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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: First major snowfall this year |
| Date | 2023-11-29 14:53 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB0CB64ACE3FEFKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <uibl7r$kd3j$5@dont-email.me> <XnsB0B6535E4A932Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uje8r7$sb8$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB0C457027ED62Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <ujuemi$352cv$3@dont-email.me> |
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!)
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