Re: Sick - so very sick

On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
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>> 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.]
> [Me either. Whiner]
[I care about my kidney. That doesn't make me a whiner. Namecaller.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
If it's good enough for the government...
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BeH

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