Re: Spiderman movies

From	Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
Newsgroups	alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject	Re: Spiderman movies
Date	2023-07-08 15:01 +0000
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
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> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u810lq$3ek9$1@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:u7m82q$2gpc1$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> 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]
>>>>> [The hardest part is overcoming my naturally unassuming character]
>>>> [It's good for your brane to work outside your comfort zone]
>>> [That's going to be quite a problem, since I have no intention of
>>> leaving the zone. Someone needs to invent remote braining or
>>> something.] 
>> [I'll just add that to one of you litses]
> [Assuming I will get anything done is hardly a viable strategy.]
[Yes, it seems that way]
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>> Wait. Are you saying women's feet don't naturally assume that
>>>>> angle...? 
>>>>>
>>>> It's not really about the feet as much as it is about the calf
>>>> muscles. 
>>> ...which are contracted to facilitate the foot angle one would
>>> assume. 
>>>
>> I guess.
>> *points toes*
>> *flexes foot*
>> *shrug*
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>> I hated having to save and collate and list and submit all those
>>>>> receipts every month. I suspect it cost me quite a lot of money,
>>>>> too. 
>>>>>
>>>> IT consultants are rich. so, pocket change.
>>> Not so much if it includes hotel bills and possibly even plane
>>> tickets. Anyway it's the principle! I shouldn't have been required
>>> to do accounting. 
>>>
>> Couldn't you just hand the envelope of receipts to an admin person?
> Nope. They had to be listed on the expenses form along with the
> relevant account no. and identification of each receipt, which also
> had to be handed in.
> 
[I think I had to put the total being submitted on the form and then 
attach the receipts]
>>>>>> Now I have a job that doesn't require travel.
>>>>> Me too... Not so much a job but at least I don't have to travel.
>>>>>
>>>> I thought you liked to travel.
>>> Not so much after I became aware of the environmental impact of
>>> air-travel. In any case it was more the being in different places
>>> than the  getting there that was enjoyable. Although I would like to
>>> try riding on one of those VeryBigFastness trains they have in
>>> France... 
>>>
>> 
>> The planes are taking off whether or not you've booked a seat.
>> I couldn't afford to travel for a long time. Now I find it stressful.
> It's not so much the travel that's stressful, as it's all the planning
> and preparation. Just don't do that part.

The planning part is fine. It's the arriving at the airport at 5 am only 
to find out that the airline over-booked the flight etc, etc that is 
stressful. I also don't fly well or sleep well when away.

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