Re: Spiderman movies

On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
> 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]: 
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>>>> 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]
[Especially considering the quality of workmanship]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
You don't know a single muslim? I thought Canada was one of them
multicultural societies...

>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
I on the other hand have had the same pair of 'formal' black shoes for
at least 35 years. They have been resoled once (or maybe twice).

>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
Neither, but I suspect the work may have been a tiny but sub-par the
next day...

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