Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> 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 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, 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]
>>>>>> [You probably shouldn't get into politics, then]
>>>>> [Done and done]
>>>> [Not even the local school board? You could run on abolishing
>>>> trigonometry, since it's the work of the debbil]
>>> [Yes, yes I see your point. I was never keen on trig. I feel like I 
>>> would have to spend my leisure time at pointless, annoying meetings.
>>> I already have enough of those with work]
>> [You could use the occasion to recruit some followers to our book
>> club/religion. I'm sure there are at least a few members of most
>> school boards interested in kookery.]
> [Maybe. I'll think about it]
[Good. But not too much. We don't want any of those interlextuals to
join. They just mess everything up with their logic and unreasonable
reason.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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}
>>>>>> {phew... I'm saving the rainwater for when/if I get my water
>>>>>> feature done} 
>>>>> {I can hardly wait to see it}
>>>> {Me too}
>>> {Send me some weekly progress pictures}
>> {This week nothing was done. Picture that...}
> {I can't. I don't have a picture of the starting point for reference. I 
> can picture you doing nothing. Warning: my brane adds 20 pounds}
{That will be about right}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have the very easy ones from the weekly free newspaper. Good for
>>>>>> self-confidence...
>>>>>>
>>>>> Good for saving Merlyne's brane.
>>>>
>>>> I can send you some if you like. They are in Danish so extra easy...
>>>>
>>>
>>> What would I do with a Danish brane?
>> You could use it while your own was at the laundry...
>>
> I don't send mine out for cleaning anymore. I bought an at-home 
> brainwash kit.

On Amazon?

>> A Danish very easy crossword, I meant. They have picture clues which
>> solves as horrible puns...
>>
> 
> i
> _____  = I over ate
> 8

A cartoon of two young witched trying to ride brooms with an older witch
looking unamused. Solution: Kostskole.
Kost = broom or meal(s) (different pronunciation)
Skole = school
Kostskole = boarding school

Very punny.

> I would never get any right since I don't speak the language.

It's really easy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHlEOsM5jtA

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr