Re: Sick - so very sick

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> On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Redacted]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Oops!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Redacted]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I wonder what it said. Must have been important and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sensitive.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*shrug*]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Snipporific extraction]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And the winner is ......*drum roll*]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*Attempts to look unconcerned*]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You look worried or gassy, not sure which]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's my unconcerned look.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Now I look concerned]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Don't worry, If I win I win, if not I'll throw
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a fit] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll wait out in the limo]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And miss my great moment? I see how it is...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Do you? I hope you see I am anti-whining]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yeah - waiting in the limo is more moping than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whining. Also not very supportive.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'm not moping. I'm happy to not hear the whining.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, there is a complementary bar here and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> driver is cute] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I won't be whining when I win. I'll be giving a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humorous yet moving acceptance speech, thanking all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the people helping to get me this far.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You didn't seem so sure about winning a few posts ago.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So your win is due to my blathering on and not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> snipping. You wouldn't be here if it weren't for me.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Which make it all the incredible that you would rather
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sit in a car than the audience, where you can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> demonstrate your modesty to the cameras when I profusely
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and excessively thank you for your contribution.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Fine! There better not be any whining. I spent a fortune
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on this dress and getting my hair done.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I can guarantee there will be no whining from me if I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> win] 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [There better not be whining if you don't. I'll give you
>>>>>>>>>>>> something to whine about]
>>>>>>>>>>> [Ohhh.. I hope it's one of those nice Riojas. Or maybe a
>>>>>>>>>>> sturdy Chianti] 
>>>>>>>>>> [How about some wine with the 'h'?]
>>>>>>>>> [I don't do [non-prescription] drugs. I don't do much wine any
>>>>>>>>> more for that matter.]
>>>>>>>> [Me either. Whiner]
>>>>>>> [I care about my kidney. That doesn't make me a whiner.
>>>>>>> Namecaller.] 
>>>>>> [Just because I called you a whiner doesn't make me a namecaller.
>>>>>> Oh wait.]
>>>>> [So there!]
>>>> [mouthes the word 'whiner']
>>> [pointedly refuse to notice]
>> [I know you noticed]
> [Noticed what?]
[Exactly]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elsewhere 'american style' may
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mean >>>>> filtered coffee... IOW
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coffee! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Their coffee is so smooth.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still just coffee - by any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other >>>>> name. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All coffee is not equal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You've apparently never had a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really >>>> good  cup of coffee. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All my coffee is good.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soo you say.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is true. Because it has coffee in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it. >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not all coffee is good. The thought
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of >> drinking coffee that has been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>sitting 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for  hours in a thermos makes me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nauseous. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coffee doesn't sit for hours around
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you drink a pot in a short span of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A couple of hours, usually. Irrespective
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the fact that I don't have a coffee
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maker ATM, I usually put it in a couple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of thermos mugs. The inevitable loss of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heat is preferable to leaving the coffee
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the hotplate for any 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> length of time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My god! How are you making coffee?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I boil water in a kettle and pour in over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ground coffee contained in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> liquid-permeable 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paper bag - just like gawd intended. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sounds like how I make tea.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You mean you don't do the whole
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chinese/japanese traditional tea-making
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> performance? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure what that is. My people come
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the British Isles. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a long and strict ritual involving
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> boiling water, tea-pots, cups and bamboo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whiskers.. and of course tea leaves. So you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just splash some milk and hot water over a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> teabag, then? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I buy loose leaf tea.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My ritual is I put some in tea strainer and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wait for the kettle to boil. While that is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happening, sometimes I graze on stuff on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> counter or do some squats. If it is black tea
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then I pour the water in a mug with the tea and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> leave it steep for a few minutes after which I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> add some milk. If it some other kind of tea:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> green, white, rooibos 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then I remove the strainer after it has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> steeped. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the orientals put the leaves in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> teapot and strain it when serving. I don't think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they do squats, what with them sitting on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> floor when making the. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I make a whole pot, it gets strained that way.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I rarely make a whole pot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Depends on the size of the pot, though. Eh?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure,sure, size matters....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some of those japanese teapots only holds two cups
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of tea. Small cups too. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So they won't be bragging about their teapots online.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sometimes small is beautiful... Size isn't everything,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you know. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's what little people say.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not everyone from Asia is small...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did I say they were?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> A) You implied that people who find their tiny teapots
>>>>>>>>>>>>> aesthetically pleasing are little.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> B) The tiny teapots are from Asia.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Conclusion: Yes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't see that at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It's logic...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Tenuous at best.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tenuous is the best logic.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No it isn't.
>>>>>>>> It's one step above gossip.
>>>>>>> If it's good enough for the government...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They mostly make up issues to deflect away from important stuff.
>>>>> Are you implying that tiny teapot aesthetics isn't important?
>>>>>
>>>> I imply nothing!
>>>> You're just trying to deflect away from your faulty logic.
>>>
>>> There is nothing faulty with my logic. Besides it's you who were
>>> trying to deflect by mentioning how tiny people in asia are.
>>>
>> It was you who said that.
> 
> You literally called them "little people".
> 

I said 'little people' in general.
I did not implicitly or otherwise reference people from Asia.
You interpolated.