Re: Polar vortex

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> On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [attributions]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [arbitrations]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [artifacts]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [artifactory]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [artichoke factory]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [olfactory]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [oligarchy]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [obfuscate]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [operate]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [oaklike]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Oakley]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [offramp]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [osprey]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [ookpik]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [awww... olympic]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [ouched]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [outré]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [outrém]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [latlh]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [?]
>>>>>>>>>>> [Same thing but in klingon... or so goooogele claims]
>>>>>>>>>> [I thought you had a stroke]
>>>>>>>>> [The way my brane has been misfiring lately I might as well
>>>>>>>>> have had. Is chronic fatigue a symptom of a stoke?]
>>>>>>>> [I'm not a medical professional. Anyone I know who had a stroke
>>>>>>>> has paralysis of some kind i.e. they can't move the left side
>>>>>>>> of their body or have slurred speach. Extreme fatigue can be a
>>>>>>>> symptom of about a million things like a virus/allergies or
>>>>>>>> vitamin deficiency. You should see your doctor]
>>>>>>> [Or take more naps. Naps help so I probably didn't have a
>>>>>>> stroke.] 
>>>>>> [Okay then. Mystery solved]
>>>>> [And without everybody having to listen to a lengthy monologue in
>>>>> the library, too.]
>>>> [The suspects need to know the detective's thought process]
>>> [Or, just posssible, the author needed another 1000 or so words to
>>> reach the minimum words requirement.]
>> [Is that a thing?]
> [It certainly was in the good old days of pulp fiction. Writers were
> paid by word, giving the preponderance of such phrasings as: "The
> tall, dark stranger with the piercing blue eyes drew his six shooter
> and fired - bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang... "]
> 
[Is that where the expression 'more bangs for the buck' came from?]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [gone but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>not >>>>>>>>>> forgotten] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I've already
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forgotten] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Doesn't bode
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well >>>> for >>>>>> your >>>> end >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of >>>>>>>>>>>> term > >>>> exams. >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You >> >> want >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me >> to >> >> paste >>>> it >>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back >> in?] >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [exams?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yes. At the end
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>>> the >>>>>> year.] >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>[So >> I >> still >> have >>>> some >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>time >> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then] >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right >> attitude. If 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you >>> don't keep up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> during >>>> the >>>> year >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you'll >>>>>>> never 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be >> able to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get >> through 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it all in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> revision.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll copy off your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> test] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I shall be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> giving >> the >>>> test.] >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Then you'll give me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a >>>> good >>>>>> mark >>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we know each other] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That is not how it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> works. >>>>>> That >> is >>>> not >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how >> anything 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> works. Also 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it >> may >> be >>> someone 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> else doing the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>marking.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You'll tell me the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> answers 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so >> I >>>> get >> a >> good
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mark] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That would be cheating]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [So? do you want me to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fail?] >>>>>>>>>>> [I want you to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>study, >> apply >>>>>>>> yourself, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make the effort, stuff
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>like >>>>>> that] >>>>>> [Why? What's in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it for >>>>>> you?] >>>>> [I want you to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>do well, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is >> all] >>>> [I'm destined to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>fail >>>> since I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't >>>> even  know what I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being >>>> tested >> about] >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's about all the vital and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interesting 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information being presented in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this >>>> very > newsgroup. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>though >>>> that was 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clear.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Nope. Was as clear as mud. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think >> I >>>> will be away that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>day.] >>>>>>> [You are going to make me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>look bad 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when > no-one passes my test.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Looks good on you since you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> refused 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >> help me out] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [So my options are to look like an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> incompetent test-giver or behave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unethically? Why do you 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hate me?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Deflect!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What?! Squirrel? Where...?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apparerntly you've mistaken me for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dog. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So the squirrel wasn't the deflection?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What was it, then? Surely it can't be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the pair of swallows that has built
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their nest 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the door to my garage/storage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shed/workshop.... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have a workshop?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a long table with a lamp and a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> couple of vises and a lot of stuff on it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the garage. That ought to count. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not that I can easily get to it at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moment, with the nest on the door. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eggs have hatched so it's now a nest of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> baby birds constantly being fed by two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very busy swallows. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It appears I was wrong. The increased
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> activity I observed must have been a final
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> effort to finish the nest before laying.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably something to do with a mortgage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maturing or some such. So we are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all still waiting for the hatching (and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the gender reveal party). 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hopefully it won't start a fire.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Swallows have more sense than that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There'll be 2 of each.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We shall see. All in good time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [waits]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nothing further to report yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [waits some more]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THEY LIVE. I hear them when the parent-birds
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bring food (and remove droppings). So far I've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only seen three wide-open beaklets at a time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do birds clean the nest?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some do. Mostly (including swallows, sadly) the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> young'uns just excrete over the edge of the nest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> once they a big enough to move around a bit. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Watch out below!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't use that door at the moment anyway. I will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably be available soon, though. The new birds
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have taken to fly about... Which hopefully means the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pile of shit below the nest won't grow any further. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can clean it up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll probably have to. It's not like the birds are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gonna do it. After all I've done for them...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can add it to the obelisk tour -- come and see the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amazing guano. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could, I suppose. Only I don't have an obelisk (yet).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a guano tour might not be as compelling to the touristy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> masses. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This reminds me of the P.T. Barnum thing about how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone could put a sign that says 'Come and see the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> egress --$5' and people would queue up. People don't know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what that it, but they know if they have to pay, it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worth seeing. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Most people know what bird-poop is, though...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You have to make it sound exciting. Somehow.
>>>>>>>>>>> I could have a poster explaining how terrorists use it to
>>>>>>>>>>> blow up stuff, I suppose.
>>>>>>>>>> Isn't that chemical fertilizer?
>>>>>>>>> It's still mostly nitrogen and phosphates - perfectly viable
>>>>>>>>> as base for a bomb... They used to use guano in gunpowder
>>>>>>>>> production in the olden days. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Interesting. 
>>>>>>> That's what Timothy McVeigh said too...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> And where is he now?
>>>>> Still in prison, presumably.
>>>> Didn't they execute him a number of years ago?
>>> How barbaric... (I dunno)
>> 
>> I think he requested it be done sooner rather than later.
>> So the State obliged.
> So they did (on 11th June, 2001). It was a federal death sentence...
> 
>>>>>> I was thinking that back in the old West, their personal hygiene
>>>>>> was of low quality, so it might be hard to tell if the guy beside
>>>>>> you at the Saloon was loaded and ready for a gun fight.
>>>>> From my extensive research watching old John Wayne movies, I would
>>>>> say that the stranger beside you in the saloon is *always* loaded
>>>>> and ready for a gunfight.
>>>>>
>>>> John Wayne movies had the worst fighting.
>>> They had chairs being broken and people flying out windows and
>>> bottles on heads - what more do you want.
>>> Also sometimes the good guys hit several bad guys with a single
>>> shot. Awesum!!
>>>
>> Maybe this is where the single shot theory from the Warren report
>> came from.
> I though the CIA/Russians/Mafia/Cubans/KKK/Big
> Oil/Cabal/Illuminati/Masons made that up to confuse things.
> 
We will never know.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An aside - a coworker and I were discussing this in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kitchen one day at work. And the other people there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wandered over and asked us what an egress is.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hope you didn't just tell them for free.
>>>>>>>>>>>> D'oh!
>>>>>>>>>>> You'll never make billions if you don't think of these
>>>>>>>>>>> things... 
>>>>>>>>>> I guess that's why I'm not a billionaire then.
>>>>>>>>> It's the first billion that's the hardest, wher you really
>>>>>>>>> have to put in the effort (or have ancestors who put in the
>>>>>>>>> effort). After that the billions more or less make themselves.
>>>>>>>>> Unless the plebs decides to eat you. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Seems like too much work.
>>>>>>>> I come from a long line of really poor people.
>>>>>>> That's the common mistake people who want to become billionaires
>>>>>>> often make. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why aren't you a billionaire, then?
>>>>> Because I come from a long line of really poor people.
>>>>>
>>>> I heard from a reliable source that that's a common mistake people
>>>> who want to become billionaires make.
>>>
>>> It's true. And I regret it to this day...
>> And it too late to start over.
> Very much so. But at least no child of mine shall go forth in life
> with the same handicap.
> 
You must have more children than I thought.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm going cold turkey.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chickening out, you mean...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Careful! I have a fowl temper...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll be sure to duck.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At least you'll get some egg-cersize.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is a yoke, right? If I get any more eggcersise I'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>> be end up a shell of my former self...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I see you poached some yolk-tastic egg puns.
>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah - my humour is really getting air under its wings.
>>>>>>>>>>> Soaring you might say.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Shell-arious! Don't get whisked away...
>>>>>>>>> Not likely - I'm not exactly a featherweight...
>>>>>>>> Dammit! I already used egg-cersise!
>>>>>>>> And I was quilling these puns...
>>>>>>> I'm down to end it here if you wish...
>>>>>> I'm in. As long as it doesn't ruffle any feathers.
>>>>> We can only implore everyone to calm their tits, as the saying
>>>>> goes. 
>>>> You always find a way to work boobies into the conversation. And
>>>> not the blue-footed kind.
>>> Very different birds. A tit is much smaller and doesn't have webbed
>>> feet. 
>> I learn so much here.
> Don't pretend you didn't already knew what a tit looked like. They are
> pretty and mostly quite colourful.
> 
This feels like a Sn!pe conversation.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phew!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pun. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't go all emu on me...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That one flew over my head.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HA! Emus don't even fly. ('Emo's may or may not, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they aren't happy about it either way.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Those kids quack me up!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't crow about it; I'm sure you hade your phase of being
>>>>>>>>>>>>> edgy and different too...
>>>>>>>>>>>> I got tweetment for it.
>>>>>>>>>>> Must have been a trill for you. Did you get coffee and
>>>>>>>>>>> magpie after? 
>>>>>>>>>> Yes! I gobbled it up!
>>>>>>>>> That must have been quite a large bill. I this economy.
>>>>>>>> It was actually cheep.
>>>>>>> Just a few loonies, then?
>>>>>> [OOOO! Excellent knowledge of local currencies]
>>>>>> Yep! It makes cents that I would have some.
>>>>> Attached to a magnet, perhaps... [1]
>>>> I never carry one around.
>>> That will make it harder to find coins in the snow...
>> I hadn't considered that.
> Another avenue to millionairity not taken...
That's a very slow route.
Maybe I should also collect beer cans in the ditch for 5 cents a pop.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aww...cute!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep. They'll dive-bomb you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The last pair I had didn't. They were too
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> busy to worry about me at all. At most
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they made an extra go-around to try and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> confuse me - the giant predator - before
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> landing. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Except you aren't a predator.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They don't know that. Also I could be a fire
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hazard. No smoke without and such...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe you shouldn't smoke around their home.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not. I'm smoking around *my' home.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure that's not how the birds see things.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, they probably see a giant potential
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> predator. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Get off the lawn!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's my lawn and I'll do what I want. Anyway I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mostly standing on the doorstep when I observe the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nest. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ooo! A peeper!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {more of a frog joke}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can put in a good word, if you liek.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You speak swallow? These are barn swallows;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they may have quite a strong accent.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have an app that talks to birds.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As in making bird sounds...?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Usually enrages them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's usually male birds that make the most
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> noise. Something about how great they are at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the sex and bringing up young'uns. And they as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a rule don't like other male birds making
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> noise close by. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some male birds make the nest. I'm sure some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the bragging is about that. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That too... pretty important part of bringing up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> young'uns. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bragging about making a nest is?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Building a brag-worthy nest is.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's mostly twigs and mud. Low resale value.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And yet they tend to come back to it year after
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> year. Also the little (staying) birds like to use it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in winter. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The birds here don't seem to reuse nests. The robins
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have 2 batches and seem to make a new nest each time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe it's part of the pagentry of laying eggs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or maybe they just have to much time on their hands...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Getting their food delivered and all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Like Uber eats?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not familiar. There is no Uber here. They got mad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and closed down when they found out they had to follow
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the rules for taxi companies (having a licence and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paying their drivers and such). Also I live in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> county-side. I don't think anyone delivers to here... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think UberEats delivers here either :(
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few places in the Village will.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'My' village is too small to have places...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It must have somewhere to buy tobacco.
>>>>>>>>>>> That's in the bizarrely places suburban neighbourhood down
>>>>>>>>>>> the road. And anyway they don't always have what I need, and
>>>>>>>>>>> I have to go all the way into bigtown.
>>>>>>>>>> Oh no!
>>>>>>>>> Oh yes! And it's four times the distance...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You need the exercise.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I need the tobacco products is what I need. The exercise is
>>>>>>> incidental. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> And better than none.
>>>>> I get a reasonable amount of exercise anyway. It keeps me going...
>>>>>
>>>>> ad 1: Very old ACME reference.
>>>>
>>>> I remember Phil used to go on and on about it. I thought that's how
>>>> vending machines work: they have magnets which draw the coins into
>>>> the appropriate slot so that the machine knows you put in the
>>>> correct amount.
>>> I'm pretty sure the mechanical vending machines uses weight/size to
>>> determine value. Nowadays it's possibly optical scan.
>>>
>> You've spent a lot of time thinking about this.
> Not really. I did see someone taking one apart once on the internet.
> 
>> I thought it was magic.
> No the magic is when you actually get the desired product out the
> other end...
> 
>>>> I'm guessing he would be less thrilled to hear that when I pay for 
>>>> parking in the States, I use Canadian currency. I probably can't do
>>>> that anymore since the parking meters have gone digital.
>>> I don't know anything about parking meters, but I'm sure using the
>>> wrong currency is some kind of counterfeiting.
>>>
>> Are you going to turn me in for the reward money?
> 
> Nah, it's probably not worth the postage anyway.
> My only objection to parking meters in general is that they usually
> come with a parking space...
> 

Yes, strange that.