Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
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>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Decongested]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*inhales deeply*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eeeek!!1!  ]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's a lovely feeling,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> isn't >>>> it? >> I >>>>> remember it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well.] >>>>>>>>>> [Why did you write
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eeek inside 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>> thought 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brackets? Get out!] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I got into your head, did
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I? >> I >>>> got >>>>> scared about the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> openendedness 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of >> the >>> thing.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Wow! Harsh...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The openendedneess of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unclosed 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brackets, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not your head. Your head can't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scare >>>> me] >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Oh no! I left an open bracket.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>> do >>>> that  a lot] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Please be more careful. It is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quite >>>>> frightening. Also the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> letters may 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fall >>> out.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [There's usually an error in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> log] >>> [Sometimes the parsing just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> keep >>> skipping 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'till eoi or the buffer runs full]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That never happens with SAS or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SQL] >>> [It happens in environments
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where >>> unsupported garbage is to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expected 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {HTML} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I only program for data manipulation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> purposes] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [HTML is better suited for people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> manipulation] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'm not very good at that]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You probably shouldn't get into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> politics, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Done and done]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Not even the local school board? You
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could run on abolishing trigonometry,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since it's the work of the debbil] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yes, yes I see your point. I was never
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> keen on trig. I feel like I would have to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spend my leisure time at pointless,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> annoying meetings. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I already have enough of those with work] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You could use the occasion to recruit some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> followers to our book club/religion. I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure there are at least a few members of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most school boards interested in kookery.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Maybe. I'll think about it]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Good. But not too much. We don't want any of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those interlextuals to join. They just mess
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything up with their logic and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unreasonable reason.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Plus they're all granola and quilted vests]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Quite. And herbal tea, most likely]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I like herbal tea.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Are you one of them interlextuals, then?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Nope. Maybe people think that because I wear
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> glasses] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And drink herbal tea... You should probably not do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that during meetings. You might scare off the best
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kooks.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Got it. Only water]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You can always claim it's a homeopathic remedy if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone asks. For that extra kooky clout.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Magic exilir. Detoxes the liver. I have to pee]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [To get rid of all the bad energies. It's part of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> process.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Take notes. It's a big cup of tea]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [There are a lot of bad energies around. And never enough
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crystals to divert them.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I actually do have a bag of crystals that a weird lady
>>>>>>>>>>>>> gave me at a psychic fair]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [But of course you do... I mean good. That will only make
>>>>>>>>>>>> you seem more relatable to the 'book-club' kooks and help
>>>>>>>>>>>> assimilate them into the cult.] 
>>>>>>>>>>> [I don't know how to use them. I guess I need to do some
>>>>>>>>>>> research] 
>>>>>>>>>> [Or... you can just make something up. Just be sure to explain
>>>>>>>>>> how they vibrate at different frequencies, depending on the
>>>>>>>>>> users aura] 
>>>>>>>>> [You can talk about the cystals. Apparently you've spent some
>>>>>>>>> time thinking this through]
>>>>>>>> [I don't want to disrupt the intimacy of the book club. Me
>>>>>>>> showing up with membership forms and pre-written donation
>>>>>>>> pledges for the cult too soon could give away the game.]
>>>>>>> [As you speak about the magical crystals, they will be so
>>>>>>> entranced that they will fill out all the paperwork]
>>>>>> [Or maybe it's more the way the crystal swings back and forth on
>>>>>> it's string... back and forth... back and forth... so relaxing...]
>>>>> [Yes, master]
>>>> [You are very relaxed and feel an urgent need to donate all your
>>>> money to The Temple of Crystals and Fairies.]
>>>>
>>> [I hope that's not our cult name]
>> [It isn't. The Temple of Crystals and Fairies is the online shop
>> selling "extra powerful" crystals and assorted plastic tat at grossly
>> inflated prices.It is (for tax purposes) not affiliated with the cult
>> at all - apart from when the crystals are being blessed by a cult
>> official for a fee.]
> [Okay]
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [older stuff archived]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a little bit smoky today
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again. >>> We've had rain the last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> two >> nights. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not > a lot but enough to freshing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up >>>> the air 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and make the flowers stand up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> straight. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can always water them yourself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The rain notwithstanding there is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> supposedly a drought on. Also they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will > manage. {Don't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mention the 1000L container of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rainwater 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out back.} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mum's the word.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh. Did I think that out loud...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {I guess I imagined I heard it}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {phew... I'm saving the rainwater for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when/if I get my water feature done} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {I can hardly wait to see it}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Me too}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Send me some weekly progress pictures}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {This week nothing was done. Picture
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that...} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {I can't. I don't have a picture of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> starting point for reference. I can picture
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you doing nothing. Warning: my brane adds 20
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pounds} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {That will be about right}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {You need to go out for a 5K walk every day}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {That would take away from my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sitting-doing-nothing time.} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {That's kinda the point}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {I like sitting around doing nothing. Also I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have time to walk 5km every day. I still have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yardwork to do. And lawns to mow. And most of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implements are in the garage.} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {So it all worked out for you then}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Not exactly. Instead of just opening a side door,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now i have to lift up the big gate thing. And then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the neighbour's cat goes in there to sleep and I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have to check everything to see it has left before I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> close it again when I'm done.} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Cats like to be on the other side of any door}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {The door that keeps them from their evening meal may
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be an exception. Also there isn't much to do in my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> garage,} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Except sleep}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {They can do that anywhere. No sense being locked up as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well.} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Cats don't exactly plan well}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {And that's why I have to check for cats before I close
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the gate.} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> {In my mond, I picture the cat giving you the 'how dare you
>>>>>>>>>>>>> disturb my sleep' look}
>>>>>>>>>>>> {Nah, whenever I do disturb her, she usually adopt the 'I
>>>>>>>>>>>> was going to move anyway' attitude.}
>>>>>>>>>>> {Or UGH! You again! I'm outta here!}
>>>>>>>>>> (That would be kind of rude. Not cat-like behaviour at all.)
>>>>>>>>> (I'll assume you're being sarcastic)
>>>>>>>> (Maybe...)
>>>>>>> (Ah...suspense)
>>>>>> {or indecision...}
>>>>> {Ah the suspense of not knowing what you were thinking}
>>>> {I know that feeling...}
>>> {You don't know what you are thinking?}
>> {yes}
>>> {You don't know what other people are thinking?}
>> {frequently}
>>
>> [*munch* Mmmm crunchy usenet post]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right. Never mind. So obelisks. The egyptians made a lot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of those back in the day. And then the English (and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> french) stole some of them. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fascinating. Also very phallic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stealing obelisks? That's more of an imperialistic thing,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would say. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Obelisk envy. Definitely a guy thing ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I wouldn't know... I don't feel deprived. Also I have no
>>>>>>>>>>>> good place to put an obelisk.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It definitely needs to go out by the road where passersby can
>>>>>>>>>>> admire and/or steal it.
>>>>>>>>>> I could put it where my tower used to be, I suppose. ('My
>>>>>>>>>> tower' being an old power distribution hut they took down a
>>>>>>>>>> couple of years ago.) Also we don't get a lot of englishers
>>>>>>>>>> (or frenchers) around here so unlikely anyone will steal an
>>>>>>>>>> obelisk. A stele on the other hand... 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Who would steal a stele over an obelisk?
>>>>>>>> I'm sure the englishers (and the frenchers) have done some stele
>>>>>>>> stealing as well over time - when there were no obelisks around.
>>>>>>>> Ultimately it's going to be a stelistic choice, innit? Also an
>>>>>>>> obelisk is pretty unhandy to lug about unobtrusively.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They would put it lying down in the back of wagon, no?
>>>>>> If they happen to have a wagon. Many of the foreign types coming
>>>>>> by here are biking... I can't imagine it will be easy to take away
>>>>>> a stele on a bike without being noticed.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess it depends on how big it is.
>>>>> Size matters.
>>>> There are practical limits to how big a bike can be... not least if
>>>> it is to be powered the proper way: with people muscles.
>>>>
>>> I thought you meant the size of the stele.
>> I did, but the idea of a (cargo-)bike big enough to carry a stele - or
>> an obelisk - appealed to me. It would probably have to be made of
>> steel... for sturdyness. Quite a job to get something like that up the
>> hills. Especially laden with a stele.
> What is the minimum stele size? Maybe we should focus on stealing small 
> steles.
I imagine there is a practical minimal size for steles - a tiny rock
isn't going to be very impressive, and also it would likely be difficult
to still make out the inscriptions for old steles. Also stumpy stolen
steles aren't as attractive in a tourist-trap sense as the bigger ones.

> Make sure you bring a tarp so that the stolen stele is stealth.
I think that is stipulated in the stele-stealing subject...

>>>>>>>>> You need to put up a signage on a busy road. 
>>>>>>>>> "Come and see the obelisk 2 km ---> "
>>>>>>>> I would be nervous someone might accuse me of having stolen the
>>>>>>>> obelisk. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That seems like a Viking kinda thing to do...
>>>>>> Nah... If it ain't gold or silver (or wimmen) it ain't worth the
>>>>>> space. 
>>>>>>
>>>>> I pity the fool who steals me.
>>>> Oh, I'm sure I could get a decent price for you in the Mediterranean
>>>> market...
>>>>
>>> But why would you want to?
>>> I has a sad now :(
>> It's what the Vikings did, mostly. In Ireland at least. Sometimes they
>> took the wimmen to Iceland instead - to work in the service industy.
> 
> Freshen your drink, Govner?
That too, I suppose - but mostly milk the cows and churn the butter kind
of stuff. Also a considerable amount of Irish-origin DNA is still
present in the Icelandic population.

> My colouring is more from the Scottish ancestors. Your might get charged 
> with fraud or beaten up for trying to pawn me off as Irish.
I rather think it would make little difference, as long as you are good
at thrashing grain and herding sheep and such...

>>>>>>> And so what if they think it's stolen? It's not like they can
>>>>>>> prove anything. 
>>>>>> They could if the obelisk is signed. A lot of obelisk have
>>>>>> inscriptions on them.
>>>>>>
>>>>> But not signatures, surely.
>>>> I think they do have the name of whoever carved the inscription - or
>>>> at least who ordered it.
>>>> Runic inscription almost always is mostly just that, in spite of how
>>>> modest and self-effacing scandinavians are.
>>>>
>>> Oh you and your sarcasm!
>>
>> You noticed... :-)
> 
> I usually notice and then ignore it.
> {Oooo! I think that's the first time I noticed you using a smiley}

I have been known to use the odd ascii combinations at times. As long as
they don't get autotranslated into graphic emoticons...

(*' `* - two hairyballs having knife fight.)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A Danish very easy crossword, I meant. They
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have picture clues which solves as horrible
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> puns... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _____  = I over ate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A cartoon of two young witched trying to ride
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brooms with an older witch looking unamused.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Solution: Kostskole. Kost = broom or meal(s)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (different pronunciation) Skole = school
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kostskole = boarding school
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Very punny.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would never get any right since I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> speak the language. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's really easy:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHlEOsM5jtA 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *bookmark for later*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good luck with that later.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll probably forget or get distracted by a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> squirrel or something... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Squirrels aren't distractions - they are a joy of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nature. Unless you have a walnut tree of course.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which I don't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Neither do I, but still I have "hidden" walnuts all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over every year. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway the other day I had one rather small squirrel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being chased off the cherry tree and all the way to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the treeline - by sparrows. Turns out sparrows don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think squirrels are a joy of nature. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They aren't, really.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soemtimes they get in my garden and take 1 bite out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of every single ripe tomato.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quality control.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Death wish, more like.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You wouldn't...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would if I didn't think another squirrel would take its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> place. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can never have too many squirrels...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's at times like this, I wish I could send you some.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Me too. I suspect the gray squirrels would be considered an
>>>>>>>>>>>> invasive species, and not allowed for import. It didn't go
>>>>>>>>>>>> too well for the brits when they did it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I would send the red squirrels. They really are little shits.
>>>>>>>>>> But pretty. And also cute the way they flitter about in the
>>>>>>>>>> trees in between stealing produce.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Must be some odd definition of the word 'cute' that I was
>>>>>>>>> previously unaware of.
>>>>>>>> Clearly you are biased against the cute little critters... I
>>>>>>>> wouldn't be chocked to learn that you don't find a baby skunk
>>>>>>>> cute either. Unharden your heart, girl.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sure. Baby animals are cute.
>>>>>>> There's video making the rounds of a baby elephant chasing ducks.
>>>>>>> Very cute!
>>>>>>> Squirrels - not so cute.
>>>>>> Baby squirrels! QED
>>>>>>
>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>
>>>> How do you even do that?
>>>
>>> I'll show you when I go over to see your water feature.
>>
>> That could be a while. Can't you just tell me now?
> 
> Too much typing. Anyways it's more of a visual thing.
It would be - invo0lving the eyes as it does. But there have to be some
technique involved. Or violence...

>>>> I'm glad you finally relent in the face of my crushing logic.
>>>>
>>> I wouldn't refer to twisting my words as crushing logic.
>>
>> Well, anyway I win.
> 
> Sure. If you say so.
{point}

>>> But whatever floats your boat.
>> Water displacement?
>>
> If that's what does it for you, who am I to judge?
Not just me - that's how everyone's boat float. Physics!

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr