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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: 14th |
| Date | 2023-08-01 11:32 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB0534CB3A981Kamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <u9bben$2n7uh$3@dont-email.me> <XnsB04973A6824ACKamilot@135.181.20.170> <u9o8b3$13et5$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB04E61249C3A1Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <ua388r$2kvhc$1@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:ua388r$2kvhc$1@dont-email.me: > On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote: >> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:u9o8b3$13et5$1@dont-email.me: >> >>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote: >>>> 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?] >>> [There are always famous people at award shows. Previous winners, >>> and potential future winners, and current losers, and a couple of >>> Kardasians, and that one guy who is about to get cancelled...] >>> >> >> Who were the previous winners of the prestigious usenet snipping >> award? > > I don't know. I don't follow the celebrity news. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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] >>> [Sure I would. I "do my own research". The only fake news I engage >>> in is the news I fake myself.] >>> >> [Uh-huh. So you admit you make stuff up] > [I sometimes in rare cases use hyperbole, for emphasis in discourse or > for humorous effect.] [Uh-huh] > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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] >>> Bears could use a claw possibly. If they were careful. Bearclaws are >>> very pointy and sharp. The kind attached to bear arms; not the >>> pastry kind. >>> >> Now I want a pastry :( > > There you go. I'm sure it's all very healthy: > https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wienerbr%C3% B8d&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images& > ia=images > A lot of good a picture will do me. Anyways, I bought some 2-bite apple turnover thingees at the store. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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! >>> >>> What!!?! Who is bat boy? >>> >> >> It was a tabloid thing back in the day. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy_(character) > > I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to learn that a newspaper would > just make up a story, with no regard for the integrity of the press. > No, you aren't.
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Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-18 12:51 +0000
Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-20 20:55 +0200
Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000
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
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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
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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
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Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-12-18 19:45 +0000
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Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-25 14:26 +0000
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