November 2002 - Sinister

Sinister: Dialogue: Crass wank (BOWLING INFO UPDATE 3:30pm SUNDAY)
by kenneth.chu＠uclh.org 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

On Blind Date (which is apparently like "The Dating Game" in America) the other night there was a round where the girl has to pick a boy out of three boys by asking questions, yes, which is what happens every week, but, this time the three boys were EXACTLY the same, like EXACTLY, like, so EXACTLY that they can't even be twins, there are three of them for a start. Two boys were wearing the same blue shirt and black trousers and one other boy was wearing a red version of that same shirt and black trousers. The girl picked the one in red shirt at the end. Note to self: Wear red shirts. Speaking of blind, there is a little park next to my place of work, which I always thought was quite pretty despite being bit run down, but I've never really discovered the true inner beauty of it until yesterday on my way to work, I was greeting by a man with the most radical pair of trousers - they were flesh coloured - wait, no, he just had no trousers on, hang about, if he wasn't wearing trousers why was he checking if his flyers were undone? NO! he was playing his human flute! In public, one hand on hip and the other hand letting it rip. Exactly what I needed to see on a Monday Morning on my way to work, exactly what everyone need to read about on a Tuesday Afternoon. Note to self: Don't wear flesh coloured pants Speaking of intricate fingerwork, did you know that we're all going BOWLING this SUNDAY? @ Finsbury Park, Rowens Entertainment/Bowling centre. I'd just remembered how early 2pm is, so NOW it's at 3:30pm! This gives people chance to come on time despite being hungover. Ok? So bowling: 1) This sunday 17 Nov 2) 3:30pm 3) at Rowens Entertainment, Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park I've even got a map thing here http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?addr1=Everton+Forbes+(W+I+O+N+O)+Trav els+Ltd,+11&addr2=Stroud+Green+Road&addr3=London&pc=N4++2DQ&client=public&gr ide=531385&gridn=186837&scale=10000 I've already got quite a few confirmed attendances and mostly of girls (woohoo!), so we need more boys - wait what am I talking about... more girls yeah! And invite your friends etc. to come bowling! Email me if you have probs or want my phone number for chatting me up with. Note to self: Wear bowling shoes. Hark Hester said: >>.. Anyway, those of you who've heard the new St Etienne offering "Finisterre" will recognise the line...<< I think Finsiterre is a bit freaky. Note to self: The flow of this email is wearing thin, stop. Note to self: The end. Ken Note to self: Thank fuck for that. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Have you ever been to a Harvester before?
by Mark Hester 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

....as a matter of fact, I haven't, and the fact that I haven't was contributive to me gaining a rather high score on an "How Much of a Snob Are You?" on the modern interweb some time ago. Now, Beefeaters, they're different. I've been to plenty of those. In fact, when I move offices in a couple of months' time the nearest thing approximating a pub will in fact be a Beefeater called the Longwall. A couple of weeks back we all headed down to the new building to see what it's like. Seriously odd is the answer. Whereas our current place has a pond, the new one has a Water Feature, which is no good for fish as it consists of a very, very shallow sheet of water moving over a metal plateau. With coloured lights. The new office also takes open plan to new heights (or depths) as there are NO DIVIDES AT ALL, not even between the restaurant and the reception area, which'll be, erm, *interesting* when there's fish on Fridays. All the references to Harvesters in the archives are about combine harvesters, unfortunately.... Anyway, those of you who've heard the new St Etienne offering "Finisterre" will recognise the line at the top from Michael Jayston's spoken parts, which he utters with such gravitas that they seem of the utmost import. I had no idea who Jayston was, so I went a-googling, natch, and discovered that he was a "character actor" who'd been in loads of stuff without actually being the real star. Donnie Darko has real stars - Drew Barrymore and Patrick Swayze. It's a really great film and v. funny in places - go see it. There's a bunch of kids in Oxford right now called Trademark who look like the Cuban Boys, play eightiesish synth-pop (a bit like Nemo) and fill the gaping hole left by the (presumably) defunct Holy Roman Empire in the wackiness stakes. They even gave a physics lecture in the middle of their set last night, to precursor their song "Sine Love". Stuart Djing at TIHIFTBL? Yay! Mark. ______________________________________________________________ For up-to-the-minute music news, reviews and specials visit http://www.nme.com Get free e-mail (anyname(a)nme.com) now at http://www.nmemail.com The sender of this e-mail is NOT an employee or associate of NME, nme.com or any other IPC magazine. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Have you ever been to a Harvester before?
by Mark Hester 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

....as a matter of fact, I haven't, and the fact that I haven't was contributive to me gaining a rather high score on an "How Much of a Snob Are You?" on the modern interweb some time ago. Now, Beefeaters, they're different. I've been to plenty of those. In fact, when I move offices in a couple of months' time the nearest thing approximating a pub will in fact be a Beefeater called the Longwall. A couple of weeks back we all headed down to the new building to see what it's like. Seriously odd is the answer. Whereas our current place has a pond, the new one has a Water Feature, which is no good for fish as it consists of a very, very shallow sheet of water moving over a metal plateau. With coloured lights. The new office also takes open plan to new heights (or depths) as there are NO DIVIDES AT ALL, not even between the restaurant and the reception area, which'll be, erm, *interesting* when there's fish on Fridays. All the references to Harvesters in the archives are about combine harvesters, unfortunately.... Anyway, those of you who've heard the new St Etienne offering "Finisterre" will recognise the line at the top from Michael Jayston's spoken parts, which he utters with such gravitas that they seem of the utmost import. I had no idea who Jayston was, so I went a-googling, natch, and discovered that he was a "character actor" who'd been in loads of stuff without actually being the real star. Donnie Darko has real stars - Drew Barrymore and Patrick Swayze. It's a really great film and v. funny in places - go see it. There's a bunch of kids in Oxford right now called Trademark who look like the Cuban Boys, play eightiesish synth-pop (a bit like Nemo) and fill the gaping hole left by the (presumably) defunct Holy Roman Empire in the wackiness stakes. They even gave a physics lecture in the middle of their set last night, to precursor their song "Sine Love". Stuart Djing at TIHIFTBL? Yay! Mark. ______________________________________________________________ For up-to-the-minute music news, reviews and specials visit http://www.nme.com Get free e-mail (anyname(a)nme.com) now at http://www.nmemail.com The sender of this e-mail is NOT an employee or associate of NME, nme.com or any other IPC magazine. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The Shortest Novel in the World
by elizabeth trawick 12 Nov '02

12 Nov '02

Hullo Sinisters! Ah, this is my first post. Does it feel like it? It certainly does to me. I don't wish to bore you, so I'm not going to ramble on (at least I'm going to try not to). Yes, to the post! When I first heard of Belle and Sebastian, I was dating a very tall boy named Chris. He was absolutely infatuated with them as far as I could tell. Myself? I listened to the likes of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Nine Inch Nails. Though Belle and Sebastian were far from my taste, I still tried them out. I'm not sure if this is horrible, but I downloaded a few songs. Included were: This is Just a Modern Rock Song (one of Chris' favourites, the first he suggested), Is It Wicked Not to Care, and Don't Leave the Light on Baby. Of course, being the "hard fucking rock" fan I was, I didn't like them. Oh my, were they much too girly for me! I thought the lead singer (oh, Stuart, bless you!) had a nice voice, though Isobel, I respectfully called 'the other' at that time, was not so pleasant but rather annoying. Yes, this was coming from the mind of someone who thought Maynard James Keenan had the prettiest voice in the world. It's been a year or so since then, and Chris and I have stopped dating. That was very short-lived, as was my listening to the few Belle and Sebastian songs I had on my winamp playlist. Just a few months ago, though, I started dating another boy. By this time I was listening to 'emo' bands such as Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World, and the occasional Tool I was still interested in. Him? He was absolutely in love with The Clash and Belle and Sebastian. After a while of being in his car and listening to nothing but Belle and Sebastian, The Apples in Stereo and Beulah, I began to actually like these bands. Oh, the wonders of Stuart's voice and Isobel's cello and... oh, I could go on for ages like this, so I'll stop. Now, look at me. I'm a Sinister! My Tool and Saves the Day cds have been thrown under my bed somewhere and my car is filled with cds by Beulah, Belle and Sebastian, The Smiths, and Pulp (oh, is it wrong for me to want to kiss a man twice as old as I?). Oh goodness me, I'm giddy just thinking about "Me and the Major"! I think this is turning into a novel, so I'll stop now. To be honest, I think this post is my way of thanking Belle and Sebastian for brightening my cd collection. xoxo, -Elizabeth _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: one of those days
by marisa stroud 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Do you ever have those days when something happens and all of a sudden, huge chunks of life make sense? Not the "ooohhh...so HE shot JR!" kind of things, but *BAM!* the universe realigns itself and everything becomes clearer. Like putting on 3D glasses for the first time and making sense of the blue-and-red lines that kind of looked like something, but now it POPS UP at you and SHOWS YOU THE WORLD! That kind of happened to me today. And it had to do with you, in a roundabout way. So I thought I'd share it, and reveal my secret. Here goes ... *deep breath* ... Until today, I didn't know what Chickfactor was. Beyond the Belle & Sebastian song, that is. I idly read the references to the Chickfactor Balls. "Ooh, a ball!" I thought. "I like balls!" *no I don't. they make me wear pinchy shoes and I have an awful time because my feet hurt and I whinge a lot* "Oh, it's in London/New York/Not right down the street from me. I guess I won't go." *end of active interest in matter. am new poster. don't know about cool things that old sinnies do. aspire to find out one day, but as for right now...ooh, shiny thing!!! attention distracted* So I never bothered to find out it was. I figured it was something I'd figure out in time, et si non, tant pis. *been watching too much Amelie* Then I picked up the Toronto Star. It was free on campus. It was just after 11 am, so I intended to read something meaningful about Remembrance Day. But of course I ended up reading a sidebar about pop music. And that's when I realized the sidebar was about the Chickfactor Ball in New York. And that's when I realized what the song was about. "Pretty girl says 'Hi... What's the worst job you've had? What do you read? What's driving you mad?'" Call me Archimedes. But epiphanies, no matter how many people have already discovered them, are the coolest things ever. Don't you think? In other news, November would be a lot more pleasant if it would stop raining the kind of rain that sneaks under my hood to get me right in the face. And if October hadn't stripped all the trees bare before they even had a chance to turn colours. I spent all last fall in Glasgow lamenting the fact that I was missing all the glorious red and green and gold, and this year the stupid leaves either went straight to brown or were blown off the branch before they even had a chance to sneeze. Stupid autumn. Didn't it know I was home?? Anyway. If I was a character in a B&S song, I'd want to be the mayfly. Then I wouldn't have to decide what the ~ I'm going to do next year, cause I'd be dead. And mayflies don't have much time to sin, so I'd be going to the big streetlamp in the sky...sweet. But then I'd never go to a Chickfactor Ball. But I prolly wouldn't care anyway. I mean, dude, I'm a bug. marisa. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Offbeat B&S Special, Sheffield UK, 22/11/02
by Dr C Stride 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

** Offbeat ** Sheffield's Real Indie Night presents... a night of Belle and Sebastian playing the usual Offbeat mix of classic indie, punk-pop, C86 and new indiepop underground plus loads of Belle and Sebastian tracks... Friday 22nd November, 2002 from 9pm to 1am @ The Raynor Lounge, Sheffield University Students Union Admission £3.00 Free Lollipops, stickers, plus a Belle and Sebastian quiz; prize includes a real Dog-on-Wheels plus a 'Dog on Wheels' CD, both signed by Stuart Murdoch. For a poster / flyer for the night, check out http://www.shef.ac.uk/~offbeat/scan/opos67.gif For the playlist from our last Belle and Sebastian Special check out http://www.shef.ac.uk/~offbeat/frames/pl231101.htm * VERY IMPORTANT - 1 * We do not do advance tickets - it is first-come first-served on the door on the night. Arrive early to avoid disappointment - the venue has a small capacity and we are expecting lots of people. So to be sure of getting in, turn up before the doors open at 9pm! * VERY IMPORTANT - 2 * If you a non-student, also see http://www.shef.ac.uk/~offbeat/frames/wherefra.htm for directions and admission details, or email me. For more info' on Offbeat such as other dates, past playlists, reviews, etc, check out http://www.offbeatsheffield.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Insh'Allah to you too!
by Mark Casarotto 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Hi hi! A morning of HOUSEWORK reminds me of my free-postin' days earlier in the year, when unemployment was still fun and a spotless house a worthwhile way to spend my days. Today I have hoovered the landing and stairs! and washed the sink! And removed a scary amount of extrememly long hairs from my Dyson's rotating brush. Which was less unpleasant than it sounds. I also tidied my room, without finding my missing burgundy-and-charcoal sock. It's my favourite sock! Along with its twin, of course. I've started having seriously irritating computer problems, all the more irritating cos I have no idea what's going wrong. When I go online, my PC decides to refuse to collect anything from the interweb for long periods. It'll then start working fine, from 10 seconds to 5 minutes, then radio silence will return. Aaargh! I also do my job from home via the internet - I can't have it malfunctioning for even 30 seconds as I ned to be in full connection all the time. Can anyone suggest what might be wrong? Please email me off-list if you can. I went to America a couple of weeks ago. It was great! I may even get around to writing about it at http://www.joannou.net/biondino at some point... Mark xxx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Waltzing Ma~
by terry underwear 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

*at the end of this post the whereabouts of Australian listee's is revealed. But please, for your own good, read this warning about the cult of ~ first* sinister, i can no longer stand by and watch as the evil ~ once again rears its ugly head. The ~ is pure evil I tell you, pure evil! It has to tried to win your trust by pretending to be sarcasm, but it has built its power and is about to unleash itself on the world. Banjo Patterson was the first to warn of the ~, when he wrote about the effect it had on a swagman. Go here: (note the effort people go to to hide the secret of the ~, with this site requiring a mind bending puzzle to be solved before you can proceed. After hours of algorithms and standing on my head the solution came to me. To proceed, you must click "Proceed"! Ingenious!) http://www.uq.edu.au/~mlwham/banjo/waltzing_matilda.html I have no doubt that when Banjo first penned the poem he wrote Waltzing Ma~, but then probably realised that computers hadn't been invented yet so whited ~ out and wrote tilde instead. Note how Banjo hints at the evil of the ~, with the swagman becoming jolly in its presence. Then it causes the swagman to try and shove a sheep into his bag (if that isn't strange behaviour then i don't know what is!), and ultimately end his own life so he wouldn't have to give up the ~. Banjo was a clever man though, and chose to white out "tilde" and write "tilda" in its place, to hide the evil secret of the ~ forever. He underestimated the power of the ~ though, and it is back. Let this be a warning to you all. Don't be fooled by false prophets brothers and sisters. The ~ may appear to be all nice and "jolly-making", but before you know it you'll be stealing sheep to feed the ~ habit. Then, when people realise the influence ~ had had on your life and try to help you, you will run from them, choosing to end your own life rather than give up the ~. terry Australian Listee's There is at least: 6 in Perth (Kin, Jim, Jeremy, Terry, Helen, Michael) 4 in Brisbane (Steven, Grant, Nicholas, Alex) 3 in Melboure (David, Sophia, Neil) 1 in Adelaide (Nathan) 1 in Sydney (Chris) 1 in London (Marianna, ex-Perth) 1 in Glasgow (Katrina, ex-Perth) And there is Lawrence in NZ too. Thanks to Katrina, David, Steven and Sophia for their help. I'm terribly sorry if I've forgotten anyone. If anyone wants to get in contact with people in their area I could possibly help. __________________________________________________________ Outgrown your current e-mail service? Get 25MB Storage, POP3 Access, Advanced Spam protection with LYCOS MAIL PLUS. http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Sinister Christmas Present Exchange!
by Laura Llew 10 Nov '02

10 Nov '02

Miss Maddie Minx* murmured something to the effect of: "Sending viruses to people isn't a nice thing to do? I'd better revise my Christmas list then." On that note, I hereby commence the third* annual Sinister Christmas Present Exchange! Here's how it works: You send me an e-mail to Lleweth(a)hotmail.com with your: * Name * Full Address * The number of presents you would like to send out (since it will correspond with the presents you will receive) and * Whether you have a preference of sending to someone inside your country or not as foreign mailing can get right pricey and I have great respect for you cheap bastards out there. If geography makes no difference, then there's no need to mention anything. After everyone who is interested has had a chance to reply - all your names written on individual scraps of paper, a sedated gray cloche, and I shall all play Chuck Woolery and match everyone up with a partner. Your day shall be brightened with the sparkling correspondence from me telling you who that lucky sinister kid you're giving to is at which point you should then whip out the crazy glue, pipe cleaners, and your pet ferret to devise a Christmas present that should wow anyone. 1. This is just for those who wish to participate. It is by no means required nor are there any requirements - meaning you can still be in the nursery or be embittered and wasting in ILE all the time and have just in a moment of nostalgia and dementia tainted haze have wandered back to your ole' stomping ground. 2. In the words of the Greek chic who set this shindig up a few years ago - "This is not restricted to just people that celebrate Christmas. It just happens to help the spirit of exchanging presents so other people that don't celebrate Christmas are very welcome!" Well, it was in those words except for less capitalized, a flagrant disregard for grammar, and way too many exclamation points than I can use without getting nauseous. Oh and the Greek cheek is Joanna and she rules even if she thinks it's ok to deny our list with her posts. 3. It's really up to you as to what kind of gift you give - as it can be anything from something you made to a mix to your favorite book (guess who will be getting a copy of The Basic Eight, baby!) to a chocolate covered boy (though I would like notification if you plan to give away the latter.) As long as it adheres to the postal code and doesn't involve bodily fluids, I think we'll all be happy - especially the lucky llew who gets the chocolate covered boy. 4. I would like to make a request only to sign up if you intend in actually participating because really my shoulder isn't made for people crying on it because they didn't receive anything even though they sent out a matching set of hello kitty mittens and mufflers. I can't even stress how much I actually sincerely mean that. If you think there's a chance that you might get too involved in exams, work, seducing the neighborhood mall's santa, or family to participate, please don't. We still love you. In fact, we'll love you more if you don't sign up for this when there's that possibility. I know from last year's experience that people get really sad when nothing comes there way after they've put alot into a gift. You really don't want to be responsible for the surprise instantaneous disappearance of a whole pound of chocolate, do you? I mean unless you're a cute boy and it's being used to coat yourself that is. If you have any questions or need to get rid of a large sum of money quickly, please feel free to contact me. yours, Laura *This is the same Miss Maddie Minx who once declared that her goal in her educational pursuits was to slip a lyric from a song by The Smiths into one of her college papers. However, when I suggested that she use the line of, "I want to live and I want to love. I want to catch something I might be ashamed of" in her paper on who she'd rather sleep with Sylvia Plath or Virginia Woolf (by the lyrics you can obviously see she chose Plath) I was only laughed at. Oh, one day my sagacity shall be fully respected indeed! ** It might have been going on longer than that but I just chose a number to make it sound more official. _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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by The Voice Inside Your Head 10 Nov '02

10 Nov '02

hello i know this might sound like pointless smug braggery, but this week i got a little letter from stevie, signed stevie(the guitarist) it was very cute and warmed the cockles of my soul that such a busy chap could take the time out to reply to me and such a nice reply too i'm wittering now so i'll go away x __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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