Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
>>>
>>> [Low cost snipping provided]
>> [How low?]
> [Down to here]
[That's pretty low]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Most accountants that I met personally are bald
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or balding. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of the predictable consequences of convoluted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tax legislation, possibly...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Possibly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good thing I didn't become an accountant,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It could save you a fair bit on hair dye and hair
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> salon visits, though... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The savings would be invested in bad hair pieces.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If my understanding of the pricing of hair-products
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and -services is correct you will easily be able to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> afford a selection of _good_ hair-pieces. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no idea how much hair-pieces cost, so I cannot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comment on their relative value compared with salon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> services. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Surprisingly affordable... https://www.urhair.co.uk/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If it lasts more that a few salon visit intervals it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably cost effective.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The one that looks like my actual hair is $100 US.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Okay, but what is that in hair salon visits - I don't know
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the exchange rate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Right now, I pay $42 plus tax for a shampoo, cut and blow
>>>>>>>>>>>> out. I think I used to pay $65 to get my roots touched up
>>>>>>>>>>>> and $110 for highlights and lowlights.
>>>>>>>>>>> You could get a whole luxury wig for that. Highlighted and
>>>>>>>>>>> all. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'll keep that in mind.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I buy a tube of purple goo for $12 it lasts probably 6
>>>>>>>>>>>> months. 
>>>>>>>>>>> This on the other hand is more Wallmart territory I guess.
>>>>>>>>>>> You can probably get a green one cheap after St. Patrick's
>>>>>>>>>>> Day. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> There are people with green hair now.
>>>>>>>>> Buy why, he asks uncomprehendingly...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why not?
>>>>>>> Seems like a lot of effort compared to buying a nylon thing at
>>>>>>> Wallmart. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The benefit of dying your own hair is that it doesn't end up in
>>>>>> the next county during a wind storm.
>>>>> Neither will a wig if you tie it down - or stay inside during the
>>>>> storm... 
>>>>>
>>>> Sometimes storms just happen.
>>>> What do you tie a wig down with?
>>> For a long hair wig you can just tie it together under the chin. Or
>>> wear a scarf. I understand those are very popular...
>>>
>> Really?
>> Sounds like a Jackie O era thing...
> A lot of people in or from North Africa and thereabouts absolutely
> insist on them...
> 
No one that I know.

>>>>>>>>>> I think the colours go on the 
>>>>>>>>>> discount rack when they are being discontinued.
>>>>>>>>> That must be frustrating (the discontinuing) if you have
>>>>>>>>> finally found the perfect shade of medium blue flourescent
>>>>>>>>> highlight to go with your sunflower yellow base colour. (or
>>>>>>>>> something - I don't know hair colour fashion either)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  I guess. They would have to pick out something else in that
>>>>>>>>  case. 
>>>>>>> But that is not going to be the exact same - the whole look will
>>>>>>> be off. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or you try something new and like it.
>>>>> But that will mean having to buy a whole new set of accessories to
>>>>> go with the new hair colour scheme...
>>>>>
>>>> Or not. No one cares if you don't match.
>>> Says she who has matching shoes for all her evening wear...
>> That is coincidental, not by design.
>> I have so many shoes that finding a pair to match my outfit is easy.
> So, did you buy shoes for the outfits or outfits for the shoes?
Neither.
The only time I purchased shoes to match an outfit was for my child's 
wedding.

> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can get one of those nylon jobs they sell for all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hallows eve. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could probably get a whole bunch of different ones at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WalMart for $100.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't doubt it, but would they go with your $800 handbag
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is the question? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't matter. People wear mismatched stuff all the
>>>>>>>>>>>> time. 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut won't people assume your handbag is a cheap knock-off
>>>>>>>>>>> if you use it with a nylon wig. And then what's the point.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> that's ok. If they think it's a knock-off then they won't
>>>>>>>>>> steal it. 
>>>>>>>>> But also they will think your handbag is a cheap knock-off. I
>>>>>>>>> can only imagine the chatter in the country club bar...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It makes me feel like someone's taken an interest.
>>>>>>> There are different kinds of interest. I'm concerned this kind
>>>>>>> will damage your social standing. You might even be invited to
>>>>>>> fewer cocktail parties...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> *checks diary*
>>>>>> I get invited to precisely 0 now.
>>>>>> Is it even possible to get invited to -1 parties?
>>>>> I suppose technically it is possible to send out 'do not attend'
>>>>> notices to those who are uniquely unwelcome. I don't think that
>>>>> happens much in cocktail party circles...
>>>>>
>>>> You know more about it than I do.
>>> Not really. I don't even like cocktails much...
>>>
>> I liek cocktails. I guess mocktails now.
> 
> Last time I had a 'proper' cocktail was many years ago when a
> co-worker an I decided to try everything on the menu in the bar on the
> Oslo ferry. It went as well as could be expected...
> 

Puked and passed out?