At 15:10 -040010/15/98, Madame Cholet wrote: [>I doesn't mean anything - it's pretending to be bakery of the rich. [> [>-teri [> [>I was always under the impression that "Bourgoisie" was the "middle" or [>"working class" or opposite of the rich. The common-folk...and a Pastie is [>just a pastie...(it's something you eat, flaky dough thing filled with [>cheese and onion if you're lucky) and given "Le Pastie de la Bourgoisie" [>was first spray painted outside of a bakery....I'm guessing it just means [>that....The pastie of the working class. Loses all meaning when it's [>disected and translated like that though really... [ [ [ [beth i always considered the bourgeoisie to be the middle class (not the working class). you know -- the people who have relatively comfortable living and lots of blue glass and stuff. (i've always thought blue glass to be super-bourgie). like, the very people the working class is against. for example -- communism is supposed to be for the working class, against the bourgeoisie. -kerry "so is this what it's come to? am i cold or just a little bit warm? give me an easy life and a peaceful death." -the sundays +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+