Re: Sick - so very sick

On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>>>> [Redacted]
>>>>> [Oops!]
>>>>> [Redacted]
>>>> [I wonder what it said. Must have been important and sensitive.]
>>> [*shrug*]
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.] 
>>> [Fine! There better not be any whining. I spent a fortune on this
>>> dress and getting my hair done.]
>> [I can guarantee there will be no whining from me if I win]
> [There better not be whining if you don't. I'll give you something to 
> whine about]
[Ohhh.. I hope it's one of those nice Riojas. Or maybe a sturdy Chianti]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>>>
>>> Did I say they were?
>>
>> A) You implied that people who find their tiny teapots aesthetically
>> pleasing are little.
>> B) The tiny teapots are from Asia.
>> Conclusion: Yes.
>>
> 
> I don't see that at all.

It's logic...

-- 
BeH

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