Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 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.]
[Half of my playlist is dead people]
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
We should do a practice run to make sure we are stealthy while stealing 
the stele.