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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: 14th |
| Date | 2023-08-13 21:28 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB05FB1C4D9EEBKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <ua388r$2kvhc$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB0534CB3A981Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uanlb1$25mk8$2@dont-email.me> <XnsB05B54C006DAEKamilot@135.181.20.170> <ub3mbe$gtkn$5@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:ub3mbe$gtkn$5@dont-email.me: > On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote: >> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:uanlb1$25mk8$2@dont-email.me: >> >>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote: >>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>> news:ua388r$2kvhc$1@dont-email.me: >>>> >>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote: >>> >>> [Snippage achieved] >> [Huzzah!] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And here I was interrupted by a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scraping >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound from outside. Turned out it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was >>> the deer contemplating the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>open >> door >> to > the garden. It ran >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>off when >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got >> up; > just as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well, I don't have any deer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> snacks... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ** > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The deer never come close to the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> house >> here. I'm pretty sure the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>deer >> would >> like to snack on >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>whatever's in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >> garden. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It does. Meandering about sampling >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the >>> various leaves and 'wild nature >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plants' >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unless I disturb it... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank gawd you didn't plant a garden >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, that would have been so tragic. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might have not got any yield from it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Much like last year. I understand >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>people > with many fruit trees complain >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>about the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deer eating the bark and kill the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>young > trees. I suppose that is a valid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concern. What >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they do to a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few leaves off the hedge or a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>perennials >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or two is no concern of mine... They >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always seem to survive. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They eat fleshy plants here. Like my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tulips. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think they have ever eaten any >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tulips from me. They mostly go for the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> green stuff. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tulip leaves are green. It's like lettuce >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for deer. Of course now there are a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> couple of bears in the neighbourhood. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They mostly go for the petals, don't they? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this another bizarre Danish joke? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. It's not bizarre. Also lots of flowers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have edible petals. They a sometimes used in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> salads and such. Bears like salad, I'm sure. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe. Right now they seem to be going for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the birdfeeders. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Easy food is the best food. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stay out of my birdfeeder! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tell that to the bears. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *opens window* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *yells 'Hey bears, stay out of my birdfeeder* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The birdfeeders are in the garage. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you get many garage birds? Mine is too but >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's because I only feed the birds in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> winter. This time of year they steal all my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cherries - ripe or not. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putting the birdfeeder in the garage is an interim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (and temporary) measure to dissuade the bears. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know how resistant your garage is, but I've >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heard of bears ripping out doors if the reward (or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need) is high enough. Good luck with that. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen any bears sightings in the area for a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while. It worked. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's good then. Unless the bears are having a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tactical pause while they wait for the birdfeeder to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> re-appear... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe they've hacked my wifi and have ordered their own >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seeds. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That would be alright though, wouldn't it? Unless they >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> used your credit card to pay for it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which could happen if they get into my Amazon account. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh deer! >>>>>>>>>>>>> Not deer, bears. I doubt deer are good haxors, what with >>>>>>>>>>>>> the hooves instead .of hands. Also the antlers tend to >>>>>>>>>>>>> knock over the screen when they look down on the keyboard. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> They need to get cellphones so they can say 'Alexa, buy me >>>>>>>>>>>> some birdseed and a mink coat' >>>>>>>>>>> I don't know who Alexa is, but they still need to be able to >>>>>>>>>>> dial the number first... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> No they don't. That's how Alexa works. You talk to the phone >>>>>>>>>> and it does stuff. >>>>>>>>> That's Siri, innit? Or GoOoOogle, maybe. Anyway they need to >>>>>>>>> unlock the phone first, and I don't think face-recognition >>>>>>>>> works very well with bear-faced seed-stealers. >>>>>>> [ >>>>>>>> I don't use face recognition on my phone. It would be hard for >>>>>>>> them to guess and then type my pin. they'd have to use a twig >>>>>>>> which I imagine would be hard to hold onto without opposable >>>>>>>> thumbs] >>>>>>> Bears could use a claw possibly. If they were careful. Bearclaws >>>>>>> are very pointy and sharp. The kind attached to bear arms; not >>>>>>> the pastry kind. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Now I want a pastry :( >>>>> >>>>> There you go. I'm sure it's all very healthy: >>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wienerbr%C3% >>>> B8d&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images& >>>>> ia=images >>>>> >>>> A lot of good a picture will do me. >>>> Anyways, I bought some 2-bite apple turnover thingees at the store. >>> I'm sure they were good too, for what they were. >>> 2-bite? As in tiny ones? >>> >> They are small. >> Perfect for when you need something sweet but don't want to eat a big >> slab of pie. > > Isn't that what fruit is for? What if your not in the mood for fruit? What if you want caek or pie? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe if you fed the birds in the summer, they >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't take your cherries. They tend to steal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> berries like raspberries and blueberries. There is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bird netting that can be purchased to keep them >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> away from the fruit. https://duckduckgo.com/? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> q=bird+netting&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=image >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> s >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Birds, insect larva or mildew - the result is the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same: not very many cherries for me. At least with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the birds I have the pleasure of being woken up >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very, very early by their maniacal chirping... And >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bird poop on the windows. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are worse ways to be woken up. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Certainly. Like the neighbour speaking to her mother - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at festival volume. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or snoring. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or the cat barfing. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could go on and on... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't have a barfing cat. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should definitely get one. >>>>>>>>>>>>> No need. I already have the birds and the neighbour. And >>>>>>>>>>>>> also the neighbours hysterical smushy faced mutt... >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Behold! The pugliest dog in the world! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For sleeping soundlessly through the night, I'm a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> huge fan of ear plugs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then you are missing all the birdsong. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Great! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Given that the windows haven't been open at night for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some time due to air quality warnings and/or hot, humid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weather, I'm probably missing a lot of outdoor sounds. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not that I'd hear them. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That global climate change has a lot to answer for. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I won't hear the answer because of the ear plugs. >>>>>>>>>>>>> You can read about it in the paper later... >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> No one reads newspapers anymore. >>>>>>>>>>> There are on-line versions. On the internet. >>>>>>>>>> As I said, no reads newspapers anymore. They get their news >>>>>>>>>> from social media. Except in Canada where Meta had a big >>>>>>>>>> fight with the government. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Get with the Times... >>>>>>>>>>> No thanks, that's a Murdock paper now... I don't read stuff >>>>>>>>>>> like that. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Remember Bat boy? >>>>>>>>> Ehh, no? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Oh dear! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What!!?! Who is bat boy? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It was a tabloid thing back in the day. >>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy_(character) >>>>> >>>>> I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to learn that a newspaper would >>>>> just make up a story, with no regard for the integrity of the >>>>> press. >>>>> >>>> >>>> No, you aren't. >>> >>> That may or may not have been sarcastic... >>> >> >> I thought it was fake outrage. > > The outrage is real. The shock maybe not so much. > I see. Batboy enrages you. Noted.
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