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From Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
Newsgroups alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject Re: 14th
Date 2023-03-25 13:38 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <XnsAFD262194ED4DKamilot@88.198.57.247> (permalink)
References (23 earlier) <tv88hh$37gem$3@dont-email.me> <XnsAFCDA4C44B565Kamilot@88.198.57.247> <tvd9fs$9ifc$3@dont-email.me> <XnsAFD05146D4CA8Kamilot@88.198.57.247> <tvinc1$1bb4d$4@dont-email.me>

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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
news:tvinc1$1bb4d$4@dont-email.me: 

> On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:tvd9fs$9ifc$3@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:tv88hh$37gem$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:tv4sb8$2itip$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 16.03.2023 21.30, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:tutlqf$13p8f$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 15.03.2023 13.26, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:tuqpo6$h5fd$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 14.03.2023 12.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tuldh4$37fca$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 11.03.2023 16.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tug7oc$24aru$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10.03.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tuf63t$1unbs$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 08.03.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tu8ar3$idu8$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06.03.2023 14.17, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tu01so$1191g$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 04.03.2023 15.28, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ttr5dj$d4r3$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01.03.2023 14.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ttn5os$3tf7g$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 28.02.2023 14.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ttj2kn$3bbuf$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 26.02.2023 15.40, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tte429$2m3ub$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 25.02.2023 16.04, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ttatkg$2940f$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 23.02.2023 13.40, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tt5s04$1jfvl$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 21.02.2023 20.36, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in >> news:tt0q3m$sb3n$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 19.02.2023 20.59, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>news:tsrrf8$5qme$8@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/17/23 13:10, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had dinner in my kitchen,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prepared 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by >> the fabulous Chef K. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Uhhh... fancy. I had a sandwich
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in >>>>>> front > of the teevee. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't remember what I had that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> night. >> Probably left over turkey
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dinner from 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the  weekend. I try not to eat
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> carbs >> in >> the  evening, says she
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who had 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pizza >> last  night. Oh! The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>irony! >>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> With pineapple?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No pineapple.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pity. Pineapple is good...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I love fresh raw pineapple.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's odd that English seems to be the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only language where the pineapple is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not  something like anananas.... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, english is weird in so many ways
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (and not just the language). 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Be nice...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We don't want to turn into one of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*those* 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> newsfroups... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are more newsgroups? Fascinating!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Admittedly a lot of the language
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weirdness 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is because it's sourced from so many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different places. Pineapple however,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>is > all their own doing: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <quote>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pineapple (n.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> late 14c., pin-appel, "pine cone,"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>from > pine (n.) + apple. The reference
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to the > fruit of the tropical plant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(from > resemblance of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shape) is recorded by 1660s, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pine-cone 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> emerged 1690s to replace pineapple in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> its original sense except in dialect.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For "pine-cone," Old 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> English also used pinhnyte "pine nut."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pine-apple also was used in a late
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>14c. > Biblical translation for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "pomegranate." </quote> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> [https://www.etymonline.com/word/pineapple]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's just not logical.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pineapple <> pomegranite.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Latin name for pineapple is Ananas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>so  I guess other languages derive from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>that  and the English word is their own
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> invention 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from observation. It's a giant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pinecone! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I sort of looks like a pine cone, which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was probably good enough until people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suggested eating them... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I read somewhere that pincecones can be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> used in a pinch if there is no available
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> toilet paper. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I bet they are difficult to flush.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing if you are forced to resort to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using pinecones, you are also out in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forest squatting behind a shrub. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In some places all the stores run out of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> toilet paper as soon as an impending
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unpleasant thing is announced... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which I never understood.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The first weekend after the shelter in place
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> order was issued, I went to the grocery store
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because I was out of chicken and potatoes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Most of the shelves were bare including the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> racks where lettuce is kept. Hoarding lettuce
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> isn't going to end well. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also it probably makes for not very efficient
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> toilet paper. I suppose one might make some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cole-slaw type thing from it to prolong it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> usefulness. The lettuce I mean, not the toilet
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paper. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lettuce turns into green slime if left in salad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dressing for too long. Who wants that?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Depends on how hungry they are. But I was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably thinking of sauer-kraut. That can last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a long time without getting any more gross
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than it is when freshly made. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was wondering how sour, rotten cabbage could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get any worse. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It wouldn't technically be rotten if it was made
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> into sauerkraut while fresh. Definitely sour,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> though. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's fermented not unlike tempeh which you called
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moldy. https://wiwastempeh.com/tempeh-facts/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it? I thought it was just boiled in vinegar and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> put in jars. I've never made sauerkraut, so...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's on the list of fermented things I should eat for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my gut health. If I'm going to eat fermented cabbage,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll choose kimchi. At least it's spicy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, okay then. But you could conceivably make kimchi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from lettuce, then... No?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I guess. I don't think it work out well since lettuce +
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> vinegar = green slime.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've saved left over caesar salad and it's pretty gross
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the next day. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So are we concluding that people who buy up all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lettuce in a crisis are very silly, indeed? Or they have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a lot of rabbits at home... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unless they panicked when they saw the shop was out of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> toilet paper... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any of those is a possibility. People are stupid.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, People often do irrational things. Stampeding each
>>>>>>>>>>>>> other to death when running away from perceived danger -
>>>>>>>>>>>>> or pushing each other into the danger zone to try to get a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> better view of the carnage. Driving too fast into a ditch
>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the first snow day every year. Refusing vaccinations
>>>>>>>>>>>>> because Bill Gates have put microscopic chips into all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> doses, and they will become brainwashed by the 5G rays. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Pfffft!
>>>>>>>>>>>> Every one knows it was the Chinese that are controlling us
>>>>>>>>>>>> with 5G. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes! But it's Bill Gates putting the microchips in the
>>>>>>>>>>> vaccine that makes it possible...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I guess he needs something to do since he got booted from
>>>>>>>>>> Microsoft. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> He does have that foundation of his, trying to get everyone in
>>>>>>>>> Africa vaccinated and/or not die as children. Also he's single
>>>>>>>>> now, so he's probably hitting the discos quite a bit...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is that where guys go to pick up to meet women?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have no idea. In general my back prevents me from picking up
>>>>>>> women except the very small ones...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Define 'very small'.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's just go with the Work Safety Departments rule that you
>>>>> shouldn't lift things manually that weigh more than 25Kg... At
>>>>> least I think that's a rule. Back in the day they made the mills
>>>>> change from 50Kg sacks to 25Kg sacks of flour.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I thought everyone used Tinder nowadays...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Only those that heat their homes with wood fires. (Is joke - me
>>>>>>> know of Tinder, theoretically.)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also does anyone use the term 'Tinder box' as a slur against
>>>>>>> female users? 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have no idea.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Kids today" probably don't even know what it means...
>>>>>
>>>> That's because they live in a house with no fireplace or a gas
>>>> fireplace where the fire starts after someone pushes the 'on'
>>>> button on the remote.
>>>
>>> Tsk! In my day if we wanted heating in the house we had to call the
>>> oil-delivery guy ourselves. On a rotary dial phone...
>>>
>> 
>> We had that too. Until we moved to a house with electric baseboard
>> heat. Then my parents had a wood stove installed in the basement.
>> 
>> One of my employees was telling me that her younger brother calls her
>> a Boomer because they didn't have wifi when she was born.
>> She must think I'm like 103.
> 
> Boomers are born before the internet. It's millenials that are born
> before wifi. But they did have hifi.
> 
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure who put the chips in paper face-masks, or for
>>>>>>>>>>> what purpose, but I assume it was some secret government
>>>>>>>>>>> agency wanting to spy on us all and limit our free speech.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Makes sense.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's their primary objective...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Apparently floating balloons over us was an epic fail.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We'll probably never know for sure. Maybe they already gathered
>>>>>>> all the information they wanted before it was shot down - it had
>>>>>>> been over a sizeable part of the continent before the USians
>>>>>>> shot it down. And also maybe the point was to make the US do
>>>>>>> just that. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Except that they blew it to smithereens over the ocean.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes. in a shallow part. The point (aha!) was that the chinese
>>>>> wanted to know how they would do it...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh. I thought they were making a point about how shitty the chinese
>>>> spy satellites are.
>>>
>>> I don't think anyone but the chinese knows how shitty the chinese
>>> spy satellites are. Very inscrutable and secretive, the chinese...
>> 
>> If their spy satellites are good, then why would they have to resort
>> to floating balloons over us and spying on us through Tiktok?
> 
> It's always good to have multiple sources of information. Also the
> balloons may just have been to be annoying...
> 
> Tiktok on the other hand is for gathering a different kind of
> information altogether - all your guilty little secrets they can use
> to blackmail you into spying for them and such.
> 

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14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-14 20:48 +0100
  Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-15 20:34 +0000
    Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-16 21:20 +0000
      Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-17 12:10 +0000
        Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-19 01:45 +0100
          Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-19 19:59 +0000
            Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-20 22:52 +0100
              Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-21 19:36 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-22 20:55 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-23 12:40 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-24 18:54 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-25 15:04 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-26 00:02 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-26 14:40 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-27 21:08 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-28 13:02 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-01 10:26 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-01 13:02 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-02 22:45 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-04 14:28 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-04 19:15 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-06 13:17 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-07 22:37 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-08 12:18 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-10 12:59 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-10 13:35 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-10 22:34 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-11 15:14 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-12 21:43 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-14 11:06 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-14 22:42 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-15 12:26 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-16 00:53 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-16 20:30 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-18 18:28 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-19 14:53 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-20 01:14 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-20 20:11 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-21 23:01 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-23 11:59 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-24 00:29 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-25 13:38 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-26 00:41 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-28 11:14 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-30 00:38 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-03-30 12:22 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-03-31 17:46 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-01 14:24 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-03 13:35 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-03 20:15 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-05 22:10 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-10 17:26 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-11 13:18 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-12 10:56 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-13 23:38 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-14 11:35 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-15 02:05 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-16 13:33 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-17 22:17 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-20 11:00 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-21 11:43 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-22 14:09 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-23 21:56 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-25 11:18 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-26 12:45 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-28 12:35 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-29 19:19 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-30 11:52 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-02 21:41 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-03 11:17 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-05 22:55 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-07 13:46 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-08 20:29 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-09 12:49 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-11 12:20 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-13 11:13 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-15 00:00 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-17 11:05 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-18 00:00 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-18 11:59 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-19 13:06 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-21 12:11 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-23 17:01 +0200
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