Re: 14th

On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>
>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.]
> [What famous person will be at the usenet snipping awards?]
[There are always famous people at award shows. Previous winners, and
potential future winners, and current losers, and a couple of
Kardasians, and that one guy who is about to get cancelled...]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.]
> [It's all perspective. You wouldn't know if you engaged in fake news]
[Sure I would. I "do my own research". The only fake news I engage in is
the news I fake myself.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
[
> I don't use face recognition on my phone. It would be hard for them to 
> guess and then type my pin. they'd have to use a twig which I imagine 
> would be hard to hold onto without opposable thumbs]
Bears could use a claw possibly. If they were careful. Bearclaws are
very pointy and sharp. The kind attached to bear arms; not the pastry kind.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>
> Oh dear!

What!!?! Who is bat boy?

-- 
BeH

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