Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
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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 14.00, 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 14.49, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 07.05.2023 15.46, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [insects everywhere, and then:]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My conclusion: having lots of smoke
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around keeps the mosquitos at bay. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> True enough. Smoking helps too...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmmm...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would I rather have a mosquito bite or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> emphysema? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, it's up to you of course, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> emphysema takes years to develop. Cancer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> even longer... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll stick with the mosquito bite.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can use one of those bug-repelling
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sprays, and hope the chemical industry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knows what they are doing... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *cough* *cough*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take no notice of the carcinogens in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spray can, as we say in the bizz... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe I'll just wear some of these non-toxic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> smiley face mosquito repellant stickers I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bought for the grandkids. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most likely the wiser choice. At least the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mosquitoes are unlikely to penetrate the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stickers... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They're supposed to smell the citronella and go
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> away. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Have the mosquitoes been informed of this?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would you mind drafting a memo?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My language skills sadly don't extend to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mosquitoese. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll add it to your 'to do' list.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You aren't authorised to add to my litses...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This pen says I am.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Your pen is lying to you... A pretty serious defect in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a talking pen. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You need to learn to share.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm an exceellent sharer, normally. Some things are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sacrosanct. Litses for instance...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nah.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You could forget to add something that someone else
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remembers. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Very unlikely - also if it is so forgettable I doubt it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> qualifies to go on any of my litses...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Old people forget stuff all the time.
>>>>>>>>>>> That's exactly why I have litses for important things. If
>>>>>>>>>>> it's not on the lits it's not so important that it cannot be
>>>>>>>>>>> allowed to be forgotten. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Fine!
>>>>>>>>>> I'm going to write on your lits and not tell you.
>>>>>>>>> I'll realise the handwriting is different.
>>>>>>>> I'll practice until I get it perfect.
>>>>>>> If it's perfect it is definitely not my handwriting...
>>>>>> It will be a perfect match to your imperfect handwriting.
>>>>> The subject matter will likely be such that I will recognise it as
>>>>> a fake right away. Something that doesn't belong on a lits.
>>>>>
>>>> Like 'Rub Merlyne's feet'?
>>> Quite. Something like that has no business being on a shopping lits.
>> Oh I see...
>> 
>> I need to write 'Massage oil' then.
> That might work - were I to frequent shops that carried such exotic
> items. Mostly oil just means olive...
> 
Avocado oil is good too.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> [Upsie. My scrollong finger slipped]
>>>>>> [You clearly need more practice]
>>>>> [I don't read very many manuals any more.]
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They blew up the world because some guy wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> equations on a cocktail napkin?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IIRC they blew up the aliens. Not because of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the equations - because they could and finally
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had an excuse. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Makes sense.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Military sense, maybe. Which is not common...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Like military intelligence...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A bunch of oxymorons...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *speechless*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Better than posting classified documents on a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discord group... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no said documents.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, if you ever get some, you probably shouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> post them on a discord group. Just saying...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's also important not to brag about having the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> documents. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's prudent. Not many will believe some dufus bragging
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the internet without proof, though...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And yet the Flat Earth Society exists.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It does indeed. But they have all the proof they need. You
>>>>>>>>>>>>> know 'The Bibble says...'. Also it's a known fact that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Australia doesn't exist and all the "Australians" are paid
>>>>>>>>>>>>> actors. As well as all the airline pilots. And every
>>>>>>>>>>>>> scientist ever... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> They'll be laughing when we all sail over the edge of the
>>>>>>>>>>>> world. 
>>>>>>>>>>> Only to be mightily startled (and possibly embarrassed) when
>>>>>>>>>>> we suddenly show up _behind_them_.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I wonder how someone's brain gets to the point where they
>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore all empirical evidence.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> F*ceb*ok...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Those people existed way before social media. Facebook merely
>>>>>>>>>> provides an platform on which they can congregate and reach
>>>>>>>>>> out to others. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And thereby multiply their number beyond all reason.
>>>>>>>>> Also once they start rejecting science and common sense in one
>>>>>>>>> area, due to conflict with their firmly held (and wrong)
>>>>>>>>> beliefs, the slippery slope is already well greased to dismiss
>>>>>>>>> all science. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We should start our own cult.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's better to start a religion - for tax purposes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok.
>>>>>
>>>>> I read/heard somewhere that one needs three adherents to register
>>>>> a religion in US, for tax purposes. I'm pretty sure it's an
>>>>> administative decision by the Ministry of Churches here to get a
>>>>> religion recognised. So: can we incorporate in Canada?
>>>>>
>>>> Why not your country?
>>> Because the nitpicking pencilpushers in the Ministry of Churches are
>>> very likely to actually check whether it's a genuine religion that a
>>> sufficient number of people adhere to.
>>>
>> Maybe that happens here too.
>> I guess we'll have to be a poetry appreciation group until we get
>> enough members.
> Fine. But then we will need a plan to transition from limericks to
> liturgy once we have enough people. Poetry clubs aren't tax-exempt.
> 

Poetry clubs have no income, so that is fine.