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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
news:ug9021$2hp76$3@dont-email.me: 

> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:uffe5h$34vg1$3@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:ueslol$22aqc$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:ueka1h$9qtc$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:ue4bhd$3raqk$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:udfr9o$3k0ht$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ud6j9j$1sfh1$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uckvs8$29ksj$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ubtodk$1gij7$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ubigkg$3a3h7$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ub3nc1$hbbg$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uano3u$264rs$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Redacted]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Oops!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Redacted]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I wonder what it said. Must have been important and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sensitive.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [*shrug*]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Snipporific extraction]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And the winner is ......*drum roll*]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*Attempts to look unconcerned*]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You look worried or gassy, not sure which]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's my unconcerned look.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Now I look concerned]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Don't worry, If I win I win, if not I'll throw a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fit] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll wait out in the limo]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And miss my great moment? I see how it is...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Do you? I hope you see I am anti-whining]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yeah - waiting in the limo is more moping than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whining. Also not very supportive.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'm not moping. I'm happy to not hear the whining.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, there is a complementary bar here and the driver
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is cute] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I won't be whining when I win. I'll be giving a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humorous yet moving acceptance speech, thanking all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people helping to get me this far.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You didn't seem so sure about winning a few posts ago.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So your win is due to my blathering on and not snipping.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You wouldn't be here if it weren't for me.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Which make it all the incredible that you would rather
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sit in a car than the audience, where you can demonstrate
>>>>>>>>>>>>> your modesty to the cameras when I profusely and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> excessively thank you for your contribution.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Fine! There better not be any whining. I spent a fortune
>>>>>>>>>>>> on this dress and getting my hair done.]
>>>>>>>>>>> [I can guarantee there will be no whining from me if I win]
>>>>>>>>>> [There better not be whining if you don't. I'll give you
>>>>>>>>>> something to whine about]
>>>>>>>>> [Ohhh.. I hope it's one of those nice Riojas. Or maybe a
>>>>>>>>> sturdy Chianti] 
>>>>>>>> [How about some wine with the 'h'?]
>>>>>>> [I don't do [non-prescription] drugs. I don't do much wine any
>>>>>>> more for that matter.]
>>>>>> [Me either. Whiner]
>>>>> [I care about my kidney. That doesn't make me a whiner.
>>>>> Namecaller.] 
>>>> [Just because I called you a whiner doesn't make me a namecaller.
>>>> Oh wait.]
>>> [So there!]
>> [mouthes the word 'whiner']
> [pointedly refuse to notice]
[I know you noticed]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elsewhere 'american style' may
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mean >>>>> filtered coffee... IOW
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Coffee! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Their coffee is so smooth.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still just coffee - by any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>other >>>>> name. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All coffee is not equal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You've apparently never had a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>really >>>> good  cup of coffee. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All my coffee is good.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soo you say.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is true. Because it has coffee in it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not all coffee is good. The thought of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drinking coffee that has been sitting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>for  hours in a thermos makes me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>nauseous. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coffee doesn't sit for hours around
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you drink a pot in a short span of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A couple of hours, usually. Irrespective
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the fact that I don't have a coffee
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maker ATM, I usually put it in a couple of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thermos mugs. The inevitable loss of heat
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is preferable to leaving the coffee on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hotplate for any 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> length of time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My god! How are you making coffee?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I boil water in a kettle and pour in over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ground coffee contained in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> liquid-permeable 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paper bag - just like gawd intended. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sounds like how I make tea.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You mean you don't do the whole
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chinese/japanese traditional tea-making
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> performance? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure what that is. My people come from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the British Isles. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a long and strict ritual involving boiling
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> water, tea-pots, cups and bamboo whiskers.. and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of course tea leaves. So you just splash some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> milk and hot water over a teabag, then? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I buy loose leaf tea.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My ritual is I put some in tea strainer and wait
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the kettle to boil. While that is happening,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes I graze on stuff on the counter or do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some squats. If it is black tea then I pour the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> water in a mug with the tea and leave it steep
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a few minutes after which I add some milk. If
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it some other kind of tea: green, white, rooibos
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then I remove the strainer after it has steeped. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the orientals put the leaves in the teapot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and strain it when serving. I don't think they do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> squats, what with them sitting on the floor when
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> making the. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I make a whole pot, it gets strained that way. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rarely make a whole pot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Depends on the size of the pot, though. Eh?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure,sure, size matters....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some of those japanese teapots only holds two cups of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tea. Small cups too. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So they won't be bragging about their teapots online.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sometimes small is beautiful... Size isn't everything,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you know. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's what little people say.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not everyone from Asia is small...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Did I say they were?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> A) You implied that people who find their tiny teapots
>>>>>>>>>>> aesthetically pleasing are little.
>>>>>>>>>>> B) The tiny teapots are from Asia.
>>>>>>>>>>> Conclusion: Yes.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't see that at all.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's logic...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tenuous at best.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tenuous is the best logic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No it isn't.
>>>>>> It's one step above gossip.
>>>>> If it's good enough for the government...
>>>>
>>>> They mostly make up issues to deflect away from important stuff.
>>> Are you implying that tiny teapot aesthetics isn't important?
>>>
>> I imply nothing!
>> You're just trying to deflect away from your faulty logic.
> 
> There is nothing faulty with my logic. Besides it's you who were
> trying to deflect by mentioning how tiny people in asia are.
> 
It was you who said that.

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  Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-28 11:31 +0000
    Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 12:23 +0200
      Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-02 14:29 +0000
        Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 14:13 +0200
          Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-05 12:14 +0000
            Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-07 23:56 +0200
              Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-08 15:01 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-10 20:19 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-12 11:22 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-14 14:00 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-18 11:24 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-20 16:15 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-22 15:21 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 13:32 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-27 13:32 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-01 11:32 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-09 12:19 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-11 00:12 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-13 21:28 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-18 12:51 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 16:37 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-30 12:42 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-06 12:22 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-09 20:51 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-17 17:50 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-22 16:57 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-23 21:14 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-25 21:07 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-26 12:11 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-04 14:13 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-18 11:55 +0000
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