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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: Sick - so very sick |
| Date | 2023-11-08 13:11 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB0B6535B823EEKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <ug9021$2hp76$3@dont-email.me> <XnsB0A150A1616DFKamilot@135.181.20.170> <uh1d7a$1v2uv$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB0A86A41E3F87Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uibhl5$jvn5$4@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:uibhl5$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] > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
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Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-05 12:14 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-07 23:56 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-08 15:01 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-10 20:19 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-12 11:22 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-14 14:00 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-18 11:24 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-20 16:15 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-22 15:21 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 13:32 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-27 13:32 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-29 17:18 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-01 11:32 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 11:11 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-09 12:19 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-11 00:12 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-13 21:28 +0000
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Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 16:37 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-30 12:42 +0000
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Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-09 20:51 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-16 15:45 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-17 17:50 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-22 16:57 +0200
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Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-12 16:32 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-18 11:55 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-21 22:44 +0200
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-25 14:26 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-11-06 21:17 +0100
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-11-08 13:11 +0000
Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-11-20 00:34 +0100
Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-11-22 13:33 +0000
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