Re: Spiderman movies

Merlyne <[email protected]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:26:36 -0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
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BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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
>>>>>>>> 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.]
[Okie dokie]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
> 

fortunately for me, then, no one listens.