Re: Crossed the threshhold

From	Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
Newsgroups	alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject	Re: Crossed the threshhold
Date	2023-06-16 15:54 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<XnsB025792E7AA00Kamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink)
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:u6fq4v$gmtf$3@dont-email.me:

> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u6agh2$3milb$2@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:u62s24$2e5jn$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:u5r0db$18e3i$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:u5iahk$a3l$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:u5aefj$2qtfk$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [Decongested]
>>>>>>>> [*inhales deeply*
>>>>>>> Eeeek!!1!  ]
>>>>>>> [It's a lovely feeling, isn't it? I remember it well.]
>>>>>> [Why did you write Eeek inside my thought brackets? Get out!]
>>>>> [I got into your head, did I? I got scared about the openendedness
>>>>> of the thing.]
>>>> [Wow! Harsh...]
>>> [The openendedneess of unclosed brackets, not your head. Your head
>>> can't scare me]
>>>
>> [Oh no! I left an open bracket. I do that a lot]
> [Please be more careful. It is quite frightening. Also the letters may
> fall out.]
[There's usually an error in the log]
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing you won't map the cables until something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bad happens and you are forced to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You might be right. Actually something did happen.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some years ago a lightening strike (possibly in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> junction box) fried my modem, computer and all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> connected peripherals, as well as seemingly essential
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parts of my oil furnace, as well as the attic-born
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cable I used at the time to connect the modem to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> office. I'm now using a different connection to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concentrate all my internet needs to the proximity of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my (only) TV. Yet still I have no map of available
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cable connections or their purpose. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I sit corrected. Not even a castrophe would prompt you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to map the wires. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no cats.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should get one!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have the neighbours cats around all the time...
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ooooo! Free cats!
>>>>>>>>>>> Exactly. And they totally ignores me and are eminently
>>>>>>>>>>> unresponsive to any "pspspsps" - just as if they were my
>>>>>>>>>>> own. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You have to get down on all fours and supplicate yourself.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Not gonna happen. If they want something they can come and ask
>>>>>>>>> nicely. 
>>>>>>>> And you speak cat?
>>>>>>> It's gonna be either 'Feed me' or 'pet me'. For the rest there's
>>>>>>> no mistaking that for asking nicely...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> They have a cute little 'prrrrrr!' which I think means 'Hey
>>>>>> there!' 
>>>>> Must be foreign thing. These cats just stop dead and stares at me.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe it's because you stop dead and stare at them.
>>> Sometimes I also say hello or something. They hardly ever answer.
>>> Excepts the neighbour's old cat, who usually comes over when there
>>> is a visiting dog at home. She has quite a lot to say on those
>>> occasions. 
>>>
>> But you don't speak cat, so you guess it's about the dog.
> It's the only situation in which she communicated to that level. I
> think it's a reasonable inference...
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Also, I spelt 'catastrophe' wrong. So no cat for you!)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought you meant a song performed by or to a cat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Caterwauling maybe?
>>>>>>>>>>> Catcalling more likely...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *whistles*
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's sexist. And assault of some kind...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So?
>>>>>>> I'm just saying. You don't want to risk get cancelled...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why not?
>>>>>> Then I can hide indoors for a few months until the next big thing
>>>>>> happens.
>>>>> You don't want to spend all summer long inside. You will want to
>>>>> be outside in the sun and smoke from distant forest fires.
>>>>
>>>> It was only for 2 days. And it wasn't sunny. More like a bizarre
>>>> yellow haze. Stephen King would love it.
>>> It was enough for the alerts in US cities to reach the news over
>>> here... 
>>>
>> It's always all about them.
> This one time where it isn't their fault... It will be 'gender reveal
> forest fire' season again soon enough.
> 
What a bunch of maroons!
It's a little bit smoky today again.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not like you have other things to do with no job,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no raking and no weeding the garden.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have very many important things to do...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Watching/reading the news; keeping up with my stories on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the telly; playing games on the computer; baking more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bread; sitting outside enjoying the weather and coffee;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going to the shops to buy various necessities (rolling
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paper) to name but a few... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Those all sound like things to do *after* you've spent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometime doing yardwork.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are also things to do _instead_ of doing yard work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Especially when the sun is shining.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You could always start early and then lounge.
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's 30C here all week, you would burn in about 30 seconds.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It's "up to" 20C and sunny here, with UV warnings on every
>>>>>>>>>>> weather report. Is good. I should probably take the bike out
>>>>>>>>>>> and get some semblance of shape going...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah?
>>>>>>>>>> What shape are you?
>>>>>>>>> Pear.
>>>>>>>>>> What shape are you striving for?
>>>>>>>>> Cucumber.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mmm...sounds like the beginning of a nice salad (or smoothie).
>>>>>>> It's only in shape I may (come to) resemble those things.
>>>>>>> Texture and nutritional content with be completely unlike
>>>>>>> either. Also I'm too big for the blender.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll sit here and wait for you to change from a pear to a
>>>>>> cucumber. 
>>>>> It could take a while since the only muscle that get generous use
>>>>> atm is the diaphragm.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I coughed so much when I had covid that I pulled all the muscles
>>>> over my ribcage.
>>> The boob muscles you mean? (Pectorals?)
>>>
>> Ugh!
>> 
>> Not that high up. More like the obliques.
> I don't think I have any of those...
> 

Is this about punctuation?

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  Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-10 17:26 +0000
    Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-11 12:40 +0200
      Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-12 10:56 +0000
        Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-13 23:09 +0200
          Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-14 11:34 +0000
            Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-15 01:33 +0200
              Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-16 13:33 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-17 21:52 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-20 11:00 +0000
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                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-22 14:08 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-23 21:31 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-04-25 11:08 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-04-26 12:16 +0200
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                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-03 11:17 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-05 22:19 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-07 13:46 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-08 20:12 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-09 12:48 +0000
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                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-13 11:13 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-14 23:52 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-17 11:05 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-17 23:40 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-18 11:59 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-19 12:38 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-21 12:11 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-23 16:43 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-24 11:06 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-25 12:59 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-26 15:44 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-05-28 17:50 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-05-31 13:41 +0000
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                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-02 11:19 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-04 17:27 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-04 22:58 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-08 00:30 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-09 12:58 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-11 00:04 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-12 20:15 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-13 21:37 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-14 15:01 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-15 21:51 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-16 15:54 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-17 21:59 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-19 12:40 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 21:51 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-23 16:06 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-25 00:22 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-28 11:31 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 11:59 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-02 14:29 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 13:55 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-05 12:14 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-07 23:40 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-08 15:01 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-10 19:54 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-12 11:22 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-14 13:05 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-18 11:24 +0000
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                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-22 15:21 +0000
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                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-27 13:32 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-29 16:17 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-01 11:32 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 10:11 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-09 12:19 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-10 23:28 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-13 21:28 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-16 14:04 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-18 12:51 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-20 19:55 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 15:38 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-30 12:42 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-05 07:59 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-06 12:22 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-08 19:56 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-09 20:51 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-16 14:52 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-17 17:50 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-22 16:16 +0200
                Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-23 21:14 +0000
                Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-25 19:46 +0200

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