Jarmo Louet wrote:

> To the OP:
> Have you tried other types of tea in the pot or the same tea in a
> different pot yet? Is it the pot, the tea, or only both together? Did
> you try it with different water (i.e. bottled)?

No, but I have enlisted the aid of a real organic chemist. Under
direction I am performing experiments to help determine whether the
slime is mineral, vegetable or animal. I will post interesting results
as they happen. The first experiment was to add a pinch of salt to the
goop. As I understand it, the conversion of the slime to a less-viscous
state would indicate Something Important. It did not, which is Equally
Important. Probably eliminated the presence of silicone-based life or
something. The scientist ain't talking. More experiments to come. I've
ordered the rubber apron, welding goggles and clipboard.

> Have you angered any Cthulhu cultists in your area lately? If the
> slime begins to move on its own and grow tentacles, that's a Bad
> Thing.

I'll keep that in mind. So far, the slime seems pretty passive. It just
lies there.

> I'm just joking. Actually this sounds like the doings of a näkki, a
> malicious water troll. What you need to do is to go to the nearest
> source of open, standing water (a lake or pond, a swamp will also do),
> tie together two young tree stalks that grow there so that they cross
> over the water, hang a piece of a burned stone in the intersection of
> the stalks, and pitch one piece of amber, two pieces of silver, three
> pieces of gold and four teaspoons of tealeaves (fresh, mind you) in
> the water under the stone. Then walk or wade widdershins around this
> offering three times and recite something in Latin or ancient
> Sumerian. Sanskrit will also do in a pinch.

Too complicated. Isn't there something simpler I can do?

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 VW Type 2 -- the Wonderbus (AKA the Saunabus in summer)

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:10:55 -0800, "Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott"
et> wrote:
>No, but I have enlisted the aid of a real organic chemist. Under
>direction I am performing experiments to help determine whether the
>slime is mineral, vegetable or animal. I will post interesting results
>as they happen.

Please do. Despite the jokes, this is indeed interesting. I've never
seen anything even remotely like it.

>something. The scientist ain't talking. More experiments to come. I've
>ordered the rubber apron, welding goggles and clipboard.

Sensible precautions, I'm sure.

>Too complicated. Isn't there something simpler I can do?

Sorry, no. Got to have lots of reasons why it didn't work.


Jarmo Louet

I went through a salad bar this weekend and least we forget pickled
okra. They had a decent unsweetened brewed tea tub with lots of lemon
and lime. I'd say I was the only one drinking iced tea while
everybody else including kids was drinking fountain pop sweetened with
corn fructose now public enemy number one next to nicotine.

Jim

(Space Cowboy) wrote in message . com>...
> Black Eye Pea is a good source for the heart clogger version.>

> Derek > wrote in message >...
> > While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Space Cowboy rolled
> > initiative and posted the following:
> >
> > > It sounds like boiled okra. I prefer black pepper with mine.
> >
> > Ew. Okra is only good battered and deep fried.