Re: First major snowfall this year

On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, 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:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
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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!
>>>> Why do you say that?
>>>>
>>> Because it's true.
>> Quite. If I say something it is likely to be true...
> I have my doubts, but it's not like I can fact check it.
Is your favourite search engine broken?
Alternatively you could trust me (for once).

>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *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'm here to remind you, then...
>>>>> About what?
>>>> I knew you were going to ask that.
>>>>
>>> Ask what?
>> Ask what I reminded you of.
> And what is that?
My stance on the relative merits of plant-based protein products vs.
actual fauna-based meat.

>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Quite. You are inordinately stubborn when it comes to broccoli.
>>>>
>>> Hilarious
>>
>> I know.
>>
> No, seriously. I'm still laughing about that.

If I was the suspicious type, I might start to think you were being
sarcastic...

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