Re: Sick - so very sick

On 26.09.2023 14.11, 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 13.08.2023 23.28, 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.]
[So there!]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
Are you implying that tiny teapot aesthetics isn't important?

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BeH

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