Re: First major snowfall this year

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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.

Quite. And good for hiding in the shadows...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?

It's my impression the neither "exotic" nor "foreign" were considered
positive attribute in that time and place.

-- 
BeH

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