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On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ug9021$2hp76$3@dont-email.me: 
> 
>> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:uffe5h$34vg1$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>
>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:ueslol$22aqc$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:ueka1h$9qtc$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:ue4bhd$3raqk$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>> news:udfr9o$3k0ht$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ud6j9j$1sfh1$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uckvs8$29ksj$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ubtodk$1gij7$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ubigkg$3a3h7$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ub3nc1$hbbg$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uano3u$264rs$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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?]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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".

-- 
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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