Re: Spiderman movies

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> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
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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 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.
> What kind of fancy-smancy shops do you think we have down here?

None.
I can buy all kinds of oil at the grocery store.

> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>> [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.
> Exactly why it has to transition. I'm not doing this thing for the
> *literary* value...
> 

I don't even like poetry.
It was an excuse for a bunch of random people to get together.
No one expects the poetry appreciation club ...