Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> 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 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.]
[Me either. Whiner]
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 

No it isn't.
It's one step above gossip.