Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 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] 
[How about some wine with the 'h'?]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
> 

Tenuous at best.