Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> 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]
[You snooze, you lose]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
Poorly.