Re: Sick - so very sick

On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
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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'?]
[I don't do [non-prescription] drugs. I don't do much wine any more for
that matter.]
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.

Tenuous is the best logic.

-- 
BeH

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