Re: First major snowfall this year

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
>> 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?
> Sure if you want to be like one of those 'ordinary citizens' being
> interviewed for the news.
>> What are you wearing?
> 
> Black.
> 

That's easy to coordinate with.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> But French.
> 
Wouldn't it be better to have a Frenchman at your beck and call? An 
exotic foreign servant?