I had a brush with the law at the weekend. And I hadn't even done anything wrong. They decided to stop me because they thought my car might have been stolen. Apparently the reason we looked suspicious was because: a) we were in a dodgy area of Leeds - 2 minutes walk from the bus station b) there were 5 young people in the car c) we were driving round looking a bit lost. Well, we were in the dodgy area to pick someone up to go to a volleyall tournament; that's why there were 5 people in the car; and the reason we were looking a bit lost was because we were lost. And, thanks to the police, late as well. In the end, all I had to do was take my driving licence to a police station within 7 days, since I didn't have it with me (you don't have to have it with you in the UK). All added up, a couple of hours wasted just because the police have to stop a certain number of people each day to get their numbers up. I tried to see their point of view, I really did. Before you criticise someone, walk a mile in their shoes. that way, you're a mile away from them and you've got their shoes. Really, all the time I was just trying to be as polite as possible so they didn't breathalyse me after my night out the previous night... Still, not a complete waste of a weekend, since we had a good night out, a fact which had absolutely nothing to do with the abundance of good looking women around Leeds Met Uni on a Saturday night. Because I'm not that shallow. No, really. Personality is far more important. It's just that a person's face can say so much about them. Especially the mouth. In three months' time, I'll be in Honduras. I might have something vaguely interesting to write about then. But don't hold your breath. Big Stu Today's top tip: Never play leapfrog with a unicorn. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@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! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+