Re: Crossed the threshhold

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> 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
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [*munch* Mmmm crunchy usenet post]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right. Never mind. So obelisks. The egyptians
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> made a lot of those back in the day. And then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the English (and the french) stole some of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fascinating. Also very phallic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stealing obelisks? That's more of an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imperialistic thing, I would say. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Obelisk envy. Definitely a guy thing ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wouldn't know... I don't feel deprived. Also I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have no good place to put an obelisk.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It definitely needs to go out by the road where
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> passersby can admire and/or steal it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could put it where my tower used to be, I suppose.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ('My tower' being an old power distribution hut they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took down a couple of years ago.) Also we don't get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a lot of englishers (or frenchers) around here so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unlikely anyone will steal an obelisk. A stele on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the other hand... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Who would steal a stele over an obelisk?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure the englishers (and the frenchers) have done
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some stele stealing as well over time - when there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were no obelisks around. Ultimately it's going to be a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stelistic choice, innit? Also an obelisk is pretty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unhandy to lug about unobtrusively. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They would put it lying down in the back of wagon, no?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If they happen to have a wagon. Many of the foreign
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> types coming by here are biking... I can't imagine it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will be easy to take away a stele on a bike without
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being noticed. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess it depends on how big it is.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Size matters.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are practical limits to how big a bike can be... not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> least if it is to be powered the proper way: with people
>>>>>>>>>>>>> muscles. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought you meant the size of the stele.
>>>>>>>>>>> I did, but the idea of a (cargo-)bike big enough to carry a
>>>>>>>>>>> stele - or an obelisk - appealed to me. It would probably
>>>>>>>>>>> have to be made of steel... for sturdyness. Quite a job to
>>>>>>>>>>> get something like that up the hills. Especially laden with
>>>>>>>>>>> a stele. 
>>>>>>>>>> What is the minimum stele size? Maybe we should focus on
>>>>>>>>>> stealing small steles.
>>>>>>>>> I imagine there is a practical minimal size for steles - a
>>>>>>>>> tiny rock isn't going to be very impressive, and also it would
>>>>>>>>> likely be difficult to still make out the inscriptions for old
>>>>>>>>> steles. Also stumpy stolen steles aren't as attractive in a
>>>>>>>>> tourist-trap sense as the bigger ones. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I dunno.
>>>>>>>> In 2020, people were really into those rocks that kids were
>>>>>>>> painting and leaving in parks. Maybe we could colourize a small
>>>>>>>> one to make it more attractive?
>>>>>>> In 2020 people were really into going to parks in general.
>>>>>>> Also painting a stele would compromise the sense of historical
>>>>>>> impact and thus the monetary benefit. See how people reacted
>>>>>>> when museums started displaying greek and roman sculpture with
>>>>>>> the original paint scheme. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am unfamiliar with that, not being part of the 'museum' set.
>>>>> I have been to a museum or two in my time. Not recently - they are
>>>>> all far away, except the local tractor-museum. But anyway:
>>>>> https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-vibrant-long-
>>>> overlook
>>>>> ed-colors-of-classical-sculptures-180980321/ 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cool! I like the gold torso.
>>>> See. Colour enhances them.
>>>
>>> The point was that 'important cultural people' for years have lauded
>>> the pure aesthetics of the unadorned marble of neoclassicism -
>>> supposedly emulating the ancient greek and roman art - and _then_
>>> they found out it was supposed to be painted in bright colours.
>>>
>> It makes them pretty!
> But think of the cognitive dissonance. The trauma... Human figures
> being skin-coloured. With brown hair and blue eyes. Like people!
> 
Are you saying that beings without brown hair and blue eyes aren't 
people?
Now I feel traumatized.

>>>>>> I am, however, familiar with how well received Ted Turner was
>>>>>> when he colourized old movies.
>>>>> Everybody clapped and cheered?
>>>>>
>>>> Exactly!
>>>>
>>>>>> He was trying to bring them to life and make them real.
>>>>>> Same thing applies to the steles.
>>>>> I'm pretty sure there are rules against smearing paint on genuine
>>>>> archaeoligical artifacts.
>>>>>
>>>> No one will know if it's genuine or not.
>>> The people to whom it belonged before it was stolen will know. And
>>> possibly some museum nerds too.
>>>
>> Museum nerds don't go out and I'm not scared of some long-dead
>> viking. 
> I've been watching old Time Team episodes lately, and museum nerds
> absolutely go out sometimes. Also the steles don't belong to vikings -
> who are all long dead after all - they belong to museums and
> foundations and such.
> 
(Bjorn again vikings?)

I bet some private collectors have steles. Let's take those.

>>>> Anyways, I didn't have you pegged as a rule follower.
>>> I'm a firm adherent to the principle of not getting caught breaking
>>> rules. 
>>>
>> Noted.Except for grammar rules.
> There are grammar rules?
> 
Of course. There are rules for everything.
You must wear pants in public.
And try to not split infinitives.

>>>>>>>>>> Make sure you bring a tarp so that the stolen stele is
>>>>>>>>>> stealth. 
>>>>>>>>> I think that is stipulated in the stele-stealing subject...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It wasn't.
>>>>>>> It is my understanding that stealthily stealing large objects
>>>>>>> involves covering it up en route. Similar to using carpets for
>>>>>>> moving bodies. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I thought the objective was to take the thing and get away as
>>>>>> fast as possible. 
>>>>>> I can see the headline: 'The theives were captured as they stood
>>>>>> there fastening the tarp to the get-away bike'
>>>>> If you plan to be apprehended while still on the site a tarp
>>>>> probably isn't going to make any difference one way or the other.
>>>>> The first principle of stele-stealing is to do it without being
>>>>> seen. 
>>>>>
>>>> I get that. I didn't plan on getting caught. It was a side-effect
>>>> of you farting around with the bike.
>>> If the bike is moving while you apply the tarp you are doing it
>>> wrong. 
>> 
>> Obviously trying to affix a tarp on a moving bike in almost
>> impossible and ill-advised.
> Exactly.
> 
>>> Also nobody is likely to suspect someone on a bike, which is why the
>>> tarp is important to keep the stele out of sight.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You need to put up a signage on a busy road. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Come and see the obelisk 2 km ---> "
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would be nervous someone might accuse me of having
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stolen the obelisk. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That seems like a Viking kinda thing to do...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nah... If it ain't gold or silver (or wimmen) it ain't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worth the space. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I pity the fool who steals me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, I'm sure I could get a decent price for you in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mediterranean market...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> But why would you want to?
>>>>>>>>>>>> I has a sad now :(
>>>>>>>>>>> It's what the Vikings did, mostly. In Ireland at least.
>>>>>>>>>>> Sometimes they took the wimmen to Iceland instead - to work
>>>>>>>>>>> in the service industy. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Freshen your drink, Govner?
>>>>>>>>> That too, I suppose - but mostly milk the cows and churn the
>>>>>>>>> butter kind of stuff. Also a considerable amount of
>>>>>>>>> Irish-origin DNA is still present in the Icelandic population.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Uh-huh
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My colouring is more from the Scottish ancestors. Your might
>>>>>>>>>> get charged with fraud or beaten up for trying to pawn me off
>>>>>>>>>> as Irish. 
>>>>>>>>> I rather think it would make little difference, as long as you
>>>>>>>>> are good at thrashing grain and herding sheep and such...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I see. By 'service industry' you meant slavery. I thought you
>>>>>>>> meant prostitution. 
>>>>>>>> Slop your hog, gov'ner?
>>>>>>> I don't know if they brought pigs along to Iceland.
>>>>>>> And they were definitely going out of fashion in the
>>>>>>> mediterranean market. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good. I don't like pork.
>>>>> As a thrall the menu choices may be somewhat limited in any case.
>>>>> How do you feel about gruel?
>>>>>
>>>> That's just oatmeal. I like oatmeal.
>>> Then I'm sure you will be quite content as a slave...
>> I dunno. I don't think I'd look good in a collar plus I'm bossy and 
>> opinionated.
> I'm sure any competent slave owner will have remedies to correct these
> shortcomings.
> 
Like what? Keeping in mind I was spanked as a child.
(And remarkably well-behaved as an adult)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And so what if they think it's stolen? It's not like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they can prove anything. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They could if the obelisk is signed. A lot of obelisk
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have inscriptions on them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But not signatures, surely.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think they do have the name of whoever carved the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> inscription - or at least who ordered it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Runic inscription almost always is mostly just that, in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> spite of how modest and self-effacing scandinavians are.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh you and your sarcasm!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You noticed... :-)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I usually notice and then ignore it.
>>>>>>>>>> {Oooo! I think that's the first time I noticed you using a
>>>>>>>>>> smiley} 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have been known to use the odd ascii combinations at times.
>>>>>>>>> As long as they don't get autotranslated into graphic
>>>>>>>>> emoticons... 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why's that?
>>>>>>> I don't like when what is displayed is not what I put. Also I'm
>>>>>>> not a fan of picture texting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *crosses 'Get dick pics from BeH' off my bucket list*
>>>>> A prudent and wise decision. There are no BeH-pics - of any kind.
>>>>>
>>>> But there should be.
>>> There really shouldn't.
>> Of course there should be otherwise, it's like you never existed.
> There is a considerable production of written material right here on
> usenet - forever enshrined on google. Also I would think at least some
> of the programming I've done would still be active. Also also the Tax
> department knows who I am.
> 
There is no connection for the general public between BeH on usenet, the 
programmer and your secret identity or your tax account.

>>>>>>>> This Usenet client is so old that it doesn't do graphics or
>>>>>>>> hyperlinks or even utf-8 encoding.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> (*' `* - two hairyballs having knife fight.)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A Danish very easy crossword, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meant. >>> They have picture clues
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>which >> solves >> as > horrible puns...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _____  = I over ate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A cartoon of two young witched
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>trying >> to > ride brooms with an older
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>witch >> looking 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unamused. Solution: Kostskole. Kost
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>= >>> broom or meal(s) (different
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pronunciation) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Skole = school Kostskole = boarding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> school 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Very punny.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would never get any right since I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't  speak the language. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's really easy:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>>>>> v=gHlEOsM5jtA
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *bookmark for later*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good luck with that later.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll probably forget or get distracted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>by  a squirrel or something... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Squirrels aren't distractions - they are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a joy of nature. Unless you have a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> walnut tree of course. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which I don't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Neither do I, but still I have "hidden"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> walnuts all over every year. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway the other day I had one rather
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> small squirrel being chased off the cherry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tree and all the way to the treeline - by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sparrows. Turns out sparrows don't think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> squirrels are a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> joy of nature. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They aren't, really.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soemtimes they get in my garden and take 1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bite out of every single ripe tomato.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quality control.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Death wish, more like.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You wouldn't...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would if I didn't think another squirrel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would take its place. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can never have too many squirrels...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's at times like this, I wish I could send you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me too. I suspect the gray squirrels would be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> considered an invasive species, and not allowed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for import. It didn't go too well for the brits
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when they did it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would send the red squirrels. They really are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> little shits. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But pretty. And also cute the way they flitter about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the trees in between stealing produce.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Must be some odd definition of the word 'cute' that I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was previously unaware of.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Clearly you are biased against the cute little
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> critters... I wouldn't be chocked to learn that you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't find a baby skunk cute either. Unharden your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heart, girl. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. Baby animals are cute.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's video making the rounds of a baby elephant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chasing ducks. Very cute!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Squirrels - not so cute.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Baby squirrels! QED
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> How do you even do that?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll show you when I go over to see your water feature.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That could be a while. Can't you just tell me now?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Too much typing. Anyways it's more of a visual thing.
>>>>>>>>> It would be - invo0lving the eyes as it does. But there have
>>>>>>>>> to be some technique involved. Or violence...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's 100% an underrated mad skill.
>>>>>>> Which you should teach me. Then I would have one mad skill.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I thought you could Photoshop. That's a mad skill.
>>>>> I don't even have access to that program. But anyone can cut and
>>>>> paste stuff. Nothing mad about that.
>>>>>
>>>> I can cut and paste with scissors and glue.
>>> That will mess up your monitor something awful.
>>>
>> I feel a blonde joke coming on...
> Go on then...?
> 
*deep inhale*
How do you know when a blonde has been using your computer?

There is white-out on the screen. 

How do you know that another blonde has been using the computer? 

Someone has written on the white-out.

>>>>>> I bet you could roll a joint. 
>>>>> I can make unsettling sounds with my (left) shoulder joint, if
>>>>> that's what you mean.
>>>>>
>>>> It isn't but noted.
>>> It's kind of a wet, clicking sound.
>>>
>> Gross!
> Truly.
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm glad you finally relent in the face of my crushing
>>>>>>>>>>>>> logic. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I wouldn't refer to twisting my words as crushing logic.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Well, anyway I win.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sure. If you say so.
>>>>>>>>> {point}
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Don't point that at me, it has a nail in it.
>>>>>>> But it's a well trimmed nail...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's still dangerous.
>>>>> Not in the least - the length is optimised for not getting stuff
>>>>> caught under it.
>>>>>
>>>> It's just plain rude then.
>>> How is having well trimmed nails rude? I think you mean 'practical'.
>>>
>> It's rude to point.
> So the second finger has become utterly useless because of societal
> norms? I resent that.
> 
The second finger isn't for pointing.
Wait! Are you giving me the finger?

>>>>>>>>>>>> But whatever floats your boat.
>>>>>>>>>>> Water displacement?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If that's what does it for you, who am I to judge?
>>>>>>>>> Not just me - that's how everyone's boat float. Physics!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stience!
>>>>>>> Or something that's spelled much like that...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's from a cartoon called 'DisEnchantment' about a drunken
>>>>>> princess and her band of friends.
>>>>> I'm not familiar. I'm not part of the 'cartoon set'.
>>>>>
>>>> Now that's just sad.
>>>
>>> It's probably a function of me not having access to any of the many,
>>> many streaming channels.
>>>
>> 
>> There are lots of cartoons on regular tv here.
> 
> It's mostly just Disney(tm) here, with a sprinkling of Peppa Pig and
> possibly SpongeBob. I don't watch much childrens tv.
> 

The Simpsons are on Disney Plus.