Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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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 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.
>>> 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.
> In seriousness, one of the things visiting and resident 'merkans
> consistently complain about is the limited selection of products in
> our super markets and grocery stores. Like it's rare to find more than
> ten-fifteen different kinds of breakfast cereal in our shops.
> 
That is probably enough.
I don't eat cereal but it boggles my mind the number that we have here.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>> [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 ...
> 
> Do they make you sit in the comfy chair?
> 

We can plan the meeting somewhere that has comfy chairs.
At my age, it's all about lumbar support and my relative comfort.