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From Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
Newsgroups alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject Re: 14th
Date 2023-07-22 15:21 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <XnsB04973A6824ACKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink)
References (22 earlier) <u8hf9j$2j8vd$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB03F4B10EF884Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <u8r9jj$fco$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB0454B575BC67Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <u9bben$2n7uh$3@dont-email.me>

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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
news:u9bben$2n7uh$3@dont-email.me: 

> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u8r9jj$fco$1@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:u8hf9j$2j8vd$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:u89uor$1eh1k$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:u80v9v$3ajp$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:u7m7ce$2gngk$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u77o45$78uu$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u72au6$3dhuh$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u6l52k$1bih2$7@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u6fs3h$gmtf$9@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u6aild$3mogo$6@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u62t17$2e5jn$6@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u5r1k3$18m50$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u5ibj8$f0k$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u5aft8$2r44l$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Snippage accomplished]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Bravo!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Thank you. couldn't have done it without my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trusty mouse. And quanities of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no-longer-relevant text] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [An acceptance speech!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll probably have to embellish it a bit if I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> win an award] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Great! Something to look forward to]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'm not aware of being in the running for any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> post-snipping awards anytime soon, though]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Waits]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I suspect one has to be nominated for such an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> award] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Keeps waiting]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I meant:"I suspect one has to be nominated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _by_someone_else_ for such an award.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Send me the paperwork and I'll get started on it]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I don't have the form. I don't even know who issues the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> form.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Whenever you get all that stuff coordinated, I can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> submit the paperwork]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I don't think it befalls me to do the coordination. For
>>>>>>>>>>>>> one thing it will be hard to be properly surprised and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> self-deprecating when the winner is announced.]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [The Grammy winners know in advance that they've been
>>>>>>>>>>>> nominated. Who do I contact to get the forms?]
>>>>>>>>>>> [The Grammy winners are all famous actors, I'm just an
>>>>>>>>>>> usenet snipper. I have no idea who the governing body of
>>>>>>>>>>> usnet snipping awards are.] 
>>>>>>>>>> [Google? I mean the company, not to google for an answer]
>>>>>>>>> [Oh great - then my speech will be cut up into little segments
>>>>>>>>> in between all the ads].
>>>>>>>> [It will give you time to compose yourself]
>>>>>>> [It will break up my flow. Also I'm not sure I can keep a single
>>>>>>> tear in the corner of my eye for that long.]
>>>>>> [You can pretend to wipe it away when they come back from the
>>>>>> break] 
>>>>> [I don't know. It may appear staged if I leave it all through the
>>>>> break. Maybe I'll just sob quietly into my hands for a bit. No one
>>>>> will be able to tell how much sobbing I do during the break.]
>>>>>
>>>> [Sure. Except for the live studio audience]
>>>
>>> [they will all be too busy taking selfies...They'll never notice]
>> [But if they have their backs to the stage, you will be in the
>> picture and then someone on social media will zapruder it.]
> [They won't. They will want to get the famous person in the next row
> in the picture. And even if they did I'll be out of focus.]
[What famous person will be at the usenet snipping awards?]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Planting potatoes is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back-breaking 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work  and not worth the effort]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's like magic. You plop a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> potato >>>> into > the ground and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>later >> you dig 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it >> back up 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and there are *more* potatoes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also >>>> you > have many potatoes.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Potatoes are cheap to buy]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [In your shops, maybe... Not as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cheap >> as > digging them up for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>free.] >>>> [I used to grow potatoes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fancy ones. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not worth throwing my back out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Hardly anything is worth that, to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>be >>> fair. It doesn't really quantify
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>an >>> upper limit on the price of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>potatoes. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The very 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first new potatoes can easily go for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DKK30/kg or more 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around here. Comparable to how the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> french act about new Bordeaux.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Egads! I can get 10kg for that]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Quite. It is completely ridiculous. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think they might be farmed in doors
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> under artifical light - just to be the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Or on Mars]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Not likely. A)the logistics cost would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be quite absurd, quite apart from there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not being a commercial route to that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planet currently; B) I don't think it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possible 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to grow potatoes on Mars (Hollywood
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fantasms notwithstanding)] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I was going to say. It could work. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have never tried to grow potatoes in my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> own shit] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And you are probably well advised not to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's illegal here to use human faeces as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fertiliser even in private gardens -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because of the e-coli, probably. Although
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think it was made legal some years back
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to use urine... (for the leek which people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> did anyway; don't ask) ] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I have heard of master gardeners peeing in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their composter. The urea rich compost is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good for the plants] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [They don't advertise that much though:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Giant marrows - now with extra pee.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The produce growers spray uncomposted animal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> waste on the fields which is why there are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always recalls due to e. coli] [fun fact:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there are thousands of different kinds of e.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coli but only 1 is toxic to humans] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's a hell of a job sorting them, though.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Might be why regulations just try to limit all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of them. Governments, eh?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yep. It's the 'all go without for the sake of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one' mentality] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It doesn't take many rotten apples to spoil the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> barrel] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I feel a song coming on]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [A country song?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Jackson 5?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's not a country, is it?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [No, but they do a song about bad apples and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spoiling] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Oh. Okay then. But that was a long time ago wasn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Does that matter? Or am I only supposed to quote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> recent songs?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [No, you can quote Händel's  Messias if you want. But
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there aren't 5 Jacksons left, was my thinking.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [So I only quote music where all original members are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alive. Ok. Take it Easy. I saw the Eagles last year on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tour. They had Vince Gill and Glenn Frey's son replace
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> him.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [To the best of my knowledge Händel has been dead for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> quite some time, so no. Also I don't know who any of those
>>>>>>>>>>>>> people are.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Google is your friend]
>>>>>>>>>>> [Google is part of the privacy-invading,
>>>>>>>>>>> information-stealing cabal. That's not very friendly.]
>>>>>>>>>> [And you doubt your kook abilities :)]
>>>>>>>>> [True facts about the privacy-invading information-stealing
>>>>>>>>> cabel isn't kookery. Only the branewashed masses would think
>>>>>>>>> such a thing. WAKE UP SHEEPLE and smell the conspiracy.]
>>>>>>>> [that's very good!]
>>>>>>> [True FACTS!]
>>>>>> [Fake NEWS!]
>>>>> [That's what they all say about FACTS they don't like.]
>>>> [And they say that about facts that someone made up i.e. legitimate
>>>> fake news]
>>> [They also say it about real true facts that a provable.
>>> Also: "Legitimate fake news" is akin to "natural artificial
>>> flavouring"] 
>> [No, legimate fake news is akin to sucking a lemon]
> [Negative. I sometimes suck a (piece of) lemon, but never engage in
> fake news; legitimate or not.]
[It's all perspective. You wouldn't know if you engaged in fake news]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And here I was interrupted by a scraping
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound from outside. Turned out it was the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deer contemplating the open door to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> garden. It ran off when I got up; just as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well, I don't have any deer snacks... ** 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The deer never come close to the house
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here. I'm pretty sure the deer would like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to snack on whatever's in the garden.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It does. Meandering about sampling the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> various leaves and 'wild nature plants'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unless I disturb it... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank gawd you didn't plant a garden yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, that would have been so tragic. I might
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have not got any yield from it. Much like last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> year. I understand people with many fruit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trees complain about the deer eating the bark
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and kill the young trees. I suppose that is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> valid concern. What they do to a few leaves
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off the hedge or a perennials or two is no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concern of mine... They always seem to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> survive. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They eat fleshy plants here. Like my tulips.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think they have ever eaten any tulips
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from me. They mostly go for the green stuff.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tulip leaves are green. It's like lettuce for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deer. Of course now there are a couple of bears
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the neighbourhood. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They mostly go for the petals, don't they?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this another bizarre Danish joke?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. It's not bizarre. Also lots of flowers have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> edible petals. They a sometimes used in salads and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such. Bears like salad, I'm sure. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe. Right now they seem to be going for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birdfeeders. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Easy food is the best food.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stay out of my birdfeeder!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tell that to the bears.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *opens window*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *yells 'Hey bears, stay out of my birdfeeder*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The birdfeeders are in the garage.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you get many garage birds? Mine is too but that's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> because I only feed the birds in the winter. This time of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> year they steal all my cherries - ripe or not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Putting the birdfeeder in the garage is an interim (and
>>>>>>>>>>>> temporary) measure to dissuade the bears.
>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know how resistant your garage is, but I've heard of
>>>>>>>>>>> bears ripping out doors if the reward (or need) is high
>>>>>>>>>>> enough. Good luck with that.
>>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen any bears sightings in the area for a while.
>>>>>>>>>> It worked. 
>>>>>>>>> That's good then. Unless the bears are having a tactical pause
>>>>>>>>> while they wait for the birdfeeder to re-appear...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Maybe they've hacked my wifi and have ordered their own seeds.
>>>>>>> That would be alright though, wouldn't it? Unless they used your
>>>>>>> credit card to pay for it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which could happen if they get into my Amazon account.
>>>>>> Oh deer!
>>>>> Not deer, bears. I doubt deer are good haxors, what with the
>>>>> hooves instead .of hands. Also the antlers tend to knock over the
>>>>> screen when they look down on the keyboard.
>>>>>
>>>> They need to get cellphones so they can say 'Alexa, buy me some
>>>> birdseed and a mink coat'
>>> I don't know who Alexa is, but they still need to be able to dial
>>> the number first...
>>>
>> No they don't. That's how Alexa works. You talk to the phone and it
>> does stuff.
> That's Siri, innit? Or GoOoOogle, maybe. Anyway they need to unlock
> the phone first, and I don't think face-recognition works very well
> with bear-faced seed-stealers.
I don't use face recognition on my phone. It would be hard for them to 
guess and then type my pin. they'd have to use a twig which I imagine 
would be hard to hold onto without opposable thumbs]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe if you fed the birds in the summer, they wouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>>> take your cherries. They tend to steal berries like
>>>>>>>>>>>> raspberries and blueberries. There is bird netting that can
>>>>>>>>>>>> be purchased to keep them away from the fruit.
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/?
>>>>>>>>>>>> q=bird+netting&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
>>>>>>>>>>> Birds, insect larva or mildew - the result is the same: not
>>>>>>>>>>> very many cherries for me. At least with the birds I have
>>>>>>>>>>> the pleasure of being woken up very, very early by their
>>>>>>>>>>> maniacal chirping... And bird poop on the windows.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> There are worse ways to be woken up.
>>>>>>>>> Certainly. Like the neighbour speaking to her mother - at
>>>>>>>>> festival volume. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or snoring.
>>>>>>>> Or the cat barfing.
>>>>>>>> I could go on and on...
>>>>>>> I don't have a barfing cat.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You should definitely get one.
>>>>> No need. I already have the birds and the neighbour. And also the
>>>>> neighbours hysterical smushy faced mutt...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Behold! The pugliest dog in the world!
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> For sleeping soundlessly through the night, I'm a huge fan of
>>>>>>>>>> ear plugs. 
>>>>>>>>> Then you are missing all the birdsong.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Great!
>>>>>>>> Given that the windows haven't been open at night for some time
>>>>>>>> due to air quality warnings and/or hot, humid weather, I'm
>>>>>>>> probably missing a lot of outdoor sounds. Not that I'd hear
>>>>>>>> them. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That global climate change has a lot to answer for.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I won't hear the answer because of the ear plugs.
>>>>> You can read about it in the paper later...
>>>>>
>>>> No one reads newspapers anymore.
>>> There are on-line versions. On the internet.
>> As I said, no reads newspapers anymore. They get their news from
>> social media. Except in Canada where Meta had a big fight with the
>> government. 
>>>
>>>> Get with the Times...
>>> No thanks, that's a Murdock paper now... I don't read stuff like
>>> that. 
>>>
>> Remember Bat boy?
> Ehh, no?
> 
Oh dear!

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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
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-24 11:06 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-25 13:23 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-26 15:44 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-28 18:03 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-31 13:41 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-01 18:10 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-02 11:19 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-04 17:45 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-04 22:58 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-08 00:50 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-09 12:58 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-11 00:21 +0200
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                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-19 12:40 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 22:28 +0200
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                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-24 23:44 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-28 11:31 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 11:30 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-02 14:29 +0000
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                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-05 12:14 +0000
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                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-08 15:01 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-10 19:31 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-12 11:22 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-14 12:55 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-18 11:24 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-20 15:05 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-22 15:21 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 12:32 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-27 13:32 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-29 16:38 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-01 11:32 +0000
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                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-09 12:19 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-10 23:54 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-13 21:28 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-16 14:33 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-18 12:51 +0000
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                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 16:25 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-30 12:42 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-05 08:42 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-06 12:22 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-08 20:52 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-09 20:51 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-16 15:33 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-17 17:50 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-22 16:48 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-23 21:14 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-25 20:54 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-26 12:11 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-02 23:45 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-04 14:13 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-12 16:23 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-18 11:55 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-21 20:21 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-25 14:26 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-11-06 21:05 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-11-08 13:11 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-11-20 00:09 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-11-22 13:33 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-11-26 02:54 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-11-29 14:34 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-12-08 00:34 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-12-18 19:45 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2024-01-04 14:41 +0100
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-21 20:22 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-25 14:26 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-11-06 21:08 +0100

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