Re: Spiderman movies

On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
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>> 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 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.
>> 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.
Quite. Also all the sugary stuff (with added marshmallows for dogs sake
*shakes head*) would probably be really expensive here because of the
sugar tax...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.
So not in an vacant elementary school classroom after hours, I take it...

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