Re: First major snowfall this year

On 04.10.2023 16.13, 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.

Then by all means go nuts with the 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?
>> 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.
But think of the (relative) size of the shopping bags you will need.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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*

Sure. But do you think you can hear it from over there.
(Do I even have any Kipling in the house? Hmmm)

-- 
BeH

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