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Sinister: Sinister Dreams
by Nicole Elger 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

OK, I've got more proof that this list is infiltrating my dreams. I didn't have another B&S dream, but did have one about stripping which must have been inspired by all the porn star posts. I'm a bit worried that soon my dreams will contain instructions like: "It is time to meet the other Sinisterians at the spaceship and return to our home planet. Please do not attempt to exit the spaceship while it is in motion or you will rock the ship and make everyone ill. Instead, contact Captain Honey privately for details on how to parachute back to Earth." So I was a stripper in the dream, except I wasn't _really_ a stripper, I was only doing it for a few hours so I could do some kind of investigation at the club. I remember that my intentions were good, but I don't remember what exactly they were. The music wasn't great, but I remember thinking I was pulling it off quite well (ha, no pun intended) and no one was suspecting a thing. But then I looked at some of the faces and started thinking, "Oh God, what if I see someone from work!?" Suddenly I was out of the strip club and playing in a band with my best friend from high school and a bunch of other people. Her cute younger brother was the singer and I had some ridiculous role like cymbal or tambourine player. (No offense to anyone dedicated to those instruments!) We played one song and were astonishingly good. Right then, when we were on the verge of stardom and having a mailing list dedicted to us ... my 15-pound cat jumped on my stomach, like he always does when things are getting good in my dreams. Grrrr. So, lots of May Orgy planning going on, oh sorry, I meant May Picnic planning. Keith wanted it to be more of an Event, so why not get Genevieve over so she and Tag can tie the knot publicly? Afterwards you can all get drunk and eat too much of every different kind of cake. ;-) As for the list life cycle stuff, the next step should be rebirth. HoneyPaul must nearly be ready to pop those enlightened list babies by now. - Scuffy Lee Smith, stripper/porn name PS. Whoever wanted info on the great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith: http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~nfrankli/es/ http://www.teleport.com/~voice/main.html . . . . . nicolina(a)drizzle.com . . . . . And once Frederick seemed half asleep. "Are you dreaming, Frederick?" they asked reproachfully. But Frederick said, "Oh no, I am gathering words. For the winter days are long and many, and we'll run out of things to say." -- Leo Lionni, _Frederick_ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Country Music Fun
by Robert Hardy TM 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Country Western Song Titles: The Best of the Worst Country-Western Song Titles (Yes, kids, these are REAL.) 1.Drop Kick Me, Jesus, Through The Goalposts Of Life 2.Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In The Bed 3.Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth 'Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye 4.Her Teeth Were Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure 5.How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away? 6.How Can You Believe Me When I Say I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life? 7.I Been Roped And Thrown By Jesus In The Holy Ghost Corral 8.I Changed Her Oil, She Changed My Life 9.I Don't Know Whether To Kill Myself Or Go Bowling 10.I Fell In A Pile Of You And Got Love All Over Me 11.I Flushed You From The Toilets Of My Heart. 12.I Keep Forgettin' I Forgot About You 13.I Wanna Whip Your Cow 14.I Would Have Wrote You A Letter, But I Couldn't Spell Yuck! 15.I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dawg Fight, Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win 16.I'd Rather Have A Bottle In Front Of Me Than A Frontal Lobotomy 17.I'm Just A Bug On The Windshield Of Life 18.I'm The Only Hell Mama Ever Raised 19.I've Been Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart 20.I've Got The Hungries For Your Love And I'm Waiting In Your Welfare Line 21.If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You 22.If Love Were Oil, I'd Be A Quart Low 23.If My Nose Were Full of Nickels, I'd Blow It All On You 24.If You Don't Leave Me Alone, I'll Go And Find Someone Else Who Will 25.If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too? 26.Mama Get The Hammer (There's A Fly On Papa's Head) 27.My Every Day Silver Is Plastic 28.My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, And I Don't Love Jesus 29.My John Deere Was Breaking Your Field, While Your Dear John Was Breaking My Heart 30.My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him 31.Oh, I've Got Hair Oil On My Ears And My Glasses Are Slipping Down, But Baby I Can See Through You 32.Pardon Me, I've Got Someone To Kill 33.She Got The Gold Mine And I Got The Shaft 34.She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger 35.She Made Toothpicks Out Of The Timber Of My Heart 36.She's Got Freckles On Her, But She's Pretty 37.Thank God And Greyhound She's Gone 38.They May Put Me In Prison, But They Can't Stop My Face From Breakin' Out 39.Velcro Arms, Teflon Heart 40.When You Leave Walk Out Backwards, So I'll Think You're Walking In 41.You Can't Have Your Kate And Edith Too 42.You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd 43.You Done Tore Out My Heart And Stomped That Sucker Flat 44.You Were Only A Splinter As I Slid Down The Bannister Of Life 45.You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly F'eh, made me laugh. Ian Balham.

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RE: Sinister: how about....
by PJMiller 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

>Yeah - last reminder - band chat at 2pm GMT tomorrow. Please come >armed with questions and don't go all coy and blushy. I've only thought of one question, and it's not very interesting either. Perhaps this is because I've spent the whole of the last month trying to decide who to be. I've narrowed the field down to two candidates, Horst Hrubesch and Hans Krankl. I would like to be a Thompson Twins-like duo, but there's not space for two such long names. >As to Thai nudey actresses, I know now where my future lies. Thanks >to Oon, I will sOon pack up my bags and sail east, a bright new >future in showbiz awaiting, armed only with my copy of Tigermilk in >my handbag and fiddling with the clasps on my catsuit. Who'll buy my >video? I really don't know what to say to this, Paul. Bobby Chariot ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Pay attention 007 - Scottish Picnics
by Jeni421 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

I'll be in Paisley about May 20th and I want to go:) to the Glasgow thingy You said: >I think it'd probably be better if these >picnics were not just a one-off picnic job in the park and then we all piss >off home, but better off part of a grand plan for the weekend, we could all >meet up on Friday night, go out to a club, dance our pants off, sleep and >then have a picnic - then go out again on Saturday night and do it all >again. For a kick off, it'd mean that come the time the picnic thing >arrives - we'll all know each other anyway, which'd be cool. It's always a >bit better when it's a whole weekend as it feels like more of an event. I think your idea sounds great! I'll be over there on my first trip to Scotland from US and I think that would be soo much fun to meet list people and go out. I'll be staying w/ a friend whilst in Paisley and am more than willing to go to Glasgow preferably or Edinburgh, either one. Jeni (aka. Lee Canterbury) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: JOY...+B&S
by McDougal 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Hello fellow mailers, Today was a bad day. Until now. I thought that B&S chatting at 2 today, and so was sitting in my history, spanish and english lessons sulking. When school ended I went to bluesoda, only to find that it's actually happening tomorrow. S A V E D !!!! My chosen song of the day is "Belle and Sebastian", from the Dog on weels ep........I left my school, I left my job, you saw me looking like a slob...... BBBB EEEE L L EEEE AAAA N N DDD SSSS EEEE BBB AAAA SSSS TTTT I AAAA N N B B E L L E A A NN N D D S E B B A A S TT I A A NN N BBBB EEEE L L EEEE AAAA N NN D D SSSS EEEE BBB AAAA SSSS TT I AAAA N NN B B E L L E A A N N D D S E B B A A S TT I A A N N BBBB EEEE LLLL LLLL EEEE A A N N DDD SSSS EEEE BBB A A SSSS TT I A A N N To view the above sit 1 metre away from the monitor, shut one eye put hands together, blocking out the rest of the message. This should make it clearer. I'm so proud of myself......actually you should feel sorry for me. This shows how bored/dedicated to B&S I actually am. I can't decide which. Hopefully ( I think so) the latter. It's not the most beautiful writing of the name i've ever seen, but it's the best I could in the e-mail type thing........... ............Write me back for a chat, a compliment, or whatever............. < D O U G > PIGS TEND TO WIGGLE WHEN THEY WALK THE INFRASTRUCTURE ROTS, AND THE OWNERS HATE THE JOCKS WITH THEIR AGENTS AND THEIR DATES, IF THE SIGNATURES ARE CHECKED, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT, AND WE'RE COUNTING UP THE INSTANTS THAT WE SAVED, INTIRE NATIONS SO DEPRAVED FROM THE CHEAP SEATS, SEE US WAVE TO THE CAMERA, IT TOOK A GIANT RAM ROD TO RAISE THE DEMON SETTLEMENT, BUT HI HO SILVER RIDE........................... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Life Cycle of an Email Discussion List (B&S Free) (fwd)
by Rod Begbie 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Reminded me of this list, for some reason... (I think we're at 6b. Non?) Rod. Rod Begbie @ http://www.begbie.com | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | I bribe Greek cod ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:05:48 -0500 From: Rahul Chandran <rahul.chandran(a)yale.edu> Reply-To: monkeyjunkies(a)wired.com To: monkeyjunkies(a)wired.com Subject: [mj] FW: Life Cycle of an Email Discussion List (humor) THE NATURAL LIFE CYCLE OF MAILING LISTS Every list seems to go through the same cycle: 1. Initial enthusiasm (people introduce themselves, and gush alot about how wonderful it is to find kindred souls). 2. Evangelism (people moan about how few folks are posting to the list, and brainstorm recruitment strategies). 3. Growth (more and more people join, more and more lengthy threads develop, occasional off-topic threads pop up) 4. Community (lots of threads, some more relevant than others; lots of information and advice is exchanged; experts help other experts as well as less experienced colleagues; friendships develop; people tease each other; newcomers are welcomed with generosity and patience; everyone---newbie and expert alike--- feels comfortable asking questions, suggesting answers, and sharing opinions) 5. Discomfort with diversity (the number of messages increases dramatically; not every thread is fascinating to every reader; people start complaining about the signal-to-noise ratio; person 1 threatens to quit if *other* people don't limit discussion to person 1's pet topic; person 2 agrees with person 1; person 3 tells 1 & 2 to lighten up; more bandwidth is wasted complaining about off-topic threads than is used for the threads themselves; everyone gets annoyed) 6a. Smug complacency and stagnation (the purists flame everyone who asks an 'old' question or responds with humor to a serious post; newbies are rebuffed; traffic drops to a doze-producing level of a few minor issues; all interesting discussions happen by private email and are limited to a few participants; the purists spend lots of time self-righteously congratulating each other on keeping off-topic threads off the list) OR 6b. Maturity (a few people quit in a huff; the rest of the participants stay near stage 4, with stage 5 popping up briefly every few weeks; many people wear out their second or third 'delete' key, but the list lives contentedly ever after) ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: michael head
by Adam Robinson 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Ruth MCCurry asked: "Does anyone know anything about Michael Head and/or The Strands? I don'twant to rush out and buy it if it's some Blue Nile crap. " Michael Head is a true genius. His tearjerking story is told in a remarkably frank interview in today's NME, so I won't bore you all withit here. Suffice to say, everything he and his brother have recorded (as The Pale Fountains, Shack, or The Strands) is fantastic. They're nothing like the Blue Nile. Can you really think the Blue Nile are crap ? I think they're gorgeous. Ho-hum. Cheers, Adam. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: how about....
by [tEAD] 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

hey ppl - first post an' all...... Well, my name's Matt and i think b&s are super dooper. The mailing list is great, and I was thinking about the problem of all this nonB&S mail cluttering the list and how people are not liking it and all, but the fact is that if you took away all the nonB&S stuff, there wouldn't be much left. Which makes me ask: Why is the list a mailing list and not a newsgroup ? And for the porn name: I named my first fluffy black rabbit after my grandma, Betty, and my mother's maiden name is the same as my grandma's second name, so my porn name is the same as my grandma's : Betty Baxter! luv Matt x x x ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Stuart David in NME
by A Leonard 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

Need I say more? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Pay attention 007 - Scottish Picnics
by Keith Watson 11 Mar '98

11 Mar '98

OK. Scottish Picnics... again. --Anyone's welcome. --Venue undecided - Glasgow or Edinburgh, mail me and let me know what you think. --Anyone who wants to help can. --All we really need is a date - currently Claire can make it in the latter half of May and no-one else has made any suggestions, so that seems like a good bet so far. --Completely provisionally as a total guess I'll say Saturday 23rd of May in Glasgow, cause that seems to be the most popular at the moment. Now here's another suggestion. I think it'd probably be better if these picnics were not just a one-off picnic job in the park and then we all piss off home, but better off part of a grand plan for the weekend, we could all meet up on Friday night, go out to a club, dance our pants off, sleep and then have a picnic - then go out again on Saturday night and do it all again. For a kick off, it'd mean that come the time the picnic thing arrives - we'll all know each other anyway, which'd be cool. It's always a bit better when it's a whole weekend as it feels like more of an event. -- Any alternative suggestions are of course welcome. Thanks, Keith. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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