Re: Spiderman movies

From	Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
Newsgroups	alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject	Re: Spiderman movies
Date	2023-06-28 11:31 +0000
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:u77p4p$78uu$4@dont-email.me:

> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u729dn$3d9gc$4@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:u6l3u5$1bih2$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:u6fqq8$gmtf$6@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:u6ahpm$3mogo$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [Low cost snipping provided]
>>>>>> [How low?]
>>>>> [Down to here]
>>>> [That's pretty low]
>>> [Especially considering the quality of workmanship]
>> [Don't sell yourself short]
> [I try]
[That's something at least]
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Most accountants that I met personally are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bald or balding. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of the predictable consequences of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> convoluted tax legislation, possibly...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Possibly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good thing I didn't become an accountant,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It could save you a fair bit on hair dye and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hair salon visits, though... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The savings would be invested in bad hair pieces.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If my understanding of the pricing of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hair-products and -services is correct you will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> easily be able to afford a selection of _good_
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hair-pieces. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no idea how much hair-pieces cost, so I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cannot comment on their relative value compared
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with salon services. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Surprisingly affordable... https://www.urhair.co.uk/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If it lasts more that a few salon visit intervals
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's probably cost effective.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The one that looks like my actual hair is $100 US.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Okay, but what is that in hair salon visits - I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know the exchange rate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right now, I pay $42 plus tax for a shampoo, cut and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blow out. I think I used to pay $65 to get my roots
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> touched up and $110 for highlights and lowlights.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You could get a whole luxury wig for that. Highlighted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and all. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll keep that in mind.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I buy a tube of purple goo for $12 it lasts
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably 6 months. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This on the other hand is more Wallmart territory I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guess. You can probably get a green one cheap after St.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Patrick's Day. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are people with green hair now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Buy why, he asks uncomprehendingly...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Why not?
>>>>>>>>>>> Seems like a lot of effort compared to buying a nylon thing
>>>>>>>>>>> at Wallmart. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The benefit of dying your own hair is that it doesn't end up
>>>>>>>>>> in the next county during a wind storm.
>>>>>>>>> Neither will a wig if you tie it down - or stay inside during
>>>>>>>>> the storm... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sometimes storms just happen.
>>>>>>>> What do you tie a wig down with?
>>>>>>> For a long hair wig you can just tie it together under the chin.
>>>>>>> Or wear a scarf. I understand those are very popular...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Really?
>>>>>> Sounds like a Jackie O era thing...
>>>>> A lot of people in or from North Africa and thereabouts absolutely
>>>>> insist on them...
>>>>>
>>>> No one that I know.
>>> You don't know a single muslim? I thought Canada was one of them
>>> multicultural societies...
>>>
>> 
>> I know people who are Muslim but not from Africa and I know people
>> who are from Africa that do not wear scarves.
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the colours go on the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discount rack when they are being discontinued.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That must be frustrating (the discontinuing) if you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>> finally found the perfect shade of medium blue flourescent
>>>>>>>>>>>>> highlight to go with your sunflower yellow base colour.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> (or something - I don't know hair colour fashion either)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  I guess. They would have to pick out something else in
>>>>>>>>>>>>  that case. 
>>>>>>>>>>> But that is not going to be the exact same - the whole look
>>>>>>>>>>> will be off. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Or you try something new and like it.
>>>>>>>>> But that will mean having to buy a whole new set of
>>>>>>>>> accessories to go with the new hair colour scheme...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or not. No one cares if you don't match.
>>>>>>> Says she who has matching shoes for all her evening wear...
>>>>>> That is coincidental, not by design.
>>>>>> I have so many shoes that finding a pair to match my outfit is
>>>>>> easy. 
>>>>> So, did you buy shoes for the outfits or outfits for the shoes?
>>>> Neither.
>>>> The only time I purchased shoes to match an outfit was for my
>>>> child's wedding.
>>> I on the other hand have had the same pair of 'formal' black shoes
>>> for at least 35 years. They have been resoled once (or maybe twice).
>>>
>> 
>> I'll have to check to see if I still have vintage footwear from the
>> late 80's/early 90's. I may have donated them during one of my
>> pandemic era uncluttering frenzies.
>> 
>> I wore heals to work recently and my legs were sore for a week.
>> Stupid pandemic!
> How is you wearing heels to work the pandemics fault?
> 
*sigh*
Because I was working at home full-time and therefore walking around in 
bare feet most of the last 3 years.
Unlike Mariah Carey, most people don't walk around in heels when at 
home.

Now I've lost the ability to wear them long term.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can get one of those nylon jobs they sell for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all hallows eve. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could probably get a whole bunch of different ones
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at WalMart for $100.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't doubt it, but would they go with your $800
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handbag is the question? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't matter. People wear mismatched stuff all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut won't people assume your handbag is a cheap
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knock-off if you use it with a nylon wig. And then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what's the point. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's ok. If they think it's a knock-off then they won't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> steal it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> But also they will think your handbag is a cheap
>>>>>>>>>>>>> knock-off. I can only imagine the chatter in the country
>>>>>>>>>>>>> club bar... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It makes me feel like someone's taken an interest.
>>>>>>>>>>> There are different kinds of interest. I'm concerned this
>>>>>>>>>>> kind will damage your social standing. You might even be
>>>>>>>>>>> invited to fewer cocktail parties...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *checks diary*
>>>>>>>>>> I get invited to precisely 0 now.
>>>>>>>>>> Is it even possible to get invited to -1 parties?
>>>>>>>>> I suppose technically it is possible to send out 'do not
>>>>>>>>> attend' notices to those who are uniquely unwelcome. I don't
>>>>>>>>> think that happens much in cocktail party circles...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You know more about it than I do.
>>>>>>> Not really. I don't even like cocktails much...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I liek cocktails. I guess mocktails now.
>>>>>
>>>>> Last time I had a 'proper' cocktail was many years ago when a
>>>>> co-worker an I decided to try everything on the menu in the bar on
>>>>> the Oslo ferry. It went as well as could be expected...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Puked and passed out?
>>> Neither, but I suspect the work may have been a tiny but sub-par the
>>> next day...
>>>
>> 
>> And you wept openly when you got your credit card statement.
> 
> No, that was the good part. The company I worked for didn't give out
> standard per-diem amounts, so everything we had a receipt for got
> refunded...
> 

I have fond memories of submitting receipts for business.
Now I have a job that doesn't require travel.

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