Re: Spiderman movies

On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, 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.

And they would probably be right, considering all the affordable food
tend to be so because of all the unhealthy (but cost-effective) stuff in
it. Combined with a tax-rebate for actual healthy food it might work.
And be good economy for society in the long run.
I'm still mad nobody want to implement graduated VAT 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.
>> 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.

You can't run a religion from a coffee shop. If the adherents can't feel
the suffering they aren't going to donate as much...

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