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Vagabond wrote:
"Hurling, schmirling. Everyone knows that the only true measure of a nation's worth is its ability to play hockey.
Poppa - I have to confess, I always read your messages with a sense of irony. I have the greatest amount of repect for you, don't mistake that, but at the same time I consider the United States to be far and away the single greatest threat to my way of life. And I find the resultant contradiction amusing.
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Vagabond wrote:
"Hurling, schmirling. Everyone knows that the only true measure of a nation's worth is its ability to play hockey.
Poppa - I have to confess, I always read your messages with a sense of irony. I have the greatest amount of repect for you, don't mistake that, but at the same time I consider the United States to be far and away the single greatest threat to my way of life. And I find the resultant contradiction amusing.
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Invisigoth wrote: " quote:
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Are angels hard to clone? :)
Ask Sandalphon. ------------------ ""When Marx said, 'Religion is the opiate of the masses,' he never envisioned television."" - Anonymous Friend"
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Vagabond wrote:
"So, sometime between today and tommorow, I turn six-and-a-half.
And my stepbrother turns three-and-a-half at the same non-existant time.
Whoo yoo! Only 2 more years to my birthday.
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Born on 02-29? Well have a wonderful six-and-a-halfth birthday. :) "
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Lord_Savaunt wrote:
" SWEET JESUS WITH A CRACKPIPE!!! I haven't been on the boards too much lately because I haven't been able to get the latest issues of Lucifer due to being short on cash and what not. So I come back in to check out what's what and Teabags is up to 18 freakin pages!
By the way I recently discovered a wonderfual sci-fi series that is obviously a long handed exscuse for the author to write about tea. I refer of course to Doug Adams Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (I just finished the third book and will start the fourth book tomorrow).
Thinking of tea related songs reminds of an Album by They Might Be Giants that collectes their various obscure B-Side releases and hard to find rarities. It was called Miscellanous Tea as I recall.
On the whole cloning cats thing I have to say that this is another sign of humans getting a bit more serious about causing major catastrophes by fuckin with things that would be better left alone. If were gonna screw ourselves over horrendously at least lets not drag our feet about it :)
My Cup Of Tea for the moment:
Knowing that I will be going to work tomorrow. I just recently got a job part time at a donut shop and may also get a temporary position as a janitor. This could give me the means to clear the 100 to 300 dollars worth of stuff that I have on hold at my local comic shop and keep things from ever getting that bad again. In fact with my first pay check coming tomorrow I may get caught up on Lucifer.
CHeers y'all"
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Congratulations, Greg.
I'd recommend Douglas Adams' ""Dirk Gently"" novels as well. particularly ""The Long dark teatime of the Soul""."
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Great Lost Teas Part IV
Dankalia Bone Vine Tea
On the second week of his expedition into the Dankalia province of Eastern Africa, the Victorian explorer, James Stalham, found himself travelling away from the coast and into the inhospitable desert region.
He noticed that the caravan would often stop by piles of bleached animal bones. One of the men would pick-up a large bone and hold it at eye level, studying it carefully. The bone would then either be tossed back into the sand or stowed away in one of the panniers.
That evening a fire was lit and a small pot of water was brought to the boil. One of the Danakils produced a camel femur and held it above the steam. Gradually, a small, green, arrow-shaped leaf, forced its way out from a hairline fracture in the bone. It was soon followed by another and then another. After a quarter of an hour, Stalham tells us, there were six wiry vines, interspersed with dark green leaves dangling down from fissures in the bone.
The Danakil plunged the femur into the boiling liquid and stirred vigorously with it, the vines trailing behind it in the water. When it was removed the vines had shrunk to a fraction of their length and were blackened and ruined. The Danakil served up mixture, heavily sugared, in small clay cups. Stalham found it to be a very strong flavoured tea, with a 'planty' after-taste. He was told by one of the Danakil that the mixture was helpful in preventing Dysentery.
When he returned to England, Stalham took samples of animal bone with him, for more detailed study. He discovered the strange vine takes root inside the bone and only emerges, through tiny cracks, when the leaves detect moisture in the air. When the humidity decreases, the plant withdraws back into the bone and coils up tightly inside, protecting its delicate foliage from the sun.
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Heathen wrote: " quote:
Originally posted by D. McDonagh:
Bury him, I guess.
Was that funny ? Or did you just not understand the question."
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Dr. Stranger wrote:
"Thank you INVISIGOTH for reminding me about Sandalphon, when I was joking about cloning angels. :) By the way, the cat clone,""Copycat,"" has grey and white fur;whereas the donor cat is a calico. Turns out fur color is at least partially determined by enviromental factors. The cloning research was underwritten by Genetic Savings and Clone!(I'm not making this up)
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Poppa_Savaunt wrote:
" Vagabond, dear friend,I am not the least bit surprised by your animosity towards the U.S.
I served in the military forces of this counrty, defending the dream that brought this country into being. That was back when I was still naive enough to believe that country still existed!
Since then, I've awakened to the fact that this nation only resembles that one superficially, at best. Yes, I am now very cynical towards my country.
I do not regret any of my service, BUT, I don't actively recommend it to others anymore. In fact, when my son, Lord_Savaunt,
decided to cancel his plans to join the U.S.
Navy I was so relieved, I wept for joy!
I am now an anti-war activist, and semi-isolationist, who deeply wishes that this
country would learn to mind it's own business, and let the rest of the world live life how ever they wish!
No, I do NOT think all governmental systems ezcept Capitalist Republics are necessarily bad,nor that Capitalist Republics are the best possible way. And, obviously, I don't believe christianity is the ""be-all,do-all,end-all"" religion!
take care, and never forget to question authority when they seem to be out of control. (because they probably ARE!)
Poppa_S, (the cynical old salt)"
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An intriguing perspective, PS.
And certainly not one which is flavour of the month in the US, I'd think.
I live here in the capitalist extremity of the People's Republic of China, where people get nervous when US spyplanes cause PLA jet fighters to crash. The US heartland is a long way from South China."
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It was supposed to be funny, and no I probably didn't understand the question. You were talking about the late Milligan, right? The bloke had a bloody good innings and lasted a lot longer than anyone would have credited. It's a shame, but try not to get too upset.
Hmmm. I wonder if the Beeb will repeat ""Q"" now."
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AdrianBrown wrote: " quote:
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It was supposed to be funny, and no I probably didn't understand the question. You were talking about the late Milligan, right?
""What are we going to do now ?"" ------------------ * * * * * * * * * (the ""artist"" formerly known here as Heathen) www.artbomb.net www.ninthart.com www.nextcomics.com"
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Lord_Savaunt wrote:
" I won't get into the story of why I didn't go into the navy (it'd take waaaaay too long to tell for the mood I'm in right now. perhaps a bit later) but suffice to say that if there is such a thing as predestiny then mine was for anything but military service.
I wanna take things in a slightly offhand route now. Trust me this will get back to one of the topics at hand.
Sometime back in January I went to Daves Place (the unofficial name for Hall Of Heroes which is the comic shop here in town) to ask whether or not I should have him cut off ordering anymore stuff for me until I got a new job. He told me that he trusted me to know when that time was right, and that he had no9 problem getting stuff for me cause he knows I'll get it when I can even if it takes me a whole year to get certain items (story for another day).
As I was walking through the shop I was in the back by his computer that he uses as a radio (streaming music is so much fun isn't it). A song had just started playing called The Freshmen by a band called The Verve Pipe.
There a few certain songs that will always or almost always make me cry. Two of them are from Creed (What's This Life For, and My Own Prison) for example. They are songs that either take me back to a certain memory, or hit me in the right part of the soul.
The Freshmen is one of those songs now. It brought the days of High School when I thought the magic and fun could truly last forever. Back when the idea of consequences for living life for the now didn't seem too plausible. I'd almost give anything to go back to those days. At the same time I'd give damn near anything to from ever having to live those days over.
In particular that song reminded me of the 1998 International Thespian Society conference for the State of Oregon (An international group having its' conference for the State of Oregon still sounds kind of paradoxical doesn't it?). Among things like the creepiest school dance I ever attended and playing some rounds of kissing rugby there was one moment that sticks out my mind forever.
I met a kid named John Berry. If you don't recognize the name I think you might someday. He has one of the most beautiful singing voices I've ever heard. He sang The Freshmen while someone played an electric guitar accoustic style (a.k.a. no power outlet for his amp).
My senior year in 98 was one of the worst years of my entire life. That weekend at the ThesCon was one of the few redeeming moments of the year. With all these memories and emotions flooding in I started to cry. Not a whole lot mind you, I didn't want to make a scene in the store. Not because I thought it'd offend Dave or weird him out. I think he'd have been cool with somethin like that. Some of his customers however serve as constant reminders that the fanboy stereotype is not entirely undeserved.
So I listened to the rest of the song and talke with Dave then left the store.
As I got into my car something wonderful happened. I had left the radio on, so when I turned the key the radio came on at good volume. I was just in time to hear the opening notes of The Freshmen. With no one else in the car I was able to let those tears out now. Crying is so good for the soul sometimes.
Well on Friday I got my first paycheck from the donut shop. I went by Daves Place to get some of my mammoth stash of comics and say hi. I even cut a side deal with him. Seems that he likes donuts. So I'm gonna be buying donuts by the couple dozen for him and he'll be applying store credit to my stash of comics.
The next day (yesterday that is) I went to a pawn shop with my dad. They had a great deal going on CD's 3 for 10.00 dollars. I bought Liz Phair- Whip Smart, Republica (self titled album), and The Verve Pipe- Villains.
Aside from having the song The Freshmen it also has a song that I like quite a bit and hadn't ever heard before. The song is called: My Cup Of Tea."
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Christ, Lord S, that Carl Jung knew what he was talking about, didn't he? Synchronicity is always a coincidence, but just because something's a coincidence doesn't mean it can't be significant.
Ade, you've lost me. Is that a quote, then? "
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It was the way sketches sometimes end in Spike's Q shows. They just looked at the camera and chanted it. Very, very strange. :) "
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AdrianBrown wrote: " quote:
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Ade, you've lost me. Is that a quote, then?
Yep. It was how Spike ended sketches on Q. Rather than just petering out to an unfunny punchline. Everyone would stop, walk towards the camera saying ""What are we going to do now?"" repeatedly."
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Ta. ""Q"" was years before my time. This is why I'm hoping the Beeb will seize the opportunity of Milligan's death to repeat the whole damn lot. I think I've seen about one episode, so running gags wouldn't have registered."
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Vagabond wrote:
"So it's snowing here. No surprise, really. But everyone's been actually driving well, today. Really well. Even on the Kingsway, which road normally requires you to sacrifice 10 IQ points before you can drive on it.
It's blizaarding outside (well, almost) but I'm feeling warm and fuzzy inside.
Just my random thought for the day.
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I've been trapped in a courtroom all afternoon, parched and hungry. I've got a huge steaming mug of tea next to me now. Mmmmmm. :) "
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Seahorse, are you in my line of business, or have you been bedevilled with litigation?"
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I'm no lawyer. I'm a court reporter for a newspaper group, so I race around between crown courts, magistrates and inquests. Well when I say ""race"" it's more like amble, and it's only a few hours' work a day and I get to read a broadsheet paper cover to cover and... :) "
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Lord_Savaunt wrote:
" By the way Karon, when do we get that tea story?"
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Bevis wrote:
"Didn't they repeat at least some of the episodes of Q a few years back? I certainly remember seeing some, and being a mere stripling of 25 the original run was waaaaaay before my time."
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bellbookcandle wrote:
"Yes, that's when I saw them too! :)
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I can remember seeing one or two, but obviously, they haven't stuck."
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Necro Butcher wrote:
"I do not regret any of my service, BUT, I don't actively recommend it to others anymore. In fact, when my son, Lord_Savaunt,
decided to cancel his plans to join the U.S.
Navy I was so relieved, I wept for joy!
You weren't the only one!"
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quote:
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I'm no lawyer. I'm a court reporter for a newspaper group, so I race around between crown courts, magistrates and inquests. Well when I say ""race"" it's more like amble, and it's only a few hours' work a day and I get to read a broadsheet paper cover to cover and... :)
Sounds pretty good to me. I have been working 14 hour days this week. A newspaper would be a luxury. I'm goofing off now, feeling guilty... "
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Mike Carey wrote:
"I used to do court clerking for a solicitors' firm in King's Cross - as a Summer vacation job. Happy days. When the partners were on their holidays, I used to find some excuse to walk to Oyez Corner pretty much every day. I'd also eat my lunch in Percy Circus, a very small patch of greenery close to King's Cross Station, enjoying the sun and trying to ignore the sort of sucking-on-a-cut-finger taste of all the traffic fumes. I did that for three Summers in a row."
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I did that too, one summer holiday, in 1992. It was fun, although, even without the benefit of hindsight, the firm I worked for was run like a madhouse.
Perhaps I should explain what I do. Amongst other things, I chase counterfeiters in South East Asia and China. I used to do it at another firm, until 2 months ago, when I moved. One of the clients at my old firm was DC Comics. I had to chase some guy who'd registered ""Superman"" in Chinese characters and wanted to use it on underwear or something silly. Nowadays I do work for Hugo Boss, Colgate-Palmolive and some others. Its actually pretty interesting. I do some copyright work too, usually involving e-commerce.
When I was in Australia, I was doing (primarily) commercial litigation. It was a real grind - constant butting of heads, incredible stress, gut-wrenching results and decisions. I sort of enjoyed it though, because it was really challengng - sort of like a chess game, with very complicated rules. Its not ""no holds barred"", but it is ""take no prisoners"". That sort of work takes its toll on some clients, though, because of what is at stake - livelihoods, businesses they've been building up for years, large amounts of money. I could get blase about the stress, because dealing with it day-in day-out you develop mechanisms to cope with it, but some of my clients really suffered, terribly. Part of the deal in litigation is to wear your opponent out, because if they're exhausted they'll capitulate. But its no fun watching people you've grown to respect and like wither or crumple under intense pressure, and there is only so much you can absorb for them. I got along well with my clients - some of them were kind enough to give me some really nice farewell gifts - but they'd see me every week or so with a mixture of friendliness, wary anticipation, and exhaustion.
My job here in HK is nicer. Multi-national corporations don't feel the stress in the same personal way.
My best job ever though was working in a bar at a 5 star hotel which overlooked the beach when I was putting myself through university. That was good fun. I had a tan back then - nowadays, I'm office ghost white.
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You weren't the only one!
Damn Justin, I never knew ya felt that way about it. It's nice to know that my future means so much to ya. I'll have to take you out for a drink next time I'm in A Town. Get ya plastered or something."
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I'm trying to be more daring in my choice of herbal teas, because I usually just drink peppermint. So I've got a cup of blackcurrant tea on the go. It tastes exactly like cooked blackcurrants - which would be fine to eat but not as a tea. Ick."
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Lord_Savaunt wrote:
Define that taste a little more clearly if you could. So what's the best starter tea for someone that don't like tea?
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I'm not going to be able to post on these boards in the foreseeable future, so I'm saying goodbye.
Hopefully it will only be a temporary absence.
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Adieu, BW7. Trust all is well."
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Lord_Savaunt wrote:
You will be missed B7. Without you this board and this thread won't be the same. And I don't just mean that because we'll be losing your lost teas updates.
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Mike Carey wrote:
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Adventures With Tea. The On-going Fiction of a Man and His Tea. Ideal for Young Edwardian Boys. Hurrah!
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