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Author Topic: Travis Diener (not) in quarantine zone in Italy  (Read 10323 times)

Marcus92

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Travis Diener (not) in quarantine zone in Italy
« on: March 13, 2020, 10:20:20 AM »
It's a subscriber-only article, but a really good piece:

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2020/03/10/marquette-great-travis-diener-quarantine-zone-italy/5006172002/

The Italian league Travis plays in has suspended all games. Now he and his family are living under quarantine in the Lombardy region. He shares his perspective on what life there is like.

I also didn't realize that Travis was playing on the same team as Ethan Happ this season. "I was on staff at Marquette coaching against him and I had spoken to him on the phone when we were about to sign him," Diener said of Happ. "He's been a blessing for our team. Great guy, great teammate, so all of my so-called hatred for Wisconsin is out the door."

Rocky's edit: changed title to reflect that Travis is in the US
« Last Edit: March 15, 2020, 10:52:24 AM by rocky_warrior »
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2020, 10:24:01 AM »
Travis is back in Wisconsin.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2020, 10:24:22 AM »
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2020, 10:46:52 AM »
A corporate manufacturing audit just wrapped up at my plant.  One of the auditors flies back to Sweden today.  His daughter in in Milan for university and he said she is in quarantine and mentally is not doing very well by herself.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2020, 11:15:48 AM »
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 13, 2020, 10:46:52 AM
A corporate manufacturing audit just wrapped up at my plant.  One of the auditors flies back to Sweden today.  His daughter in in Milan for university and he said she is in quarantine and mentally is not doing very well by herself.
Snowflake much??
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2020, 11:20:19 AM »
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2020, 11:23:42 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Sand-Knit on March 13, 2020, 11:15:48 AM
Snowflake much??
Are you serious? If so, where does that cold-heartedness come from?
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2020, 11:35:27 AM »
Does anyone have any insight on the EUR:US conversion rate for millennial entitlement? 

I would have guessed Europeans are much more community-oriented and therefore would be more receptive to quarantine/isolation than Americans, who are generally more rebellious and self-centric.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2020, 11:36:31 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Sand-Knit on March 13, 2020, 11:15:48 AM
Snowflake much??

Was that supposed to be teal?   Serious question.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2020, 11:42:17 AM »
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 13, 2020, 10:46:52 AM
A corporate manufacturing audit just wrapped up at my plant.  One of the auditors flies back to Sweden today.  His daughter in in Milan for university and he said she is in quarantine and mentally is not doing very well by herself.

 I thought Hell was other people 
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2020, 12:27:21 PM »


The hell dude?
« Last Edit: March 14, 2020, 08:16:13 PM by Retire0 »
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2020, 12:29:01 PM »
Quote from: Retire0 on March 14, 2020, 12:27:21 PM
The hell dude?

I feel her pain. I would say this corona thing is worse than being back in Fallujah.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2020, 01:19:07 PM »
Let all the snowflakes die!

World has too many people anyway.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2020, 07:08:27 PM »
Quote from: Marcus92 on March 13, 2020, 10:20:20 AM
It's a subscriber-only article, but a really good piece:

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2020/03/10/marquette-great-travis-diener-quarantine-zone-italy/5006172002/

The Italian league Travis plays in has suspended all games. Now he and his family are living under quarantine in the Lombardy region. He shares his perspective on what life there is like.

I also didn't realize that Travis was playing on the same team as Ethan Happ this season. "I was on staff at Marquette coaching against him and I had spoken to him on the phone when we were about to sign him," Diener said of Happ. "He's been a blessing for our team. Great guy, great teammate, so all of my so-called hatred for Wisconsin is out the door."
Lombardy us the worst area for the virus. Hope he stays Ok. Of course this is a disease that mostly affects elderly, 60 plus with underlying medical conditions. Diener is not in those categories


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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2020, 07:34:34 PM »
Quote from: willie warrior on March 14, 2020, 07:08:27 PM
Lombardy us the worst area for the virus. Hope he stays Ok. Of course this is a disease that mostly affects elderly, 60 plus with underlying medical conditions. Diener is not in those categories




He’s also not in Italy.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2020, 08:06:07 AM »
A few days ago my youngest showed me on a Twitter the rage #BoomerRemover

It was trending. She explained it meant younger people hoping boomers die from the virus.  What a world we live in.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2020, 08:09:37 AM »
Gallows humor has been around since the time of gallows.  This is no different.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2020, 09:08:52 AM »
Quote from: WarriorDad on March 15, 2020, 08:06:07 AM
A few days ago my youngest showed me on a Twitter the rage #BoomerRemover

It was trending. She explained it meant younger people hoping boomers die from the virus.  What a world we live in.

Are you sure it's not Russian troll farm garbage circulating to sow discord?
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2020, 09:34:03 AM »
Can someone explain to me the meaning of " snowflake much?"
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2020, 09:38:53 AM »
Quote from: bilsu on March 15, 2020, 09:34:03 AM
Can someone explain to me the meaning of " snowflake much?"

It's a reference stemming from conservative regions of the south, where the most frightening and powerful thing they can imagine is snow. To them, snow shuts down everything, takes control of their very lives, forcing them to hunker down with bottled water and canned goods until it goes away.

Its usually used in reference to young liberals who want to change the status quo.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2020, 10:23:23 AM »
Quote from: forgetful on March 15, 2020, 09:38:53 AM
It's a reference stemming from conservative regions of the south, where the most frightening and powerful thing they can imagine is snow. To them, snow shuts down everything, takes control of their very lives, forcing them to hunker down with bottled water and canned goods until it goes away.

Its usually used in reference to young liberals who want to change the status quo.
Thank you
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2020, 10:42:49 AM »
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 15, 2020, 09:08:52 AM
Are you sure it's not Russian troll farm garbage circulating to sow discord?

If it is "real" -- and I have really serious doubts -- I strongly suspect it's trending far more because of "boomer" pearl-clutching than young people who support the sentiment. Frankly, if I was a betting man, I'd guess it was created by someone far closer to "boomer" age than teens. Kind of has the aroma of Jussie Smollet or other similar fakes to me.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2020, 01:30:48 PM »
Quote from: StillAWarrior on March 15, 2020, 10:42:49 AM
If it is "real" -- and I have really serious doubts -- I strongly suspect it's trending far more because of "boomer" pearl-clutching than young people who support the sentiment. Frankly, if I was a betting man, I'd guess it was created by someone far closer to "boomer" age than teens. Kind of has the aroma of Jussie Smollet or other similar fakes to me.

Newsweek.  Blue check marks, not Russian trolls it appears.

https://www.newsweek.com/boomer-remover-meme-trends-virus-coronavirus-social-media-covid-19-baby-boomers-1492190
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2020, 03:16:33 PM »
Quote from: Fluffy Blue Monster on March 15, 2020, 08:09:37 AM
Gallows humor has been around since the time of gallows.  This is no different.

True, but is the % increasing or Decreasing.  What is trending.
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Re: Travis Diener in quarantine zone in Italy
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2020, 03:52:48 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Sand-Knit on March 13, 2020, 11:15:48 AM
Snowflake much??

Posters like this cheapen the entire board.

Reading Scoop makes me wonder what they've been teaching at Marquette for the last 40 years.

For all of the criticisms of other boards, Scoop can out-grovel any of them.

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