Re: First major snowfall this year

On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
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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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 will if I don't win.

> I don't want to do that since it was a lot of effort putting myself 
> together.
You aren't made from LEGO, are you?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.

May I suggest some contemporary (19th/early 20th century) literature
describing the non-english populations of the empire...

-- 
BeH

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