Re: Sick - so very sick

On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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]
[I believe that's my line]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.

The context was people in asia being fond of small teapots (and tea). I
inferred.

-- 
BeH

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