Re: Crossed the threshhold

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 23.06.2023 18.06, 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Decongested]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*inhales deeply*
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eeeek!!1!  ]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's a lovely feeling, isn't it? I remember it well.]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Why did you write Eeek inside my thought brackets? Get
>>>>>>>>>>>> out!] 
>>>>>>>>>>> [I got into your head, did I? I got scared about the
>>>>>>>>>>> openendedness of the thing.]
>>>>>>>>>> [Wow! Harsh...]
>>>>>>>>> [The openendedneess of unclosed brackets, not your head. Your
>>>>>>>>> head can't scare me]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [Oh no! I left an open bracket. I do that a lot]
>>>>>>> [Please be more careful. It is quite frightening. Also the
>>>>>>> letters may fall out.]
>>>>>> [There's usually an error in the log]
>>>>> [Sometimes the parsing just keep skipping 'till eoi or the buffer
>>>>> runs full] 
>>>>>
>>>> [That never happens with SAS or SQL]
>>> [It happens in environments where unsupported garbage is to be
>>> expected {HTML} ]
>> [I only program for data manipulation purposes]
> [HTML is better suited for people manipulation]
[I'm not very good at that]
>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing you won't map the cables until
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something bad happens and you are forced to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You might be right. Actually something did
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happen. Some years ago a lightening strike
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (possibly in a junction box) fried my modem,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer and all connected peripherals, as well
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as seemingly essential parts of my oil furnace,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as well as the attic-born cable I used at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time to connect the modem to the office. I'm now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using a different connection to concentrate all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my internet needs to the proximity of my (only)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TV. Yet still I have no 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> map of available cable connections or their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> purpose. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I sit corrected. Not even a castrophe would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prompt you to map the wires. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no cats.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should get one!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have the neighbours cats around all the time...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ooooo! Free cats!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Exactly. And they totally ignores me and are eminently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unresponsive to any "pspspsps" - just as if they were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my own. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have to get down on all fours and supplicate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yourself. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not gonna happen. If they want something they can come
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and ask nicely. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you speak cat?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's gonna be either 'Feed me' or 'pet me'. For the rest
>>>>>>>>>>>>> there's no mistaking that for asking nicely...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> They have a cute little 'prrrrrr!' which I think means 'Hey
>>>>>>>>>>>> there!' 
>>>>>>>>>>> Must be foreign thing. These cats just stop dead and stares
>>>>>>>>>>> at me. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Maybe it's because you stop dead and stare at them.
>>>>>>>>> Sometimes I also say hello or something. They hardly ever
>>>>>>>>> answer. Excepts the neighbour's old cat, who usually comes
>>>>>>>>> over when there is a visiting dog at home. She has quite a lot
>>>>>>>>> to say on those occasions. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But you don't speak cat, so you guess it's about the dog.
>>>>>>> It's the only situation in which she communicated to that level.
>>>>>>> I think it's a reasonable inference...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Also, I spelt 'catastrophe' wrong. So no cat for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you!) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought you meant a song performed by or to a cat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Caterwauling maybe?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Catcalling more likely...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *whistles*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's sexist. And assault of some kind...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm just saying. You don't want to risk get cancelled...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Why not?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Then I can hide indoors for a few months until the next big
>>>>>>>>>>>> thing happens.
>>>>>>>>>>> You don't want to spend all summer long inside. You will
>>>>>>>>>>> want to be outside in the sun and smoke from distant forest
>>>>>>>>>>> fires. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It was only for 2 days. And it wasn't sunny. More like a
>>>>>>>>>> bizarre yellow haze. Stephen King would love it.
>>>>>>>>> It was enough for the alerts in US cities to reach the news
>>>>>>>>> over here... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's always all about them.
>>>>>>> This one time where it isn't their fault... It will be 'gender
>>>>>>> reveal forest fire' season again soon enough.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> What a bunch of maroons!
>>>>> Maroon 5?
>>>>>
>>>> Okay. 5 makes a plural.
>>> "Maroon 5" is a proper noun. They do music...
>>>
>> Yes. I have heard of them although I cannot name 1 song of theirs.
>> 
>>>>>> It's a little bit smoky today again.
>>>>> We've had rain the last two nights. Not a lot but enough to
>>>>> freshing up the air and make the flowers stand up straight.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can always water them yourself.
>>> The rain notwithstanding there is supposedly a drought on. Also they
>>> will manage. {Don't mention the 1000L container of rainwater out
>>> back.} 
>>>
>> Mum's the word.
> Oh. Did I think that out loud...
> 
{I guess I imagined I heard it}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not like you have other things to do with no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> job, no raking and no weeding the garden.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have very many important things to do...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Watching/reading the news; keeping up with my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stories on the telly; playing games on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer; baking more bread; sitting outside
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enjoying the weather and coffee; going to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shops to buy various necessities (rolling paper)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to name but a few... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Those all sound like things to do *after* you've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spent sometime doing yardwork.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are also things to do _instead_ of doing yard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work. Especially when the sun is shining.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You could always start early and then lounge.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's 30C here all week, you would burn in about 30
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seconds. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's "up to" 20C and sunny here, with UV warnings on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every weather report. Is good. I should probably take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the bike out and get some semblance of shape going...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What shape are you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pear.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What shape are you striving for?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cucumber.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mmm...sounds like the beginning of a nice salad (or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> smoothie). 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's only in shape I may (come to) resemble those things.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Texture and nutritional content with be completely unlike
>>>>>>>>>>>>> either. Also I'm too big for the blender.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll sit here and wait for you to change from a pear to a
>>>>>>>>>>>> cucumber. 
>>>>>>>>>>> It could take a while since the only muscle that get
>>>>>>>>>>> generous use atm is the diaphragm.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I coughed so much when I had covid that I pulled all the
>>>>>>>>>> muscles over my ribcage.
>>>>>>>>> The boob muscles you mean? (Pectorals?)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ugh!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Not that high up. More like the obliques.
>>>>>>> I don't think I have any of those...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is this about punctuation?
>>>>> Obliques are more a Mediterranean thing. Ancient Egypt and Greece
>>>>> and Rome and such... We mostly just have burial mounts with big
>>>>> stones on top. Simple people - even back then.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Obelisk?
>>> Oh, right. Must have read that wrong...
>>>
>> Or were you trying to do some word play that turned out badly?
> 
> Moi? Word play? ... never.
> 

You need a cryptic crossword to do.