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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
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
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> 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> - 2023-06-19 12:40 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 22:28 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-23 16:06 +0000
                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
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 13:20 +0200
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-05 12:14 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-07 23:06 +0200
                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
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 10:24 +0200
                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
                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
                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 Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2024-01-07 22:21 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2024-01-12 13:30 +0100
                Re: 14th Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2024-01-14 15:02 +0000
                Re: 14th BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2024-02-01 12:53 +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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