Re: Spiderman movies

On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
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>> 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
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>>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>> 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]
> [Don't sell yourself short]
[I try]
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 know people who are Muslim but not from Africa and I know people who 
> are from Africa that do not wear scarves.
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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).
>>
> 
> I'll have to check to see if I still have vintage footwear from the late 
> 80's/early 90's. I may have donated them during one of my pandemic era 
> uncluttering frenzies.
> 
> I wore heals to work recently and my legs were sore for a week. Stupid 
> pandemic!
How is you wearing heels to work the pandemics fault?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>
> 
> And you wept openly when you got your credit card statement.

No, that was the good part. The company I worked for didn't give out
standard per-diem amounts, so everything we had a receipt for got
refunded...

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