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BeH

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Feb 3, 2023, 5:49:21 PM2/3/23
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On 03.02.2023 13.33, Merlyne wrote:
> Sounds like where my socks go when they disappear from the dryer.
>
> The polar vortex from Siberia is here today.
> It's -43C with the wind chill. I guess it's better than the -62C it was in
> Siberia. But not by much.

That's just disgusting. Probably the russians are doing it to lessen
your resolve.
Anyway: Make sure not to expose naked skin to those temperatures. Also
maybe you should buy some norwegian woolly polar socks - especially if
you insist on sandals...

--
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BeH

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Feb 5, 2023, 4:27:12 PM2/5/23
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On 04.02.2023 16.27, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:trk31f$1jvv1$5...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 03.02.2023 13.33, Merlyne wrote:
>>> Sounds like where my socks go when they disappear from the dryer.
>>>
>>> The polar vortex from Siberia is here today.
>>> It's -43C with the wind chill. I guess it's better than the -62C it
>>> was in Siberia. But not by much.
>>
>> That's just disgusting. Probably the russians are doing it to lessen
>> your resolve.
>
> Ha! Suck it, Putin!

Now now. We mustn't provoke him... He might invade a country.

>> Anyway: Make sure not to expose naked skin to those temperatures. Also
>> maybe you should buy some norwegian woolly polar socks - especially if
>> you insist on sandals...
>>
>
> I'm staying indoors. It's supposed to be 0 on Sunday.
> I have lots of wool socks. And thermal leggings. And boots and coats that
> are rated to -40.

Good. You don't need me to send you some norwegian woolly polar socks -
as used by the Sirius patrol in Greenland, then.

BeH

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Feb 7, 2023, 7:30:36 PM2/7/23
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On 07.02.2023 16.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:trp6vf$2m2dv$7...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 04.02.2023 16.27, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:trk31f$1jvv1$5...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 03.02.2023 13.33, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> Sounds like where my socks go when they disappear from the dryer.
>>>>>
>>>>> The polar vortex from Siberia is here today.
>>>>> It's -43C with the wind chill. I guess it's better than the -62C it
>>>>> was in Siberia. But not by much.
>>>>
>>>> That's just disgusting. Probably the russians are doing it to lessen
>>>> your resolve.
>>>
>>> Ha! Suck it, Putin!
>>
>> Now now. We mustn't provoke him... He might invade a country.
> Or send someone to poison me.

Beware bulky looking men wielding umbrellas.

>>
>>>> Anyway: Make sure not to expose naked skin to those temperatures.
>>>> Also maybe you should buy some norwegian woolly polar socks -
>>>> especially if you insist on sandals...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm staying indoors. It's supposed to be 0 on Sunday.
>>> I have lots of wool socks. And thermal leggings. And boots and coats
>>> that are rated to -40.
>>
>> Good. You don't need me to send you some norwegian woolly polar socks
>> - as used by the Sirius patrol in Greenland, then.
>>
>
> You should send some for no reason but mostly because you didn't get a
> lalalallama.

You aren't getting a llama until you learn to pronounce it properly.
Also I only have six pairs of norwegian woolly polar socks. And I don't
have your address.

BeH

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Feb 8, 2023, 6:33:21 PM2/8/23
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On 08.02.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:truqfa$3u9eg$1...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 07.02.2023 16.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:trp6vf$2m2dv$7...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 04.02.2023 16.27, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:trk31f$1jvv1$5...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 03.02.2023 13.33, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> Sounds like where my socks go when they disappear from the dryer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The polar vortex from Siberia is here today.
>>>>>>> It's -43C with the wind chill. I guess it's better than the -62C
>>>>>>> it was in Siberia. But not by much.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's just disgusting. Probably the russians are doing it to
>>>>>> lessen your resolve.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ha! Suck it, Putin!
>>>>
>>>> Now now. We mustn't provoke him... He might invade a country.
>>> Or send someone to poison me.
>>
>> Beware bulky looking men wielding umbrellas.
>>
> *takes notes*
>
>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway: Make sure not to expose naked skin to those temperatures.
>>>>>> Also maybe you should buy some norwegian woolly polar socks -
>>>>>> especially if you insist on sandals...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm staying indoors. It's supposed to be 0 on Sunday.
>>>>> I have lots of wool socks. And thermal leggings. And boots and
>>>>> coats that are rated to -40.
>>>>
>>>> Good. You don't need me to send you some norwegian woolly polar
>>>> socks - as used by the Sirius patrol in Greenland, then.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You should send some for no reason but mostly because you didn't get
>>> a lalalallama.
>>
>> You aren't getting a llama until you learn to pronounce it properly.
>> Also I only have six pairs of norwegian woolly polar socks. And I
>> don't have your address.
>>
>
> Pfffft!
> You have excuses for everything.

It's important to be prepared for all contingencies.

BeH

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Feb 10, 2023, 6:02:31 PM2/10/23
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On 09.02.2023 14.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:ts1bfv$c5lo$8...@dont-email.me:
> Even if it means I have no comfort llallammamlalllammma and my feet are
> cold?

But you already have a newly cuddly cat. And all kinds of warm clothes,
including many pairs of woolly socks.

BeH

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Feb 15, 2023, 2:12:39 PM2/15/23
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On 14.02.2023 23.47, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ts6ie5$15u5v$2...@dont-email.me:
> The cat thing was a 1-off, unfortunately.

The bastard! Have you considered getting a better cat? Or maybe a dog.
Dogs are loyal.

BeH

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Feb 16, 2023, 4:47:11 PM2/16/23
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On 15.02.2023 20.34, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tsjar5$2v6fr$2...@dont-email.me:
> I have a dog. The dog is hyper and smells and is not good for snuggling.

Not to criticise, but you aren't very good at picking pets, are you?

--
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BeH

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Feb 18, 2023, 7:22:33 PM2/18/23
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On 2/17/23 13:10, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tsm88t$3cbfc$3...@dont-email.me:
> A lot you know.

True.

> They are both awesome pets. They have a nice disposition.
> They just aren't good for snuggling which is why I need that IKEA bear.

You can buy whatever you want. It's your money. Go for it. I still think
a moose would be awesome, but maybe not as snuggly.

(So you have gone off the llama, then?)

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

BeH

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Feb 20, 2023, 4:37:35 PM2/20/23
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On 19.02.2023 20.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tsrq47$5qme$4...@dont-email.me:
> This is a change from a few days ago when you were concerned about my
> money.

Only when the spending seems imprudent and unnecessary like
intercontinental transport of dirty laundry. If you need an IKEA bear
you need an IKEA bear.

>> (So you have gone off the llama, then?)
>>
> I believe, that you introduced the idea that I needed a llalllammma.
> I was all for hugging the chubby IKEA bear.

Maybe for the best. Importing a llama may not be without problems. Also
it will require feeding and care. And it may smell funny.

BeH

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Feb 22, 2023, 2:33:34 PM2/22/23
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On 21.02.2023 20.36, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tt0p6t$sb3n$2...@dont-email.me:
> I know you didn't think I was seriously going to send you my laundry.
> If you ever get the itch, you can come over here and do it for me.

The only itches I get is when I haven't done any laundry for a long time
and have to re-use the clothes...[1]
>
>>
>>>> (So you have gone off the llama, then?)
>>>>
>>> I believe, that you introduced the idea that I needed a llalllammma.
>>> I was all for hugging the chubby IKEA bear.
>>
>> Maybe for the best. Importing a llama may not be without problems.
>> Also it will require feeding and care. And it may smell funny.
>>
>
> It may also have an issue with me hugging it, unlike the IKEA bear...

I guess, if you get a particularly ornery llama. But a little spit never
hurt anyone.


--
BeH - all that is old is new again

ad. 1: I'm kidding of course. I also get itchy whenever I have to go in
the roof-space with all the insulation.

BeH

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Feb 24, 2023, 12:49:46 PM2/24/23
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On 23.02.2023 13.40, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tt5qmc$1jfvl$3...@dont-email.me:
> I get a lot of rashes because of my auto-immune issues. Sometimes they
> itch. I had a bad one on my chest before Christmas and then I got the
> vid and the rash went away.

You got what? A video? Sounds like some kind of new-age not-science...
>>>>>> (So you have gone off the llama, then?)
>>>>>>
>>>>> I believe, that you introduced the idea that I needed a
>>>>> llalllammma. I was all for hugging the chubby IKEA bear.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe for the best. Importing a llama may not be without problems.
>>>> Also it will require feeding and care. And it may smell funny.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It may also have an issue with me hugging it, unlike the IKEA bear...
>>
>> I guess, if you get a particularly ornery llama. But a little spit
>> never hurt anyone.
>>
>
> I'll pass, if it's all the same to you.

As you wish.

BeH

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Feb 25, 2023, 6:01:05 PM2/25/23
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On 25.02.2023 16.04, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ttatbo$2940f$4...@dont-email.me:
> You want a video of my rashes?

No thanks. I thought it was some weird healing video, like when the
faith-healers cure people's incurable cancer through the tv screen
(after a suitably large donation has been received).

> Strange fetish...

I don't have any strange fetishes.

> {the vid= covid}

So you are saying the covid is a cure for rashes? You might want to not
make a f*c*b**k comment about that...

BeH

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Feb 27, 2023, 3:05:35 PM2/27/23
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On 26.02.2023 15.40, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tte3vf$2m3ub$4...@dont-email.me:
> Baby Jesus did it!

He's dead, Merlyne...

>>> Strange fetish...
>>
>> I don't have any strange fetishes.
>>
> Strange is in the eye of the beholder...

I also am not in the habit of inviting an audience to behold my alleged
fetishes.

>>> {the vid= covid}
>>
>> So you are saying the covid is a cure for rashes? You might want to
>> not make a f*c*b**k comment about that...
>
> I'm saying it's weird that I had a rash which was getting worse and for
> which I needed medical attention suddenly disappeared when I got Covid.

Maybe the rash was caused by doing something you stopped doing when you
got covid. Or maybe the cat cured your rash...

BeH

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Mar 1, 2023, 4:21:49 AM3/1/23
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On 28.02.2023 14.02, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ttj2ed$3bbuf$4...@dont-email.me:
> He's also not a baby. He has a beard.
> {Didn't he (allegedly) rise from the dead which is why we get chocolate
> at Easter?}

He also (allegedly) disappeared into the clouds a few days later, never
to be seen again.
And the chocolate is because of the easter bunny, which represents the
reawakening of nature (and fertility of all sorts) after the winter..

>>
>>>>> Strange fetish...
>>>>
>>>> I don't have any strange fetishes.
>>>>
>>> Strange is in the eye of the beholder...
>>
>> I also am not in the habit of inviting an audience to behold my
>> alleged fetishes.
>>
>
> This is why I don't share my gum with you.

Since it is without texture and flavour anyway, I'm not to bothered.
Did you know the danish for chewing gum is 'tyggegummi' - literally
'chewing rubber'. No context, just an interesting fact.

>>>>> {the vid= covid}
>>>>
>>>> So you are saying the covid is a cure for rashes? You might want to
>>>> not make a f*c*b**k comment about that...
>>>
>>> I'm saying it's weird that I had a rash which was getting worse and
>>> for which I needed medical attention suddenly disappeared when I got
>>> Covid.
>>
>> Maybe the rash was caused by doing something you stopped doing when
>> you got covid. Or maybe the cat cured your rash...
>> --
>
> Anything is possible.
> The rash definitely is from my autoimmune issues. It flares up
> periodically.
> I will ask my doctor about it next time I'm in.
> Maybe when I got Covid, my immune system switched to attacking the virus
> instead of random things in my body.

This, most likely.

> I stopped exercising when I was sick, maybe getting sweaty was making
> the rash worse.

Ohh - I should try that on my doctor: "I don't exercise because it may
cause a rash".

> I would like to think the cat did it. I read that the vibrations from a
> purring cat can build bone density.

Or shatter, probably, depending on the size of the cat...

> d) all of the above.

BeH

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Mar 2, 2023, 4:38:34 PM3/2/23
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On 01.03.2023 14.02, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ttn5fb$3tf7g$4...@dont-email.me:
> And next you're going to tell me that chocolate is an aphrodisiac?

I will do no such thing. a) I don't know that for certain. b) you
already know that.

>>>>>>> Strange fetish...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't have any strange fetishes.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Strange is in the eye of the beholder...
>>>>
>>>> I also am not in the habit of inviting an audience to behold my
>>>> alleged fetishes.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This is why I don't share my gum with you.
>>
>> Since it is without texture and flavour anyway, I'm not to bothered.
>> Did you know the danish for chewing gum is 'tyggegummi' - literally
>> 'chewing rubber'. No context, just an interesting fact.
>>
>
> Fascinating!
> It was probably made from rubber way back when...

Still is. If you ever read the list of ingredients on a pack of chewing
gum (and an assortment of other products) you will find 'gummi
arabicum'. That is natural rubber; the sap from the mighty rubber tree
(or palm possibly).

>>>>>>> {the vid= covid}
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So you are saying the covid is a cure for rashes? You might want
>>>>>> to not make a f*c*b**k comment about that...
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm saying it's weird that I had a rash which was getting worse and
>>>>> for which I needed medical attention suddenly disappeared when I
>>>>> got Covid.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe the rash was caused by doing something you stopped doing when
>>>> you got covid. Or maybe the cat cured your rash...
>>>> --
>>>
>>> Anything is possible.
>>> The rash definitely is from my autoimmune issues. It flares up
>>> periodically.
>>> I will ask my doctor about it next time I'm in.
>>> Maybe when I got Covid, my immune system switched to attacking the
>>> virus instead of random things in my body.
>>
>> This, most likely.
>>
>>> I stopped exercising when I was sick, maybe getting sweaty was making
>>> the rash worse.
>>
>> Ohh - I should try that on my doctor: "I don't exercise because it may
>> cause a rash".
>>
> I did say 'making the rash worse'.
> You'll find any excuse to avoid exercise.

It's not an excuse - it's a health concern! I don't want any rashes
unless it's bacon.

BeH

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Mar 4, 2023, 1:12:48 PM3/4/23
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On 04.03.2023 15.28, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:ttr50o$d4r3$3...@dont-email.me:
> I've never found it to be the case.

Supposedly the chocolate shall be used to partly coat strawberries or
something. I wouldn't know.

>>>>>>>>> Strange fetish...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't have any strange fetishes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Strange is in the eye of the beholder...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also am not in the habit of inviting an audience to behold my
>>>>>> alleged fetishes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is why I don't share my gum with you.
>>>>
>>>> Since it is without texture and flavour anyway, I'm not to bothered.
>>>> Did you know the danish for chewing gum is 'tyggegummi' - literally
>>>> 'chewing rubber'. No context, just an interesting fact.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Fascinating!
>>> It was probably made from rubber way back when...
>>
>> Still is. If you ever read the list of ingredients on a pack of
>> chewing gum (and an assortment of other products) you will find 'gummi
>> arabicum'. That is natural rubber; the sap from the mighty rubber tree
>> (or palm possibly).
>>
>
> I don't think I've read the ingredients of gum.
> brb

*waits*

>>>>>>>>> {the vid= covid}
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So you are saying the covid is a cure for rashes? You might want
>>>>>>>> to not make a f*c*b**k comment about that...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm saying it's weird that I had a rash which was getting worse
>>>>>>> and for which I needed medical attention suddenly disappeared
>>>>>>> when I got Covid.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe the rash was caused by doing something you stopped doing
>>>>>> when you got covid. Or maybe the cat cured your rash...
>>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Anything is possible.
>>>>> The rash definitely is from my autoimmune issues. It flares up
>>>>> periodically.
>>>>> I will ask my doctor about it next time I'm in.
>>>>> Maybe when I got Covid, my immune system switched to attacking the
>>>>> virus instead of random things in my body.
>>>>
>>>> This, most likely.
>>>>
>>>>> I stopped exercising when I was sick, maybe getting sweaty was
>>>>> making the rash worse.
>>>>
>>>> Ohh - I should try that on my doctor: "I don't exercise because it
>>>> may cause a rash".
>>>>
>>> I did say 'making the rash worse'.
>>> You'll find any excuse to avoid exercise.
>>
>> It's not an excuse - it's a health concern! I don't want any rashes
>> unless it's bacon.
>>
> Huh? Is this some Danish pig joke that I am unaware of?
>
> (ITYM rasher)

I did. It was like a play on words that are almost the same.

Pigs can and do sometimes get rashes, though. Mostly from environmental
causes; crap food or crap living conditions. Also they get sunburned in
summer if they don't have shade or mud to roll in...

BeH

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Mar 7, 2023, 4:33:43 PM3/7/23
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On 06.03.2023 14.17, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tu01mu$1191g$4...@dont-email.me:
> Oops! I went to kitchen to look at the ingredients and forgot why I went
> in there. *sigh* Now I have to go back.

Or, and it's just a suggestion, you could trust that I know what I'm
writing about...
> Did you grow up on a farm?

Nope. It's hard not to absorb some pig-facts living in a country where
the pigs to people ratio is about 5/2. It used to be 3/1, but apparently
the pig-farming is in decline...

BeH

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Mar 10, 2023, 6:56:16 AM3/10/23
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On 08.03.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tu8ajl$idu8$3...@dont-email.me:
>

[Judgemental Merlyne said:]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Strange fetish...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't have any strange fetishes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Strange is in the eye of the beholder...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I also am not in the habit of inviting an audience to behold
>>>>>>>>>> my alleged fetishes.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is why I don't share my gum with you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since it is without texture and flavour anyway, I'm not to
>>>>>>>> bothered. Did you know the danish for chewing gum is
>>>>>>>> 'tyggegummi' - literally 'chewing rubber'. No context, just an
>>>>>>>> interesting fact.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fascinating!
>>>>>>> It was probably made from rubber way back when...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Still is. If you ever read the list of ingredients on a pack of
>>>>>> chewing gum (and an assortment of other products) you will find
>>>>>> 'gummi arabicum'. That is natural rubber; the sap from the mighty
>>>>>> rubber tree (or palm possibly).
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think I've read the ingredients of gum.
>>>>> brb
>>>>
>>>> *waits*
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oops! I went to kitchen to look at the ingredients and forgot why I
>>> went in there. *sigh* Now I have to go back.
>>
>> Or, and it's just a suggestion, you could trust that I know what I'm
>> writing about...
>>
>
> Ok. Just this once.

Thank you. {point}
> I think farming, on the whole, is in decline.
>
> Out of curiosity, what did your father do for a living?

Erm.. he was a bank messenger turned night watchman. Nothing to do with
pigs.

BeH

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Mar 10, 2023, 4:29:09 PM3/10/23
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On 10.03.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tuf5st$1unbs$3...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 08.03.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tu8ajl$idu8$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>
>> [Judgemental Merlyne said:]
> [hmmm]
> No points!

Drat!

BeH

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Mar 12, 2023, 4:29:36 PM3/12/23
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On 11.03.2023 16.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tug7f3$24aru$3...@dont-email.me:
> What would you do with the points anyways?
> It's not like you can get something in the gift shop.

Hoard them, of course.

BeH

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Mar 14, 2023, 5:37:46 PM3/14/23
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On 14.03.2023 12.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tulcnd$37anf$2...@dont-email.me:
> Seems pointless....

If it was pointless there would be nothing to hoard...

BeH

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Mar 15, 2023, 7:48:11 PM3/15/23
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On 15.03.2023 13.26, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tuqpf8$h5fd$3...@dont-email.me:
> Exactly! There are no points.

I'm certain there is a point around here somewhere...

BeH

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Mar 18, 2023, 1:19:08 PM3/18/23
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On 16.03.2023 21.30, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tutlfp$13p8f$2...@dont-email.me:
> The point is that hoarding points is pointless since points are no
> longer awarded.

So there is at least one point! Actually if points are so rare, having
just a few (or even just one) could be considered a hoard, relatively.

BeH

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Mar 19, 2023, 8:07:05 PM3/19/23
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On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tv4rq9$2itip$2...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 16.03.2023 21.30, Merlyne wrote:

[less attributes]
>>>> |------------------------------------------------------------
>>> V |
>>> The point is that hoarding points is pointless since points are no|
>>> longer awarded. |
>> |
>> So there is at least one point! Actually if points are so rare, having
>> just a few (or even just one) could be considered a hoard, relatively.
>> |
> |
> Where did the point come from? |
> *taps foot impatiently* |
|
From here: ------------------------------------------------------------

You done it...

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BeH

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Mar 21, 2023, 5:54:41 PM3/21/23
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On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tv8838$37gem$2...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tv4rq9$2itip$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 16.03.2023 21.30, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> [less attributes]
> [now attributeless]
[there are always more attributes]
> But that's a 'morale of the story' type of point and not a 'you can
> collect and trade your points for a spork' type of point.

One would be quite mad to trade points for a spork - especially since
they seem to be increasingly rare these days.
Also it is clearly a point. You even called it 'the point'.

BeH

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Mar 23, 2023, 7:19:57 PM3/23/23
to
On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tvd92u$9ifc$2...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tv8838$37gem$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tv4rq9$2itip$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 16.03.2023 21.30, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [less attributes]
>>> [now attributeless]
>> [there are always more attributes]
> [what do you attribute that to?]
[people keep following on to posts]
> The wrong kind of point as I pointed out.

I don't think you should denigrate points just because they don't
conform to your idealised picture of what a point should be. There are
no "wrong" points - only different kinds of points... And diversity
should be celebrated.

BeH

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Mar 25, 2023, 7:34:56 PM3/25/23
to
On 25.03.2023 14.38, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tvimqr$1bb4d$3...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tvd92u$9ifc$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tv8838$37gem$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:tv4rq9$2itip$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 16.03.2023 21.30, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [less attributes]
>>>>> [now attributeless]
>>>> [there are always more attributes]
>>> [what do you attribute that to?]
>> [people keep following on to posts]
> [what people?]
[You and me for now - but more will come, just you wait and see]
> the points need a therapy llamamama.

Sadly they are still out of stock. But also I don't think points are
capable of taking care of a llama. They mostly just lie there in a pile
(or hoard if you will).

BeH

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Mar 29, 2023, 6:33:37 PM3/29/23
to
On 28.03.2023 13.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tvo0eu$2cp6f$2...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 25.03.2023 14.38, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tvimqr$1bb4d$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tvd92u$9ifc$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:tv8838$37gem$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:tv4rq9$2itip$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 16.03.2023 21.30, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [less attributes]
>>>>>>> [now attributeless]
>>>>>> [there are always more attributes]
>>>>> [what do you attribute that to?]
>>>> [people keep following on to posts]
>>> [what people?]
>> [You and me for now - but more will come, just you wait and see]
> [waits]
[also waits]
> Very good. You worked the word 'hoard' into a discussion about points.

Sure. That's where points belong... In my hoard.

BeH

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Mar 31, 2023, 11:43:52 AM3/31/23
to
On 30.03.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u02ebv$g0ri$3...@dont-email.me:
> [waits some more]
[any day now]
> Some one could steal from your hoard whilst you sleep.

They don't know where I live. Also my hoard is well secured...

BeH

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Apr 3, 2023, 7:33:22 AM4/3/23
to
On 01.04.2023 16.24, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u06v3m$1fj4m$2...@dont-email.me:
> [continues waiting]
[contemplates further crossposts]
> They can google it.

They can try - and then get completely bogged down my the number of BeHs...

> Secured by what? 2 sleeping dragons?

That's classified. And no - it's definitely not my sock-drawer.

BeH

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Apr 5, 2023, 4:08:05 PM4/5/23
to
On 03.04.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u0edi0$2ut6t$2...@dont-email.me:
> [why?]
[To lure some people from other newsgroup over here]
> Who knew there were so many?

The danish statistics bureau. They know all kinds of things like that.

>>> Secured by what? 2 sleeping dragons?
>>
>> That's classified. And no - it's definitely not my sock-drawer.
>> --
>
> Okie dokie

BeH

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Apr 11, 2023, 7:09:54 AM4/11/23
to
On 10.04.2023 19.26, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u0kkf3$pfr$3...@dont-email.me:
> [I thought you were supposed to be shy]
[<Assumes heroic stance> The Mission is more important than my personal
feelings!!]
> Oh no!

Is true. They know that in Q4 2022 4714 danish citizens emigrated - but
only 164 of those to Faeroe Islands. (Compared to 295 to Greenland).

BeH

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Apr 13, 2023, 5:36:43 PM4/13/23
to
On 12.04.2023 12.56, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u13f60$2jkv3$1...@dont-email.me:
> [Really? Interesting...]
[Very common attitude among people who assume heroic stances.]
> And the other 4255 fell into a sinkhole and were eaten by a grue?

Not necessarily - there are other countries they could have emigrated to.

> Also, moving to Greenland doesn't seem like an upgrade.

Maybe it was professional polar bear hunters. They have very limited
possibilities in south Denmark. Also they might really like snow.

>>>>>>> Secured by what? 2 sleeping dragons?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's classified. And no - it's definitely not my sock-drawer.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Okie dokie
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

BeH

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Apr 14, 2023, 8:00:30 PM4/14/23
to
On 14.04.2023 13.35, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u19sl8$150aj$2...@dont-email.me:
> [I learn something new every day]
[It's all about the self sacrifice. And being heroic]

----
[Important stuff about points redacted]
>>>>>>>>>>> Some one could steal from your hoard whilst you sleep.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> They don't know where I live. Also my hoard is well secured...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They can google it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They can try - and then get completely bogged down my the number
>>>>>>>> of BeHs...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Who knew there were so many?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The danish statistics bureau. They know all kinds of things like
>>>>>> that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh no!
>>>>
>>>> Is true. They know that in Q4 2022 4714 danish citizens emigrated -
>>>> but only 164 of those to Faeroe Islands. (Compared to 295 to
>>>> Greenland).
>>>>
>>> And the other 4255 fell into a sinkhole and were eaten by a grue?
>>
>> Not necessarily - there are other countries they could have emigrated
>> to.
>>
> So the list you posted was not exhaustive.

No. It was only the most important categories litsed. (The other two are
'western countries' and 'non-western countries', so...)
Probably the complete country breakdown is available somewhere.

>>> Also, moving to Greenland doesn't seem like an upgrade.
>>
>> Maybe it was professional polar bear hunters. They have very limited
>> possibilities in south Denmark. Also they might really like snow.
>>
>
> True. There are deranged individuals who like that stuff...

They should see a counsellor about that.

BeH

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Apr 17, 2023, 4:13:51 PM4/17/23
to
On 16.04.2023 15.33, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u1cpes$1nk6b$3...@dont-email.me:
> The counsellor will prescribe pills.

What sort of pills make someone not like snow, I wonder...
(So the councellor is an MD in this case?)

BeH

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Apr 21, 2023, 5:41:57 AM4/21/23
to
On 20.04.2023 13.00, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u1k99t$35t9b$2...@dont-email.me:
> Happy pills!
There are no malpractices - only happy little accidental overdoses.

It's not intuitive how making the patients not like something will make
them happier...
>
> (They are doctors and can prescribe pills, no?)

Psychiatrists are medical doctors, psychologist are not (necessarily).
But 'councillor' is not AFAIK a protected title, and frequently used by
all sorts - clergy and 'wellness' gurus and woo-peddlers like that.

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

BeH

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Apr 23, 2023, 3:49:28 PM4/23/23
to
On 22.04.2023 16.09, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u1tlp3$12l98$1...@dont-email.me:
> Or it's a someone who listens to you and then counsels you i.e. stop
> making bad life choices, eat more fiber etc.
Anybody can do that - and some do whether it's appreciated or not. Also
I eat lots of fibre...

> They can probably recommend that your family doctor prescribe some meds.
It is not my understanding that doctors in general are enthusiastic
about patients (or friends of patients (or some random 'counsellor'))
insist on any particular type of medication...

BeH

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Apr 26, 2023, 6:39:42 AM4/26/23
to
On 25.04.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u24246$3ucan$3...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 22.04.2023 16.09, Merlyne wrote:

[on counsellors]
>>>>> (They are doctors and can prescribe pills, no?)
>>>>
>>>> Psychiatrists are medical doctors, psychologist are not
>>>> (necessarily). But 'councillor' is not AFAIK a protected title, and
>>>> frequently used by all sorts - clergy and 'wellness' gurus and
>>>> woo-peddlers like that.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Or it's a someone who listens to you and then counsels you i.e. stop
>>> making bad life choices, eat more fiber etc.
>> Anybody can do that - and some do whether it's appreciated or not.
>> Also I eat lots of fibre...
>>
>>> They can probably recommend that your family doctor prescribe some
>>> meds.
>> It is not my understanding that doctors in general are enthusiastic
>> about patients (or friends of patients (or some random 'counsellor'))
>> insist on any particular type of medication...
>
> Sure. But they take advise from specialists seriously.

That will very much depend of the speciality of the 'specialist', I
would imagine. Some dude who doesn't even react when I faint from
screaming is hopefully not included in that set...

BeH

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Apr 29, 2023, 1:11:47 PM4/29/23
to
On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u2av1c$1bm9c$1...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 25.04.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u24246$3ucan$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 22.04.2023 16.09, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> [on counsellors]
> [on Donner, on Blitzen]
['Tis not the season to be jolly]
>>>>>>> (They are doctors and can prescribe pills, no?)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Psychiatrists are medical doctors, psychologist are not
>>>>>> (necessarily). But 'councillor' is not AFAIK a protected title,
>>>>>> and frequently used by all sorts - clergy and 'wellness' gurus and
>>>>>> woo-peddlers like that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Or it's a someone who listens to you and then counsels you i.e.
>>>>> stop making bad life choices, eat more fiber etc.
>>>> Anybody can do that - and some do whether it's appreciated or not.
>>>> Also I eat lots of fibre...
>>>>
>>>>> They can probably recommend that your family doctor prescribe some
>>>>> meds.
>>>> It is not my understanding that doctors in general are enthusiastic
>>>> about patients (or friends of patients (or some random
>>>> 'counsellor')) insist on any particular type of medication...
>>>
>>> Sure. But they take advise from specialists seriously.
>>
>> That will very much depend of the speciality of the 'specialist', I
>> would imagine. Some dude who doesn't even react when I faint from
>> screaming is hopefully not included in that set...
>>
> He knows you will be fine when you wake up.

He can't possibly know that. I could have had a heart attack or something...

BeH

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May 2, 2023, 3:38:43 PM5/2/23
to
On 30.04.2023 13.52, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u2jj4h$314k4$3...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u2av1c$1bm9c$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 25.04.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u24246$3ucan$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 22.04.2023 16.09, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [on counsellors]
>>> [on Donner, on Blitzen]
>> ['Tis not the season to be jolly]
> [But I'm donning my gay apparel]
[I thought it was going to be a quiet night in]
>>>>>>>>> (They are doctors and can prescribe pills, no?)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Psychiatrists are medical doctors, psychologist are not
>>>>>>>> (necessarily). But 'councillor' is not AFAIK a protected title,
>>>>>>>> and frequently used by all sorts - clergy and 'wellness' gurus
>>>>>>>> and woo-peddlers like that.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or it's a someone who listens to you and then counsels you i.e.
>>>>>>> stop making bad life choices, eat more fiber etc.
>>>>>> Anybody can do that - and some do whether it's appreciated or not.
>>>>>> Also I eat lots of fibre...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They can probably recommend that your family doctor prescribe
>>>>>>> some meds.
>>>>>> It is not my understanding that doctors in general are
>>>>>> enthusiastic about patients (or friends of patients (or some
>>>>>> random 'counsellor')) insist on any particular type of
>>>>>> medication...
>>>>>
>>>>> Sure. But they take advise from specialists seriously.
>>>>
>>>> That will very much depend of the speciality of the 'specialist', I
>>>> would imagine. Some dude who doesn't even react when I faint from
>>>> screaming is hopefully not included in that set...
>>>>
>>> He knows you will be fine when you wake up.
>>
>> He can't possibly know that. I could have had a heart attack or
>> something...
>>
>>
> He's a doctor of some sort.
> We were all pretty sure you were ok since you continued complaining
> after you regained consciousness.

You must be imagining things. I hardly ever complain. Also what about
all the time I was unconscious, lying there as if dead? Pure negligence...

BeH

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May 5, 2023, 4:49:12 PM5/5/23
to
On 03.05.2023 13.17, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u2ropa$shqq$3...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 30.04.2023 13.52, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u2jj4h$314k4$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u2av1c$1bm9c$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 25.04.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:u24246$3ucan$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 22.04.2023 16.09, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [on counsellors]
>>>>> [on Donner, on Blitzen]
>>>> ['Tis not the season to be jolly]
>>> [But I'm donning my gay apparel]
>> [I thought it was going to be a quiet night in]
> [<small voice> I can be quiet...]
[okay - but can you be holy]
> It must be someone else in here then.
See. I told you they would come...

> You seem fine to me now.
I hide my pain well...

BeH

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May 8, 2023, 2:26:35 PM5/8/23
to
On 07.05.2023 15.46, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u33q46$2g7mi$2...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 03.05.2023 13.17, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u2ropa$shqq$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 30.04.2023 13.52, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u2jj4h$314k4$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:u2av1c$1bm9c$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 25.04.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:u24246$3ucan$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 22.04.2023 16.09, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [on counsellors]
>>>>>>> [on Donner, on Blitzen]
>>>>>> ['Tis not the season to be jolly]
>>>>> [But I'm donning my gay apparel]
>>>> [I thought it was going to be a quiet night in]
>>> [<small voice> I can be quiet...]
>> [okay - but can you be holy]
> [maybe. not sure what that entails]
[Dunno. It's something you do at night, I think. And it definitely has
to do with alcohol.]
> *punches you*
*hides pain* Why would you do that?

BeH

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May 11, 2023, 6:18:29 AM5/11/23
to
On 09.05.2023 14.48, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u3beso$3unlf$3...@dont-email.me:
> [I don't drink or stay up past 9 pm, I'll never be holy]
[And Jebuuz wept...]
> To prove that you're not as good as you think at hiding your pain.

That didn't work out that well then, did it?

BeH

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May 14, 2023, 5:58:33 PM5/14/23
to
On 13.05.2023 13.13, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u3if9r$12gio$3...@dont-email.me:
> [I'm going straight to hell]
[You are going to Norway?]
> I think my point has been proven.

Quite the opposite, I would say. From the fact that I showed no pain...

BeH

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May 17, 2023, 5:48:39 PM5/17/23
to
On 17.05.2023 13.05, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u3rler$2o42q$3...@dont-email.me:
> [I thought you liked Norway]
[Of cource I do. Everyone likes Norway. But that's where Hell is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Norway ]
> That's what you think...

Because that was what happened...

BeH

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May 19, 2023, 7:03:09 AM5/19/23
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On 18.05.2023 13.59, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u43i3l$5h4$4...@dont-email.me:
> [I have been to the one in Michigan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,
> _Michigan]
[A different kind of hell. I didn't know (about) that. I'm somewhat
disappointed that none of them has any sulphur deposits.]
> You flinched.

Not noticeably...

BeH

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May 23, 2023, 10:53:35 AM5/23/23
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On 21.05.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u47kst$lfii$1...@dont-email.me:
> I noticed.

An obvious instance of confirmation bias...

BeH

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May 25, 2023, 7:20:11 AM5/25/23
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On 24.05.2023 13.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u4ijtu$2jfhg$4...@dont-email.me:
> Maybe less than 1%.
> I'm the evil oldest child. I know flinching when I see it.
> 99.9% pure, unadulterated observation.

Your flinching sensor are in some serious need of recalibration.
I can with great certainty state that I have never flinched due to older
sibling interference - with the exception (second hand as it were) of
the time Lisa told how she attempted to rectify an apparent anomaly on
her baby brother's nether regions with a pair of scissors.

BeH

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May 28, 2023, 11:57:11 AM5/28/23
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On 26.05.2023 17.44, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u4ng5e$3esca$4...@dont-email.me:
> There is nothing wrong with my flinching sensors.
You sensed flinching when there was no flinching. I think the conclusion
is obvious.

BeH

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Jun 1, 2023, 11:57:39 AM6/1/23
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On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u4vtkk$u2je$3...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 26.05.2023 17.44, Merlyne wrote:

[gone but not forgotten]
> I think your flinch-cloaking needs a firmware update.

No way. It's been running fine for decades as it is. An update will only
introduce new bugs and stuff.

BeH

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Jun 4, 2023, 11:34:24 AM6/4/23
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On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u5af5h$2qtfk$3...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u4vtkk$u2je$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 26.05.2023 17.44, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> [gone but not forgotten]
> [I've already forgotten]
[Doesn't bode well for your end of term exams.
You want me to paste it back in?]
> Then you can dry the bugs and make high protein flour.

It's such a pain to get bugs out of electronics. Hardly worth the effort
for so comparatively little flour.

BeH

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Jun 7, 2023, 6:34:05 PM6/7/23
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On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u5iatu$a3l$4...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u5af5h$2qtfk$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u4vtkk$u2je$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 26.05.2023 17.44, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [gone but not forgotten]
>>> [I've already forgotten]
>> [Doesn't bode well for your end of term exams.
>> You want me to paste it back in?]
> [exams?]
[Yes. At the end of the year.]

BeH

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Jun 10, 2023, 6:11:52 PM6/10/23
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On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u5r0kr$18e3i$4...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u5iatu$a3l$4...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u5af5h$2qtfk$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:u4vtkk$u2je$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 26.05.2023 17.44, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [gone but not forgotten]
>>>>> [I've already forgotten]
>>>> [Doesn't bode well for your end of term exams.
>>>> You want me to paste it back in?]
>>> [exams?]
>> [Yes. At the end of the year.]
> [So I still have some time then]
[That's not the right attitude. If you don't keep up during the year
you'll never be able to get through it all in revision.]

BeH

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Jun 13, 2023, 3:52:58 PM6/13/23
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On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u62sf6$2e5jn$5...@dont-email.me:
> [I'll copy off your test]
[I shall be giving the test.]

BeH

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Jun 15, 2023, 3:56:27 PM6/15/23
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On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u6aheo$3mogo$2...@dont-email.me:
> [Then you'll give me a good mark because we know each other]
[That is not how it works. That is not how anything works. Also it may
be someone else doing the marking.]

BeH

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Jun 17, 2023, 4:03:10 PM6/17/23
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On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u6fqd9$gmtf$5...@dont-email.me:
> [You'll tell me the answers so I get a good mark]

[That would be cheating]

BeH

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Jun 22, 2023, 3:55:23 PM6/22/23
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On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u6l3hs$1bih2$3...@dont-email.me:
> [So? do you want me to fail?]
[I want you to study, apply yourself, make the effort, stuff like that]

BeH

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Jun 24, 2023, 6:14:13 PM6/24/23
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On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u728v9$3d9gc$3...@dont-email.me:
> [Why? What's in it for you?]
[I want you to do well, is all]

BeH

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Jun 30, 2023, 5:32:47 AM6/30/23
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On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u77prj$7fp4$2...@dont-email.me:
> [I'm destined to fail since I don't even know what I'm being tested
> about]

[It's about all the vital and interesting information being presented in
this very newsgroup. I though that was clear.]

BeH

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Jul 4, 2023, 7:22:33 AM7/4/23
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On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u7m7ft$2gngk$2...@dont-email.me:
> [Nope. Was as clear as mud. I think I will be away that day.]
[You are going to make me look bad when no-one passes my test.]

--
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr

BeH

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Jul 7, 2023, 5:12:08 PM7/7/23
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On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u80vdn$3ajp$2...@dont-email.me:
> [Looks good on you since you refused to help me out]
[So my options are to look like an incompetent test-giver or behave
unethically? Why do you hate me?]

BeH

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Jul 10, 2023, 1:32:52 PM7/10/23
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On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u89v35$1eh1k$4...@dont-email.me:
> [Deflect!]

What?! Squirrel? Where...?

BeH

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Jul 14, 2023, 6:59:54 AM7/14/23
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On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u8hfc2$2j8vd$2...@dont-email.me:
> Apparerntly you've mistaken me for a dog.

So the squirrel wasn't the deflection? What was it, then?
Surely it can't be the pair of swallows that has built their nest on the
door to my garage/storage shed/workshop....

BeH

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Jul 20, 2023, 9:12:13 AM7/20/23
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On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u8r9r7$fco$2...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
[attributions]
> You have a workshop?
I have a long table with a lamp and a couple of vises and a lot of stuff
on it in the garage. That ought to count.

Not that I can easily get to it at the moment, with the nest on the
door. The eggs have hatched so it's now a nest of baby birds constantly
being fed by two very busy swallows.

BeH

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Jul 25, 2023, 6:51:46 AM7/25/23
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On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u9bbra$2n7uh$4...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u8r9r7$fco$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>> [attributions]
> [arbitrations]
[artifacts]
It appears I was wrong. The increased activity I observed must have been
a final effort to finish the nest before laying. Probably something to
do with a mortgage maturing or some such. So we are all still waiting
for the hatching (and the gender reveal party).
>>
>
> Aww...cute!
> Yep. They'll dive-bomb you.

The last pair I had didn't. They were too busy to worry about me at all.
At most they made an extra go-around to try and confuse me - the giant
predator - before landing.

BeH

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Jul 29, 2023, 10:43:42 AM7/29/23
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On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u9o9g0$13h4r$2...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u9bbra$2n7uh$4...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u8r9r7$fco$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> [attributions]
>>> [arbitrations]
>> [artifacts]
> [artifactory]
[artichoke factory]
> Hopefully it won't start a fire.
Swallows have more sense than that.

> There'll be 2 of each.
We shall see. All in good time.

>>>>
>>>
>>> Aww...cute!
>>> Yep. They'll dive-bomb you.
>>
>> The last pair I had didn't. They were too busy to worry about me at
>> all. At most they made an extra go-around to try and confuse me - the
>> giant predator - before landing.
>>
>
> Except you aren't a predator.
They don't know that. Also I could be a fire hazard. No smoke without
and such...

> I can put in a good word, if you liek.
You speak swallow? These are barn swallows; they may have quite a strong
accent.

BeH

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Aug 6, 2023, 4:32:37 AM8/6/23
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On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ua38ir$2kvhc$2...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u9o9g0$13h4r$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u9bbra$2n7uh$4...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:u8r9r7$fco$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> [attributions]
>>>>> [arbitrations]
>>>> [artifacts]
>>> [artifactory]
>> [artichoke factory]
> [olfactory]
[oligarchy]
> [waits]
Nothing further to report yet.

>>>>> Aww...cute!
>>>>> Yep. They'll dive-bomb you.
>>>>
>>>> The last pair I had didn't. They were too busy to worry about me at
>>>> all. At most they made an extra go-around to try and confuse me -
>>>> the giant predator - before landing.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Except you aren't a predator.
>> They don't know that. Also I could be a fire hazard. No smoke without
>> and such...
>>
> Maybe you shouldn't smoke around their home.
I'm not. I'm smoking around *my' home.

>>> I can put in a good word, if you liek.
>> You speak swallow? These are barn swallows; they may have quite a
>> strong accent.
>>
>
> I have an app that talks to birds.
As in making bird sounds...?
> Usually enrages them.
It's usually male birds that make the most noise. Something about how
great they are at the sex and bringing up young'uns. And they as a rule
don't like other male birds making noise close by.

BeH

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Aug 10, 2023, 5:48:59 PM8/10/23
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On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:uanlr2$25mk8$3...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:ua38ir$2kvhc$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u9o9g0$13h4r$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:u9bbra$2n7uh$4...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:u8r9r7$fco$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> [attributions]
>>>>>>> [arbitrations]
>>>>>> [artifacts]
>>>>> [artifactory]
>>>> [artichoke factory]
>>> [olfactory]
>> [oligarchy]
> [obfuscate]
[operate]
> [waits some more]

THEY LIVE. I hear them when the parent-birds bring food (and remove
droppings). So far I've only seen three wide-open beaklets at a time.

>>>>>>> Aww...cute!
>>>>>>> Yep. They'll dive-bomb you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The last pair I had didn't. They were too busy to worry about me
>>>>>> at all. At most they made an extra go-around to try and confuse me
>>>>>> - the giant predator - before landing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Except you aren't a predator.
>>>> They don't know that. Also I could be a fire hazard. No smoke
>>>> without and such...
>>>>
>>> Maybe you shouldn't smoke around their home.
>> I'm not. I'm smoking around *my' home.
> I'm sure that's not how the birds see things.

No, they probably see a giant potential predator.

>>>>> I can put in a good word, if you liek.
>>>> You speak swallow? These are barn swallows; they may have quite a
>>>> strong accent.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have an app that talks to birds.
>> As in making bird sounds...?
> Yeah
>>> Usually enrages them.
>> It's usually male birds that make the most noise. Something about how
>> great they are at the sex and bringing up young'uns. And they as a
>> rule don't like other male birds making noise close by.
>>
> Some male birds make the nest. I'm sure some the bragging is about that.

That too... pretty important part of bringing up young'uns.

BeH

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Aug 16, 2023, 8:28:37 AM8/16/23
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On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:ub3m08$gtkn$4...@dont-email.me:
> [oaklike]
[Oakley]
> Do birds clean the nest?
Some do. Mostly (including swallows, sadly) the young'uns just excrete
over the edge of the nest once they a big enough to move around a bit.

> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
When have I ever produced a bad pun?
Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.

>>>>>>>>> Aww...cute!
>>>>>>>>> Yep. They'll dive-bomb you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The last pair I had didn't. They were too busy to worry about me
>>>>>>>> at all. At most they made an extra go-around to try and confuse
>>>>>>>> me - the giant predator - before landing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Except you aren't a predator.
>>>>>> They don't know that. Also I could be a fire hazard. No smoke
>>>>>> without and such...
>>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe you shouldn't smoke around their home.
>>>> I'm not. I'm smoking around *my' home.
>>> I'm sure that's not how the birds see things.
>>
>> No, they probably see a giant potential predator.
>
> Get off the lawn!
It's my lawn and I'll do what I want. Anyway I'm mostly standing on the
doorstep when I observe the nest.

>>>>>>> I can put in a good word, if you liek.
>>>>>> You speak swallow? These are barn swallows; they may have quite a
>>>>>> strong accent.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have an app that talks to birds.
>>>> As in making bird sounds...?
>>> Yeah
>>>>> Usually enrages them.
>>>> It's usually male birds that make the most noise. Something about
>>>> how great they are at the sex and bringing up young'uns. And they as
>>>> a rule don't like other male birds making noise close by.
>>>>
>>> Some male birds make the nest. I'm sure some the bragging is about
>>> that.
>>
>> That too... pretty important part of bringing up young'uns.
>>
> Bragging about making a nest is?

Building a brag-worthy nest is.

BeH

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Aug 20, 2023, 2:43:04 PM8/20/23
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On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ubifdj$39vnl$1...@dont-email.me:
> [offramp]
[osprey]
> Watch out below!
I don't use that door at the moment anyway. I will probably be available
soon, though. The new birds have taken to fly about... Which hopefully
means the pile of shit below the nest won't grow any further.

>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>
> Puns, by definition, are bad.
Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.

>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
> Phew!
> That would make me stark raven mad!
There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a pun.

>>>>>>>>>>> Aww...cute!
>>>>>>>>>>> Yep. They'll dive-bomb you.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The last pair I had didn't. They were too busy to worry about
>>>>>>>>>> me at all. At most they made an extra go-around to try and
>>>>>>>>>> confuse me - the giant predator - before landing.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Except you aren't a predator.
>>>>>>>> They don't know that. Also I could be a fire hazard. No smoke
>>>>>>>> without and such...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe you shouldn't smoke around their home.
>>>>>> I'm not. I'm smoking around *my' home.
>>>>> I'm sure that's not how the birds see things.
>>>>
>>>> No, they probably see a giant potential predator.
>>>
>>> Get off the lawn!
>> It's my lawn and I'll do what I want. Anyway I'm mostly standing on
>> the doorstep when I observe the nest.
>
> Ooo! A peeper!
> {more of a frog joke}
>>
>>>>>>>>> I can put in a good word, if you liek.
>>>>>>>> You speak swallow? These are barn swallows; they may have quite
>>>>>>>> a strong accent.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have an app that talks to birds.
>>>>>> As in making bird sounds...?
>>>>> Yeah
>>>>>>> Usually enrages them.
>>>>>> It's usually male birds that make the most noise. Something about
>>>>>> how great they are at the sex and bringing up young'uns. And they
>>>>>> as a rule don't like other male birds making noise close by.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Some male birds make the nest. I'm sure some the bragging is about
>>>>> that.
>>>>
>>>> That too... pretty important part of bringing up young'uns.
>>>>
>>> Bragging about making a nest is?
>>
>> Building a brag-worthy nest is.
>>
>
> It's mostly twigs and mud. Low resale value.
And yet they tend to come back to it year after year. Also the little
(staying) birds like to use it in winter.

BeH

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Aug 29, 2023, 10:17:38 AM8/29/23
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On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ubtmrl$1gecc$1...@dont-email.me:
> [ookpik]
[awww... olympic]
> You can clean it up.

I'll probably have to. It's not like the birds are gonna do it. After
all I've done for them...

>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>
>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
> I'm going cold turkey.
Chickening out, you mean...

>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>> Phew!
>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a pun.
> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
Don't go all emu on me...
> The birds here don't seem to reuse nests. The robins have 2 batches and
> seem to make a new nest each time.
> Maybe it's part of the pagentry of laying eggs.
Or maybe they just have to much time on their hands... Getting their
food delivered and all.

BeH

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Sep 5, 2023, 2:23:17 AM9/5/23
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On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:uckulv$29ksj$2...@dont-email.me:
> [ouched]
[outré]
> You can add it to the obelisk tour -- come and see the amazing guano.
I could, I suppose. Only I don't have an obelisk (yet). a guano tour
might not be as compelling to the touristy masses.

>>>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>>>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>>>
>>>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>>>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
>>> I'm going cold turkey.
>> Chickening out, you mean...
> Careful! I have a fowl temper...
I'll be sure to duck.

>>>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>>>> Phew!
>>>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>>>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a pun.
>>> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
>> Don't go all emu on me...
> That one flew over my head.
HA! Emus don't even fly. ('Emo's may or may not, but they aren't happy
about it either way.)
> Like Uber eats?

I'm not familiar. There is no Uber here. They got mad and closed down
when they found out they had to follow the rules for taxi companies
(having a licence and paying their drivers and such).
Also I live in the county-side. I don't think anyone delivers to here...

BeH

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Sep 8, 2023, 2:37:32 PM9/8/23
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On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ud6hgj$1saq4$1...@dont-email.me:
>> [outré]
> [outrém]
[latlh]
> This reminds me of the P.T. Barnum thing about how someone could put a
> sign that says 'Come and see the egress --$5' and people would queue up.
> People don't know what that it, but they know if they have to pay, it's
> worth seeing.
Most people know what bird-poop is, though...

> An aside - a coworker and I were discussing this in the kitchen one day
> at work. And the other people there wandered over and asked us what an
> egress is.
I hope you didn't just tell them for free.

>>>>>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>>>>>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>>>>>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
>>>>> I'm going cold turkey.
>>>> Chickening out, you mean...
>>> Careful! I have a fowl temper...
>> I'll be sure to duck.
> At least you'll get some egg-cersize.
This is a yoke, right? If I get any more eggcersise I'll be end up a
shell of my former self...

>>>>>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>>>>>> Phew!
>>>>>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>>>>>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a pun.
>>>>> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
>>>> Don't go all emu on me...
>>> That one flew over my head.
>> HA! Emus don't even fly. ('Emo's may or may not, but they aren't happy
>> about it either way.)
> Those kids quack me up!
Don't crow about it; I'm sure you hade your phase of being edgy and
different too...
> I don't think UberEats delivers here either :(
> A few places in the Village will.
'My' village is too small to have places...

> The taxis protested about it here, because they buy licenses from the
> city and then sell them for thousands when they retire. Ride sharing
> basically ruined that for them. Taxis are ridicously expensive.
> I think most the taxis have also signed up for Uber now. Sometimes
> change is good.

BeH

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Sep 16, 2023, 9:18:22 AM9/16/23
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On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:udfpl9$3joto$1...@dont-email.me:
> [?]
[Same thing but in klingon... or so goooogele claims]
> You have to make it sound exciting. Somehow.
I could have a poster explaining how terrorists use it to blow up stuff,
I suppose.

>>> An aside - a coworker and I were discussing this in the kitchen one
>>> day at work. And the other people there wandered over and asked us
>>> what an egress is.
>> I hope you didn't just tell them for free.
> D'oh!
You'll never make billions if you don't think of these things...

>>>>>>>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>>>>>>>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>>>>>>>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
>>>>>>> I'm going cold turkey.
>>>>>> Chickening out, you mean...
>>>>> Careful! I have a fowl temper...
>>>> I'll be sure to duck.
>>> At least you'll get some egg-cersize.
>> This is a yoke, right? If I get any more eggcersise I'll be end up a
>> shell of my former self...
>>
> I see you poached some yolk-tastic egg puns.
Yeah - my humour is really getting air under its wings. Soaring you
might say.

>>>>>>>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>>>>>>>> Phew!
>>>>>>>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>>>>>>>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a pun.
>>>>>>> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
>>>>>> Don't go all emu on me...
>>>>> That one flew over my head.
>>>> HA! Emus don't even fly. ('Emo's may or may not, but they aren't
>>>> happy about it either way.)
>>> Those kids quack me up!
>> Don't crow about it; I'm sure you hade your phase of being edgy and
>> different too...
> I got tweetment for it.
Must have been a trill for you. Did you get coffee and magpie after?
> It must have somewhere to buy tobacco.
That's in the bizarrely places suburban neighbourhood down the road. And
anyway they don't always have what I need, and I have to go all the way
into bigtown.

BeH

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Sep 22, 2023, 10:35:33 AM9/22/23
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On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ue49ur$3r685$1...@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [attributions]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [arbitrations]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [artifacts]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [artifactory]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [artichoke factory]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [olfactory]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [oligarchy]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [obfuscate]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [operate]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [oaklike]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Oakley]
>>>>>>>>>>> [offramp]
>>>>>>>>>> [osprey]
>>>>>>>>> [ookpik]
>>>>>>>> [awww... olympic]
>>>>>>> [ouched]
>>>>>> [outré]
>>>>> [outrém]
>>>> [latlh]
>>> [?]
>> [Same thing but in klingon... or so goooogele claims]
> [I thought you had a stroke]
[The way my brane has been misfiring lately I might as well have had. Is
chronic fatigue a symptom of a stoke?]
> Isn't that chemical fertilizer?
It's still mostly nitrogen and phosphates - perfectly viable as base for
a bomb... They used to use guano in gunpowder production in the olden days.

>>>>> An aside - a coworker and I were discussing this in the kitchen one
>>>>> day at work. And the other people there wandered over and asked us
>>>>> what an egress is.
>>>> I hope you didn't just tell them for free.
>>> D'oh!
>> You'll never make billions if you don't think of these things...
> I guess that's why I'm not a billionaire then.
It's the first billion that's the hardest, wher you really have to put
in the effort (or have ancestors who put in the effort). After that the
billions more or less make themselves. Unless the plebs decides to eat you.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>>>>>>>>>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>>>>>>>>>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
>>>>>>>>> I'm going cold turkey.
>>>>>>>> Chickening out, you mean...
>>>>>>> Careful! I have a fowl temper...
>>>>>> I'll be sure to duck.
>>>>> At least you'll get some egg-cersize.
>>>> This is a yoke, right? If I get any more eggcersise I'll be end up a
>>>> shell of my former self...
>>>>
>>> I see you poached some yolk-tastic egg puns.
>> Yeah - my humour is really getting air under its wings. Soaring you
>> might say.
>>
> Shell-arious! Don't get whisked away...
Not likely - I'm not exactly a featherweight...

>>>>>>>>>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>>>>>>>>>> Phew!
>>>>>>>>>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>>>>>>>>>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a pun.
>>>>>>>>> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
>>>>>>>> Don't go all emu on me...
>>>>>>> That one flew over my head.
>>>>>> HA! Emus don't even fly. ('Emo's may or may not, but they aren't
>>>>>> happy about it either way.)
>>>>> Those kids quack me up!
>>>> Don't crow about it; I'm sure you hade your phase of being edgy and
>>>> different too...
>>> I got tweetment for it.
>> Must have been a trill for you. Did you get coffee and magpie after?
> Yes! I gobbled it up!
That must have been quite a large bill. I this economy.
> Oh no!
Oh yes! And it's four times the distance...

BeH

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Sep 25, 2023, 2:07:44 PM9/25/23
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On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:uek8ni$9mm0$1...@dont-email.me:
> [I'm not a medical professional. Anyone I know who had a stroke has
> paralysis of some kind i.e. they can't move the left side of their body
> or have slurred speach. Extreme fatigue can be a symptom of about a
> million things like a virus/allergies or vitamin deficiency. You should
> see your doctor]
[Or take more naps. Naps help so I probably didn't have a stroke.]
> Interesting.
That's what Timothy McVeigh said too...

>>>>>>> An aside - a coworker and I were discussing this in the kitchen
>>>>>>> one day at work. And the other people there wandered over and
>>>>>>> asked us what an egress is.
>>>>>> I hope you didn't just tell them for free.
>>>>> D'oh!
>>>> You'll never make billions if you don't think of these things...
>>> I guess that's why I'm not a billionaire then.
>> It's the first billion that's the hardest, wher you really have to put
>> in the effort (or have ancestors who put in the effort). After that
>> the billions more or less make themselves. Unless the plebs decides to
>> eat you.
>>
>
> Seems like too much work.
> I come from a long line of really poor people.
That's the common mistake people who want to become billionaires often make.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm going cold turkey.
>>>>>>>>>> Chickening out, you mean...
>>>>>>>>> Careful! I have a fowl temper...
>>>>>>>> I'll be sure to duck.
>>>>>>> At least you'll get some egg-cersize.
>>>>>> This is a yoke, right? If I get any more eggcersise I'll be end up
>>>>>> a shell of my former self...
>>>>>>
>>>>> I see you poached some yolk-tastic egg puns.
>>>> Yeah - my humour is really getting air under its wings. Soaring you
>>>> might say.
>>>>
>>> Shell-arious! Don't get whisked away...
>> Not likely - I'm not exactly a featherweight...
> Dammit! I already used egg-cersise!
> And I was quilling these puns...
I'm down to end it here if you wish...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phew!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>>>>>>>>>>>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a pun.
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
>>>>>>>>>> Don't go all emu on me...
>>>>>>>>> That one flew over my head.
>>>>>>>> HA! Emus don't even fly. ('Emo's may or may not, but they aren't
>>>>>>>> happy about it either way.)
>>>>>>> Those kids quack me up!
>>>>>> Don't crow about it; I'm sure you hade your phase of being edgy
>>>>>> and different too...
>>>>> I got tweetment for it.
>>>> Must have been a trill for you. Did you get coffee and magpie after?
>>> Yes! I gobbled it up!
>> That must have been quite a large bill. I this economy.
> It was actually cheep.
Just a few loonies, then?
> You need the exercise.

I need the tobacco products is what I need. The exercise is incidental.

BeH

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On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:uesi9d$21psi$1...@dont-email.me:
> [Okay then. Mystery solved]
[And without everybody having to listen to a lengthy monologue in the
library, too.]
> And where is he now?
Still in prison, presumably.

> I was thinking that back in the old West, their personal hygiene was of
> low quality, so it might be hard to tell if the guy beside you at the
> Saloon was loaded and ready for a gun fight.
From my extensive research watching old John Wayne movies, I would say
that the stranger beside you in the saloon is *always* loaded and ready
for a gunfight.

>>>>>>>>> An aside - a coworker and I were discussing this in the kitchen
>>>>>>>>> one day at work. And the other people there wandered over and
>>>>>>>>> asked us what an egress is.
>>>>>>>> I hope you didn't just tell them for free.
>>>>>>> D'oh!
>>>>>> You'll never make billions if you don't think of these things...
>>>>> I guess that's why I'm not a billionaire then.
>>>> It's the first billion that's the hardest, wher you really have to
>>>> put in the effort (or have ancestors who put in the effort). After
>>>> that the billions more or less make themselves. Unless the plebs
>>>> decides to eat you.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Seems like too much work.
>>> I come from a long line of really poor people.
>> That's the common mistake people who want to become billionaires often
>> make.
>>
> Why aren't you a billionaire, then?
Because I come from a long line of really poor people.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm going cold turkey.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Chickening out, you mean...
>>>>>>>>>>> Careful! I have a fowl temper...
>>>>>>>>>> I'll be sure to duck.
>>>>>>>>> At least you'll get some egg-cersize.
>>>>>>>> This is a yoke, right? If I get any more eggcersise I'll be end
>>>>>>>> up a shell of my former self...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I see you poached some yolk-tastic egg puns.
>>>>>> Yeah - my humour is really getting air under its wings. Soaring
>>>>>> you might say.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Shell-arious! Don't get whisked away...
>>>> Not likely - I'm not exactly a featherweight...
>>> Dammit! I already used egg-cersise!
>>> And I was quilling these puns...
>> I'm down to end it here if you wish...
> I'm in. As long as it doesn't ruffle any feathers.
We can only implore everyone to calm their tits, as the saying goes.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phew!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a pun.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't go all emu on me...
>>>>>>>>>>> That one flew over my head.
>>>>>>>>>> HA! Emus don't even fly. ('Emo's may or may not, but they
>>>>>>>>>> aren't happy about it either way.)
>>>>>>>>> Those kids quack me up!
>>>>>>>> Don't crow about it; I'm sure you hade your phase of being edgy
>>>>>>>> and different too...
>>>>>>> I got tweetment for it.
>>>>>> Must have been a trill for you. Did you get coffee and magpie
>>>>>> after?
>>>>> Yes! I gobbled it up!
>>>> That must have been quite a large bill. I this economy.
>>> It was actually cheep.
>> Just a few loonies, then?
> [OOOO! Excellent knowledge of local currencies]
> Yep! It makes cents that I would have some.
Attached to a magnet, perhaps... [1]
> And better than none.
I get a reasonable amount of exercise anyway. It keeps me going...

ad 1: Very old ACME reference.

BeH

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On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:uffcuc$34rps$1...@dont-email.me:
> [The suspects need to know the detective's thought process]
[Or, just posssible, the author needed another 1000 or so words to reach
the minimum words requirement.]
> Didn't they execute him a number of years ago?
How barbaric... (I dunno)

>>> I was thinking that back in the old West, their personal hygiene was
>>> of low quality, so it might be hard to tell if the guy beside you at
>>> the Saloon was loaded and ready for a gun fight.
>> From my extensive research watching old John Wayne movies, I would say
>> that the stranger beside you in the saloon is *always* loaded and
>> ready for a gunfight.
>>
> John Wayne movies had the worst fighting.
They had chairs being broken and people flying out windows and bottles
on heads - what more do you want.
Also sometimes the good guys hit several bad guys with a single shot.
Awesum!!

>
>>>>>>>>>>> An aside - a coworker and I were discussing this in the
>>>>>>>>>>> kitchen one day at work. And the other people there wandered
>>>>>>>>>>> over and asked us what an egress is.
>>>>>>>>>> I hope you didn't just tell them for free.
>>>>>>>>> D'oh!
>>>>>>>> You'll never make billions if you don't think of these things...
>>>>>>> I guess that's why I'm not a billionaire then.
>>>>>> It's the first billion that's the hardest, wher you really have to
>>>>>> put in the effort (or have ancestors who put in the effort). After
>>>>>> that the billions more or less make themselves. Unless the plebs
>>>>>> decides to eat you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Seems like too much work.
>>>>> I come from a long line of really poor people.
>>>> That's the common mistake people who want to become billionaires
>>>> often make.
>>>>
>>> Why aren't you a billionaire, then?
>> Because I come from a long line of really poor people.
>>
> I heard from a reliable source that that's a common mistake people who
> want to become billionaires make.

It's true. And I regret it to this day...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I feel like I'm setting myself up for a bad pun here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When have I ever produced a bad pun?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puns, by definition, are bad.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only the puny ones. They are hard to swallow.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm going cold turkey.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chickening out, you mean...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Careful! I have a fowl temper...
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll be sure to duck.
>>>>>>>>>>> At least you'll get some egg-cersize.
>>>>>>>>>> This is a yoke, right? If I get any more eggcersise I'll be
>>>>>>>>>> end up a shell of my former self...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I see you poached some yolk-tastic egg puns.
>>>>>>>> Yeah - my humour is really getting air under its wings. Soaring
>>>>>>>> you might say.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Shell-arious! Don't get whisked away...
>>>>>> Not likely - I'm not exactly a featherweight...
>>>>> Dammit! I already used egg-cersise!
>>>>> And I was quilling these puns...
>>>> I'm down to end it here if you wish...
>>> I'm in. As long as it doesn't ruffle any feathers.
>> We can only implore everyone to calm their tits, as the saying goes.
> You always find a way to work boobies into the conversation. And not the
> blue-footed kind.
Very different birds. A tit is much smaller and doesn't have webbed feet.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also I don't see a possible pun presenting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phew!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That would make me stark raven mad!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's no reason to let your gull rise because of a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pun.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm starling to get annoyed owl-ready.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't go all emu on me...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That one flew over my head.
>>>>>>>>>>>> HA! Emus don't even fly. ('Emo's may or may not, but they
>>>>>>>>>>>> aren't happy about it either way.)
>>>>>>>>>>> Those kids quack me up!
>>>>>>>>>> Don't crow about it; I'm sure you hade your phase of being
>>>>>>>>>> edgy and different too...
>>>>>>>>> I got tweetment for it.
>>>>>>>> Must have been a trill for you. Did you get coffee and magpie
>>>>>>>> after?
>>>>>>> Yes! I gobbled it up!
>>>>>> That must have been quite a large bill. I this economy.
>>>>> It was actually cheep.
>>>> Just a few loonies, then?
>>> [OOOO! Excellent knowledge of local currencies]
>>> Yep! It makes cents that I would have some.
>> Attached to a magnet, perhaps... [1]
> I never carry one around.
That will make it harder to find coins in the snow...
> I remember Phil used to go on and on about it. I thought that's how
> vending machines work: they have magnets which draw the coins into the
> appropriate slot so that the machine knows you put in the correct
> amount.
I'm pretty sure the mechanical vending machines uses weight/size to
determine value. Nowadays it's possibly optical scan.

> I'm guessing he would be less thrilled to hear that when I pay for
> parking in the States, I use Canadian currency. I probably can't do that
> anymore since the parking meters have gone digital.
I don't know anything about parking meters, but I'm sure using the wrong
currency is some kind of counterfeiting.

BeH

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On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ug8ul0$2hj8a$1...@dont-email.me:
> [Is that a thing?]
[It certainly was in the good old days of pulp fiction. Writers were
paid by word, giving the preponderance of such phrasings as: "The tall,
dark stranger with the piercing blue eyes drew his six shooter and fired
- bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang... "]
> I think he requested it be done sooner rather than later.
> So the State obliged.
So they did (on 11th June, 2001). It was a federal death sentence...

>>>>> I was thinking that back in the old West, their personal hygiene
>>>>> was of low quality, so it might be hard to tell if the guy beside
>>>>> you at the Saloon was loaded and ready for a gun fight.
>>>> From my extensive research watching old John Wayne movies, I would
>>>> say that the stranger beside you in the saloon is *always* loaded
>>>> and ready for a gunfight.
>>>>
>>> John Wayne movies had the worst fighting.
>> They had chairs being broken and people flying out windows and bottles
>> on heads - what more do you want.
>> Also sometimes the good guys hit several bad guys with a single shot.
>> Awesum!!
>>
> Maybe this is where the single shot theory from the Warren report came
> from.
I though the CIA/Russians/Mafia/Cubans/KKK/Big
Oil/Cabal/Illuminati/Masons made that up to confuse things.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> An aside - a coworker and I were discussing this in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> kitchen one day at work. And the other people there
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wandered over and asked us what an egress is.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I hope you didn't just tell them for free.
>>>>>>>>>>> D'oh!
>>>>>>>>>> You'll never make billions if you don't think of these
>>>>>>>>>> things...
>>>>>>>>> I guess that's why I'm not a billionaire then.
>>>>>>>> It's the first billion that's the hardest, wher you really have
>>>>>>>> to put in the effort (or have ancestors who put in the effort).
>>>>>>>> After that the billions more or less make themselves. Unless the
>>>>>>>> plebs decides to eat you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Seems like too much work.
>>>>>>> I come from a long line of really poor people.
>>>>>> That's the common mistake people who want to become billionaires
>>>>>> often make.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Why aren't you a billionaire, then?
>>>> Because I come from a long line of really poor people.
>>>>
>>> I heard from a reliable source that that's a common mistake people
>>> who want to become billionaires make.
>>
>> It's true. And I regret it to this day...
> And it too late to start over.
Very much so. But at least no child of mine shall go forth in life with
the same handicap.
> I learn so much here.
Don't pretend you didn't already knew what a tit looked like. They are
pretty and mostly quite colourful.
> I hadn't considered that.
Another avenue to millionairity not taken...
> You've spent a lot of time thinking about this.
Not really. I did see someone taking one apart once on the internet.

> I thought it was magic.
No the magic is when you actually get the desired product out the other
end...

>>> I'm guessing he would be less thrilled to hear that when I pay for
>>> parking in the States, I use Canadian currency. I probably can't do
>>> that anymore since the parking meters have gone digital.
>> I don't know anything about parking meters, but I'm sure using the
>> wrong currency is some kind of counterfeiting.
>>
> Are you going to turn me in for the reward money?

Nah, it's probably not worth the postage anyway.
My only objection to parking meters in general is that they usually come
with a parking space...
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