Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> Sat, 21 Oct 2023 20:43:23 +0200
Newsgroups alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Low cost snipping
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> provided] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [How low?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Down to here]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's pretty low]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Especially considering the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quality 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>> workmanship] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Don't sell yourself short]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I try]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's something at least]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The hardest part is overcoming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my >>>>>>> naturally unassuming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> character] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's good for your brane to work
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> outside 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your comfort zone] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's going to be quite a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since I have no intention of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> leaving 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > zone. Someone needs to invent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remote > braining or 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll just add that to one of you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> litses] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Assuming I will get anything done
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is >>> hardly a viable strategy.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yes, it seems that way]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [There's plenty of time... No hurry.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You say that and then suddenly the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doomsday prophet is right] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Well, I'm not doing all that work and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have it all come to nothing because of a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stupid doomsday...] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's a defeatist attitude]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Are you calling me a quitter...?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [If the shoe fits...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [What shoe? You need special shoes for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doomsday, now? I'm not buying a pair of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shoes that I can only use once.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That cult in the US liked Reeboks. You could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> try that] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Bah. All the 'some sports person wore them'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brand sneakers are stupid expensive - and also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't last very well.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'm pretty sure sneakers are made to not last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very well] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And we all know why that is...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*sigh* Capitalism?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [By jove I think she's got it...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Who,by jove, is jove?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [A nickname for Jehova/Jahve, probably... you could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ask Alan Lerner if he was still alive.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Huh? Not looking it up]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Okay then]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [So, how 'bout that local sports team?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's the off-season now. I have no idea what they get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up to ATM.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Some fan you are...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The not-obsessed-with-the-private-life-of-sportspeople
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kind of fan, you mean. Very true.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Right. You have other things to do]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Exactly. A water feature isn't going to make itself.]
>>>>>>>>>>> [How's it coming along?]
>>>>>>>>>> [It's still in the planning stages. I need to re-lay some
>>>>>>>>>> pavement stones that have been undermined by water and/or ants
>>>>>>>>>> first. But I have the stone and a largeish pile of dirt all
>>>>>>>>>> ready for the wellspring part.] 
>>>>>>>>> [Best get on that. It will be winter before you know it]
>>>>>>>> [Actually yesterday was recorded as a "summer day" by the
>>>>>>>> meteorologists. (Air temperature above 25'C). The latest date
>>>>>>>> for one of those in recorded history. That's climate change for
>>>>>>>> you.] 
>>>>>>> [El Nino.]
>>>>>> [Not around her it isn't. The Mistral doesn't reach up here
>>>>>> either. It's climate change for sure.]
>>>>> [The weather is cyclical by nature. But whatever]
>>>> [Unless disrupted by catastrophic events such as volkano eruptions
>>>> or giant meteors from space or man made climate change. But
>>>> whatever.] 
>>> [Neither of us will be around to find out]
>> [I'll get back to you on that in a few years when my house is under
>> water] 
> [Maybe you should build an ark rather than a water feature then. You can 
> always stay here]
[An ark isn't really within my budget given the price of lumber. Also
I'm not a sailor. And as appealing as the offer is, I would rather like
to be able to stay right here on my own land.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Who exercises after drinking?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's the standing up, and the walking around,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and the social interacting, and the dancing, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the mating rites, and the walking home... It can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be quite exhausting. So I've heard. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You must have seen it in movies and such.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember a movie with drunk people talking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about how exhausting it is to walk home after
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dancing. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You were probably supposed to infer it from the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exhaustedness displayed by whichever actor was doing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the walking home after dancing. As they say in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> storytelling business: 'show don't tell'. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Clearly, they are all bad actors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or maybe you just haven't seen any movies with drunk
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people walking home after dancing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably. Name one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Singing in the Rain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Were they drunk? It's been so long since I've it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let's say I remember and that they were. Why else would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they be singing in the rain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> A valid point. I think people just liked tap dancing and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff back then.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Some of us still do. Especially in the rain. When drunk.
>>>>>>>>>>> Uh-huh...
>>>>>>>>>> I would show you but it isn't raining now... Also I'm not
>>>>>>>>>> drunk. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Another thing I will have to wait on you for...
>>>>>>>> I don't control the weather, you know... If only I did.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then what?
>>>>>> Tail wind on the bike path for one thing. And also no raining when
>>>>>> I'm outside...
>>>>>>> It would snow all the time because Scandahooivans love skiing.
>>>>>> I'm not your average Scandinavian. No more snow than the
>>>>>> municipality is able to remove from the bike paths in a timely
>>>>>> manner. 
>>>>>>
>>>>> Then why have snow at all?
>>>> is preetti !
>>>>
>>>>> Also, if you skiied, it wouldn't matter if the snow was removed or
>>>>> no. 
>>>> However, since I don't ski, and biking is less pleasant on snow
>>>> covered bike paths, it does matter.
>>>>
>>> Whiner
>> I find me requirements both reasonable and modest. Namecaller.
>>
> 
> I'M TELLING!!!!

Who? Also I have ample evidence. Just saying...

-- 
BeH

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