Re: 14th

On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Snippage accomplished]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Bravo!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Thank you. couldn't have done it without my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trusty mouse. And quanities of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no-longer-relevant text] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [An acceptance speech!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll probably have to embellish it a bit if I win
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an award] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Great! Something to look forward to]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'm not aware of being in the running for any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> post-snipping awards anytime soon, though]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Waits]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I suspect one has to be nominated for such an award]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Keeps waiting]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I meant:"I suspect one has to be nominated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _by_someone_else_ for such an award.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Send me the paperwork and I'll get started on it]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I don't have the form. I don't even know who issues the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> form.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Whenever you get all that stuff coordinated, I can submit
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the paperwork]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [I don't think it befalls me to do the coordination. For one
>>>>>>>>>>>> thing it will be hard to be properly surprised and
>>>>>>>>>>>> self-deprecating when the winner is announced.]
>>>>>>>>>>> [The Grammy winners know in advance that they've been
>>>>>>>>>>> nominated. Who do I contact to get the forms?]
>>>>>>>>>> [The Grammy winners are all famous actors, I'm just an usenet
>>>>>>>>>> snipper. I have no idea who the governing body of usnet
>>>>>>>>>> snipping awards are.] 
>>>>>>>>> [Google? I mean the company, not to google for an answer]
>>>>>>>> [Oh great - then my speech will be cut up into little segments
>>>>>>>> in between all the ads].
>>>>>>> [It will give you time to compose yourself]
>>>>>> [It will break up my flow. Also I'm not sure I can keep a single
>>>>>> tear in the corner of my eye for that long.]
>>>>> [You can pretend to wipe it away when they come back from the
>>>>> break] 
>>>> [I don't know. It may appear staged if I leave it all through the
>>>> break. Maybe I'll just sob quietly into my hands for a bit. No one
>>>> will be able to tell how much sobbing I do during the break.]
>>>>
>>> [Sure. Except for the live studio audience]
>>
>> [they will all be too busy taking selfies...They'll never notice]
> [But if they have their backs to the stage, you will be in the picture 
> and then someone on social media will zapruder it.]
[They won't. They will want to get the famous person in the next row in
the picture. And even if they did I'll be out of focus.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Planting potatoes is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back-breaking 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work  and not worth the effort] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's like magic. You plop a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> potato >>>> into > the ground and later
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you dig 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it >> back up 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and there are *more* potatoes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also >>>> you > have many potatoes.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Potatoes are cheap to buy]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [In your shops, maybe... Not as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cheap >> as > digging them up for free.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I used to grow potatoes. Fancy ones.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not worth throwing my back out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Hardly anything is worth that, to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fair. It doesn't really quantify an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upper limit on the price of potatoes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The very 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first new potatoes can easily go for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DKK30/kg or more 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around here. Comparable to how the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> french act about new Bordeaux.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Egads! I can get 10kg for that]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Quite. It is completely ridiculous. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think they might be farmed in doors
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> under artifical light - just to be the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Or on Mars]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Not likely. A)the logistics cost would be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quite absurd, quite apart from there not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being a commercial route to that planet
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently; B) I don't think it's possible
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to grow potatoes on Mars (Hollywood
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fantasms notwithstanding)] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I was going to say. It could work. I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never tried to grow potatoes in my own
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shit] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And you are probably well advised not to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's illegal here to use human faeces as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fertiliser even in private gardens - because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the e-coli, probably. Although I think it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was made legal some years back to use
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> urine... (for the leek which people did
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyway; don't ask) ] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I have heard of master gardeners peeing in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their composter. The urea rich compost is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good for the plants] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [They don't advertise that much though: Giant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> marrows - now with extra pee.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The produce growers spray uncomposted animal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> waste on the fields which is why there are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always recalls due to e. coli] [fun fact: there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are thousands of different kinds of e. coli but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only 1 is toxic to humans] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's a hell of a job sorting them, though.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Might be why regulations just try to limit all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of them. Governments, eh?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yep. It's the 'all go without for the sake of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one' mentality] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It doesn't take many rotten apples to spoil the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> barrel] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I feel a song coming on]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [A country song?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Jackson 5?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's not a country, is it?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [No, but they do a song about bad apples and spoiling]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Oh. Okay then. But that was a long time ago wasn't it.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Does that matter? Or am I only supposed to quote recent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> songs?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [No, you can quote Händel's  Messias if you want. But
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there aren't 5 Jacksons left, was my thinking.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [So I only quote music where all original members are
>>>>>>>>>>>>> alive. Ok. Take it Easy. I saw the Eagles last year on
>>>>>>>>>>>>> tour. They had Vince Gill and Glenn Frey's son replace
>>>>>>>>>>>>> him.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [To the best of my knowledge Händel has been dead for quite
>>>>>>>>>>>> some time, so no. Also I don't know who any of those people
>>>>>>>>>>>> are.] 
>>>>>>>>>>> [Google is your friend]
>>>>>>>>>> [Google is part of the privacy-invading, information-stealing
>>>>>>>>>> cabal. That's not very friendly.]
>>>>>>>>> [And you doubt your kook abilities :)]
>>>>>>>> [True facts about the privacy-invading information-stealing
>>>>>>>> cabel isn't kookery. Only the branewashed masses would think
>>>>>>>> such a thing. WAKE UP SHEEPLE and smell the conspiracy.]
>>>>>>> [that's very good!]
>>>>>> [True FACTS!]
>>>>> [Fake NEWS!]
>>>> [That's what they all say about FACTS they don't like.]
>>> [And they say that about facts that someone made up i.e. legitimate
>>> fake news]
>> [They also say it about real true facts that a provable.
>> Also: "Legitimate fake news" is akin to "natural artificial
>> flavouring"] 
> [No, legimate fake news is akin to sucking a lemon]
[Negative. I sometimes suck a (piece of) lemon, but never engage in fake
news; legitimate or not.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And here I was interrupted by a scraping
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound from outside. Turned out it was the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deer contemplating the open door to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> garden. It ran off when I got up; just as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well, I don't have any deer snacks... ** 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The deer never come close to the house here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure the deer would like to snack
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on whatever's in the garden.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It does. Meandering about sampling the various
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> leaves and 'wild nature plants' unless I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disturb it... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank gawd you didn't plant a garden yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, that would have been so tragic. I might
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have not got any yield from it. Much like last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> year. I understand people with many fruit trees
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> complain about the deer eating the bark and kill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the young trees. I suppose that is a valid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concern. What they do to a few leaves off the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hedge or a perennials or two is no concern of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mine... They always seem to survive. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They eat fleshy plants here. Like my tulips.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think they have ever eaten any tulips from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me. They mostly go for the green stuff.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tulip leaves are green. It's like lettuce for deer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of course now there are a couple of bears in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> neighbourhood. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They mostly go for the petals, don't they?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this another bizarre Danish joke?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. It's not bizarre. Also lots of flowers have edible
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> petals. They a sometimes used in salads and such.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bears like salad, I'm sure. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe. Right now they seem to be going for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birdfeeders. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Easy food is the best food.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stay out of my birdfeeder!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tell that to the bears.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *opens window*
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *yells 'Hey bears, stay out of my birdfeeder*
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The birdfeeders are in the garage.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you get many garage birds? Mine is too but that's because
>>>>>>>>>>>> I only feed the birds in the winter. This time of year they
>>>>>>>>>>>> steal all my cherries - ripe or not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Putting the birdfeeder in the garage is an interim (and
>>>>>>>>>>> temporary) measure to dissuade the bears.
>>>>>>>>>> I don't know how resistant your garage is, but I've heard of
>>>>>>>>>> bears ripping out doors if the reward (or need) is high
>>>>>>>>>> enough. Good luck with that.
>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen any bears sightings in the area for a while. It
>>>>>>>>> worked. 
>>>>>>>> That's good then. Unless the bears are having a tactical pause
>>>>>>>> while they wait for the birdfeeder to re-appear...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe they've hacked my wifi and have ordered their own seeds.
>>>>>> That would be alright though, wouldn't it? Unless they used your
>>>>>> credit card to pay for it.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Which could happen if they get into my Amazon account.
>>>>> Oh deer!
>>>> Not deer, bears. I doubt deer are good haxors, what with the hooves
>>>> instead .of hands. Also the antlers tend to knock over the screen
>>>> when they look down on the keyboard.
>>>>
>>> They need to get cellphones so they can say 'Alexa, buy me some
>>> birdseed and a mink coat'
>> I don't know who Alexa is, but they still need to be able to dial the
>> number first...
>>
> No they don't. That's how Alexa works. You talk to the phone and it does 
> stuff.
That's Siri, innit? Or GoOoOogle, maybe. Anyway they need to unlock the
phone first, and I don't think face-recognition works very well with
bear-faced seed-stealers.

>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe if you fed the birds in the summer, they wouldn't take
>>>>>>>>>>> your cherries. They tend to steal berries like raspberries
>>>>>>>>>>> and blueberries. There is bird netting that can be purchased
>>>>>>>>>>> to keep them away from the fruit.
>>>>>>>>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/?
>>>>>>>>>>> q=bird+netting&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
>>>>>>>>>> Birds, insect larva or mildew - the result is the same: not
>>>>>>>>>> very many cherries for me. At least with the birds I have the
>>>>>>>>>> pleasure of being woken up very, very early by their maniacal
>>>>>>>>>> chirping... And bird poop on the windows.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There are worse ways to be woken up.
>>>>>>>> Certainly. Like the neighbour speaking to her mother - at
>>>>>>>> festival volume. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or snoring.
>>>>>>> Or the cat barfing.
>>>>>>> I could go on and on...
>>>>>> I don't have a barfing cat.
>>>>>>
>>>>> You should definitely get one.
>>>> No need. I already have the birds and the neighbour. And also the
>>>> neighbours hysterical smushy faced mutt...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Behold! The pugliest dog in the world!
>>>
>>>>>>>>> For sleeping soundlessly through the night, I'm a huge fan of
>>>>>>>>> ear plugs. 
>>>>>>>> Then you are missing all the birdsong.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Great!
>>>>>>> Given that the windows haven't been open at night for some time
>>>>>>> due to air quality warnings and/or hot, humid weather, I'm
>>>>>>> probably missing a lot of outdoor sounds. Not that I'd hear them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That global climate change has a lot to answer for.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I won't hear the answer because of the ear plugs.
>>>> You can read about it in the paper later...
>>>>
>>> No one reads newspapers anymore.
>> There are on-line versions. On the internet.
> As I said, no reads newspapers anymore. They get their news from social 
> media. Except in Canada where Meta had a big fight with the government.
>>
>>> Get with the Times...
>> No thanks, that's a Murdock paper now... I don't read stuff like that.
>>
> Remember Bat boy?
Ehh, no?

-- 
BeH

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