Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 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] 
[The directors don't own the lines]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
> 
Yes. Any squeaks could alert someone or an attack dog.