Re: Spiderman movies

On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
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>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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]
> [That's something at least]
[The hardest part is overcoming my naturally unassuming character]

[...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>
> *sigh*
> Because I was working at home full-time and therefore walking around in 
> bare feet most of the last 3 years.
> Unlike Mariah Carey, most people don't walk around in heels when at 
> home.
> 
> Now I've lost the ability to wear them long term.
Wait. Are you saying women's feet don't naturally assume that angle...?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>
> 
> I have fond memories of submitting receipts for business.
I hated having to save and collate and list and submit all those
receipts every month. I suspect it cost me quite a lot of money, too.

> Now I have a job that doesn't require travel.
Me too... Not so much a job but at least I don't have to travel.

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