Re: Sick - so very sick

On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
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> [Oops!]
> [Redacted]
[I wonder what it said. Must have been important and sensitive.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Snipporific extraction]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And the winner is ......*drum roll*]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [*Attempts to look unconcerned*]
>>>>>>>>>>> [You look worried or gassy, not sure which]
>>>>>>>>>> [That's my unconcerned look.]
>>>>>>>>> [Now I look concerned]
>>>>>>>> [Don't worry, If I win I win, if not I'll throw a fit]
>>>>>>> [I'll wait out in the limo]
>>>>>> [And miss my great moment? I see how it is...]
>>>>> [Do you? I hope you see I am anti-whining]
>>>> [Yeah - waiting in the limo is more moping than whining. Also not
>>>> very supportive.]
>>> [I'm not moping. I'm happy to not hear the whining. Also, there is a 
>>> complementary bar here and the driver is cute]
>> [I won't be whining when I win. I'll be giving a humorous yet moving
>> acceptance speech, thanking all the people helping to get me this
>> far.] 
> [You didn't seem so sure about winning a few posts ago. So your win is 
> due to my blathering on and not snipping. You wouldn't be here if it 
> weren't for me.]
[Which make it all the incredible that you would rather sit in a car
than the audience, where you can demonstrate your modesty to the cameras
when I profusely and excessively thank you for your contribution.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elsewhere 'american style' may mean filtered
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coffee... IOW Coffee! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Their coffee is so smooth.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still just coffee - by any other name.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All coffee is not equal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You've apparently never had a really good cup of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coffee. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All my coffee is good.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soo you say.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is true. Because it has coffee in it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not all coffee is good. The thought of drinking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coffee that has been sitting for hours in a thermos
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> makes me nauseous. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coffee doesn't sit for hours around here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you drink a pot in a short span of time?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A couple of hours, usually. Irrespective from the fact
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I don't have a coffee maker ATM, I usually put it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in a couple of thermos mugs. The inevitable loss of heat
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is preferable to leaving the coffee on the hotplate for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any length of time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My god! How are you making coffee?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I boil water in a kettle and pour in over ground coffee
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contained in a liquid-permeable paper bag - just like gawd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intended. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sounds like how I make tea.
>>>>>>>>>>>> You mean you don't do the whole chinese/japanese traditional
>>>>>>>>>>>> tea-making performance?
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure what that is. My people come from the British
>>>>>>>>>>> Isles. 
>>>>>>>>>> It's a long and strict ritual involving boiling water,
>>>>>>>>>> tea-pots, cups and bamboo whiskers.. and of course tea leaves.
>>>>>>>>>> So you just splash some milk and hot water over a teabag,
>>>>>>>>>> then? 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I buy loose leaf tea.
>>>>>>>>> My ritual is I put some in tea strainer and wait for the kettle
>>>>>>>>> to boil. While that is happening, sometimes I graze on stuff on
>>>>>>>>> the counter or do some squats. If it is black tea then I pour
>>>>>>>>> the water in a mug with the tea and leave it steep for a few
>>>>>>>>> minutes after which I add some milk. If it some other kind of
>>>>>>>>> tea: green, white, rooibos then I remove the strainer after it
>>>>>>>>> has steeped. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think the orientals put the leaves in the teapot and strain it
>>>>>>>> when serving. I don't think they do squats, what with them
>>>>>>>> sitting on the floor when making the.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I make a whole pot, it gets strained that way. I rarely make a
>>>>>>> whole pot.
>>>>>> Depends on the size of the pot, though. Eh?
>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>> Sure,sure, size matters....
>>>> Some of those japanese teapots only holds two cups of tea. Small
>>>> cups too. 
>>>
>>> So they won't be bragging about their teapots online.
>> Sometimes small is beautiful... Size isn't everything, you know.
>>
> That's what little people say.
Not everyone from Asia is small...

-- 
BeH

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