we should rephrase the title for this topic to The Death of Everything, perhaps.

Your reply got me at the moment of what you (English) call splin... needless to say it did not help the recovery.

Remember the Hamlet? "To be or not to be..."
OK. That is a play artist(WS) has exsagurated and added decorations, locations, lines, etc., etc.

Here is what really happened then:

Hamlet gets hungry and goes to the cafe (or whatever they called it then)...
He enters, gets seated. Stuard approaches.

Stuard:

What would you like, Sir?

Hamlet:

Well, cucumber salad would be good.
Then, perhaps, pea soup and a roastbeef.

...Yes, this shall do.

Stuard:

Very well, Sir!
What would you like to drink?
Tea or Coffee?

Hamlet:

Tea, please...

Stuard:

Certainly, Sir!

Stuard departs to fill the request.

Hamlet:

Oh wait!! I think I would rather have coffee!

Stuard:

Not a problem, Sir.

Hamlet:

Oh no! Wait a moment!

thinking: "i should stick with tee... but coffee, I need some energy! Coffee that is! But tea feels better!
Tea that is final! Not Coffee, not Tea, tea,coffee,coffee,tea

Needless to say he goes insane. End of story.

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so your turn to be optimistic Abvg. what is your solution?