really are zero.
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@very-rusty saidWow!
Your chances of beating me would be zero kid! Have a little respect, try acting like an English Gentleman for a change!
-VR
Freaky weird response!
I was equating your 'playing with me' as being 'mild homosexual behaviour'
It obviously went well over your head.
But then again...most things do
Do you have nothing constructive to add to this mghrb or some combination of letter's thread?
Night
24 Jul 20
@blood-on-the-tracks saidLike I told you I don't bother answering the sillyness, which is a wonder I answer anything you say.
Wow!
Freaky weird response!
I was equating your 'playing with me' as being 'mild homosexual behaviour'
It obviously went well over your head.
But then again...most things do
Night
I think I just like to see you get all rattled and talk silly.
Lets see things that go over my head, like chess that goes over yours? You aren't even in a clan or club, does no one want you? I can't say I blame them to be honest!
Does that mean you going to bed? May the bedbugs bite you really hard! 🙂......... LOL..........
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@Very-Rusty
Rusty . To prove your stupidness. I am a non sub. Hence, no clan or club.
Idiot
@blood-on-the-tracks saidDoes that mean no money either?
@Very-Rusty
Rusty . To prove your stupidness. I am a non sub. Hence, no clan or sub.
Idiot
I guess you have to try and put others down some way.....LOL...
Keep 'em coming, what happened bedbugs biting too hard to sleep? 😉
Well I have some things to do, play with you later bott! 😉 😛
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@Very-Rusty
Wow!! You really are a piece of work! Mocking people because you assume they cannot afford a subscription!
I can . I choose not to swim in waters inhabited by the likes of you.
Keep blundering, fool.
24 Jul 20
@mghrn55 saidBack to the topic ....
Something worth discussion.
This is not about race.
I just have to scratch my head when, in the middle of the most serious pandemic in a century, a country with a population of 1.4 billion produces the statistics that they do.
If their statistical reporting isn’t accurate, then I’m worried.
If the reporting is accurate, then I’m worried.
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Disclaimer: I'm no mathematician, but I'm interested in numbers.
I've spent hours on the worldometers site, and checked a lot of their references over many days.
I honestly don't believe a single number that appears on the list. For a start, it's not presented on a per capita basis, so its 'leagues table' is essentially meaningless.
Then, each jurisdiction appears to be counting by a different method. Belgium checks every death in every location, and when COVID-19 is present they count it in, even if the cause of death is clearly something else. They're counting all infected people who die. That puts them at the top of the per capita death list.
UK apparently has two different versions and they seem to publish both versions in different places.
Some countries count only those who die in public hospitals.
Some inflate or deflate their numbers to manipulate the behaviour of their populations. Trump is the most obvious example.
There are a number of other factors, but it's not apples and oranges, it's a whole fruit salad.
In the specific case of China, it seems that their mindset is 'China best at everything', and media suppression allows them to maintain the public lie. They're not the only country doing that, but they're the one America is pointing at. We all know the China figures are fake, the real question is - does it matter?
In this global village, with social media producing widespread fake news, malicious rumours, conspiracy theories and deliberate misinformation, the only data you can be sure of is close to home and comes from face-to-face interaction with people you trust.
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@blood-on-the-tracks saidNon-subs are able to join the Ghost Chamber (club) sir. We have a very lively forum and you would be most welcome. (There is a link on my homepage).
@Very-Rusty
Wow!! You really are a piece of work! Mocking people because you assume they cannot afford a subscription!
I can . I choose not to swim in waters inhabited by the likes of you.
Keep blundering, fool.
Please bring sandwiches.
25 Jul 20
@ghost-of-a-duke saidWhat happened to the update threads of made up numbers?
Non-subs are able to join the Ghost Chamber (club) sir. We have a very lively forum and you would be most welcome. (There is a link on my homepage).
Please bring sandwiches.
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@blood-on-the-tracks saidA real challenge would be to find a single topic on these forums in which VR posted and was not ruined because of it.
@mghrn55
Your thread is very valid
I think China have purposefully under rated their C19 stats
Then Rusty got involved. Unlucky
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25 Jul 20
@roma45 saidI think they self-combusted.
What happened to the update threads of made up numbers?
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25 Jul 20
@kewpie saidNice post. Vietnam, no deaths? Sits just below China, not far from the origin with people in January moving freely to and from China. That’s a puzzle. A lot of fear mongering in other countries, unfortunately the economical impact will cause more suffering than the actual virus.
Back to the topic ....
Disclaimer: I'm no mathematician, but I'm interested in numbers.
I've spent hours on the worldometers site, and checked a lot of their references over many days.
I honestly don't believe a single number that appears on the list. For a start, it's not presented on a per capita basis, so its 'leagues table' is essentially meaningless.
Then, eac ...[text shortened]... a you can be sure of is close to home and comes from face-to-face interaction with people you trust.