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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: Crossed the threshhold |
| Date | 2023-06-23 16:06 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB02C7B35B1982Kamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <u6fq4v$gmtf$3@dont-email.me> <XnsB025792E7AA00Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <u6l3br$1bih2$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB028582F9F7A7Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <u728o3$3d9gc$1@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
news:u728o3$3d9gc$1@dont-email.me:
> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u6l3br$1bih2$1@dont-email.me:
>>
>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:u6fq4v$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]
>>> [Sometimes the parsing just keep skipping 'till eoi or the buffer
>>> runs full]
>>>
>> [That never happens with SAS or SQL]
> [It happens in environments where unsupported garbage is to be
> expected {HTML} ]
[I only program for data manipulation purposes]
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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!
>>> Maroon 5?
>>>
>> Okay. 5 makes a plural.
> "Maroon 5" is a proper noun. They do music...
>
Yes. I have heard of them although I cannot name 1 song of theirs.
>>>> It's a little bit smoky today again.
>>> We've had rain the last two nights. Not a lot but enough to freshing
>>> up the air and make the flowers stand up straight.
>>>
>>
>> You can always water them yourself.
> The rain notwithstanding there is supposedly a drought on. Also they
> will manage. {Don't mention the 1000L container of rainwater out
> back.}
>
Mum's the word.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>> Obliques are more a Mediterranean thing. Ancient Egypt and Greece
>>> and Rome and such... We mostly just have burial mounts with big
>>> stones on top. Simple people - even back then.
>>>
>>
>> Obelisk?
> Oh, right. Must have read that wrong...
>
Or were you trying to do some word play that turned out badly?
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Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-10 23:28 +0200
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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
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-26 12:11 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-02 23:16 +0200
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-04 14:13 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-12 15:46 +0200
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-18 11:55 +0000
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