Re: First major snowfall this year

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> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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.
So I need to wear something black as well and no sequins.
> 
>> 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?
Would that excite 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...
> 
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