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| From | BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: Sick - so very sick |
| Date | 2023-11-20 00:34 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <uje61p$ejd$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <XnsB0A150A1616DFKamilot@135.181.20.170> <uh1d7a$1v2uv$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB0A86A41E3F87Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uibhl5$jvn5$4@dont-email.me> <XnsB0B6535B823EEKamilot@135.181.20.170> |
On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote: > BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:uibhl5$jvn5$4@dont-email.me: > >> On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote: >>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>> news:uh1d7a$1v2uv$1@dont-email.me: >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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] >>>> [Noticed what?] >>> [Exactly] >> [I believe that's my line] > [You snooze, you lose] [That's not how things work. *gesticulates wildly* My lines - your lines. Completely different.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> You literally called them "little people". >>>> >>> >>> I said 'little people' in general. >>> I did not implicitly or otherwise reference people from Asia. >>> You interpolated. >> >> The context was people in asia being fond of small teapots (and tea). >> I inferred. >> > Poorly. Convincingly, you mean. If you keep belittling my logic I shall interpol *you*, just you wait! -- BeH " We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr
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Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-08 15:01 +0000
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