Re: 14th

On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, 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 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.]
>>> [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...]
>>
> 
> Who were the previous winners of the prestigious usenet snipping award?

I don't know. I don't follow the celebrity news.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.]
>>
> [Uh-huh. So you admit you make stuff up]
[I sometimes in rare cases use hyperbole, for emphasis in discourse or
for humorous effect.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. 
>>
> Now I want a pastry :(

There you go. I'm sure it's all very healthy:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wienerbr%C3%B8d&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>
> 
> It was a tabloid thing back in the day.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy_(character)

I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to learn that a newspaper would just
make up a story, with no regard for the integrity of the press.

-- 
BeH

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