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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: A visitor |
| Date | 2023-05-24 11:06 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB00E4865D9B3CKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <u43it8$5h4$7@dont-email.me> <XnsB008516827ACKamilot@135.181.20.170> <u47lb5$lfii$3@dont-email.me> <XnsB00B5361A7470Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <u4iksk$2jfhg$6@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
news:u4iksk$2jfhg$6@dont-email.me:
> On 21.05.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u47lb5$lfii$3@dont-email.me:
>>
>>> On 18.05.2023 13.59, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:u43it8$5h4$7@dont-email.me:
>>>>
>>>>> On 17.05.2023 13.05, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:u3rlvh$2o42q$6@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 13.05.2023 13.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:u3ifuf$12gio$5@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 09.05.2023 14.49, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:u3bfl1$3unlf$5@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 07.05.2023 15.46, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u33qv6$2g7mi$4@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 03.05.2023 13.17, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u2rp9k$shqq$5@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30.04.2023 13.52, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u2jjph$314k4$5@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u2b0al$1bt72$1@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 25.04.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u24350$3ucan$5@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 22.04.2023 16.09, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u1tmcp$12l98$3@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 20.04.2023 13.00, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u1k9st$35t9b$4@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 16.04.2023 15.33, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u1cr0b$1o0bf$1@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Sleepy Joe is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>coming >> to >>>> town today
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and >> tomorrow for a bilat
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with >>>> sock >>>> boy. >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oooohh! Are you going to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>stand >>>> by >>>> the >>> road and wave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a flag >> as >> his >>>> caravan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goes > by?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can it be a pirate flag?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you must. But then you also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have >> to >>> yell old-timey
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>insults
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> go >>> by...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shiver me timbers!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's not an insult - insults
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>is >>>> like >>> 'scurvy son of a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>syphilitic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whore' and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know. It was an exclamation of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> surprise.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I harbour no ill will towards the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> president
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - not yet anyways.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then why the pirate flag? The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jolly >>>>> Roger doesn't usually signal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kindness
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and good
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will towards all mankind...?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It could. Pirates are fun.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's a myth perpetuated by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hollywood
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - > Pirates a vicious and ruthless
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> killers;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or desperate people who have no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>other >>> means of sustaining themselves
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their homeland has been ravaged by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>war >>> and/or exploited by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Wast Multinational Capitalist
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Conspiracy...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No rum for you!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yo-ho-ho... I have my own rum. Bought
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cheaply from the bargain bin...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But it's not *pirate* rum.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It has a picture of a pirate captain on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the label and everything. So there!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ok. Party on!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I shall - as soon as I think of something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to selebrate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Selebrate [sic] your bad spelling.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nitpicker
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today is Friday. Sounds like something to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> celebrate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was just like all the other -day things.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not for me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What happened? Did you meet Biden?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, but it's the end of a work week.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, that... {:)}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Retired people. Sheesh!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Smugness}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But seriously I often have to check what day it is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if I have something on. I usually know when the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> end of the month is near only because I get a mail
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the bank about next months automatic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> payments.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I usually know what day it is but I get the numbers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone: the due date is the 21st.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me: It's weird for it to be a Saturday.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OP: It's a Friday.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Heh. I usually don't care what day it is, except
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when I have to visit a specialist shop - of the kind
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that keep the 'old' opening hours (half day Saturday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and closed Sunday). The worst is the random official
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> holidays that pop up without warning - like Easter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or Constitution Day... or Christmas.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How can Christmas surprise you? It's on the same day
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every year.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My mind was elsewhere...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you sent it out for cleanning?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, I do that myself. It was probably thinking of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something deep and profound.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Boobies?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> As pleasant as thinking of boobies is, I wouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>> characterise it as deep and profound. More likely it was
>>>>>>>>>>>>> something like Life and Death and the Universe and Moral
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Imperatives. Or possible what to have for dinner.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Well? What's for dinner?
>>>>>>>>>>> At christmas? Pork roast with potatoes and loverly red
>>>>>>>>>>> cabbage IIRC. With lots of left-over pork for sandwiches...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Wow! You really got a jump on planning.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That was last christmas. It may be something else entirely
>>>>>>>>> next christmas. There's no way to know that yet.
>>>>>>>>> My meal planning strategy is usually: what do I have in the
>>>>>>>>> fridge. Long term planning involves taking something out of
>>>>>>>>> the freezer the day before.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [Assorted flags cut]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [fun with flags!]
>>>>>>> [Cutting flags may be illegal in your area.]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> [Maybe]
>>>>>
>>>>> Phun Phact: In Denmark it is illegal to desecrate any national
>>>>> flag except the Danish...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Your country is weird.
>>>
>>> Is not. It's a compromise between not pissing off anyone who might
>>> hurt our trade and freedom of expression...
>>>
>>
>> Makes sense, I guess.
>> Our PM is always pissing off countries we trade with like China.
>
> It's not particularly difficult, either. Just mention something about
> independent Tibet, or the margyar(?) people, or civil rights or
> something.
>
> The policy here is to leave things like printing caricatures of
> important prophets and burning holy books to private initiative...
>
I was going to say that was a long time ago but then I remembered that
someone recently stabbed Salman Rushdie.
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