Re: First major snowfall this year

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 29.11.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jules Verne.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was french, you know. All that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff > about the english he wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in >> 80 >> days - > he made that up. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember what he said about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >> English. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The character description of Phineas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fox > and the members of the club, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mean. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember the descriptions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The >> one who bet against Phineas Fogg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>was a >> real asshole. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And not even in a proper gentlemanly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way, either. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The very first scene is where Fox
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>fires > his servant for serving a boiled
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>egg > that has not been boiled exactly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the > required 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. And then he goes to his club. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is in line with the behaviour of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pompous asses on shows like Downton
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Abbey. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, it worked out for him because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>he  met Passe portout. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. And hired him on the spot, with no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> references and no interview or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> test-boiling 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of eggs. Because he had to catch a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> train. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We all have our own methods.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was on a tight schedule at the tine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Typical. Everyone is in a hurry.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To be fair he had a lot of money on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> line... I can see where that will make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone skip some of the details. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. Philleas Fogg, you are forgiven...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You say that now, but imagine what all his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gentlemanly acquaintances would think if they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knew... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing they would be thrilled that he had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a non-white man servant. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Being english it was probably more scandalous
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that he employed a frenchman. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was probably socially acceptable to employ a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fr*nchman to iron your knickers and such.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could be, but as a man-servant he would be in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> direct contact with his master a lot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still a man-servant none-the-less.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But French.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wouldn't it be better to have a Frenchman at your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beck and call? An exotic foreign servant?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's my impression the neither "exotic" nor "foreign"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were considered positive attribute in that time and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> place. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have the opposite impression.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> May I suggest some contemporary (19th/early 20th
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> century) literature describing the non-english
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> populations of the empire... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Getting sleepy...can't seem to stay awake....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe some Kipling...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Can you read to me?
>>>>>>>>>>>> *bats eyelashes*
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. But do you think you can hear it from over there.
>>>>>>>>>>> (Do I even have any Kipling in the house? Hmmm)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You can call me and read a chapter or so or record a file and
>>>>>>>>>> send it over. 
>>>>>>>>> I still don't know if I have any Kipling. Also don't you
>>>>>>>>> already have everything ever published on your e-reader
>>>>>>>>> thingie... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't have *every* book...
>>>>>>>> Also, it doesn't read to me.
>>>>>>> I'm sure there is an even more advanced gizmo you can buy that
>>>>>>> will read to you in whatever voice you prefer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is. I heard BeH is going to read me some Kipling.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I checked. I have nothing by Kipling. I can sort of hum part
>>>>> of Baloo's song for D*sney's version of the Jungle Book but that's
>>>>> about it. 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Bear Necessities?
>>> Exactly. hm hm hm hmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hm...
>>>> You can get some Kipling from the library, I bet.
>>>> Or just choose something else.
>>>
>>> Or choose to not. In any case I don't have a microphone.
>>>
>> 
>> You're breaking my heart :(
>> (You can record on your cellphone --d'oh!)
> 
> WHAT? Is there anything that infernal thing can't do. (Apart from
> keeping spam callers away).
> 

It can do that. So far, the spam texts have been properly triaged.