# Share your Covidiot stories **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [April 29, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854 "2020-04-29T22:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 61
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1202 "2021-09-20T07:00:56Z")
Well…this has to win the thread. Here is the full title: - **Anti-vaccine extremist who wanted to get COVID to prove it was like food poisoning says she’s in ‘so much pain’ after catching virus** > **[Anti-vaccine extremist who wanted to get COVID to prove it was like food...](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/09/anti-vaccine-extremist-who-wanted-to-catch-covid-to-prove-it-was-like-food-poisoning-says-she-s-in-so-much-pain-feels-like-she-was-hit-by-bus-after-catching-virus.html)** > > "Just pray for me please. Can't even begin to explain how brutal the body aches and nausea that come with COVID are." > “I have not taken the COVID vaccine and I don’t plan on ever taking it because it is unsafe and ineffective,” she incorrectly claimed. Also… > But in a follow-up post, it appeared things had gotten worse with Loomer saying, “just pray for me please. Can’t even begin to explain how brutal the body aches and nausea that come with COVID are. I am in so much pain”. I cannot muster any sympathy. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1203 "2021-09-20T15:53:32Z")
I just cannot understand the stupidity and lack of critical thinking of some people. I hope his restaurant loses customers. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/new-parents-wearing-masks-get-kicked-out-of-texas-restaurant/ar-AAOCC2W?li=BBnbfcL](https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/new-parents-wearing-masks-get-kicked-out-of-texas-restaurant/ar-AAOCC2W?li=BBnbfcL) ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1204 "2021-09-20T15:57:56Z")
It sounds like there’s a lot of “Texas” to go around in that story: > [@](#): > > Wester said she tried to explain how her son is immunocompromised, It’s good she’s wearing a mask, but going to a restaurant is going to be a relatively risky thing to do. Presumably she’d have to take off her mask at some point to eat. I’m not sure wearing a mask for a limited amount of time in a restaurant is really going to provide the level of protection she is trying to achieve for her immunocompromised son. She probably should only engage in public activities where she can wear a mask the whole time. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1205 "2021-09-20T15:59:21Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I just cannot understand the stupidity and lack of critical thinking of some people. But on the flip side, what the hell were they doing taking the kid out in public? At this point you have to know there’s going to be anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers everywhere, so why take the kid somewhere non-essential? There’s a lot of stupid to go around, here. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1206 "2021-09-20T16:01:14Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > But on the flip side, what the hell were they doing taking the kid out in public? At this point you have to know there’s going to be anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers everywhere, so why take the kid somewhere non-essential? if you read the article, it sounds like the son was back at home (presumably with a babysitter). In the “Texans are sure trying to make the world think they are ALL morons” vein: apparently the appropriate response to being asked to comply with the law in another state is to attack the person asking you to do so: > **[NYC Restaurant Hostess Gets Attacked After Asking For Covid-19 Vaccination Proof](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/09/18/nyc-restaurant-hostess-gets-attacked-after-asking-for-covid-19-vaccination-proof/?sh=37bebacf45f9)** > > A restaurant hostess at Carmine's restaurant in the Upper East Side was allegedly punched and slapped after visitors from Texas refused to provide proof of being vaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1207 "2021-09-20T19:13:22Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > But on the flip side, what the hell were they doing taking the kid out in public? At this point you have to know there’s going to be anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers everywhere, so why take the kid somewhere non-essential? > [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > if you read the article, it sounds like the son was back at home (presumably with a babysitter). It sounds like the parents didn’t want to catch an infection in the restaurant that they could transmit to their son back at home. It seems appropriately cautious to me. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1208 "2021-09-20T19:19:50Z")
I was in San Bernardino CA a couple of months ago and thought I should go to a dispensary and spend money. The first one I walked into had a big sign saying NO MASKS or you will be asked to leave. Nobody had to ask me to leave, I went half a mile down the road and spent my money at a different dispensary. (For the record, I was not impressed, both buildings looked grubby inside and out, poor selection and unfriendly, bored staff. I’m spoiled, I guess.) ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1209 "2021-09-21T15:10:06Z")
Yeesh. Now the incident at Carmine’s is being portrayed as racism on the part of the hosts and there are BLM protests attempting to shut the place down. For obeying the law. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1210 "2021-09-21T17:41:43Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > BLM protests attempting to shut the place down. > > For obeying the law. To be fair, BLM are protesting because of the alleged racial slur; not for obeying the law. Is there any evidence that the restaurant staff used racial epithets? If so, protests are deserved. But that’s a separate issue. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1211 "2021-09-21T19:01:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Is there any evidence that the restaurant staff used racial epithets? Just accusations by one of the covidiots and her attorney, who also claim that the alleged racism was edited out. > **[Carmine's releases video of alleged vaccine status brawl](https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/09/21/carmine-s-releases-video-of-alleged-vaccine-status-brawl)** > > Dan Rivoli has more on the story. Pertinent part starts at 1:25. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1212 "2021-09-21T19:14:15Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Pertinent part starts at 1:25. I don’t see it. The hostess doesn’t appear to even be looking at them. One of the tourists appears to look at her, but there’s no indication why. Given that there’s an African-American hostess working in front of the restaurant, it seems odd to me that racist behaviour would exist there. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1213 "2021-09-21T19:17:17Z")
This story now reports that all three of the women were able to show proof of vaccination and ate seated, but of three men who came to join them, only one had a vaccination card and the other two were asked to leave. > **[Woman accused in Carmine’s vaccine proof assault was called racial slur: lawyer](https://nypost.com/2021/09/19/lawyer-for-carmines-assault-suspect-says-worker-used-racial-slur/)** > > A lawyer for one of the Texas women who allegedly beat a Carmine’s restaurant hostess in a dispute over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate says the worker hurled a racial slur amid the “mutua… > [@](#): > > Newly surfaced surveillance footage viewed by the Times shows the three women being brought to a table in the restaurant after documenting their inoculation against COVID-19. Then three men come to the restaurant to join the women, who were seated, but only one of the men was able to provide proof of vaccination, lawyers from both sides of the conflict told the Times. Still no reason to get violent, though, and no reason for the waitress to use a racial slur, if the report is true. It seems like there is plenty of blame to spread around on both sides. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1214 "2021-09-21T21:29:30Z")
It’s impressive how many people have been willing to commit crimes, send their livelihoods down the tubes or just sacrifice income and meaningful activities on Covidiot principle. One of the latest pro athletes to take one for the dumbshit team is Zac Rinaldo, an NHL player who signed a pro deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets but decided he’d be one of the few hockey players to go unvaccinated. From ESPN: “Rinaldo made headlines when he spoke at a rally in Hamilton on Sept. 16, saying he supported the People’s Party of Canada because it was against vaccine mandates. His unvaccinated status made him an outlier for the Blue Jackets, according to (team President John) Davidson.” Rinaldo now gets to start the season in the minors, where he’s sacrificing $475,000 in salary on an annual basis for the sake of Freedom. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1215 "2021-09-21T22:16:22Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I was in San Bernardino CA a couple of months ago and thought I should go to a dispensary and spend money. The first one I walked into had a big sign saying NO MASKS or you will be asked to leave. Nobody had to ask me to leave, I went half a mile down the road and spent my money at a different dispensary. > > (For the record, I was not impressed, both buildings looked grubby inside and out, poor selection and unfriendly, bored staff. I’m spoiled, I guess.) Well…you were in San Bernardino. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1216 "2021-09-22T02:51:21Z")
The Health Minister of Brazil is the second member of Jair Bolsinaro’s UN delegation to test positive for covid. > **[Second Member of Anti-Vax Bolsonaro’s Squad Gets COVID: The Health Minister](https://www.thedailybeast.com/brazils-health-minister-marcelo-queiroga-tests-positive-for-covid-after-un-general-assembly)** > > Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga earlier gave protesters the middle finger as he rode away from the United Nations. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1217 "2021-09-22T03:07:46Z")
Very sad. Unvaccinated pregnant women dying in Hawaii and nationally. [https://www.kitv.com/story/44775228/2-pregnant-women-die-from-covid19-health-officials-urge-vaccinations](https://www.kitv.com/story/44775228/2-pregnant-women-die-from-covid19-health-officials-urge-vaccinations) ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1218 "2021-09-22T12:46:30Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > It’s impressive how many people have been willing to commit crimes, send their livelihoods down the tubes or just sacrifice income and meaningful activities on Covidiot principle. Two of my colleagues are probably going to quit in the next few months because of workplace vaccine mandates. They both complain about being stripped of the ability to decide what is best for them and their families. They don’t seem to want to mention that the best thing for them is if everyone else in the world gets vaxed (so that that these twits are spared the risk of disease) while they themselves don’t get vaxed (so that these twits are spared the risk of the vaccine). If everyone does this, it’s a classic tragedy of the commons scenario where nobody gets vaxed and everybody loses. ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1219 "2021-09-22T19:48:17Z")
Haven’t any of these people considered that they DO NOT have to be vaccinated - if they undergo weekly testing? Or is that also considered a violation of their principles? (If I were dictator, there would either be no alternate - or the alternate requirement would be daily testing…) Oh wait - they’re covidiots. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1220 "2021-09-22T22:02:42Z")
There’s now a subreddit for the Herman Cain award, given to antivaxers who die of COVID: > **[Redditors Give ‘The Herman Cain Award’ to Anti-Vaxxers Who Die of COVID](https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avzym/redditors-give-the-the-herman-cain-award-to-anti-vaxxers-who-die-of-covid)** > > Although the Herman Cain Award wasn’t created to encourage people to get vaccinated, it’s helping anti-vaxxers change their minds. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1221 "2021-09-22T22:27:59Z")
A public service announcement: > **[DANGER! Don’t Nebulize Hydrogen Peroxide and Breathe It to Try to Treat or...](https://community.aafa.org/blog/danger-don-t-nebulize-hydrogen-peroxide-and-breathe-it-to-try-to-treat-or-prevent-covid-19)** > > A concerning and dangerous trend is circulating on social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. People are breathing in hydrogen peroxide through nebulizers to try to prevent or treat COVID-19. DO NOT put hydrogen peroxide into your... > ## **DO NOT put hydrogen peroxide into your nebulizer and breathe it in. This is dangerous!** Reminds me of the story of the two chemists who walked into a bar. The bartender asked for the first one’s order; he says “I’ll have H2O”. After pouring a glass of water, he asks for the second order: “I’ll have H2O, too…”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854.md?page=62)