One thing I've never quite figured out about elections. How is it possibly apathetic to not vote for someone whose policies you detest? If it happens that there's noone worth voting for, it would be idiotic to vote for one of them, wouldn't it? You're making a far bigger statement by saying that 50% of the people eligible to vote hate every single one of the candidates. When politicians say they hate it when so many people fail to vote, what they really mean is that they hate it when so many people fail to vote for them... Not bad going, I've only been back on the list for 2 posts and I've probably rubbed half the listees up the wrong way already... Jenow, if people keep throwing things at you, it's time to start fighting back. You could start by hiring a certain well-known ex-boxer for the day. He'll do them over for you, and then he could sing you a celebratory song. He's even got his own transport. Personally if I'm upset about something, playing B&S won't stop me crying. If I need cheering up, I put a bit of Diana Ross & The Supremes on. It has been scientifically proven by the top boffins at NASA (*) that it is physically impossible to listen to "The Happening" without smiling. That song would bring Leonard Cohen out in a grin. They're turning the Christmas lights on in Nottingham on Wednesday. Now that's depressing... Big Stu (*) Possibly. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead 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 +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+