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| From | BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: First major snowfall this year |
| Date | 2023-10-03 01:23 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <uffje2$36123$3@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <XnsB0828CBFCA45EKamilot@135.181.20.170> <uekci9$a4ot$5@dont-email.me> <XnsB088AF6B0DACFKamilot@135.181.20.170> <uesoko$231cd$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB08B536BD834Kamilot@135.181.20.170> |
On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote: > BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in > news:uesoko$231cd$1@dont-email.me: > >> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote: >>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>> news:uekci9$a4ot$5@dont-email.me: >>> >>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote: >>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>> news:ue4967$3qu6b$3@dont-email.me: >>>>> >>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>> news:udfnrr$3ivb4$3@dont-email.me: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>> news:ud6grs$1s4hc$3@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>> news:ucku3c$29ksj$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ubtlhj$1fv1j$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ubiecb$39pku$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ub3lai$gtkn$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uanjsl$25i5a$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Monumental truncation] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Is this about obelisks again?] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [One can do a lot with words alone, but constructing a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> large stone needle I feel is not one. Also stop fixating >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on obelisks.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Fine! If anyone is looking for me, I'll be outside >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drawing penises on the sidewalk] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [If you feel that will contribute to the beautification of >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the neighbourhood - go right ahead. For balance you can >>>>>>>>>>>>>> also consider making one of these: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/vagina-sculpture- >>> brazil >>>>>>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>>>>> b678875.h >>>>>>>>>>>>>> tml ] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't mesh with my obelisk fixation. >>>>>>>>>>>> It's all about balancing the artistic whole... Also they >>>>>>>>>>>> might put a piece in the local paper about it if you do. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> What to wear? What to wear? >>>>>>>>>> Something in an earth tone, I would say... >>>>>>>>> Or chromokey blue? >>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure that is illegal for award shows. Especially the >>>>>>>> prominent and televised ones like this one. >>>>>>> Should I just wear what I wear whenI'm posting? >>>>>> Sure if you want to be like one of those 'ordinary citizens' being >>>>>> interviewed for the news. >>>>>>> What are you wearing? >>>>>> >>>>>> Black. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> That's easy to coordinate with. >>>> >>>> Quite. And good for hiding in the shadows... >>> >>> You don't want to do that if you are up for an award. >> I will if I don't win. > So I need to wear something black as well and no sequins. Only if you plan to participate in the hysterical crying and tearing of hair. >>> I don't want to do that since it was a lot of effort putting myself >>> together. >> You aren't made from LEGO, are you? > Would that excite you? I'm mostly sanguine in relation to LEGO, but I imagine it makes clothes shopping a bit challenging... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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... -- BeH " We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr
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