Re: First major snowfall this year

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

> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...

You don't want to do that if you are up for an award.
I don't want to do that since it was a lot of effort putting myself 
together.
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
I have the opposite impression.