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Re: To eat or not to eat

From BeH <oldman@wits.end>
Newsgroups alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject Re: To eat or not to eat
Date 2023-01-03 17:22 +0100
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On 01.01.2023 20.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in news:tos8jp$124b$1@gioia.aioe.org:
> 
>> On 31.12.2022 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in news:ton7h4$k3v$4@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>
>>>> On 29.12.2022 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in news:tohkjg$1r4$1@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 27.12.2022 22.31, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in news:toa9a8$1khj$1@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 24.12.2022 16.48, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:to6u0e$ksu$1@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 22.12.2022 21.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>> news:tnl8s6$ljc$1@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 16.12.2022 17.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tnfsca$1er8$1@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 14.12.2022 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tnaodu$175e$1@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.12.2022 15.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Angry Gemstones 2048]
>>>>>>>>>>> [I hate that level]
>>>>>>>>>> [Because it doesn't have any loot crates?]
>>>>>>>>> [And they never give you enough time to complete all the
>>>>>>>>> orders]
>>>>>>>> [or put all the things in a row]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [I won't give up]
>>>>>> [That sort of attitude will only make you miss your bus stop]
>>>>> [I'm the last stop, so either way, I get the boot]
>>>> [Last stop both ways?]
>>> [Last stop going downtown and second last coming back]
>> [And then you have to walk back a whole stop after a hard day at work]
> [yep. plus a 15 minute walk. Anyways, I can't forsee myself on public
> transit for a while]
[no, I understand that - but hypothetically]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It doesn't pester. You just run out of free lives and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have to wait (or pay). I can wait.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes if it happens while you're on the bus you risk
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having to interact with your surroundings...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OR...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I close my eyes ....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And tune out my surroundings...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Have a Zen moment ....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And then some sweet old lady asks you how many stops
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> left before the town hall.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nah. Canadians are too polite to bother someone is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> resting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Even sweet old ladies...?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Especially them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure if one ignores a sweet old lady on a bus
>>>>>>>>>>>> here one will receive a swift kick to the shins...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I admire their freedom to express themselves.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It's all about the leg muscles.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Are you recommending kicking people in the shins as an exercise
>>>>>>>>> regime?
>>>>>>>> I would never. Such violence. Little old ladies take the bus
>>>>>>>> when the weather is bad or their bike needs service... hence the
>>>>>>>> leg muscles.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ah.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And pretend I died from eating broccoli ....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AHA!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It does say 'pretend'.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, you pretended to have eaten broccoli and died.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see. It's  only amusing when *you* do it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think there's anything amusing about dying from
>>>>>>>>>>>> ingesting broccoli. The AHA! was in reference to your
>>>>>>>>>>>> acknowledging that actually eating broccoli will in fact
>>>>>>>>>>>> kill you...
>>>>>>>>>>>>         --
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>>>>>>>> I was not acknowledging that eating broccoli will kill you,
>>>>>>>>>>> since I eat it often and live. I was poking fun at you.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How rude. (And it definitely will kill me)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Pfft!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Are you sure you have
>>>>>>>>>>> siblings?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Not any more, I don't...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm very sorry to hear that :(
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's fine - at least I inherited all the stuff.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *scratches head*
>>>>>>> Well, there is that one silver lining...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Very little silver - their stuff was mostly junk. They both had
>>>>>> pension/life insurance from their respective union, though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And no significant other, I'm guessing.
>>>>
>>>> Correct in all cases. Why I got stuck with the funeral arranging.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's something I should get off my ass and organize.
>>>
>>> I need to decide who will be more likely to cherish my grandmother's
>>> things like the good china -- my cousin's daughter or my
>>> granddaughter.
>>
>> Yap. One never knows. All my stuff (and any remaining money) goes to
>> charity - better than having it sucked into the state coffer.
>>
> 
> The state just spends it on stupid things.

Sometimes, yes. But mostly if I leave it to a non-charity they will take 
half (close enough, I'm not going to look it up) anyway in inheritance 
taxes.

-- 
BeH

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  Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-06 23:16 +0100
    Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 13:58 +0000
      Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-07 22:11 +0100
        Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-08 13:13 +0000
          Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-08 21:25 +0100
            Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-09 12:23 +0000
              Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-09 21:41 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-10 12:39 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-12 21:21 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-13 17:50 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-13 21:44 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-14 21:28 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-15 23:40 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-16 12:29 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-17 14:30 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-17 20:34 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-20 21:52 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-23 13:12 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-23 20:36 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-24 12:27 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-25 13:41 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-26 14:06 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-26 22:01 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-27 13:31 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-28 20:31 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-11-29 12:29 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-11-30 19:07 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-02 14:30 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-02 22:47 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-03 16:04 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-05 15:21 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-06 14:17 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-07 14:42 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-07 19:36 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-08 17:34 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-09 15:09 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-10 20:54 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-11 17:38 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-11 18:58 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-13 14:22 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-13 21:47 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-14 14:53 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-15 20:26 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-16 16:55 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-17 21:29 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-22 20:41 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-24 14:14 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-24 15:48 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-25 20:46 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-27 21:31 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-28 15:41 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-29 15:13 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-30 18:35 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2022-12-31 14:49 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-01 16:24 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-01 19:06 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-03 17:22 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-03 20:26 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-04 17:43 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-04 19:40 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-05 14:42 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-05 14:56 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-06 16:16 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-06 19:20 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-08 10:51 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-08 19:51 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-09 19:01 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-09 21:33 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-10 20:30 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-11 13:12 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-11 20:40 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-12 11:44 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-12 17:55 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-13 11:44 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-14 16:58 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-15 15:29 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-16 22:30 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-17 11:54 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-19 19:08 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-20 13:38 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-20 22:28 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-21 14:36 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-22 20:17 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-24 12:55 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH on Usenet <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-01-25 18:30 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-25 18:55 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH on Usenet <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-01-26 22:47 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-27 13:29 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-01-28 00:29 +0100
                Re: To eat or not to eat Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-28 15:08 +0000
                Re: To eat or not to eat BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-01-29 20:42 +0100

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