Re: Spiderman movies

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> 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 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. 
> 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...
> 
It would be cool if unhealthy foods were taxed heavily although I expect 
that the advocates for financially-challenged people would say that the 
people they represent would be unfairly targetted by said taxes.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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... 
> 
The seats are probably more comfortable that when we went to school.

I was thinking a coffee shop or soemthing.