Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 29.11.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>> On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>> 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]
> [They are going to draw some if you keep switching using ones that
> aren't for you.]
[Maybe they should use a bigger font. I'm old]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> Exactly. And stele owners are notorious for having vicious attack
> dogs. 
> 
You are well-informed.