Re: First major snowfall this year

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> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
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>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.
> Only if you plan to participate in the hysterical crying and tearing
> of hair.
> 
Nope.
>>>> 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?
> I'm mostly sanguine in relation to LEGO, but I imagine it makes
> clothes shopping a bit challenging...
Probably makes it easier. Lego people just swap out the torso and legs 
with the costume that they want to wear.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>>
>> Getting sleepy...can't seem to stay awake....
>> Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
> 
> Maybe some Kipling...
> 
Can you read to me?
*bats eyelashes*