Re: First major snowfall this year

On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 07.05.2023 15.46, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 03.05.2023 13.17, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30.04.2023 13.52, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> BeH
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 25.04.2023 13.09, Merlyne
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>> [MEGA SNIP]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was an uncommonly easy and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pleasant 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> child - possibly except for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>> urge >>>> to > roam. And my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> somewhat 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> selective 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sense of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have  no reason to not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you. >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's true is why.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, when your Mom made a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> vegetable 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that >> you did like (for ex.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower), you 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just quietly ate it? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not at all. I quietly but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> insistently 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> refused to eat it. I did not and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do >>>> not > like cauliflower. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you sit there until midnight?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nah. Not allowing the dastard thing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>> touch my plate was enough... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lucky you, we were just served a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plate >> of  food. There was no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> negotiation. If I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was  lucky, we were served something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that my 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brother didn't like and we swapped or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the  dog was nearby. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There was no dog when I was little. No
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pets at all, really. I suppose I had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> demonstrated 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough strength of will for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parental 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> units to give up trying... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think defying my mother just made her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dig her heals in more. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's no reason to give in on core
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beliefs. Of course it also helps if you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like me are the stubbornest person in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the immediate family. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There were always consequences for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pissing off my parental units. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's how it is when fighting the powers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that be. I've always been of the opinion
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that stupid rules need not be adhered to. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eating healthy vegetables isn't a stupid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rule. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eating things that contain poison is stupid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no matter what rules may apply. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lots of people eat vegetables like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower and live to talk about it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I fail to see how having eaten slow acting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> poison is something to brag about...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess eventually, you will be the only person
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alive. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I doubt that. There are new persons being
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> created all the time. But I will definitely be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of those that don't die from eating
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> poisonous vegetables... probably. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing that no one will die from eating
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> broccoli or cauliflower. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, the poison in those are insidiously
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slow-acting, so I can't refute your guess
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> outright... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or not poisionous at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Get over it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OR, and hear me out here, I could not eat broccoli
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and/or cauliflower... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no issue with that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You also don't get to besmirch it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Facts aren't besmirching.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Things that you made up aren't facts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which just shows that I didn't make it up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of course you did.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or maybe you made up that I made it up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doesn't sound like something I would do...
>>>>>>>>>>>> In this instance it absolutely sounds to me like something
>>>>>>>>>>>> you would do. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You would say that!
>>>>>>>>>> Why do you say that?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Because it's true.
>>>>>>>> Quite. If I say something it is likely to be true...
>>>>>>> I have my doubts, but it's not like I can fact check it.
>>>>>> Is your favourite search engine broken?
>>>>>> Alternatively you could trust me (for once).
>>>>> I will once you admit that made up the stuff about brocolli being 
>>>>> poisonous.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-bad-for-you/
>>>
>>> Haha! In theory, all fruits and vegetables are toxic since they get 
>>> sprayed with pesticides and crap.
>>> All the vegetables in the cabbage family can affect our thyroids.
>>> You'd have to eat like 10 lbs of it or something.
>>> Wow! There are a lot of kooks out there!
>>> Maybe this could be one of the commandments for our cult.
>>
>> We need as many kooks as we can get for the legitimate and totally
>> real religion. The biggest threat to success is being out-kooked  by
>> some other sect.
>>
> 
> As the messiah, you're not going to let that happen.
> I beleive in you!

Thank you, but the is a limit to my kooking abilities...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *starts new lsit*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brocolli
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spinach
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> avocado
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> creamy salad dressing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> check, check, check, oh why not, check...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you mean 'why would I not make you vegetarian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tacos'? (because you said something about tempeh)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I say a lot of things.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {yes, yes, you do...}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway that was regarding the relative merits of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plant-based protein products vs. actual fauna-based meat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> See. You snipped it and I forgot.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Good thing I'm here to remind you, then...
>>>>>>>>>>> About what?
>>>>>>>>>> I knew you were going to ask that.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ask what?
>>>>>>>> Ask what I reminded you of.
>>>>>>> And what is that?
>>>>>> My stance on the relative merits of plant-based protein products
>>>>>> vs. actual fauna-based meat.
>>>>> Which is?
>>>> Cited in an earlier post.
>>>>
>>> Which you strategically snipped.
>>
>> This is why you should study during the term...
>>
> 
> Nah. Why waste time when I can Google shit later?
What if the test is closed book (and laptop)?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OR 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are not poisonous.) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eat caek. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *little* piece. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You forgot. I fixed it for you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a note for people watching from home.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The many lurkers, you mean?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sure.
>>>>>>>>>>> All they know for sure is that we've been arguing about
>>>>>>>>>>> brocolli for 20 years.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Quite. You are inordinately stubborn when it comes to
>>>>>>>>>> broccoli. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hilarious
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I know.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, seriously. I'm still laughing about that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I was the suspicious type, I might start to think you were
>>>>>> being sarcastic...
>>>>>>
>>>>> That also made me laugh.
>>>>
>>>> But was it a sarcastic laugh?
>>>>
>>> Never!
>>
>> Much relieved...
>>
> Are you?

I'm very insecure...

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