Re: Sick - so very sick

On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
> 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]
[Theatrical directors around the world screams and pulls at their hair]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
Stone steles. I have no interest in stealing steel steles. Maybe it's
for the best. At least it will negate the risk of verbal communication
(apart from the occational whispered swear word). I should probably oil
the chain on my cargo bike though. For maximum stone stele stealing
stealth...

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
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