Re: First major snowfall this year

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
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>>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>> On 26.05.2023 17.44, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 24.05.2023 13.06, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 21.05.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.05.2023 13.59, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 17.05.2023 13.05, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.05.2023 13.13, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.05.2023 14.48, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 07.05.2023 15.46, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 03.05.2023 13.17, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30.04.2023 13.52, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 25.04.2023 13.09, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [MEGA SNIP]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was an uncommonly easy and pleasant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> child - possibly except for the urge to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> roam. And my somewhat selective sense of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have  no reason to not believe you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's true is why.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, when your Mom made a vegetable that you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> did like (for ex. cauliflower), you just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quietly ate it? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not at all. I quietly but insistently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> refused to eat it. I did not and do not like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you sit there until midnight?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nah. Not allowing the dastard thing to touch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my plate was enough... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lucky you, we were just served a plate of food.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There was no negotiation. If I was lucky, we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were served something that my brother didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like and we swapped or the dog was nearby. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There was no dog when I was little. No pets at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all, really. I suppose I had demonstrated enough
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strength of will for the parental units to give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up trying... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think defying my mother just made her dig her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heals in more. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's no reason to give in on core beliefs. Of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> course it also helps if you like me are the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stubbornest person in the immediate family. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There were always consequences for pissing off my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parental units. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's how it is when fighting the powers that be.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've always been of the opinion that stupid rules
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need not be adhered to. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eating healthy vegetables isn't a stupid rule.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eating things that contain poison is stupid no matter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what rules may apply. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lots of people eat vegetables like cauliflower and live
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to talk about it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I fail to see how having eaten slow acting poison is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something to brag about...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess eventually, you will be the only person alive.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I doubt that. There are new persons being created all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. But I will definitely be one of those that don't die
>>>>>>>>>>>>> from eating poisonous vegetables... probably.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing that no one will die from eating broccoli or
>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Well, the poison in those are insidiously slow-acting, so I
>>>>>>>>>>> can't refute your guess outright...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Or not poisionous at all.
>>>>>>>>>> Get over it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OR, and hear me out here, I could not eat broccoli and/or
>>>>>>>>> cauliflower... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have no issue with that.
>>>>>>>> You also don't get to besmirch it.
>>>>>>> Facts aren't besmirching.
>>>>>> Things that you made up aren't facts.
>>>>> Which just shows that I didn't make it up.
>>>> Of course you did.
>>> Or maybe you made up that I made it up.
>>>
>> Doesn't sound like something I would do...
> In this instance it absolutely sounds to me like something you would
> do. 
> 
You would say that!

>>>>>>>> *starts new lsit*
>>>>>>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>>>>>>> brocolli
>>>>>>>> cauliflower
>>>>>>>> spinach
>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>> avocado
>>>>>>>> creamy salad dressing
>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> check, check, check, oh why not, check...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you mean 'why would I not make you vegetarian tacos'?
>>>>>> (because you said something about tempeh)
>>>>> I say a lot of things.
>>>> {yes, yes, you do...}
>>> Anyway that was regarding the relative merits of plant-based protein
>>> products vs. actual fauna-based meat.
>>>
>> See. You snipped it and I forgot.
> Good thing I here to remind you, then...
About what?
> 
>>>>>> OR 
>>>>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?
>>>>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as they are not
>>>>> poisonous.) 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat caek.
>>>>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a *little*
>>>>> piece. 
>>>>>
>>>> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
>>> You forgot. I fixed it for you.
>>>
>> It was a note for people watching from home.
> 
> The many lurkers, you mean?
> 
Sure.
All they know for sure is that we've been arguing about brocolli for 20 
years.