Re: First major snowfall this year

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [Monumental truncation]
>>>>>>>>>> [Is this about obelisks again?]
>>>>>>>>> [One can do a lot with words alone, but constructing a large
>>>>>>>>> stone needle I feel is not one. Also stop fixating on
>>>>>>>>> obelisks.] 
>>>>>>>> [Fine! If anyone is looking for me, I'll be outside drawing
>>>>>>>> penises on the sidewalk]
>>>>>>> [If you feel that will contribute to the beautification of the
>>>>>>> neighbourhood - go right ahead. For balance you can also
>>>>>>> consider making one of these:
>>>>>>> https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/vagina-sculpture-brazil-
>>>>>> b678875.h
>>>>>>> tml ] 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> That doesn't mesh with my obelisk fixation.
>>>>> It's all about balancing the artistic whole... Also they might put
>>>>> a piece in the local paper about it if you do.
>>>>
>>>> What to wear? What to wear?
>>> Something in an earth tone, I would say...
>> Or chromokey blue?
> I'm pretty sure that is illegal for award shows. Especially the
> prominent and televised ones like this one.
Should I just wear what I wear whenI'm posting?
What are you wearing?

> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. And hired him on the spot, with no references and no
>>>>>>>>>>> interview or test-boiling of eggs. Because he had to catch a
>>>>>>>>>>> train. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We all have our own methods.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> He was on a tight schedule at the tine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Typical. Everyone is in a hurry.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To be fair he had a lot of money on the line... I can see where
>>>>>>> that will make someone skip some of the details.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sure. Philleas Fogg, you are forgiven...
>>>>> You say that now, but imagine what all his gentlemanly
>>>>> acquaintances would think if they knew...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm guessing they would be thrilled that he had a non-white man
>>>> servant. 
>>> Being english it was probably more scandalous that he employed a
>>> frenchman. 
>>>
>> It was probably socially acceptable to employ a fr*nchman to iron
>> your knickers and such.
> Could be, but as a man-servant he would be in direct contact with his
> master a lot.

But still a man-servant none-the-less.