Re: Sick - so very sick

On 18.12.2023 20.45, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>> On 29.11.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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]
[Don't give me that. James Steward is still performing and he's been
dead for years.]
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
It is vitally important to do proper research before engaging in stele
stealing.

-- 
BeH

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