Re: First major snowfall this year

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [snip]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing that no one will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> die >>>>> >from >> eating broccoli or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, the poison in those are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> insidiously 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slow-acting, so I can't refute
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your >>>>> guess outright... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or not poisionous at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Get over it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OR, and hear me out here, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>could >>>> not >>> eat broccoli and/or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no issue with that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You also don't get to besmirch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it. >>>>> Facts aren't besmirching.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Things that you made up aren't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>facts. >>> Which just shows that I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>didn't make it 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of course you did.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or maybe you made up that I made it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>up. >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doesn't sound like something I would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In this instance it absolutely sounds to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me like something you would do. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You would say that!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why do you say that?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because it's true.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quite. If I say something it is likely to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> true... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have my doubts, but it's not like I can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fact check it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is your favourite search engine broken?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alternatively you could trust me (for once).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I will once you admit that made up the stuff
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about brocolli being poisonous.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-
bad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - 
>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - 
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> / 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Haha! In theory, all fruits and vegetables are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> toxic since they get sprayed with pesticides and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crap. All the vegetables in the cabbage family
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can affect our thyroids. You'd have to eat like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10 lbs of it or something. Wow! There are a lot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of kooks out there! Maybe this could be one of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the commandments for our cult. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We need as many kooks as we can get for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> legitimate and totally real religion. The biggest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> threat to success is being out-kooked by some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other sect. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As the messiah, you're not going to let that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happen. I beleive in you!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, but the is a limit to my kooking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> abilities... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure if you put your mind to it, you can outkook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm looking at all the flat-earthers, the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moon-landing-was-fake'ers, the young earth
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> creationists and the election-was-stolen'ers on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> internets and I feel wholly inadequate... poisionous
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> broccoli is nothing compared to those people. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pfft! Everyone knows the moon landing was fake (and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> broccoli is not poisonous).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At least one of those statements is definitely wrong...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kook!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I happen to believe that people have landed on the moon...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The French used a very big cannon to shoot a capsule all
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the way in the late 1800s. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I heard it was a gigantic elastic band.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> No-no. I'm sure it was a gun. I've seen pictures...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Ok. I'll believe you this one time.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Upon closer examination it appears that I, as well as the
>>>>>>>>> picture, was wrong. They never landed on the moon, they were
>>>>>>>>> deflected by a meteor on the way. I don't know why anyone
>>>>>>>>> would fake that for a photo-op... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://www.amazon.com/from-earth-moon-verne-
jules/dp/149611342
>>>>>>>>> x 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Makes sense.
>>>>>>> Who?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jules Verne.
>>>>>
>>>>> He was french, you know. All that stuff about the english he wrote
>>>>> in 80 days - he made that up.
>>>>>
>>>> I don't remember what he said about the English.
>>>
>>> The character description of Phineas Fox and the members of the
>>> club, I mean.
>> 
>> I don't remember the descriptions. The one who bet against Phineas
>> Fogg was a real asshole.
> 
> And not even in a proper gentlemanly way, either.
> 
> The very first scene is where Fox fires his servant for serving a
> boiled egg that has not been boiled exactly the required time. And
> then he goes to his club.
> 

That is in line with the behaviour of pompous asses on shows like 
Downton Abbey.

Anyways, it worked out for him because he met Passe portout.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> See! You're good at kookery.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know. I'm not at all sure mountains are the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fossilised remains of giant prehistoric trees, for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> example. Although I agree the moon is most likely made
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from cheese. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We'll never know for sure since the moon landings are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fake. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was all misdirection - in reality the apollo missions
>>>>>>>>>>>>> went to Mars, but they had to keep the sovjets from
>>>>>>>>>>>>> finding out. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh no! 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Now you've blabbed it on the internet!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I think everybody who does the proper research already know
>>>>>>>>>>> about the true purpose of the apollo mission. Anyway the
>>>>>>>>>>> sovjets don't exist any more - Ronny Raygun single-handedly
>>>>>>>>>>> took care of that. They are all respectable members of the
>>>>>>>>>>> capitalist conspiracy now. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Shhhh!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I think that is commonly accepted... ?
>>>>>>>>> Peace on earth and good will to all mankind forever more.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *starts new lsit*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brocolli
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spinach
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> avocado
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> creamy salad dressing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> check, check, check, oh why not,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> check... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you mean 'why would I not make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>you >>>> vegetarian tacos'? (because you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>said >>>> something about tempeh) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I say a lot of things.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {yes, yes, you do...}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway that was regarding the relative
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merits of plant-based protein products
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> vs. actual fauna-based meat. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> See. You snipped it and I forgot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good thing I'm here to remind you,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> About what?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I knew you were going to ask that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ask what?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ask what I reminded you of.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And what is that?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My stance on the relative merits of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plant-based protein products vs. actual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fauna-based meat. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which is?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cited in an earlier post.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which you strategically snipped.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is why you should study during the term...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nah. Why waste time when I can Google shit later?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if the test is closed book (and laptop)?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So,  I already did well in school and have a good
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> job. Is this an instance where I can pay someone else
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to do it for me? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That would be unethical. Also the cost may jeopardise
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your handbag budget... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I doubt that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you think an competent test-taking impersonater comes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cheap - in this economy?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do I need to hire a competent one?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They don't need to pass, they just need to take the test
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for me so that I am free to do other things (like not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> study) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you don't pass you will have to take the year again.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Or drop out.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I didn't take you for a quitter... *not angry -
>>>>>>>>>>> disappointed* 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I triage everything into 2 categories: 1) affects my life ,
>>>>>>>>>> 2) doesn't affect my life.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The test falls into the latter.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's because you are scared of failing, is it?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No. It's because I don't care if I do.
>>>>>>> Well, there goes your chance to win a gold star.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I already have a gold star.
>>>>>> So there!
>>>>>
>>>>> You can never have too many gold stars. Just look at all the
>>>>> generals... 
>>>>>
>>>> They only have 5 max.
>>>
>>> Only the USians. And that's just because General Marshall didn't
>>> want to be a Marshall.
>>>
>>> But then there's all the stars and stuff they wear on the breast.
>>>
>> 
>> Those medals for stuff like turn a corner. Very prestigious.
> 
> Quite. And also quite cumbersome and heavy, one would imagine, when
> the whole front of the jacket is filled with them.
> 

I think they are made from aluminum or some other light metal.