to the end of controversy, and back again

@rookie54 said
do you realize that the mini conversation yer trying to continue is not with me?
*yawn
dumber than dirt

however,
i will placate you with an answer -

i would teach the raccoon how to spell

@rookie54

It's more correct to heat the water in the kettle, but these days I just use the microwave and -- even worse -- a Pyrex measuring cup. I do like heating the water in a kettle though, to the point where you can hear the "first raindrops on the roof" -- i.e., not quite boiling.

Decades from now I might insist on using an iron kettle over a pinewood fire, as opposed to either just heating it with my finger, or quantum manipulation, or clicking something in my mental index that gives me the experience of drinking tea.

@very-rusty said
If you were smart you wouldn't irritate it at all.

Now that providing your smart, as I know you don't have foggiest idea about racoons!

Doesn't mean you're dumber than dirt though! 🙂

-VR

@very-rusty said
If you were smart

@suzianne said
You are the living proof that you can lead a horse to a library but you can't make it understand anything.

@rookie54
Microwave porridge or lovingly stirred to the perfect texture in the pan. How do you add the nurturing to microwaving? People who need to reheat their tea in the microwave didn't allow themselves to be taken care of by a proper cup of tea experience. We need to slow down. Okay, just tick kettle and be quiet, we're busy people. No time for this.

@suzianne said
You are the living proof that you can lead a horse to a library but you can't make it understand anything.

@caesar-salad said
When I was young, during our family visits my French-Canadian grandfather would sometimes say "that guy was smart," and explain why, implanting the seeds re: smart being a virtue.

@caesar-salad said
Libraries are full of verbiage, but understanding is often pre- or non-verbal.

@suzianne said
And how is that understanding usually "downloaded"?

@caesar-salad said
"Understanding" might occur or develop, so to speak, but I don't think anyone has said anything about it being "downloaded". Have you tried nudging your dial?

BTW, not to bring up past lives, but could it be we were once both gelatin moulds some time ago facing off on a banquet table (you were Orange and I was Lime) conspiring against each other ineffectually?

@suzianne said
To answer my own question, since you refuse to, understanding is usually "downloaded" into our brains via the written word, thus my original point.

@caesar-salad said
I disagree with your premise.

Perhaps someday you will understand.

@very-rusty said
Never in the house, I can't say they don't eat outside the house though! 🙂

wolfy what would you do if you come face to face with a racoon?

-VR

@suzianne said
To answer my own question, since you refuse to, understanding is usually "downloaded" into our brains via the written word, thus my original point.