What juggling has taught me about relationships

Apr 24, 2007 14:51

I used to think that relationships were like teapots. Not, as wormwood_pearl suggested to me when I first mentioned this to her, because good things come out of them: nor because they start out hot and gradually cool down. No, I thought relationships were like teapots because when you first get one, it's perfect and whole, but then you drop it, and it gets ( Read more... )

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mrkgnao April 24 2007, 14:05:41 UTC
Hee hee! Love the teapot analogy!

Alternatively you could always walk around on cottonwool so that, when you inevitably drop your teapot, it won't be damaged in the fall.

Or perhaps you ought to start out with a really shite teapot you absolutely hate so that, again, when you inevitably drop it, you don't give a fuck.

Hmmm...maybe not.

On the other hand, not having quite your background, I have no familiarity with the esoteric art of the teapot so another response might be "entirely unnecessary and archaic items used for ritualising an ultimately exceptionally simple process."

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pozorvlak April 24 2007, 14:11:23 UTC
No, teapots are good - you get more tea out of a bag, for one thing. And they allow you to drink loose-leaf tea without getting a mouth full of leaves. They could be improved, though - I've long thought that vacuum-walled teapots should exist.

I love the icon, by the way.

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susannahf April 24 2007, 14:19:06 UTC
http://www.cookware-online.co.uk/ishop/930/shopscr2386.html

Not sure if it is vacuum-walled, but it does solve the stewing situation that I suspect would occur.

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pozorvlak April 24 2007, 16:13:58 UTC
It says "double-walled" - even an air gap would help, I suppose, on the double-glazing principle.

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dynix April 26 2007, 12:57:09 UTC
http://www.cupoftea.uk.com/shop.asp?cat_id=15 #tilting teapot
I had no idea teaching you to juggle would have such an effect...

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pozorvlak April 26 2007, 14:02:50 UTC
It's taken me places I would never have expected, certainly :-)

[I'm sure I told you this stuff before, by the way...]

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dynix April 26 2007, 16:06:26 UTC
yep, you did:) the TEAPOT though - isnt itcool? it TILTS!

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elvum April 24 2007, 19:56:56 UTC
My brain is trying to analogise your comments...

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mrkgnao April 25 2007, 10:09:15 UTC
Many thanks, I love cats being silly and thinking they're being incredibly clever.

If I ever drink tea I shall investigate this - I'm afraid I use the only teapot I have as a flowervase.

(wargh, my relationships are dooooomed)

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pozorvlak April 25 2007, 14:37:12 UTC
Only if your relationships are teapots! If they're juggling patterns, they might still be OK ;-)

By the way, I came across a great juggling video today: 423: Exploring the Space. Aaron "world chainsaw-juggling record holder" Gregg and friends juggling the pattern 423 in a whole load of different ways, all very impressive. Maybe just one for the juggling geeks, though :-)

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