Re: Sick - so very sick

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> On 23.09.2023 23.14, 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.]
[Just because I called you a whiner doesn't make me a namecaller. Oh 
wait.]

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

They mostly make up issues to deflect away from important stuff.