Re: Sick - so very sick

On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
> 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]
[That's not how things work. *gesticulates wildly* My lines - your
lines. Completely different.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
Convincingly, you mean. If you keep belittling my logic I shall interpol
*you*, just you wait!
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BeH

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