Re: First major snowfall this year

[BeH]

On 16.12.2022 17.56, Merlyne wrote:
> https://albums.memento.com/Merlyne

I remember one year we had snow like that. Not what year it was, but
that it was a year.

Incidentally when I moved (using rental vans) it was February and snowy
like that - except there were quite strong winds across the fields so
snow wasn't on trees but in dunes on the road. Fun for all...

> And the power went off for 30 minutes.

From the wires getting wet?

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BeH

[BeH]

On 22.12.2022 21.41, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tnlccj$3u1$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

>
>> On 16.12.2022 17.56, Merlyne wrote:
>>> https://albums.memento.com/Merlyne
>>
>> I remember one year we had snow like that. Not what year it was, but
>> that it was a year.
>>
>> Incidentally when I moved (using rental vans) it was February and snowy
>> like that - except there were quite strong winds across the fields so
>> snow wasn't on trees but in dunes on the road. Fun for all...
>

> I moved here in February and I think the high for the day was -20C.
> A different kind of fun.

>
>>
>>> And the power went off for 30 minutes.
>>
>> From the wires getting wet?
>>
>

> Not sure why. Heavy wet snow on the wires?
>
> Anyways, there is a storm coming tonight-rain, freezing rain, wet snow.
> It's supposed to flash freeze over the night hours and then start snowing
> with up to 90 km/h winds.
> Power outages are expected. Again.

Yuck. Maybe you should move to Mexico or something...

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BeH

[BeH]

On 24.12.2022 16.48, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:to6v7t$15gb$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> No Way, José!

They have cheap tequila, you know...

> As it turned out, the power did not go off here. Probably because I
> filled the bathtub with water.

I don't think it works like that. And if it does; salt water conducts
electricity better than fresh water.

> It is blustery out there today. -20C with the wind chill.
> The long range forecast is for 7C and rain next weekend.
> The weather is bipolar.

We've had mostly +/-1C at night here. And the heat pump is still not
operational...
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BeH

[BeH]

On 27.12.2022 22.31, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:toaa1q$1uol$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

>
>> On 24.12.2022 16.48, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:to6v7t$15gb$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>
>>>> On 22.12.2022 21.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tnlccj$3u1$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 16.12.2022 17.56, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> https://albums.memento.com/Merlyne
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I remember one year we had snow like that. Not what year it was,
>>>>>> but that it was a year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Incidentally when I moved (using rental vans) it was February and
>>>>>> snowy like that - except there were quite strong winds across the
>>>>>> fields so snow wasn't on trees but in dunes on the road. Fun for
>>>>>> all...
>>>>>
>>>>> I moved here in February and I think the high for the day was -20C.
>>>>> A different kind of fun.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And the power went off for 30 minutes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From the wires getting wet?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Not sure why. Heavy wet snow on the wires?
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyways, there is a storm coming tonight-rain, freezing rain, wet
>>>>> snow. It's supposed to flash freeze over the night hours and then
>>>>> start snowing with up to 90 km/h winds.
>>>>> Power outages are expected. Again.
>>>>
>>>> Yuck. Maybe you should move to Mexico or something...
>>>>
>>>
>>> No Way, José!
>>
>> They have cheap tequila, you know...
>

> I don't drink.

I believe they also have cocoa - for chocolate drinks. And possibly tacos.

>>
>>> As it turned out, the power did not go off here. Probably because I
>>> filled the bathtub with water.
>>
>> I don't think it works like that. And if it does; salt water conducts
>> electricity better than fresh water.
>>
>>> It is blustery out there today. -20C with the wind chill.
>>> The long range forecast is for 7C and rain next weekend.
>>> The weather is bipolar.
>>
>> We've had mostly +/-1C at night here. And the heat pump is still not
>> operational...
>

> Uh-oh!

Quite. Still no change except I'm running out of things to burn.

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BeH

[BeH]

On 29.12.2022 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tohlmu$hke$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> I expect that if I had chocolate and tacos every day then a) my
> digestive system would be in disarray and b) I would grow to dislike
> chocolate and tacos.

But I though tacos was only for tuesdays. Also you don't have to drink
chocolate every day - there is also coffee.

>>>>> As it turned out, the power did not go off here. Probably because I
>>>>> filled the bathtub with water.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think it works like that. And if it does; salt water
>>>> conducts electricity better than fresh water.
>>>>
>>>>> It is blustery out there today. -20C with the wind chill.
>>>>> The long range forecast is for 7C and rain next weekend.
>>>>> The weather is bipolar.
>>>>
>>>> We've had mostly +/-1C at night here. And the heat pump is still not
>>>> operational...
>>>
>>> Uh-oh!
>>
>> Quite. Still no change except I'm running out of things to burn.
>>
>

> I have lots of wood, Just bragging.

Good for you. I have a heat-pump connecting guy who isn't going to show
up until after new-years.

I still have some stuff to burn, but it's mostly branches from various
trees and rather messy.

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BeH

[BeH]

On 31.12.2022 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:ton8pd$1fp5$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> So what do I eat from Wednesday to Monday?
They most likely have other types of foodstuff in Mexico: burritos and
chilli con carne and such... Or maybe a nice mixed salad once in a while
(with or without feta cheese).

> I'm not supposed to drink coffee. I imagine in Mexico, I would have sore
> swollen joints and never sleep and be, therefore, horribly homesick.
Now you are jut making up excuses. But don't move to Mexico then, and
live with the wind and the cold and the snow on the wires. It was just a
suggestion. Or you could move to some other place that don't have those
types of weather.

>>
>>>>>>> As it turned out, the power did not go off here. Probably because
>>>>>>> I filled the bathtub with water.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't think it works like that. And if it does; salt water
>>>>>> conducts electricity better than fresh water.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It is blustery out there today. -20C with the wind chill.
>>>>>>> The long range forecast is for 7C and rain next weekend.
>>>>>>> The weather is bipolar.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We've had mostly +/-1C at night here. And the heat pump is still
>>>>>> not operational...
>>>>>
>>>>> Uh-oh!
>>>>
>>>> Quite. Still no change except I'm running out of things to burn.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have lots of wood, Just bragging.
>>
>> Good for you. I have a heat-pump connecting guy who isn't going to
>> show up until after new-years.
>>
>> I still have some stuff to burn, but it's mostly branches from various
>> trees and rather messy.
>>
>

> Branches burn really quickly. You need a good overnight log.

Yes. But I don't have any... And I'm supposed to have the heat pump
working any day now, and if not I shall be properly miffed - I might
even make a sarcastic comment about it when he shows up.

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BeH

[BeH]

On 01.01.2023 20.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tos9m0$1i7i$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> I'm thinking that tacos, burritos and chili have the same basic
> ingredients: beef, beans, corn, spicy. What do I know?

Possibly, I'm not mexican. They were all the foodstuffs I assume they
have in Mexico. They may well have other stuff not containing the same
ingredients.

>>> I'm not supposed to drink coffee. I imagine in Mexico, I would have
>>> sore swollen joints and never sleep and be, therefore, horribly
>>> homesick.
>> Now you are jut making up excuses. But don't move to Mexico then, and
>> live with the wind and the cold and the snow on the wires. It was just
>> a suggestion. Or you could move to some other place that don't have
>> those types of weather.
>>

> *eye roll*
> I never said I wanted to move.

Well, then what are you going to do about the wind and the cold and the
snow on the wires?

>>>>>>>>> As it turned out, the power did not go off here. Probably
>>>>>>>>> because I filled the bathtub with water.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't think it works like that. And if it does; salt water
>>>>>>>> conducts electricity better than fresh water.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It is blustery out there today. -20C with the wind chill.
>>>>>>>>> The long range forecast is for 7C and rain next weekend.
>>>>>>>>> The weather is bipolar.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We've had mostly +/-1C at night here. And the heat pump is still
>>>>>>>> not operational...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Uh-oh!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quite. Still no change except I'm running out of things to burn.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have lots of wood, Just bragging.
>>>>
>>>> Good for you. I have a heat-pump connecting guy who isn't going to
>>>> show up until after new-years.
>>>>
>>>> I still have some stuff to burn, but it's mostly branches from
>>>> various trees and rather messy.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Branches burn really quickly. You need a good overnight log.
>>
>> Yes. But I don't have any... And I'm supposed to have the heat pump
>> working any day now, and if not I shall be properly miffed - I might
>> even make a sarcastic comment about it when he shows up.
>>
>

> Really? I can't imagine.
> Does it seem smart to piss off the guy who's hooking up your heat pump?

I might wait until the installation in complete (and tested) to deliver
my sarcastic comment. Humour is all about timing...

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BeH

[BeH]

On 03.01.2023 21.26, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tp1lss$e4u$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> Survive it.
> I was going to say 'take it like a man' but then a man would whine about
> it a whole bunch.

Not James Bond. He would just shoot it with some ridiculously outsized
gun - or f*ck it, which symbolically is much the same thing.

> It's definitely all in the delivery.

Exactly. I already have taken delivery of all the hardware, and he still
isn't getting paid until it's operational...
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BeH

[BeH]

On 04.01.2023 20.40, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tp4bck$b6e$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> This is what happens when you watch a children's show about a guy with a
> huge penis...
I don't think Ian Fleming (or directors of JB movies) ever watched
Dillermand. And anyway he (Dillermand) uses his penis to help his fellow
human - not to reduce reasonably competent actresses to sex objects...

> You would be foolish to pay 100% of the bill before (or to pay
> tradespeople by the hour).

Was that why I ended up paying for 2½ hours to have a stopcock and a
dish-washer installed... And also had to complain about the components
that were billed but never used?

On the other hand I still haven't received the bill for putting op the
water heater (different plumber and pre-agreed price).
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BeH

[BeH]

On 05.01.2023 15.56, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tp6l42$1mg8$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> *googles stopcock*
With safe search enabled?
Also what else do you call that thing?

> Wow! They bill you for things they never used? They probably do that
> here too. Especially to a woman.
They probably do it the anyone who seems to not know how to do things
themselves. Like people who hire someone to install a dish-washer.

>> On the other hand I still haven't received the bill for putting op the
>> water heater (different plumber and pre-agreed price).
>

> They'll find you eventually.
I have no doubt, but it bothers me to have an outstanding bill like that
for months and I have to set money aside for when it turns up.

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BeH

[BeH]

On 06.01.2023 20.20, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tp9eiu$1vb2$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> Never!

>> Also what else do you call that thing?

> Gas shut-off valve? idk.
It was for (or against) water, but okay...

>>> Wow! They bill you for things they never used? They probably do that
>>> here too. Especially to a woman.
>> They probably do it the anyone who seems to not know how to do things
>> themselves. Like people who hire someone to install a dish-washer.
>

> That would be most people.
> Of course, if the installer mentioned a stopcock, the 12 year old in my
> head would be giggling uncontrollably.
Really, now! It's a perfectly ordinary british word. Just like the
stopper for the hole in a (wood) barrel is a 'bung' that is inserted
into the barrel's 'bung hole'.

>>>> On the other hand I still haven't received the bill for putting op
>>>> the water heater (different plumber and pre-agreed price).
>>>
>>> They'll find you eventually.
>> I have no doubt, but it bothers me to have an outstanding bill like
>> that for months and I have to set money aside for when it turns up.
>>

> You could always call them about it.
It may come to that.

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BeH

[BeH]

On 08.01.2023 20.51, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tpe3cs$1b0o$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> <generic> shut-off valve, then?

>
>>
>>>>> Wow! They bill you for things they never used? They probably do
>>>>> that here too. Especially to a woman.
>>>> They probably do it the anyone who seems to not know how to do
>>>> things themselves. Like people who hire someone to install a
>>>> dish-washer.
>>>
>>> That would be most people.
>>> Of course, if the installer mentioned a stopcock, the 12 year old in
>>> my head would be giggling uncontrollably.
>> Really, now! It's a perfectly ordinary british word. Just like the
>> stopper for the hole in a (wood) barrel is a 'bung' that is inserted
>> into the barrel's 'bung hole'.
>>
>

> *giggles*

Quiet down, class.

>>>>>> On the other hand I still haven't received the bill for putting op
>>>>>> the water heater (different plumber and pre-agreed price).
>>>>>
>>>>> They'll find you eventually.
>>>> I have no doubt, but it bothers me to have an outstanding bill like
>>>> that for months and I have to set money aside for when it turns up.
>>>>
>>> You could always call them about it.
>> It may come to that.
>>
>

> Then you will have to find something else to stress about.

That is not going to be a problem. I have a lits.

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BeH

[BeH]

On 09.01.2023 22.33, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tphlbv$115k$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> *giggles more quietly*

Right. That's it. Off to the principals office with you, while the rest
of us learns about the human digestive system.

>>
>>>>>>>> On the other hand I still haven't received the bill for putting
>>>>>>>> op the water heater (different plumber and pre-agreed price).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They'll find you eventually.
>>>>>> I have no doubt, but it bothers me to have an outstanding bill
>>>>>> like that for months and I have to set money aside for when it
>>>>>> turns up.
>>>>>>
>>>>> You could always call them about it.
>>>> It may come to that.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Then you will have to find something else to stress about.
>>
>> That is not going to be a problem. I have a lits.
>>
>

> *adds 'Merlyne could randomly show up to paint the living room' to the
> lits*

*stresses about the number of items on the lits*

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BeH

[BeH]

On 11.01.2023 14.12, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tpkf06$1q72$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> I'm happy to be missing that lecture.

You think you can't stomach it?

>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I still haven't received the bill for
>>>>>>>>>> putting op the water heater (different plumber and pre-agreed
>>>>>>>>>> price).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They'll find you eventually.
>>>>>>>> I have no doubt, but it bothers me to have an outstanding bill
>>>>>>>> like that for months and I have to set money aside for when it
>>>>>>>> turns up.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You could always call them about it.
>>>>>> It may come to that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Then you will have to find something else to stress about.
>>>>
>>>> That is not going to be a problem. I have a lits.
>>>>
>>>
>>> *adds 'Merlyne could randomly show up to paint the living room' to
>>> the lits*
>>
>> *stresses about the number of items on the lits*
>>
>

> It seems appropriate to be stressing about the 'things to stress about'
> lits no matter the reason.

Quite, but it's not making the lits any shorter...
>
> *Merlyne struts off to remove the 'do not remove this tag' tag from the
> mattress*

AFAIK it is(was) only illegal to remove the tag in the USA, so feel free.

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BeH

[BeH]

On 12.01.2023 12.44, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tpn3rr$gf$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> *groan*
>
> I can't think of a witty comeback right now.

I'm gutted...

>>>>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I still haven't received the bill for
>>>>>>>>>>>> putting op the water heater (different plumber and
>>>>>>>>>>>> pre-agreed price).
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> They'll find you eventually.
>>>>>>>>>> I have no doubt, but it bothers me to have an outstanding bill
>>>>>>>>>> like that for months and I have to set money aside for when it
>>>>>>>>>> turns up.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You could always call them about it.
>>>>>>>> It may come to that.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then you will have to find something else to stress about.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is not going to be a problem. I have a lits.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *adds 'Merlyne could randomly show up to paint the living room' to
>>>>> the lits*
>>>>
>>>> *stresses about the number of items on the lits*
>>>>
>>>
>>> It seems appropriate to be stressing about the 'things to stress
>>> about' lits no matter the reason.
>>
>> Quite, but it's not making the lits any shorter...
>>>
>>> *Merlyne struts off to remove the 'do not remove this tag' tag from
>>> the mattress*
>>
>> AFAIK it is(was) only illegal to remove the tag in the USA, so feel
>> free.
>>
>

> *rip*
> Ahhhhh!

There you go. Doesn't it feel much less stressful to do something not
illegal...
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BeH

[BeH]

On 13.01.2023 12.44, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tppeg8$jhe$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> I'm going to ab-stain...

Because you lack intestinal fortitude...

> No. The tag was poking me.
> Now I can sleep through the rest of that James Bond movie.

You'll miss the bit where JB breaks down and cries while clutching her
emotional support llama...

--
BeH

[BeH]

On 15.01.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tpujnv$1ucc$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> Another pun thread is hard to digest.

Nah. It's kidney's play...

> [you mean 'their']

If that is their preferred pronouns - I was typing from the assumption
that they identified as female.

> Oh no! Now I need an emotional support animal..

What kind? Also why, have you been killing people on behalf of a
secretive government department?

--
BeH

[BeH]

On 17.01.2023 12.54, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tq4gcm$6id$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> Could be but I doubt I'll have a change of heart.

Oh come on... liver a little.

> One should never assume.
> Or impose roles on people.

I would never - but the premise was that the next 007 were to be female,
so...

>>> Oh no! Now I need an emotional support animal..
>>
>> What kind? Also why, have you been killing people on behalf of a
>> secretive government department?
>>
>

> I'm traumatized that I slept through that part of the movie.

I can see how that follows. Not seeing a llama will do that to people.

--
BeH

[BeH]

On 20.01.2023 14.38, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tqc1eq$o5h$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> Ok. I'll try to organ-ize something.

Excellent. This group hasn't had a good pun-thread in a lung time...

> It was?
> I must have slept through that too.

That wasn't very woke of you.

>>>>> Oh no! Now I need an emotional support animal..
>>>>
>>>> What kind? Also why, have you been killing people on behalf of a
>>>> secretive government department?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm traumatized that I slept through that part of the movie.
>>
>> I can see how that follows. Not seeing a llama will do that to people.
>>
>

> They are cute and fluffy.
> *sigh

And you can use their wool to make nice warm winter socks.

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BeH

[BeH]

On 21.01.2023 15.36, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tqf1m1$jbp$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

> Probably because they're offal.

You prefer I bladder on about feta-cheese?

> Can I buy it pre-made?

You probably can. Even the socks so you don't have to knit. But if you
already have a llama...

> I think I'm also out of sock glue now that I come to think about it.

You don't need sock glue if you include a bit of elastic material in the
top of the sock...

--
BeH

[BeH on Usenet]

On 24.01.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tqk4ip$j2u$1...@gioia.aioe.org:

>
>> On 21.01.2023 15.36, Merlyne wrote:

(cut, no paste)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right. That's it. Off to the principals office with you,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while the rest of us learns about the human digestive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> system.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm happy to be missing that lecture.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You think you can't stomach it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *groan*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't think of a witty comeback right now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm gutted...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm going to ab-stain...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Because you lack intestinal fortitude...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Another pun thread is hard to digest.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nah. It's kidney's play...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Could be but I doubt I'll have a change of heart.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh come on... liver a little.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok. I'll try to organ-ize something.
>>>>
>>>> Excellent. This group hasn't had a good pun-thread in a lung time...
>>>
>>> Probably because they're offal.
>>
>> You prefer I bladder on about feta-cheese?
>

> *pass*

As the man groaned to the triple hamburger he ate earlier...

> Sounds like a lot of work. I have to shear the llama and hope I don't
> get bit or spit at. Then I have to spin it into yarn. Next I have to buy
> a sock loom since I don't know how to knit.

Yes, all of that. But then you would have some lovely warm socks in the
end. And then would you mind making a pair for me as well.

>>> I think I'm also out of sock glue now that I come to think about it.
>>
>> You don't need sock glue if you include a bit of elastic material in
>> the top of the sock...
>>
>

> The socks my Mom and Gran made didn't have elastic at the top and they
> stayed up.

Then my all means make the socks the same way your Gran did. Unless she
used sock glue - then you'll have a problem.

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still BeH

[BeH on Usenet]

On 25.01.2023 19.55, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH on Usenet <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tqrrf9$oivv$9...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 24.01.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tqk4ip$j2u$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>
>>>> On 21.01.2023 15.36, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> (cut, no paste)

> (then why are you holding glue)
(did you not need some sock glue earlier)

> It depends on how long it takes for the lalalallama to get here.
> I can buy some socks from that website you posted.

You can, but I don't thing they ship outside Denmark (and related areas)

>>
>>>>> I think I'm also out of sock glue now that I come to think about
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> You don't need sock glue if you include a bit of elastic material in
>>>> the top of the sock...
>>>>
>>>
>>> The socks my Mom and Gran made didn't have elastic at the top and
>>> they stayed up.
>>
>> Then my all means make the socks the same way your Gran did. Unless
>> she used sock glue - then you'll have a problem.
>>
>

> Nope, no sock glue. All good here.

Oh, okay then. *puts sock glue tube back in the drawer*

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still BeH

[BeH]

On 27.01.2023 14.29, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH on Usenet <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tquu93$1bpfc$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 25.01.2023 19.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH on Usenet <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tqrrf9$oivv$9...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 24.01.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tqk4ip$j2u$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 21.01.2023 15.36, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> (cut, no paste)
>>> (then why are you holding glue)
>> (did you not need some sock glue earlier)

> (that has been resolved now)
(I saw)

> I meant for you since it could take years for me to knit you a pair.

>
>>>>
>>>>>>> I think I'm also out of sock glue now that I come to think about
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You don't need sock glue if you include a bit of elastic material
>>>>>> in the top of the sock...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The socks my Mom and Gran made didn't have elastic at the top and
>>>>> they stayed up.
>>>>
>>>> Then my all means make the socks the same way your Gran did. Unless
>>>> she used sock glue - then you'll have a problem.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nope, no sock glue. All good here.
>>
>> Oh, okay then. *puts sock glue tube back in the drawer*
>>
>

> *takes the sock glue when no one is watching*

Don't take my sock glue. i might need them if the new socks aren't as
good at staying up as I expect.

--
BeH - one is just like the other

[BeH]

On 28.01.2023 16.08, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:tr1p7d$1t69a$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 27.01.2023 14.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH on Usenet <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tquu93$1bpfc$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 25.01.2023 19.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH on Usenet <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tqrrf9$oivv$9...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 24.01.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tqk4ip$j2u$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 21.01.2023 15.36, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (cut, no paste)
>>>>> (then why are you holding glue)
>>>> (did you not need some sock glue earlier)
>>> (that has been resolved now)
>> (I saw)

> (Ok good)

> Use elastic bands.

That isn't very dapper, is it.

> Dear Nordic Sock company,
> Please send a pair of XL socks to BeH but not the BeH in Copenhagen.
> Charge it my credit card.
>
> M.

Don't bother. I'm going to order some myself when they are back in stock.

[BeH]

On 31.01.2023 15.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tr6kj4$2s7ms$1...@dont-email.me:

> Like those sock garters, no one will see them under you pants.
> Unless you are not wearing pants.
> Or shorts.
> Don't wear socks with shorts.

I always wear socks with shorts, at least for showing myself in public.
Not extra thick woollen socks, that's hardly necessary if it's shorts
weather.

>>> Dear Nordic Sock company,
>>> Please send a pair of XL socks to BeH but not the BeH in Copenhagen.
>>> Charge it my credit card.
>>>
>>> M.
>>
>> Don't bother. I'm going to order some myself when they are back in
>> stock.
>>
>

> Okie dokie.

[BeH]

On 01.02.2023 13.25, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:trbos3$3u4su$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 31.01.2023 15.06, Merlyne wrote:

<include scissor.txt>

>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think I'm also out of sock glue now that I come to think
>>>>>>>>>>>>> about it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You don't need sock glue if you include a bit of elastic
>>>>>>>>>>>> material in the top of the sock...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The socks my Mom and Gran made didn't have elastic at the top
>>>>>>>>>>> and they stayed up.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Then my all means make the socks the same way your Gran did.
>>>>>>>>>> Unless she used sock glue - then you'll have a problem.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Nope, no sock glue. All good here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oh, okay then. *puts sock glue tube back in the drawer*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *takes the sock glue when no one is watching*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't take my sock glue. i might need them if the new socks aren't
>>>>>> as good at staying up as I expect.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Use elastic bands.
>>>>
>>>> That isn't very dapper, is it.
>>>
>>> Like those sock garters, no one will see them under you pants.
>>> Unless you are not wearing pants.
>>> Or shorts.
>>> Don't wear socks with shorts.
>>
>> I always wear socks with shorts, at least for showing myself in
>> public. Not extra thick woollen socks, that's hardly necessary if it's
>> shorts weather.
>

> *gasp*
> As soon as it's borderline warm enough to wear sandals, I wear sandals.
> Socks and sandals don't mix.

Good thing I don't have any sandals, then. I wore sandals once. I didn't
like it. Also people could see my feet.

>>>>> Dear Nordic Sock company,
>>>>> Please send a pair of XL socks to BeH but not the BeH in
>>>>> Copenhagen. Charge it my credit card.
>>>>>
>>>>> M.
>>>>
>>>> Don't bother. I'm going to order some myself when they are back in
>>>> stock.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Okie dokie.

Today I received my new socks; norvegian wool socks, suitable for use in
polar regions (and also inside for people with cold feet). They are
really, really good. I even went for a walk wearing a pair of my new
socks and my feet were nice and toasty all the way.

I love my new socks.

[BeH]

On 03.02.2023 13.33, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:trh54c$1152q$3...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 01.02.2023 13.25, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:trbos3$3u4su$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 31.01.2023 15.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> <include scissor.txt>
>

> <error: file not found>
>
> O O
> X
> / \

Sorry. I always get that the wrong way around.

$include 'scissor.txt'

> So?

So I might end up on wikifeet; and get a bad score...
>
> I wonder about people who have nothing better to do with their time than
> stare at someone's feet.
>
> I probably told this story in AAEN back in the day.
> Years ago, I had an ingrown toenail which is super painful.
> My doctor had to cut my toe open to remove the spur, which was also
> painful. Anyways, it was April and still cold outside and my toe was
> swollen to 3 times its normal size so I had to wear open toe sandals.
> Because it was cold, I had to wear socks.The seam in the toe of the
> socks rubbed on the incision so I turned the sock inside out for
> comfort. I can't believe how many people told me that my sock was
> inside out. The first few got the long and windy story about why the
> socks were inside out. After that, I was rude about it.

OR.. and I mention this only as a possible option, you could have called
in sick and stayed home. Then you would both have avoided all the
comments and foot-staring, and minimised the strain on the stitches.

>>>>>>> Dear Nordic Sock company,
>>>>>>> Please send a pair of XL socks to BeH but not the BeH in
>>>>>>> Copenhagen. Charge it my credit card.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> M.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't bother. I'm going to order some myself when they are back in
>>>>>> stock.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Okie dokie.
>>
>> Today I received my new socks; norvegian wool socks, suitable for use
>> in polar regions (and also inside for people with cold feet). They are
>> really, really good. I even went for a walk wearing a pair of my new
>> socks and my feet were nice and toasty all the way.
>>
>> I love my new socks.
>>
>

> Wow! And just in time for Valentine's day.

He's not getting any of my socks.

[BeH]

On 04.02.2023 16.27, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:trk10n$1jvv0$2...@dont-email.me:

> Then what happens?

It would be a little embarrassing.

> Maybe there's a market for low-scoring feet pictures.
> You could make some extra $$$.

I already have $2.05. That seems more than enough since I'm unlikely to
need any dollars...

>>> I wonder about people who have nothing better to do with their time
>>> than stare at someone's feet.
>>>
>>> I probably told this story in AAEN back in the day.
>>> Years ago, I had an ingrown toenail which is super painful.
>>> My doctor had to cut my toe open to remove the spur, which was also
>>> painful. Anyways, it was April and still cold outside and my toe was
>>> swollen to 3 times its normal size so I had to wear open toe sandals.
>>> Because it was cold, I had to wear socks.The seam in the toe of the
>>> socks rubbed on the incision so I turned the sock inside out for
>>> comfort. I can't believe how many people told me that my sock was
>>> inside out. The first few got the long and windy story about why the
>>> socks were inside out. After that, I was rude about it.
>>
>> OR.. and I mention this only as a possible option, you could have
>> called in sick and stayed home. Then you would both have avoided all
>> the comments and foot-staring, and minimised the strain on the
>> stitches.
>>

> It happened when I was on stress leave so I was already home 'sick'.

So they came into your home and insulted your sock-wearing choices?
Appalling!

>>>>>>>>> Dear Nordic Sock company,
>>>>>>>>> Please send a pair of XL socks to BeH but not the BeH in
>>>>>>>>> Copenhagen. Charge it my credit card.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> M.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Don't bother. I'm going to order some myself when they are back
>>>>>>>> in stock.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okie dokie.
>>>>
>>>> Today I received my new socks; norvegian wool socks, suitable for
>>>> use in polar regions (and also inside for people with cold feet).
>>>> They are really, really good. I even went for a walk wearing a pair
>>>> of my new socks and my feet were nice and toasty all the way.
>>>>
>>>> I love my new socks.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Wow! And just in time for Valentine's day.
>>
>> He's not getting any of my socks.
>>
>

> That's right. Save them for the dryer monster.

It's wool socks. It's hand washing and drip-drying only. Also I don't
have a dryer. Or monster.

[BeH]

On 07.02.2023 16.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:trp310$2m2dv$2...@dont-email.me:

> No one knows who you are. They only see your feet.

I'm pretty sure the exhibits are identified by name.

>>> Maybe there's a market for low-scoring feet pictures.
>>> You could make some extra $$$.
>>
>> I already have $2.05. That seems more than enough since I'm unlikely
>> to need any dollars...
>>
>

> Is that the same $2.05 that you had 20 years ago?

The very same.

> You should give it to some of those tourist kids. They'll think you gave
> them a fortune.

I'm not i the habit of squandering my money willy-nilly like that. Also
they can pester their parents for money it they want some. Also also I
don't think it's a good look for an elderly man in spandex to give money
to strange kids.

>>>>> I wonder about people who have nothing better to do with their time
>>>>> than stare at someone's feet.
>>>>>
>>>>> I probably told this story in AAEN back in the day.
>>>>> Years ago, I had an ingrown toenail which is super painful.
>>>>> My doctor had to cut my toe open to remove the spur, which was also
>>>>> painful. Anyways, it was April and still cold outside and my toe
>>>>> was swollen to 3 times its normal size so I had to wear open toe
>>>>> sandals. Because it was cold, I had to wear socks.The seam in the
>>>>> toe of the socks rubbed on the incision so I turned the sock inside
>>>>> out for comfort. I can't believe how many people told me that my
>>>>> sock was inside out. The first few got the long and windy story
>>>>> about why the socks were inside out. After that, I was rude about
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> OR.. and I mention this only as a possible option, you could have
>>>> called in sick and stayed home. Then you would both have avoided all
>>>> the comments and foot-staring, and minimised the strain on the
>>>> stitches.
>>>>
>>> It happened when I was on stress leave so I was already home 'sick'.
>>
>> So they came into your home and insulted your sock-wearing choices?
>> Appalling!
>>
>

> I still had to leave my home for shopping, appointments and social
> engagements.

Oh. Well to each their own...

>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Nordic Sock company,
>>>>>>>>>>> Please send a pair of XL socks to BeH but not the BeH in
>>>>>>>>>>> Copenhagen. Charge it my credit card.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> M.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Don't bother. I'm going to order some myself when they are
>>>>>>>>>> back in stock.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Okie dokie.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today I received my new socks; norvegian wool socks, suitable for
>>>>>> use in polar regions (and also inside for people with cold feet).
>>>>>> They are really, really good. I even went for a walk wearing a
>>>>>> pair of my new socks and my feet were nice and toasty all the way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I love my new socks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wow! And just in time for Valentine's day.
>>>>
>>>> He's not getting any of my socks.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's right. Save them for the dryer monster.
>>
>> It's wool socks. It's hand washing and drip-drying only. Also I don't
>> have a dryer. Or monster.
>>
>

> I wash wool clothing items in the washing machine.
>
> I'm glad I have a dryer. Who wants to go outside and hang clothes on a
> line in winter or when it's 40C and humid in the summer? Besides the
> impact on my comfort, the clothes wouldn't dry.

There's almost always enough wind here to ensure the clothes will be dry
eventually. And it gets some fresh air as well.

[BeH]

On 08.02.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:trusjf$3u9eg$7...@dont-email.me:

> There are a lot people in Denmark with your name.

Not as many as you would think. Also not many *famous* people.

>>>>> Maybe there's a market for low-scoring feet pictures.
>>>>> You could make some extra $$$.
>>>>
>>>> I already have $2.05. That seems more than enough since I'm unlikely
>>>> to need any dollars...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Is that the same $2.05 that you had 20 years ago?
>>
>> The very same.
>>
>>> You should give it to some of those tourist kids. They'll think you
>>> gave them a fortune.
>>
>> I'm not i the habit of squandering my money willy-nilly like that.
>> Also they can pester their parents for money it they want some. Also
>> also I don't think it's a good look for an elderly man in spandex to
>> give money to strange kids.
>

> lol!
> You should rent a white van for that (and also offer them candy).
>
> Leave the money in a public place. Someone will find it.

I have carefully preserved my $2.05 for more than 20 years. Why would I
want to just get rid of them now? It's the only $2.05 I have...

> I should do my laundry at your place.

I'm not sure that a financially viable option, even considering the
electricity you would save.

[BeH]

On 09.02.2023 14.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:ts1ab2$c5lo$2...@dont-email.me:

> There's like 3 in Frederiksberg alone.

There are just over 100K people residing in Frederiksberg.

>>>>>>> Maybe there's a market for low-scoring feet pictures.
>>>>>>> You could make some extra $$$.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I already have $2.05. That seems more than enough since I'm
>>>>>> unlikely to need any dollars...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is that the same $2.05 that you had 20 years ago?
>>>>
>>>> The very same.
>>>>
>>>>> You should give it to some of those tourist kids. They'll think you
>>>>> gave them a fortune.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not i the habit of squandering my money willy-nilly like that.
>>>> Also they can pester their parents for money it they want some. Also
>>>> also I don't think it's a good look for an elderly man in spandex to
>>>> give money to strange kids.
>>>
>>> lol!
>>> You should rent a white van for that (and also offer them candy).
>>>
>>> Leave the money in a public place. Someone will find it.
>>
>> I have carefully preserved my $2.05 for more than 20 years. Why would
>> I want to just get rid of them now? It's the only $2.05 I have...
>>
>

> It's of no use to you. Why do you want to keep it?

Nostalgia. Also it's mine. Mine. MINE!!1!

> I *knew* you were going to say that.

I am known for being frugal...

[BeH]

On 14.02.2023 23.47, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ts6j6i$15u60$5...@dont-email.me:

> With my money, apparently.

On your behalf...

> Until you last post, I had a feeling that you would do anything to
> dissuade me from visiting you.

The Spiderman movie post, you mean?

[BeH]

On 15.02.2023 20.34, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tsj9u3$2v6fq$1...@dont-email.me:

>>> Until your last post, I had a feeling that you would do anything to

>>> dissuade me from visiting you.
>>
>> The Spiderman movie post, you mean?
>>
>

> No. In this thread.

Oh. You are probably never going to do it in any case. For one thing you
have to work...

> Spiderman *eye roll*

He's Amazing, you know.

--
BeH - the phantom poster

[BeH]

On 2/17/23 13:10, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tsm859$3cbfc$2...@dont-email.me:

> Yeah, I work 365 days a year without any vacation.

I have heard about the terrible work/life balance being practiced in
America. You have my sympathy.

>>
>>> Spiderman *eye roll*
>>
>> He's Amazing, you know.
>>
>

> If you have to advertise ...
> It's like how seriously should I take a sale when the word 'sale' is
> permanently etched in the store window?

About as serious as a sale where you can't see the 'before' price...

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

[BeH]

On 19.02.2023 20.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tsrqj5$5qme$6...@dont-email.me:

> *sigh*
> a) I was being sarcastic;

I knew that. I'm so proud. That was why I moved on to counter-sarcasm,
where instead of reacting directly to the sarcasm one replies to the
literal meaning of the statement - ideally with sarcasm of ones own.

> b) I think it's US Americans who have the lowest number of paid vacation
> days.

Probably - I don't think they have any mandated...

> c) Why would a Spiderman movie scare me off?

Dunno. That was my last post that day. But maybe you feared a Marvel
Movie Marathon...

>>>>> Spiderman *eye roll*
>>>>
>>>> He's Amazing, you know.
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you have to advertise ...
>>> It's like how seriously should I take a sale when the word 'sale' is
>>> permanently etched in the store window?
>>
>> About as serious as a sale where you can't see the 'before' price...
>>

> There was no before price.
> It's all psychological.

There is always a before price. At least here. It is 'unethical
marketing' to have goods "on sale" if it doesn't concern normal stock at
reduced prices. The retailer will get a strongly worded letter from the
relevant authorities. Maybe even a fine.

[BeH]

On 21.02.2023 20.36, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tt0q1q$sb3n$4...@dont-email.me:

> It's not working for you.

We have been over this before, haven't we. The sarcasm works whether the
recipient picks up on it or not...

>>
>>> b) I think it's US Americans who have the lowest number of paid
>>> vacation days.
>>
>> Probably - I don't think they have any mandated.
>

> *shrug*

>
>>
>>> c) Why would a Spiderman movie scare me off?
>>
>> Dunno. That was my last post that day. But maybe you feared a Marvel
>> Movie Marathon...
>

> Nah.

Okay then. I have a spectacularly horrible Hulk-movie somewhere on my
back-up disks.

>>>>>>> Spiderman *eye roll*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He's Amazing, you know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have to advertise ...
>>>>> It's like how seriously should I take a sale when the word 'sale'
>>>>> is permanently etched in the store window?
>>>>
>>>> About as serious as a sale where you can't see the 'before' price...
>>>>
>>> There was no before price.
>>> It's all psychological.
>>
>> There is always a before price. At least here. It is 'unethical
>> marketing' to have goods "on sale" if it doesn't concern normal stock
>> at reduced prices. The retailer will get a strongly worded letter from
>> the relevant authorities. Maybe even a fine.
>>
>

> Oh dear lord! Not the strongly worded letter!

Yuppers. The shame will be unbearable. (Also it will be published.)

> One of the retailers here sends a flyer every week. There are items in
> the flyer that are the regular price and have no mention of sale. I
> think people perceive these items as being on sale because they are in
> the flyer.

A bit shady, but definitely not the only example of shops trying to
profit from customers lack of leading comprehension.
The 'trick' I dislike most is when prices are 'From' some amount. Like
the one I saw once where cheese was an optional extra in a cheeseburger.

[BeH]

On 23.02.2023 13.40, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tt5red$1jfvl$4...@dont-email.me:

> *eye roll*
>
> Yes, yes. You tricked me with your ascerbic wit.

>
>>
>>>>
>>>>> b) I think it's US Americans who have the lowest number of paid
>>>>> vacation days.
>>>>
>>>> Probably - I don't think they have any mandated.
>>>
>>> *shrug*
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> c) Why would a Spiderman movie scare me off?
>>>>
>>>> Dunno. That was my last post that day. But maybe you feared a Marvel
>>>> Movie Marathon...
>>>
>>> Nah.
>>
>> Okay then. I have a spectacularly horrible Hulk-movie somewhere on my
>> back-up disks.
>>

> I will have no problem dozing off during it.

It is vary loud in some scenes, with all the smashing going on.

>>>>>>>>> Spiderman *eye roll*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He's Amazing, you know.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you have to advertise ...
>>>>>>> It's like how seriously should I take a sale when the word 'sale'
>>>>>>> is permanently etched in the store window?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> About as serious as a sale where you can't see the 'before'
>>>>>> price...
>>>>>>
>>>>> There was no before price.
>>>>> It's all psychological.
>>>>
>>>> There is always a before price. At least here. It is 'unethical
>>>> marketing' to have goods "on sale" if it doesn't concern normal
>>>> stock at reduced prices. The retailer will get a strongly worded
>>>> letter from the relevant authorities. Maybe even a fine.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh dear lord! Not the strongly worded letter!
>>
>> Yuppers. The shame will be unbearable. (Also it will be published.)
>>
>>> One of the retailers here sends a flyer every week. There are items
>>> in the flyer that are the regular price and have no mention of sale.
>>> I think people perceive these items as being on sale because they are
>>> in the flyer.
>>
>> A bit shady, but definitely not the only example of shops trying to
>> profit from customers lack of leading comprehension.
>> The 'trick' I dislike most is when prices are 'From' some amount. Like
>> the one I saw once where cheese was an optional extra in a
>> cheeseburger.
>>
>

> A lot of restaurants are like that now.
> Everything is an option.
> The hamburger comes with fries. You can upgrade to a house salad for $1
> more OR you can get the 'premium' sides like caesar salad or sweet
> potato fries for $3.50

That's a deli counter, not a restaurant. Restaurants have chefs who
design meals which are printed on the menu to offer a well-rounded
eating experience. [Grump-grump]

[BeH]

On 25.02.2023 16.04, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ttat3a$2940f$3...@dont-email.me:

> I'm a very sound sleeper.
> When I go out, I go out ...

It's not very polite to leave in the middle of the movie...

> We have a broad spectrumm of restuarants here.
> The upscale ones have chefs.

The rest only serves pre-packaged tv-dinners(tm) or what? I guess they
don't allow substitutions either...

[BeH]

On 26.02.2023 15.40, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tte3ja$2m3ub$3...@dont-email.me:

> I left my body...

You are one of them, are you. Them that leave their stuff everywhere...

> The other restaurants have cooks.

When is a cook not a chef?

[BeH]

On 28.02.2023 14.02, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ttj1or$3bbuf$2...@dont-email.me:

> Yeah. That way my stuff is easy to find.
> Does it stress you out?

Nope. I'm not concerned with other people's stuff being everywhere. Or
my stuff being everywhere for that matter. Not that my stuff is
everywhere - it's usually nowhere to be found, which is somewhat annoying.

> https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/chefs-and-cooks/

Yebut that doesn't contradict my definition of a chef above at all. Also
'cook' in DK is a learned profession with a formal education either as
an apprenticeship or a trade school education (or a mix of both).

A chef is a cook (self-)appointed to that position.

[BeH]

On 01.03.2023 14.02, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ttn3v7$3tf7g$2...@dont-email.me:

> I leave my stuff everywhere. There are so many shoes inside the front
> door, it looks like 30 people live here.

It's a wonder you can get through the door without breaking an ankle.
You should get a shoe-rack - or have less shoes.

> I know where everything as it is organized chaos.

> I understood that cook= someone who follows a recipe and chef= soemeone
> who creates dishes.

Or sometimes one who steals his underlings' dishes and pass them on as
his own...

[BeH]

On 04.03.2023 15.28, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:ttr4il$d4r3$2...@dont-email.me:

> Bah!
> At a minimum, I should put them away.

Right. Or get a shoe rack if it's important for you to display your
shoes to any visitor. I feel sure IKEA will have some of those...

> Sounds like a motive for
> *suspenseful music*
> Murder!

Or the thematic backbone of a reality show...
I fail to remember any murder-mystery (real or invented) with this exact
plot, but I'm sure it must have been used. Every other motive has -
without regard to believability...

[BeH]

On 06.03.2023 14.17, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tu013m$1191g$3...@dont-email.me:

> Do you have shares in IKEA?

No. Nobody does except the foundation that owns them all. It's a
privately owned company (much like LEGO).

> I'm pretty sure it's been a plot on Midsomer Murders.

Quite possibly. I haven't seen all the episodes of all 30 seasons of that...

[BeH]

On 08.03.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tu8a8q$idu8$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 06.03.2023 14.17, Merlyne wrote:

[words - so many words]

>>>>>>> I understood that cook= someone who follows a recipe and chef=
>>>>>>> soemeone who creates dishes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or sometimes one who steals his underlings' dishes and pass them
>>>>>> on as his own...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like a motive for
>>>>> *suspenseful music*
>>>>> Murder!
>>>>
>>>> Or the thematic backbone of a reality show...
>>>> I fail to remember any murder-mystery (real or invented) with this
>>>> exact plot, but I'm sure it must have been used. Every other motive
>>>> has - without regard to believability...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure it's been a plot on Midsomer Murders.
>>
>> Quite possibly. I haven't seen all the episodes of all 30 seasons of
>> that...
>>
>

> Me either.
> They switched it some premium network that I don't have.

They show it on the one remaining terrestial network here - though I
don't know what season it is atm.

> I used to hang out in a chat group back in the day for having indepth
> discussions about Midsomer. Some one pointed out that the murders always
> happened at the activity that Joyce Barnaby had been doing that episode,
> leading to the conclusion that she was the mastermind behind all the
> murders. Makes you think...

Certainly suspicious. It could be that she was merely the unwitting
catalyst for all the murders. A related question is how she had time for
all those activities... or maybe she changed her interests every week.

Didn't they change the actor playing the main character at some point -
for his brother even?

[BeH]

On 10.03.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tuf5it$1unbs$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 08.03.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tu8a8q$idu8$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 06.03.2023 14.17, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> [words - so many words]

> [sorry, I do get verbose sometimes]
[it wasn't a criticism]

>>>>>>>>> I understood that cook= someone who follows a recipe and chef=
>>>>>>>>> soemeone who creates dishes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or sometimes one who steals his underlings' dishes and pass them
>>>>>>>> on as his own...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sounds like a motive for
>>>>>>> *suspenseful music*
>>>>>>> Murder!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or the thematic backbone of a reality show...
>>>>>> I fail to remember any murder-mystery (real or invented) with this
>>>>>> exact plot, but I'm sure it must have been used. Every other
>>>>>> motive has - without regard to believability...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm pretty sure it's been a plot on Midsomer Murders.
>>>>
>>>> Quite possibly. I haven't seen all the episodes of all 30 seasons of
>>>> that...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Me either.
>>> They switched it some premium network that I don't have.
>>
>> They show it on the one remaining terrestial network here - though I
>> don't know what season it is atm.
>>

> I've seen up to Season 20 on Prime.

I looked: They have series 10-18 and series 21 and 23 for streaming
(whatever the logic behind that selection is), so it's probably one of
those.

>>> I used to hang out in a chat group back in the day for having indepth
>>> discussions about Midsomer. Some one pointed out that the murders
>>> always happened at the activity that Joyce Barnaby had been doing
>>> that episode, leading to the conclusion that she was the mastermind
>>> behind all the murders. Makes you think...
>>
>> Certainly suspicious. It could be that she was merely the unwitting
>> catalyst for all the murders. A related question is how she had time
>> for all those activities... or maybe she changed her interests every
>> week.
>>
>> Didn't they change the actor playing the main character at some point
>> - for his brother even?
>>

> Tom Barnaby retired and his cousin John took over.
> Oddly, the actor who plays John was a creepy gardener on the show in an
> earlier season.

There are only so many actors in Britain... I think a couple of the Dr.
Who's had bit-parts in the show before becoming the Doctor.

It's even more pronounced here - nearly everyone acting in a tv-series
have been in another series earlier - possibly a character married to or
involved with someone played by their enemy in the other series. It's
all very confusing...

[BeH]

On 11.03.2023 16.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tug7bg$24aru$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 10.03.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tuf5it$1unbs$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 08.03.2023 13.18, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tu8a8q$idu8$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 06.03.2023 14.17, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [words - so many words]
>>> [sorry, I do get verbose sometimes]
>> [it wasn't a criticism]

> [it's too late for me to change anyways]

>>>>>>>>>>> I understood that cook= someone who follows a recipe and
>>>>>>>>>>> chef= soemeone who creates dishes.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Or sometimes one who steals his underlings' dishes and pass
>>>>>>>>>> them on as his own...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sounds like a motive for
>>>>>>>>> *suspenseful music*
>>>>>>>>> Murder!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or the thematic backbone of a reality show...
>>>>>>>> I fail to remember any murder-mystery (real or invented) with
>>>>>>>> this exact plot, but I'm sure it must have been used. Every
>>>>>>>> other motive has - without regard to believability...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure it's been a plot on Midsomer Murders.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quite possibly. I haven't seen all the episodes of all 30 seasons
>>>>>> of that...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Me either.
>>>>> They switched it some premium network that I don't have.
>>>>
>>>> They show it on the one remaining terrestial network here - though I
>>>> don't know what season it is atm.
>>>>
>>> I've seen up to Season 20 on Prime.
>>
>> I looked: They have series 10-18 and series 21 and 23 for streaming
>> (whatever the logic behind that selection is), so it's probably one of
>> those.
>>
>

> I think 23 is the latest. Eventually it will show up on a streaming
> service that I have (or PBS).

You'll just have yo wait then. And definitely not VPN to DK and watch it
on dr.dk/drtv... That is unethical. And also it's with danish subtitles.

>>>>> I used to hang out in a chat group back in the day for having
>>>>> indepth discussions about Midsomer. Some one pointed out that the
>>>>> murders always happened at the activity that Joyce Barnaby had been
>>>>> doing that episode, leading to the conclusion that she was the
>>>>> mastermind behind all the murders. Makes you think...
>>>>
>>>> Certainly suspicious. It could be that she was merely the unwitting
>>>> catalyst for all the murders. A related question is how she had time
>>>> for all those activities... or maybe she changed her interests every
>>>> week.
>>>>
>>>> Didn't they change the actor playing the main character at some
>>>> point - for his brother even?
>>>>
>>> Tom Barnaby retired and his cousin John took over.
>>> Oddly, the actor who plays John was a creepy gardener on the show in
>>> an earlier season.
>>
>> There are only so many actors in Britain... I think a couple of the
>> Dr. Who's had bit-parts in the show before becoming the Doctor.
>>

> True. I see the same actors on a lot of different shows. Maybe it's
> because they are good?

That's also possible.

>> It's even more pronounced here - nearly everyone acting in a tv-series
>> have been in another series earlier - possibly a character married to
>> or involved with someone played by their enemy in the other series.
>> It's all very confusing...
>>
>

> I couldn't name a Danish actor.

Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal Lecter on TV) ?
Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) ?
Sidse Babett Knudsen (PM Birgitte Nyborg in Borgen) ?
Sofie Gråbøl (Sarah Lund in The Killing) ?
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) ?
Alex Høgh Andersen (Ivar the Boneless in Vikings) ?
Katja K [aka Katja Kean aka Sussi la Cour Dollenz] (Naked female in a
number of adult films) ?

Anyone...?

[BeH]

On 14.03.2023 12.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tulclh$37anf$1...@dont-email.me:

> You're right, so unethical.
> I'll download it instead.

Tsk. You wouldn't download a car, would you. Or a pizza...?

> My VPN doesn't have Denmark as an option.

A 'racist' VPN - what is the world coming to...

> A few of those ring a bell.

It was Viggo Mortensen wasn't it? It's always Viggo Mortensen.

> I sit corrected.

It's all about posture...

[BeH]

On 15.03.2023 13.26, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tuqpdb$h5fd$2...@dont-email.me:

> I might. You're not the boss of me ...

Happily I'm not the boss of anyone. I was writing from _moral_
authority, not a presumed hierarchical authority. Also practical - the
printer will be a mess if you try to print out a pizza...

>>> My VPN doesn't have Denmark as an option.
>>
>> A 'racist' VPN - what is the world coming to...
>

> It was free. You get what you pay for.

I would ask where one gets a free VPN, but since it doesn't include
Denmark I'm not interested. I can just keep using to Opera browser for
the few occasions when I need to be somewhere else.

> I've seen a few of his movies.
> I've also watched Games of Thrones and Vikings.

And now you know that some of the actors are danish. And have names.
Much enrichment.

>>
>>> I sit corrected.
>>
>> It's all about posture...
>>
>>
>

> My posture should be good. I do yoga sometimes.

I was never in doubt, what with the yoga pants.

[BeH]

On 16.03.2023 21.30, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tutld2$13p8f$1...@dont-email.me:

> Wouldn't it be plastic on a 3D printer?

If I'm not much mistaken (and I rarely are) there have been experiments
with 3d printing synthetic meat. I shall make on attempt to look it up,
'cause it sounds utterly gross. Also I like the animals to suffer for my
dinner.
Still 3d printing pizza sauce is still going to make a mess, no matter
how much cheese is printed on top of it...

>>
>>>>> My VPN doesn't have Denmark as an option.
>>>>
>>>> A 'racist' VPN - what is the world coming to...
>>>
>>> It was free. You get what you pay for.
>>
>> I would ask where one gets a free VPN, but since it doesn't include
>> Denmark I'm not interested. I can just keep using to Opera browser for
>> the few occasions when I need to be somewhere else.
>

> *shocked*
> So unethical!

Not at all. I only need it for the few times I visit a trans-atlantic
website that have given up on adhering to the EU privacy rules and
simply blocks me instead...

> Unfortunately, my virtual storage is limited.

Feel free to print out the above section for future reference.

>>>>> I sit corrected.
>>>>
>>>> It's all about posture...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> My posture should be good. I do yoga sometimes.
>>
>> I was never in doubt, what with the yoga pants.
>>

> A lot of people who wear yoga pants don't do yoga.
> They're just so comfy!

If you say so. Wearing yoga pants has nothing to do with them making
your butt look good, then?

[BeH]

On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tv4rmp$2itip$1...@dont-email.me:

>> If I'm not much mistaken (and I rarely am) there have been
>> experiments with 3d printing synthetic meat. I shall make no attempt

>> to look it up, 'cause it sounds utterly gross. Also I like the animals
>> to suffer for my dinner.
>

> I heard they are trying to 3D print human tissue so meat isn't too far
> removed from that.

Pretty much the same thing. (Wasn't it human skin, though? I vaguely
remember something about burn-victims)

> I'm out of ink.

You can 3d print it with pizza dough then. Or copy it by hand with a pencil.

>>>>>>> I sit corrected.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's all about posture...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My posture should be good. I do yoga sometimes.
>>>>
>>>> I was never in doubt, what with the yoga pants.
>>>>
>>> A lot of people who wear yoga pants don't do yoga.
>>> They're just so comfy!
>>
>> If you say so. Wearing yoga pants has nothing to do with them making
>> your butt look good, then?
>

> It's an added bonus.
> Everybody's butt looks fantastic in yoga pants.

I dunno... I've seen things. Things in neon-coloured 'bike shorts' that
probably shouldn't be in neon-coloured 'bike shorts'.


--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

[BeH]

On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tv87pn$37gem$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:

[chop]
Murders:

> Pffft!
> And next you're going to want me to cut 'n paste with scissors and
> glue...

I'm not telling you to do anything; merely suggesting solutions to your
ink shortage. You can choose to rip it by hand and use sticky tape if
you want - but it's going to look messy...

>>>>>>>>> I sit corrected.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's all about posture...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My posture should be good. I do yoga sometimes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was never in doubt, what with the yoga pants.
>>>>>>
>>>>> A lot of people who wear yoga pants don't do yoga.
>>>>> They're just so comfy!
>>>>
>>>> If you say so. Wearing yoga pants has nothing to do with them making
>>>> your butt look good, then?
>>>
>>> It's an added bonus.
>>> Everybody's butt looks fantastic in yoga pants.
>>
>> I dunno... I've seen things. Things in neon-coloured 'bike shorts'
>> that probably shouldn't be in neon-coloured 'bike shorts'.
>>
>

> *traumatized*

Mee two!

[BeH]

On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:tvd8sj$9ifc$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tv87pn$37gem$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> [chop]
>> Murders:
>

> *screams*

Don't worry - it's all happening in a small hamlet in England.

> OR
> I can choose to do nothing.

Sure. And then when someone asks you where Mads Mikkelsen is from you
will be unable to answer...

>>>>>>>>>>> I sit corrected.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It's all about posture...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My posture should be good. I do yoga sometimes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I was never in doubt, what with the yoga pants.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A lot of people who wear yoga pants don't do yoga.
>>>>>>> They're just so comfy!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you say so. Wearing yoga pants has nothing to do with them
>>>>>> making your butt look good, then?
>>>>>
>>>>> It's an added bonus.
>>>>> Everybody's butt looks fantastic in yoga pants.
>>>>
>>>> I dunno... I've seen things. Things in neon-coloured 'bike shorts'
>>>> that probably shouldn't be in neon-coloured 'bike shorts'.
>>>>
>>>
>>> *traumatized*
>>
>> Mee two!
>

> Maybe only I think I look good in yoga pants.
> Maybe I'm traumatizing the whole neighbourhood by wearing them outside.

You look fine.

Last time I was in a shop, I did see a young lady in winter-running gear
- all black. She looked fine too. it was obvious she had no pockets...

[BeH]

On 25.03.2023 14.38, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tvimgu$1bb4d$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tvd8sj$9ifc$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tv87pn$37gem$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [chop]
>>>> Murders:
>>>
>>> *screams*
>>
>> Don't worry - it's all happening in a small hamlet in England.
>>

> That goes without saying.
> Population -1

That's why they have to send in the Scotland Yard...

[Midsummer]

> That's ok. No one cares.

If they didn't care why would they ask you where Mads Mikkensen is from?

>>>>>>>>>>>>> I sit corrected.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's all about posture...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> My posture should be good. I do yoga sometimes.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I was never in doubt, what with the yoga pants.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A lot of people who wear yoga pants don't do yoga.
>>>>>>>>> They're just so comfy!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you say so. Wearing yoga pants has nothing to do with them
>>>>>>>> making your butt look good, then?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's an added bonus.
>>>>>>> Everybody's butt looks fantastic in yoga pants.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I dunno... I've seen things. Things in neon-coloured 'bike shorts'
>>>>>> that probably shouldn't be in neon-coloured 'bike shorts'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *traumatized*
>>>>
>>>> Mee two!
>>>
>>> Maybe only I think I look good in yoga pants.
>>> Maybe I'm traumatizing the whole neighbourhood by wearing them
>>> outside.
>>
>> You look fine.
>>

> *blushes*
> Is that ACME spy camera still working?

I don't know. Sadly I lost the IP address in the latest computer
meltdown, so I haven't been able to use it for years.
However the chinese were surprisingly accommodating when I asked them
for an alternative solution - politely of course.

>> Last time I was in a shop, I did see a young lady in winter-running
>> gear - all black. She looked fine too. it was obvious she had no
>> pockets...
>>
>

> A lot of exercise pants don't have pockets.
> I have a couple of pairs of compression pants that have a cellphone
> pocket on the side.

But of course they do. Nobody wants to be without their spy-brick for
any amount of time...

What I'm saying is that if the heat-retaining property of pants is in
part the layer of air trapped inside being heated by the body - those
type pants isn't retaining much...

[BeH]

On 28.03.2023 13.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:tvo01v$2cp6f$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 25.03.2023 14.38, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tvimgu$1bb4d$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tvd8sj$9ifc$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:tv87pn$37gem$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [chop]
>>>>>> Murders:
>>>>>
>>>>> *screams*
>>>>
>>>> Don't worry - it's all happening in a small hamlet in England.
>>>>
>>> That goes without saying.
>>> Population -1
>>
>> That's why they have to send in the Scotland Yard...
>

> The Scotland Yard detectives are ususally quite clueless.

I blame Conan Doyle...

> They didn't. It was something that you randomly picked.

It was a hypothetical questioner. And not random - it would have made no
sense if they had asked about say Dan Aykroyd.

> Soem people listen to music when they walk or jog.
> I take it in case my Dad has an emergency.

Sure, be all sensible about it.
I still don't get why most people has to have background music for
everything...

[BeH]

On 30.03.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u02e8l$g0ri$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 28.03.2023 13.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:tvo01v$2cp6f$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 25.03.2023 14.38, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tvimgu$1bb4d$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 23.03.2023 12.59, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:tvd8sj$9ifc$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 20.03.2023 21.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:tv87pn$37gem$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 19.03.2023 15.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [chop]
>>>>>>>> Murders:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *screams*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't worry - it's all happening in a small hamlet in England.
>>>>>>
>>>>> That goes without saying.
>>>>> Population -1
>>>>
>>>> That's why they have to send in the Scotland Yard...
>>>
>>> The Scotland Yard detectives are ususally quite clueless.
>>
>> I blame Conan Doyle...
>>
>

> Sure.

> Why?
>
> He's from Kingston.

Exactly. Not from Denmark, so such question would not give you an
opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of danish actors...

> Sometimes I see things that are worthy of being photographed.

Like squirrels?

>> I still don't get why most people has to have background music for
>> everything...
>>
>

> I like listening to music.

Sure, but some people has music everywhere and for everything - a
constant wall of sound no matter what they do. I don't get how they can
A) concentrate on what they are doing, and B) get enjoyment from the
music when their attentions is elsewhere...

> Not when I'm walking in traffic.

You probably shouldn't walk in traffic in any case - use the sidewalk;
that's what it is for.

Back in the day:
When I was a little person there used to regularly be a police officer
on children's TV talking about traffic safety, and they they would all
sing a little ditty:
Folk som går på gaden mellem bilerne og sover
skynder sig - men ved det ikke - med at bli' kørt over.

And then we went outside to play "who can wait the longest to jump out
from among the parked cars and cross the street when a car is about to
pass by'. I understand that game was not well liked by the motoring
population.

[BeH]

On 01.04.2023 16.24, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u06uvg$1fj4m$1...@dont-email.me:

> I looked at the danish streaming site.

Naughty. Also how, given your racist VPN options?

> Interestingly (or not) the Fr*nch version of Midsomer is also called
> Inspecteur Barnaby.

I bet they pronounce it differently, though.
Reasonable, considering the amount of (UK) series like that, to name it
for the main character. Also Midsummer is a heathen thing...

> I'll let you know if danish actors ever come up in a conversation.

It's bound to at some point. If not try shouting 'Viggo' in a crowded room.

> I have no squirrel picture yet.
> Things I have taken pictures of on my morning walks:
> Sunrise
> Eerie cloud formations
> Ducks with baby ducks
> Mushrooms
> Lawn art

Sunrise is a theoretical concept. I do have a picture of a canal on my
phone. And a giant snail eating my lettuce as a lock-screen background.
Also some wide open spaces covered in ~1m of fog to make it look spooky...

>>>> I still don't get why most people has to have background music for
>>>> everything...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I like listening to music.
>>
>> Sure, but some people has music everywhere and for everything - a
>> constant wall of sound no matter what they do. I don't get how they
>> can A) concentrate on what they are doing, and B) get enjoyment from
>> the music when their attentions is elsewhere...
>>
>>> Not when I'm walking in traffic.
>>
>> You probably shouldn't walk in traffic in any case - use the sidewalk;
>> that's what it is for.
>>
>> Back in the day:
>> When I was a little person there used to regularly be a police officer
>> on children's TV talking about traffic safety, and they they would all
>> sing a little ditty:
>> Folk som går på gaden mellem bilerne og sover
>> skynder sig - men ved det ikke - med at bli' kørt over.
>>
>> And then we went outside to play "who can wait the longest to jump out
>> from among the parked cars and cross the street when a car is about to
>> pass by'. I understand that game was not well liked by the motoring
>> population.
>>

> I can imagine.
> You were in a hurry to be run over, then?

Not so much - I was about 6yo and desperate to fit in...

[BeH]

On 03.04.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u0edcb$2ut6t$1...@dont-email.me:

> It says what I can see is limited due to my location.
Oh, yeah. It does that. You can probably see all the news programs if
you need to.

> Maybe I'll pretend I'm from Germany and see what happens.
I don't think that will help. This is not Germany.

>>> Interestingly (or not) the Fr*nch version of Midsomer is also called
>>> Inspecteur Barnaby.
>>
>> I bet they pronounce it differently, though.
>> Reasonable, considering the amount of (UK) series like that, to name
>> it for the main character. Also Midsummer is a heathen thing...
>

> True. There are a lot of non-UK shows where the show is named after the
> main character.

And some UK shows, for instance Taggart, which is named after the
policeman who was the main character back in the 1990s I think, and when
the actor stopped they kept the name and remaining cast... for years.

> Interestingly enough today I turned on the tv in the a.m. and the sports
> news was on. I was assaulted by the fact that Nickolai Ehlers is Danish.

Who is Nickolay Ehlers? Let me duck this...
Oh. Ice hockey... *shrug*

> How did that work out for you?

Fairly well in the moment - we all bonded over not being in hospital.
Not being allowed outside for a while kinda stunted the developing
camaraderie though.

[BeH]

On 10.04.2023 19.26, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u0kjuq$pfr$1...@dont-email.me:

> I don't need to.

No, but then you won't know what some dingbat in Grumptown feels about
not getting an automatic heating subsidy from the gubbernment just
because he had gas heater for ten years and didn't bother to change the
registration on the building register...

>>> Maybe I'll pretend I'm from Germany and see what happens.
>> I don't think that will help. This is not Germany.
>>

> But you will do as they say...

Not to any significant degree... 'We' usually do whatever the Americans say.

>>>>> Interestingly (or not) the Fr*nch version of Midsomer is also
>>>>> called Inspecteur Barnaby.
>>>>
>>>> I bet they pronounce it differently, though.
>>>> Reasonable, considering the amount of (UK) series like that, to name
>>>> it for the main character. Also Midsummer is a heathen thing...
>>>
>>> True. There are a lot of non-UK shows where the show is named after
>>> the main character.
>>
>> And some UK shows, for instance Taggart, which is named after the
>> policeman who was the main character back in the 1990s I think, and
>> when the actor stopped they kept the name and remaining cast... for
>> years.
>>

> I hate when they do that.

I suppose it saves on the graphics... It is a scottish show after all.

> Oh. I thought you'd be thrilled that he is Danish.

I am, obviously. Just not immediately, since I know nothing about ice
hockey.
Apart from the ice. And the violence. And I don't care much for either.

> So who told on you?

Fecking drivers, I suppose... Malicious bunch the lot of them.

[BeH]

On 12.04.2023 12.56, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u13e9r$2jhhr$1...@dont-email.me:

> I'd wager there's stupid, whiny people on every newscast.

There shouldn't be - they generally add nothing to the story, mostly
have the facts wrong, and make the narrative personal instead of
systemic. Also they waste my precious news consummation time.

I should have my own segment in the news to complain about stuff...

>>>>> Maybe I'll pretend I'm from Germany and see what happens.
>>>> I don't think that will help. This is not Germany.
>>>>
>>> But you will do as they say...
>>
>> Not to any significant degree... 'We' usually do whatever the
>> Americans say.
>>
>

> Ah.
> When I change the VPN to Germany, I don't get the warning that the
> content is limited do to my location. However, it does want me to prove
> that I am a Danish citizen to continue.
> I tried yelling 'I love Mads Mikkelsen' but that didn't work :(

You probably have to yell in danish.

>>>>>>> Interestingly (or not) the Fr*nch version of Midsomer is also
>>>>>>> called Inspecteur Barnaby.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I bet they pronounce it differently, though.
>>>>>> Reasonable, considering the amount of (UK) series like that, to
>>>>>> name it for the main character. Also Midsummer is a heathen
>>>>>> thing...
>>>>>
>>>>> True. There are a lot of non-UK shows where the show is named after
>>>>> the main character.
>>>>
>>>> And some UK shows, for instance Taggart, which is named after the
>>>> policeman who was the main character back in the 1990s I think, and
>>>> when the actor stopped they kept the name and remaining cast... for
>>>> years.
>>>>
>>> I hate when they do that.
>>
>> I suppose it saves on the graphics... It is a scottish show after all.
>

> Is this a cheap shot?

It's a trope.

> Hockey is no more violent that other sports.

Then a good number of hockey players have terrible dental hygiene...
Also the fisticuffs and the blood indicates otherwise.

> How would they know which mother to speak to?

It was a small residential street - they likely lived there...

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

[BeH]

On 14.04.2023 13.34, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u19s87$150aj$1...@dont-email.me:

> I'd subscribe to that.

A lot of people would, I'm sure. I'm an excellent complainer... and
there are a lot of stuff to complain about.

>>
>>>>>>> Maybe I'll pretend I'm from Germany and see what happens.
>>>>>> I don't think that will help. This is not Germany.
>>>>>>
>>>>> But you will do as they say...
>>>>
>>>> Not to any significant degree... 'We' usually do whatever the
>>>> Americans say.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ah.
>>> When I change the VPN to Germany, I don't get the warning that the
>>> content is limited do to my location. However, it does want me to
>>> prove that I am a Danish citizen to continue.
>>> I tried yelling 'I love Mads Mikkelsen' but that didn't work :(
>>
>> You probably have to yell in danish.
>

> *sigh*
> There's always a catch.

Sneaky bastards...

> Not in any hockey I've ever seen.
> They have face protectors now and mouthguards to protect their teeth.

And why do you think they need face protectors and mouth guards (and
padded costumes with hardened bits, I might add)? Violence!

> Makes sense.

Unlike the cruel and unjust incarceration...

[BeH]

On 16.04.2023 15.33, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u1coi4$1nk6b$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 14.04.2023 13.34, Merlyne wrote:

[--- great danes ---]

>>>>>>>>>>> I'll let you know if danish actors ever come up in a
>>>>>>>>>>> conversation.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It's bound to at some point. If not try shouting 'Viggo' in a
>>>>>>>>>> crowded room.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Interestingly enough today I turned on the tv in the a.m. and
>>>>>>>>> the sports news was on. I was assaulted by the fact that
>>>>>>>>> Nickolai Ehlers is Danish.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Who is Nickolay Ehlers? Let me duck this...
>>>>>>>> Oh. Ice hockey... *shrug*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh. I thought you'd be thrilled that he is Danish.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am, obviously. Just not immediately, since I know nothing about
>>>>>> ice hockey.
>>>>>> Apart from the ice. And the violence. And I don't care much for
>>>>>> either.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hockey is no more violent that other sports.
>>>>
>>>> Then a good number of hockey players have terrible dental hygiene...
>>>> Also the fisticuffs and the blood indicates otherwise.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not in any hockey I've ever seen.
>>> They have face protectors now and mouthguards to protect their teeth.
>>
>> And why do you think they need face protectors and mouth guards (and
>> padded costumes with hardened bits, I might add)? Violence!
>>
>

> Maybe a 200 mph flying puck has something to do with it?

Why is it flying at all - is it like a snitch? Also isn't it supposed to
stay on the ice so the players can whack it into the goal with their
whacking sticks?


[--- tight pants and nature photographs ---]

> Well...
> That came out of nowhere.

That's what I said at the time, too...
(I may remember that wrong - I was only little at the time)

[BeH]

On 20.04.2023 13.00, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u1k94j$35t9b$1...@dont-email.me:

> I'm not a physicist but I imagine that he speed and the angle at which
> the puck is whacked will influence whether or not it remains on the ice.

Quite possible - especially if the player uses an iron instead of a
driver for the whacking. Putting the puck high enough into the air to
hit a grown person in the face, is counterproductive if the aim is to
get it into the silly little goals they use.

> And then you learned that you also get punished for being lippy...

That bit I never learned...

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

[BeH]

On 22.04.2023 16.08, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u1tl28$12cvv$2...@dont-email.me:

> You're thinking of golf with the iron vs. driver.

Whatever - it's all using whacking sticks on small objects to me...

> Check all that apply:
> [x] You were never lippy
> [ ] You were never punished for being lippy
> [ ] You were punished for being lippy but never stopped

I was an uncommonly easy and pleasant child - possibly except for the
urge to roam. And my somewhat selective sense of time.

[BeH]

On 25.04.2023 13.09, Merlyne wrote:
[MEGA SNIP]

>> I was an uncommonly easy and pleasant child - possibly except for the
>> urge to roam. And my somewhat selective sense of time.

> I have no reason to not believe you.

It's true is why.

Although going off alone on a tricycle to see the ducks at the nearest
pond as a preschooler seemed to be an unpopular opinion - maybe it would
have been more acceptable if I had told anyone in advance.

[BeH]

On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u2au5r$1bb41$3...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 25.04.2023 13.09, Merlyne wrote:
>> [MEGA SNIP]
>>>> I was an uncommonly easy and pleasant child - possibly except for the
>>>> urge to roam. And my somewhat selective sense of time.
>>> I have no reason to not believe you.
>>
>> It's true is why.
>

> So, when your Mom made a vegetable that you did like (for ex. cauliflower),
> you just quietly ate it?

Not at all. I quietly but insistently refused to eat it.
I did not and do not like cauliflower.

>> Although going off alone on a tricycle to see the ducks at the nearest
>> pond as a preschooler seemed to be an unpopular opinion - maybe it would
>> have been more acceptable if I had told anyone in advance.
>>

> It could be one of those 'it's easier to beg forgiveness than to ask
> permission' type scenarios.

Quite possibly. I don't think I gave it much thought one way or the
other. The road (or sidewalk rather) was there, the trike was there and
I was there; simple as.

[BeH]

On 30.04.2023 13.52, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u2jiii$314k4$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u2au5r$1bb41$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 25.04.2023 13.09, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> [MEGA SNIP]
>>>>>> I was an uncommonly easy and pleasant child - possibly except for
>>>>>> the urge to roam. And my somewhat selective sense of time.
>>>>> I have no reason to not believe you.
>>>>
>>>> It's true is why.
>>>
>>> So, when your Mom made a vegetable that you did like (for ex.
>>> cauliflower), you just quietly ate it?
>>
>> Not at all. I quietly but insistently refused to eat it.
>> I did not and do not like cauliflower.
>>
>

> Did you sit there until midnight?
Nah. Not allowing the dastard thing to touch my plate was enough...

> Some of my friend's parents used to serve the non-eaten dinner again at
> breakfast the next day.
So mouldy as well as poisonous cauliflower? No thanks!

Anyway breakfast was rolled oats with milk (OTA Solgryn - since 1898).

[BeH]

On 03.05.2023 13.17, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u2rofv$shqq$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 30.04.2023 13.52, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u2jiii$314k4$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 28.04.2023 14.35, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u2au5r$1bb41$3...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 25.04.2023 13.09, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> [MEGA SNIP]
>>>>>>>> I was an uncommonly easy and pleasant child - possibly except
>>>>>>>> for the urge to roam. And my somewhat selective sense of time.
>>>>>>> I have no reason to not believe you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's true is why.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, when your Mom made a vegetable that you did like (for ex.
>>>>> cauliflower), you just quietly ate it?
>>>>
>>>> Not at all. I quietly but insistently refused to eat it.
>>>> I did not and do not like cauliflower.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Did you sit there until midnight?
>> Nah. Not allowing the dastard thing to touch my plate was enough...
>

> Lucky you, we were just served a plate of food. There was no
> negotiation. If I was lucky, we were served something that my brother
> didn't like and we swapped or the dog was nearby.

There was no dog when I was little. No pets at all, really.
I suppose I had demonstrated enough strength of will for the parental
units to give up trying...

>>> Some of my friend's parents used to serve the non-eaten dinner again
>>> at breakfast the next day.
>> So mouldy as well as poisonous cauliflower? No thanks!
>>
>> Anyway breakfast was rolled oats with milk (OTA Solgryn - since 1898).
>

> Advertising had no effect on me.
It's the healthy breakfast. Also it predates corn flakes by thirty years
here.

> I can't imagine having the same thing for breakfast every day.

Not every day. On Sundays it was mostly baked goods.

[BeH]

On 07.05.2023 15.46, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u33pso$2g7mi$1...@dont-email.me:

> I think defying my mother just made her dig her heals in more.
There's no reason to give in on core beliefs. Of course it also helps if
you like me are the stubbornest person in the immediate family.

>>>>> Some of my friend's parents used to serve the non-eaten dinner
>>>>> again at breakfast the next day.
>>>> So mouldy as well as poisonous cauliflower? No thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Anyway breakfast was rolled oats with milk (OTA Solgryn - since
>>>> 1898).
>>>
>>> Advertising had no effect on me.
>> It's the healthy breakfast. Also it predates corn flakes by thirty
>> years here.
>>
>>> I can't imagine having the same thing for breakfast every day.
>>
>> Not every day. On Sundays it was mostly baked goods.
>>
>

> On Sundays, my mom dragged us out to church.
> Probably so that my dad could sleep in and she could socialize.
That at least was not something that happened here. I don't think I was
ever in a church except for confirmations or funerals.

[BeH]

On 09.05.2023 14.48, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u3bekk$3unlf$2...@dont-email.me:

> There were always consequences for pissing off my parental units.
That's how it is when fighting the powers that be. I've always been of
the opinion that stupid rules need not be adhered to.

>>>>>>> Some of my friend's parents used to serve the non-eaten dinner
>>>>>>> again at breakfast the next day.
>>>>>> So mouldy as well as poisonous cauliflower? No thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway breakfast was rolled oats with milk (OTA Solgryn - since
>>>>>> 1898).
>>>>>
>>>>> Advertising had no effect on me.
>>>> It's the healthy breakfast. Also it predates corn flakes by thirty
>>>> years here.
>>>>
>>>>> I can't imagine having the same thing for breakfast every day.
>>>>
>>>> Not every day. On Sundays it was mostly baked goods.
>>>>
>>>
>>> On Sundays, my mom dragged us out to church.
>>> Probably so that my dad could sleep in and she could socialize.
>> That at least was not something that happened here. I don't think I
>> was ever in a church except for confirmations or funerals.
>>

> It wasn't all bad.

[BeH]

On 13.05.2023 13.13, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u3if6a$12gio$2...@dont-email.me:

> Eating healthy vegetables isn't a stupid rule.

Eating things that contain poison is stupid no matter what rules may apply.

[BeH]

On 17.05.2023 13.05, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u3rl9i$2o42q$2...@dont-email.me:

> Lots of people eat vegetables like cauliflower and live to talk about
> it.
I fail to see how having eaten slow acting poison is something to brag
about...

[BeH]

On 18.05.2023 13.59, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u43hoq$5h4$3...@dont-email.me:

> I guess eventually, you will be the only person alive.

I doubt that. There are new persons being created all the time. But I
will definitely be one of those that don't die from eating poisonous
vegetables... probably.

[BeH]

On 21.05.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u47jop$lb87$2...@dont-email.me:

> I'm guessing that no one will die from eating broccoli or cauliflower.

Well, the poison in those are insidiously slow-acting, so I can't refute
your guess outright...

[BeH]

On 24.05.2023 13.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u4ijrl$2jfhg$3...@dont-email.me:

> Or not poisionous at all.
> Get over it.

OR, and hear me out here, I could not eat broccoli and/or cauliflower...

[BeH]

On 26.05.2023 17.44, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u4nfm2$3esca$3...@dont-email.me:

> I have no issue with that.
> You also don't get to besmirch it.
Facts aren't besmirching.

> *starts new lsit*
> Things to not feed BeH:
> brocolli
> cauliflower
> spinach
> vegetarian tacos
> avocado
> creamy salad dressing
> caek

check, check, check, oh why not, check...
Why no caek?

[BeH]

On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u4vv9l$u2je$9...@dont-email.me:

> Things that you made up aren't facts.
Which just shows that I didn't make it up.

>>> *starts new lsit*
>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>> brocolli
>>> cauliflower
>>> spinach
>>> vegetarian tacos
>>> avocado
>>> creamy salad dressing
>>> caek
>>
>> check, check, check, oh why not, check...
>

> Do you mean 'why would I not make you vegetarian tacos'?
> (because you said something about tempeh)
I say a lot of things.

> OR
> do you mean 'why not try them'?
Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as thay are not poisonous.)


>> Why no caek?
>>
>
> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat caek.
I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a *little* piece.

[BeH]

On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u5ah79$2r44l$5...@dont-email.me:

> Of course you did.
Or maybe you made up that I made it up.

>>>>> *starts new lsit*
>>>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>>>> brocolli
>>>>> cauliflower
>>>>> spinach

>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>> avocado
>>>>> creamy salad dressing
>>>>> [REDACTED}

>>>>
>>>> check, check, check, oh why not, check...
>>>
>>> Do you mean 'why would I not make you vegetarian tacos'?
>>> (because you said something about tempeh)
>> I say a lot of things.

> {yes, yes, you do...}
Anyway that was regarding the relative merits of plant-based protein
products vs. actual fauna-based meat.

>>> OR
>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?
>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as thay are not
>> poisonous.)
>>
>>
>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>
>>>
>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat caek.
>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a *little* piece.
>>

> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
You forgot. I fixed it for you.

[BeH]

On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u5id4g$ije$2...@dont-email.me:

> Doesn't sound like something I would do...
In this instance it absolutely sounds to me like something you would do.

>>>>>>> *starts new lsit*
>>>>>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>>>>>> brocolli
>>>>>>> cauliflower
>>>>>>> spinach
>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>> avocado
>>>>>>> creamy salad dressing
>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>
>>>>>> check, check, check, oh why not, check...
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you mean 'why would I not make you vegetarian tacos'?
>>>>> (because you said something about tempeh)
>>>> I say a lot of things.
>>> {yes, yes, you do...}
>> Anyway that was regarding the relative merits of plant-based protein
>> products vs. actual fauna-based meat.
>>

> See. You snipped it and I forgot.
Good thing I here to remind you, then...

>>>>> OR
>>>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?

>>>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as they are not

>>>> poisonous.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat caek.
>>>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a *little*
>>>> piece.
>>>>
>>> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
>> You forgot. I fixed it for you.
>>

> It was a note for people watching from home.

The many lurkers, you mean?

[BeH]

On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u5r2te$18oit$3...@dont-email.me:

> You would say that!
Why do you say that?

>>>>>>>>> *starts new lsit*
>>>>>>>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>>>>>>>> brocolli
>>>>>>>>> cauliflower
>>>>>>>>> spinach
>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>> avocado
>>>>>>>>> creamy salad dressing
>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> check, check, check, oh why not, check...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you mean 'why would I not make you vegetarian tacos'?
>>>>>>> (because you said something about tempeh)
>>>>>> I say a lot of things.
>>>>> {yes, yes, you do...}
>>>> Anyway that was regarding the relative merits of plant-based protein
>>>> products vs. actual fauna-based meat.
>>>>
>>> See. You snipped it and I forgot.
>> Good thing I here to remind you, then...

> About what?
I knew you were going to ask that.

>>
>>>>>>> OR
>>>>>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?
>>>>>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as they are not
>>>>>> poisonous.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat caek.
>>>>>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a *little*
>>>>>> piece.
>>>>>>
>>>>> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
>>>> You forgot. I fixed it for you.
>>>>
>>> It was a note for people watching from home.
>>
>> The many lurkers, you mean?
>>

> Sure.
> All they know for sure is that we've been arguing about brocolli for 20
> years.

Quite. You are inordinately stubborn when it comes to broccoli.

[BeH]

On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u62tvp$2e5jn$9...@dont-email.me:

> Because it's true.
Quite. If I say something it is likely to be true...

>>>>>>>>>>> *starts new lsit*
>>>>>>>>>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>>>>>>>>>> brocolli
>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower
>>>>>>>>>>> spinach
>>>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>>>> avocado
>>>>>>>>>>> creamy salad dressing
>>>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> check, check, check, oh why not, check...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Do you mean 'why would I not make you vegetarian tacos'?
>>>>>>>>> (because you said something about tempeh)
>>>>>>>> I say a lot of things.
>>>>>>> {yes, yes, you do...}
>>>>>> Anyway that was regarding the relative merits of plant-based
>>>>>> protein products vs. actual fauna-based meat.
>>>>>>
>>>>> See. You snipped it and I forgot.

>>>> Good thing I'm here to remind you, then...

>>> About what?
>> I knew you were going to ask that.
>>

> Ask what?
Ask what I reminded you of.

>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OR
>>>>>>>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?
>>>>>>>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as they are not
>>>>>>>> poisonous.)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat caek.
>>>>>>>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a *little*
>>>>>>>> piece.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
>>>>>> You forgot. I fixed it for you.
>>>>>>
>>>>> It was a note for people watching from home.
>>>>
>>>> The many lurkers, you mean?
>>>>
>>> Sure.
>>> All they know for sure is that we've been arguing about brocolli for
>>> 20 years.
>>
>> Quite. You are inordinately stubborn when it comes to broccoli.
>>

> Hilarious

I know.

[BeH]

On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u6ai7e$3mogo$5...@dont-email.me:

> I have my doubts, but it's not like I can fact check it.
Is your favourite search engine broken?
Alternatively you could trust me (for once).

>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *starts new lsit*
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Things to not feed BeH:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> brocolli
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cauliflower
>>>>>>>>>>>>> spinach
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>>>>>> avocado
>>>>>>>>>>>>> creamy salad dressing
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [REDACTED}
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> check, check, check, oh why not, check...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Do you mean 'why would I not make you vegetarian tacos'?
>>>>>>>>>>> (because you said something about tempeh)
>>>>>>>>>> I say a lot of things.
>>>>>>>>> {yes, yes, you do...}
>>>>>>>> Anyway that was regarding the relative merits of plant-based
>>>>>>>> protein products vs. actual fauna-based meat.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> See. You snipped it and I forgot.
>>>>>> Good thing I'm here to remind you, then...
>>>>> About what?
>>>> I knew you were going to ask that.
>>>>
>>> Ask what?
>> Ask what I reminded you of.

> And what is that?
My stance on the relative merits of plant-based protein products vs.
actual fauna-based meat.

>>>>>>>>>>> OR
>>>>>>>>>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?
>>>>>>>>>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as they are
>>>>>>>>>> not poisonous.)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat
>>>>>>>>>>> caek.
>>>>>>>>>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a *little*
>>>>>>>>>> piece.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
>>>>>>>> You forgot. I fixed it for you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It was a note for people watching from home.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The many lurkers, you mean?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Sure.
>>>>> All they know for sure is that we've been arguing about brocolli
>>>>> for 20 years.
>>>>
>>>> Quite. You are inordinately stubborn when it comes to broccoli.
>>>>
>>> Hilarious
>>
>> I know.
>>

> No, seriously. I'm still laughing about that.

If I was the suspicious type, I might start to think you were being
sarcastic...

[BeH]

On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u6frl2$gmtf$8...@dont-email.me:

> I will once you admit that made up the stuff about brocolli being
> poisonous.

https://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-bad-for-you/

> Which is?
Cited in an earlier post.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> OR
>>>>>>>>>>>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as they are
>>>>>>>>>>>> not poisonous.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat
>>>>>>>>>>>>> caek.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a
>>>>>>>>>>>> *little* piece.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
>>>>>>>>>> You forgot. I fixed it for you.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It was a note for people watching from home.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The many lurkers, you mean?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sure.
>>>>>>> All they know for sure is that we've been arguing about brocolli
>>>>>>> for 20 years.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quite. You are inordinately stubborn when it comes to broccoli.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Hilarious
>>>>
>>>> I know.
>>>>
>>> No, seriously. I'm still laughing about that.
>>
>> If I was the suspicious type, I might start to think you were being
>> sarcastic...
>>

> That also made me laugh.

But was it a sarcastic laugh?

[BeH]

On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u6l4j6$1bih2$6...@dont-email.me:

> Haha! In theory, all fruits and vegetables are toxic since they get
> sprayed with pesticides and crap.
> All the vegetables in the cabbage family can affect our thyroids. You'd
> have to eat like 10 lbs of it or something.
> Wow! There are a lot of kooks out there!
> Maybe this could be one of the commandments for our cult.

We need as many kooks as we can get for the legitimate and totally real
religion. The biggest threat to success is being out-kooked by some
other sect.

> Which you strategically snipped.

This is why you should study during the term...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OR
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do you mean 'why not try them'?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. I'm not afraid to try new things. (As long as they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are not poisonous.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why no caek?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You said on numerous occasions that you can no longer eat
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> caek.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would still be nice to be asked... Also I can eat a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *little* piece.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *removes 'vegetarian tacos' and 'caek' from the lsit*
>>>>>>>>>>>> You forgot. I fixed it for you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It was a note for people watching from home.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The many lurkers, you mean?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sure.
>>>>>>>>> All they know for sure is that we've been arguing about
>>>>>>>>> brocolli for 20 years.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Quite. You are inordinately stubborn when it comes to broccoli.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hilarious
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know.
>>>>>>
>>>>> No, seriously. I'm still laughing about that.
>>>>
>>>> If I was the suspicious type, I might start to think you were being
>>>> sarcastic...
>>>>
>>> That also made me laugh.
>>
>> But was it a sarcastic laugh?
>>

> Never!

Much relieved...

[BeH]

On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u72a7l$3d9gc$6...@dont-email.me:

> As the messiah, you're not going to let that happen.
> I beleive in you!

Thank you, but the is a limit to my kooking abilities...

> Nah. Why waste time when I can Google shit later?
What if the test is closed book (and laptop)?

> Are you?

I'm very insecure...

[BeH]

On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u77onj$78uu$3...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:

[snip]

> I'm sure if you put your mind to it, you can outkook anyone.

I'm looking at all the flat-earthers, the moon-landing-was-fake'ers, the
young earth creationists and the election-was-stolen'ers on the
internets and I feel wholly inadequate... poisionous broccoli is nothing
compared to those people.

> So, I already did well in school and have a good job.
> Is this an instance where I can pay someone else to do it for me?

That would be unethical. Also the cost may jeopardise your handbag budget...

> No you aren't.

Am too.

[BeH]

On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u7m6a2$2ghga$2...@dont-email.me:

> Pfft! Everyone knows the moon landing was fake (and broccoli is not
> poisonous).

At least one of those statements is definitely wrong...

> See! You're good at kookery.
I don't know. I'm not at all sure mountains are the fossilised remains
of giant prehistoric trees, for example. Although I agree the moon is
most likely made from cheese.

> I doubt that.

So you think an competent test-taking impersonater comes cheap - in this
economy?

> Nah.

Maybe you are right - now I'm not sure...

--
BeH

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

[BeH]

On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u80uav$36jc$1...@dont-email.me:

> Kook!

I happen to believe that people have landed on the moon... The French
used a very big cannon to shoot a capsule all the way in the late 1800s.

>>> See! You're good at kookery.
>> I don't know. I'm not at all sure mountains are the fossilised remains
>> of giant prehistoric trees, for example. Although I agree the moon is
>> most likely made from cheese.
>>

> We'll never know for sure since the moon landings are fake.

It was all misdirection - in reality the apollo missions went to Mars,
but they had to keep the sovjets from finding out.

> Do I need to hire a competent one?
> They don't need to pass, they just need to take the test for me so that
> I am free to do other things (like not study)

If you don't pass you will have to take the year again.

> YAY! A point for me!
> ;-)

No points. We have been over this...

[BeH]

On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u89u88$1eh1k$1...@dont-email.me:

> I heard it was a gigantic elastic band.

No-no. I'm sure it was a gun. I've seen pictures...

>>>>> See! You're good at kookery.
>>>> I don't know. I'm not at all sure mountains are the fossilised
>>>> remains of giant prehistoric trees, for example. Although I agree
>>>> the moon is most likely made from cheese.
>>>>
>>> We'll never know for sure since the moon landings are fake.
>>
>> It was all misdirection - in reality the apollo missions went to Mars,
>> but they had to keep the sovjets from finding out.
>>

> Oh no!
> Now you've blabbed it on the internet!

I think everybody who does the proper research already know about the
true purpose of the apollo mission. Anyway the sovjets don't exist any
more - Ronny Raygun single-handedly took care of that. They are all
respectable members of the capitalist conspiracy now.

> Or drop out.

I didn't take you for a quitter... *not angry - disappointed*

> LOL!
> I was goofing around hence the winky face.

So there are points to be had after all?

[BeH]

On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u8he88$2j54r$1...@dont-email.me:

> Ok. I'll believe you this one time.

Upon closer examination it appears that I, as well as the picture, was
wrong. They never landed on the moon, they were deflected by a meteor on
the way. I don't know why anyone would fake that for a photo-op...

https://www.amazon.com/from-earth-moon-verne-jules/dp/149611342x

>>>>>>> See! You're good at kookery.
>>>>>> I don't know. I'm not at all sure mountains are the fossilised
>>>>>> remains of giant prehistoric trees, for example. Although I agree
>>>>>> the moon is most likely made from cheese.
>>>>>>
>>>>> We'll never know for sure since the moon landings are fake.
>>>>
>>>> It was all misdirection - in reality the apollo missions went to
>>>> Mars, but they had to keep the sovjets from finding out.
>>>>
>>> Oh no!
>>> Now you've blabbed it on the internet!
>>
>> I think everybody who does the proper research already know about the
>> true purpose of the apollo mission. Anyway the sovjets don't exist any
>> more - Ronny Raygun single-handedly took care of that. They are all
>> respectable members of the capitalist conspiracy now.
>>
>

> Shhhh!

I think that is commonly accepted... ?
Peace on earth and good will to all mankind forever more.

> I triage everything into 2 categories: 1) affects my life , 2) doesn't
> affect my life.
>
> The test falls into the latter.

It's because you are scared of failing, is it?

> Nope.

Damn!

[BeH]

On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:u8r8gi$bi0$1...@dont-email.me:

> Makes sense.
Who?

> No. It's because I don't care if I do.
Well, there goes your chance to win a gold star.

[no points here]--

[BeH]

On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u9bas7$2n7uh$2...@dont-email.me:

> Jules Verne.

He was french, you know. All that stuff about the english he wrote in 80
days - he made that up.

> I already have a gold star.
> So there!

You can never have too many gold stars. Just look at all the generals...

>> [no points here]--

[BeH]

On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:u9o7fh$139hn$4...@dont-email.me:

> I don't remember what he said about the English.

The character description of Phineas Fox and the members of the club, I
mean.

> They only have 5 max.

Only the USians. And that's just because General Marshall didn't want to
be a Marshall.

But then there's all the stars and stuff they wear on the breast.

[BeH]

On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ua36gl$2kmbf$6...@dont-email.me:

> I don't remember the descriptions. The one who bet against Phineas Fogg
> was a real asshole.

And not even in a proper gentlemanly way, either.

The very first scene is where Fox fires his servant for serving a boiled
egg that has not been boiled exactly the required time. And then he goes
to his club.

> Those medals for stuff like turn a corner. Very prestigious.

Quite. And also quite cumbersome and heavy, one would imagine, when the
whole front of the jacket is filled with them.

[BeH]

On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:uanjsl$25i5a$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:

[Monumental truncation]

>>>>>>> Jules Verne.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He was french, you know. All that stuff about the english he wrote
>>>>>> in 80 days - he made that up.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I don't remember what he said about the English.
>>>>
>>>> The character description of Phineas Fox and the members of the
>>>> club, I mean.
>>>
>>> I don't remember the descriptions. The one who bet against Phineas
>>> Fogg was a real asshole.
>>
>> And not even in a proper gentlemanly way, either.
>>
>> The very first scene is where Fox fires his servant for serving a
>> boiled egg that has not been boiled exactly the required time. And
>> then he goes to his club.
>>
>

> That is in line with the behaviour of pompous asses on shows like
> Downton Abbey.
>
> Anyways, it worked out for him because he met Passe portout.

Yes. And hired him on the spot, with no references and no interview or
test-boiling of eggs. Because he had to catch a train.

> I think they are made from aluminum or some other light metal.

Maybe. I don't know, nobody has ever given me a medal.
In the olden days they made them of proper silver and gold. The
participation medals for WWI and WWII was made in bronze, I'm pretty sure.

[BeH]

On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in news:ub3lai$gtkn$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:uanjsl$25i5a$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> [Monumental truncation]

> [Is this about obelisks again?]
[One can do a lot with words alone, but constructing a large stone
needle I feel is not one. Also stop fixating on obelisks.]

>>>>>>>>> Jules Verne.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He was french, you know. All that stuff about the english he
>>>>>>>> wrote in 80 days - he made that up.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't remember what he said about the English.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The character description of Phineas Fox and the members of the
>>>>>> club, I mean.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't remember the descriptions. The one who bet against Phineas
>>>>> Fogg was a real asshole.
>>>>
>>>> And not even in a proper gentlemanly way, either.
>>>>
>>>> The very first scene is where Fox fires his servant for serving a
>>>> boiled egg that has not been boiled exactly the required time. And
>>>> then he goes to his club.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That is in line with the behaviour of pompous asses on shows like
>>> Downton Abbey.
>>>
>>> Anyways, it worked out for him because he met Passe portout.
>>
>> Yes. And hired him on the spot, with no references and no interview or
>> test-boiling of eggs. Because he had to catch a train.
>

> We all have our own methods.

He was on a tight schedule at the tine.

> Probably.
> Unfortunately, I don't have a collection of WWI and WWII medals.

I didn't expect you to. After all you weren't there for either of
them... as for the next instalment, that's still to be determined.

[BeH]

On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ubiecb$39pku$2...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:ub3lai$gtkn$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:uanjsl$25i5a$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [Monumental truncation]
>>> [Is this about obelisks again?]
>> [One can do a lot with words alone, but constructing a large stone
>> needle I feel is not one. Also stop fixating on obelisks.]

> [Fine! If anyone is looking for me, I'll be outside drawing penises on
> the sidewalk]
[If you feel that will contribute to the beautification of the
neighbourhood - go right ahead. For balance you can also consider making
one of these:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/vagina-sculpture-brazil-b678875.html ]

>>>>>>>>>>> Jules Verne.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> He was french, you know. All that stuff about the english he
>>>>>>>>>> wrote in 80 days - he made that up.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't remember what he said about the English.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The character description of Phineas Fox and the members of the
>>>>>>>> club, I mean.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't remember the descriptions. The one who bet against
>>>>>>> Phineas Fogg was a real asshole.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And not even in a proper gentlemanly way, either.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The very first scene is where Fox fires his servant for serving a
>>>>>> boiled egg that has not been boiled exactly the required time. And
>>>>>> then he goes to his club.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That is in line with the behaviour of pompous asses on shows like
>>>>> Downton Abbey.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyways, it worked out for him because he met Passe portout.
>>>>
>>>> Yes. And hired him on the spot, with no references and no interview
>>>> or test-boiling of eggs. Because he had to catch a train.
>>>
>>> We all have our own methods.
>>
>> He was on a tight schedule at the tine.
>

> Typical. Everyone is in a hurry.

To be fair he had a lot of money on the line... I can see where that
will make someone skip some of the details.

[BeH]

On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ubtlhj$1fv1j$1...@dont-email.me:

>
>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:ubiecb$39pku$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:ub3lai$gtkn$2...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:uanjsl$25i5a$1...@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [Monumental truncation]
>>>>> [Is this about obelisks again?]
>>>> [One can do a lot with words alone, but constructing a large stone
>>>> needle I feel is not one. Also stop fixating on obelisks.]
>>> [Fine! If anyone is looking for me, I'll be outside drawing penises
>>> on the sidewalk]
>> [If you feel that will contribute to the beautification of the
>> neighbourhood - go right ahead. For balance you can also consider
>> making one of these:
>> https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/vagina-sculpture-brazil-
> b678875.h
>> tml ]
>>

> That doesn't mesh with my obelisk fixation.
It's all about balancing the artistic whole... Also they might put a
piece in the local paper about it if you do.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jules Verne.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> He was french, you know. All that stuff about the english he
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote in 80 days - he made that up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember what he said about the English.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The character description of Phineas Fox and the members of
>>>>>>>>>> the club, I mean.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't remember the descriptions. The one who bet against
>>>>>>>>> Phineas Fogg was a real asshole.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And not even in a proper gentlemanly way, either.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The very first scene is where Fox fires his servant for serving
>>>>>>>> a boiled egg that has not been boiled exactly the required time.
>>>>>>>> And then he goes to his club.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That is in line with the behaviour of pompous asses on shows like
>>>>>>> Downton Abbey.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyways, it worked out for him because he met Passe portout.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes. And hired him on the spot, with no references and no
>>>>>> interview or test-boiling of eggs. Because he had to catch a
>>>>>> train.
>>>>>
>>>>> We all have our own methods.
>>>>
>>>> He was on a tight schedule at the tine.
>>>
>>> Typical. Everyone is in a hurry.
>>
>> To be fair he had a lot of money on the line... I can see where that
>> will make someone skip some of the details.
>>

> Sure. Philleas Fogg, you are forgiven...
You say that now, but imagine what all his gentlemanly acquaintances
would think if they knew...

[Various ruminations vacuously removed.]

[BeH]

On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ucku3c$29ksj$1...@dont-email.me:

> What to wear? What to wear?
Something in an earth tone, I would say...

> I'm guessing they would be thrilled that he had a non-white man servant.
Being english it was probably more scandalous that he employed a frenchman.

[BeH]

On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:ud6grs$1s4hc$3...@dont-email.me:

> Or chromokey blue?
I'm pretty sure that is illegal for award shows. Especially the
prominent and televised ones like this one.

> It was probably socially acceptable to employ a fr*nchman to iron your
> knickers and such.
Could be, but as a man-servant he would be in direct contact with his
master a lot.

[BeH]

On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on...@gmail.com> wrote in

> news:udfnrr$3ivb4$3...@dont-email.me:

> Should I just wear what I wear whenI'm posting?
Sure if you want to be like one of those 'ordinary citizens' being
interviewed for the news.
> What are you wearing?

Black.

> But still a man-servant none-the-less.
But French.