Re: Sick - so very sick

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

> 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.]
[Line ownership is whoever says it]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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!

Then I will be put on the no-fly list so you'll be left to steal steel 
steles on your own.