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| From | BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: First major snowfall this year |
| Date | 2024-01-12 14:42 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <unrfk0$3fj4e$4@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <XnsB0CB64ACE3FEFKamilot@135.181.20.170> <uktob0$1f1ll$3@dont-email.me> <XnsB0DE9629F9238Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <un6g8r$3mcd2$2@dont-email.me> <XnsB0F2B0A2976FBKamilot@135.181.20.170> |
On 07.01.2024 23.21, Merlyne wrote: > BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in > news:un6g8r$3mcd2$2@dont-email.me: > >> On 18.12.2023 20.45, Merlyne wrote: >>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>> news:uktob0$1f1ll$3@dont-email.me: >>> >>>> On 29.11.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote: >>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>> news:ujuemi$352cv$3@dont-email.me: >>>>> >>>>>> On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>> news:uje8r7$sb8$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>> news:uibl7r$kd3j$5@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jules Verne. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was french, you know. All >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>> stuff > about the english he >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote >> in >> 80 >> days - > he made >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that up. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember what he said >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about >>>> the >> English. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The character description of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phineas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fox > and the members of the club, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>> mean. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember the descriptions. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The >> one who bet against Phineas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fogg >> was a >> real asshole. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And not even in a proper gentlemanly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way, either. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The very first scene is where Fox >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fires > his servant for serving a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> boiled >> egg > that has not been boiled >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exactly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > required >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. And then he goes to his club. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is in line with the behaviour of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pompous asses on shows like Downton >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Abbey. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, it worked out for him >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he met Passe portout. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. And hired him on the spot, with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no > references and no interview or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> test-boiling >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of eggs. Because he had to catch a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> train. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We all have our own methods. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was on a tight schedule at the tine. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Typical. Everyone is in a hurry. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To be fair he had a lot of money on the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> line... I can see where that will make >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone skip some of the details. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. Philleas Fogg, you are forgiven... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You say that now, but imagine what all his >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gentlemanly acquaintances would think if >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they knew... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing they would be thrilled that he >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had a non-white man servant. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Being english it was probably more scandalous >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that he employed a frenchman. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was probably socially acceptable to employ a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fr*nchman to iron your knickers and such. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could be, but as a man-servant he would be in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> direct contact with his master a lot. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still a man-servant none-the-less. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But French. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wouldn't it be better to have a Frenchman at your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beck and call? An exotic foreign servant? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's my impression the neither "exotic" nor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "foreign" were considered positive attribute in that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time and place. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have the opposite impression. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> May I suggest some contemporary (19th/early 20th >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> century) literature describing the non-english >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> populations of the empire... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Getting sleepy...can't seem to stay awake.... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe some Kipling... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can you read to me? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *bats eyelashes* >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. But do you think you can hear it from over there. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Do I even have any Kipling in the house? Hmmm) >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> You can call me and read a chapter or so or record a file >>>>>>>>>>>>> and send it over. >>>>>>>>>>>> I still don't know if I have any Kipling. Also don't you >>>>>>>>>>>> already have everything ever published on your e-reader >>>>>>>>>>>> thingie... >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I don't have *every* book... >>>>>>>>>>> Also, it doesn't read to me. >>>>>>>>>> I'm sure there is an even more advanced gizmo you can buy that >>>>>>>>>> will read to you in whatever voice you prefer. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There is. I heard BeH is going to read me some Kipling. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well I checked. I have nothing by Kipling. I can sort of hum >>>>>>>> part of Baloo's song for D*sney's version of the Jungle Book but >>>>>>>> that's about it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Bear Necessities? >>>>>> Exactly. hm hm hm hmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hm... >>>>>>> You can get some Kipling from the library, I bet. >>>>>>> Or just choose something else. >>>>>> >>>>>> Or choose to not. In any case I don't have a microphone. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You're breaking my heart :( >>>>> (You can record on your cellphone --d'oh!) >>>> >>>> WHAT? Is there anything that infernal thing can't do. (Apart from >>>> keeping spam callers away). >>>> >>> >>> It can do that. So far, the spam texts have been properly triaged. >> >> Once in a while I get a call about some fabulous investment >> opportunities - usually presented in hard-to-understand accented >> english. Some days I don't speak english at all, which seems to be a >> difficult concept to understand... >> > > I should pretend not to speak English when I get phone calls. Might be harder for you to get away with, unless you speak a language the callers are unlikely to master. Or if the callers already know you. -- 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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