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   Bobbie Sellers to Scott Dorsey   
   Re: Pearls Before Swine: Cell Phone Upda   
   27 Oct 25 18:17:32   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.comics.strips   
   From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 10/27/25 16:51, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   > In article <10dmfof$d3a9$1@dont-email.me>, Titus G     
   wrote:   
   >> An elderly aunt of mine tells of how in her youth she could buy an ice   
   >> cream (in a cone) for one (yes,1), penny. Whilst not as effective as   
   >> electricity powered air conditioning, an ice cream in summer's heat is   
   >> more pleasurable. Nowadays, electricity is far cheaper and not so   
   >> fattening so you really are getting a bargain. You would be happier if   
   >> you realised this or if you want more than just happiness, perhaps great   
   >> joy, put solar panels on the roof and install a Tesla Powerwall Battery.   
   >   
   > If I had the choice of giving up ice cream or giving up air conditioning,   
   > I would definitely give up air conditioning.  Ice cream will serve you   
   > well when there is no air conditioning, but when there is no ice cream,   
   > air conditioning is no substitute.   
   >   
   > Today's ice cream is chocolate hazelnut swirl.  With homemade swirl that   
   > is much less sweet than Nutella.   
   > --scott   
   >   
      
   	I have no air conditioning aside from fans nor due to casein sensitivity   
   can I eat any ice cream.  Non-Dairy frozen desserts console me greatly.   
      
   	bliss   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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