Hello kittens, I know I know IknowIknowIknow I haven't posted much recently, but I'm not neglecting you all, honestly. I've been there in the background, a bit tired, but wiping tears and shining shoes as always. It's just that if you speak like mum a lot it's hard not to be mum sometimes. So let's be mum then: vu sleeper said:
I am on the live list, because I must confess I am addicted to checking my emails every hour. Is it me, or the attachement at the bottom of every email is much too long ?
Yes hm. Well you see, the footer's become something of a repository of Sinister History, and I've never had the heart to remove many of the earlier artifacts as I've added new ones. It seemed to me a bit like sweeping up old bones (not dinosaurs! no!) and throwing them out when I should be brushing them with my little archaeological brush (*) and generally looking after them. I think after I managed the geeky trick of removing footers after *each post* in the digest I felt justified letting it get bigger, like when you've just done your ironing and deserve a nice cup of tea and a McVities Chocolate Digestive (plain chocolate, from the fridge). If anyone would like to make a strong reasoned argument that either I should dispense with any lines (and you have to say which! and be responsible if anyone moans!) or that they should flipping well stay, please do mail me privately. I reserve the right to change them round according to the relative positions of the moons of Jupiter. (*) hello to Mr Gneiss, our new List Archaeologist vu sleeper also said:
Also, "sinsietr is a bit freaky", can someone please correct this typo ? Unless David really did say it like that, then well... Nevermind.
- which was not without foresight - he did actually "say" those exact words, not being a seasoned typer I suppose, in an online chat. I seem to remember we were all rather pleased? The reference is buried in the archives somewhere I guess. See what I mean about archaic artifacts? Someone should put this in the FAQ - meant as a hint to, oh, wait, me. Here's some more Mummy talk: any of you AOL users (and there's 184 of you, Miss Print says) *DON'T UPGRADE TO AOL VERSION 6!!*. I don't use AOL but am told by others that the new version doesn't allow plain text mails at ALL, but wants everyone to send exclusively in HTML. If you don't know what this means, it's a compliment, but please, hold off upgrading if offered. If it's right, and you do upgrade, you won't be able to post from your AOL account to the list. Please remember if any of you are having trouble with the list you can mail me and I'll do my best. I'll be slow to respond, but sure, like a, erm, glacier? Make it simple for me because I'm simple, short sharp questions get the quickest response. By all means tell me you're in love too! A response might take longer though. I have been known to sprinkle love dust on listees' pillows at night when they're sleeping, and to whisper the names of another listee in their ears: it's just that checking someone's out the nursery is a bit quicker to do. We have so very little time. There's some other stuff I should tell you. There's lots of new photos up in the photo galleries, including a fabulous Marlboro Man Pickle Prince, a smouldering yoghurt eating Joan of Dark, and oo, lots more. We could do with a few more items of awful (or great) clothing, baby pictures or blurry faintly rude parts of the body though. Please stop being so shy and be a little tarty. Sinister is built on a solid rock of tartiness you know. http://www.missprint.org/sinister/#photos Also, the chords for Fold Your Hands Child You Talk Like A Pheasant are finally online on the chord/tab page: http://www.missprint.org/sinister/chords.html Thanks to the delicate, supple, stimulating hands of Mr Damon who sorted the mails of everyone who sent chords aeons ago, because I wasn't up to it. He's great, you know. And thanks to everyone who worked them out, and um, sorry etc. Thanks also to David Moore for posting a fulsome and accurate account of the Mr Chris/Sodastream concert in Glasgow. He did indeed stroke Princess Honey's arm, and all tingly it was too. And to our star in the east, Princess Oon: I'm really pleased she was an elephant in a former life because she once affectionately called out cats "fat", and they have a revengeful look in their eyes. And the legendary Pauline Shivers who I hope to emulate in *my* subsequent lives, I can tell you, if Oon can fix it for me. And Pookie who, oh dear, gets me in all sorts of trouble. I'd better say one more thing, which you won't want to hear because it's like when your current beau or belle pops round for tea and your mum gets out your baby book and starts crying. This list is so very important to me, I've made friends here who will last forever (oh Mum shhhh) and I'm touched and go all fizzy when I think how you've all stuck with it and made it what it is, and how much you do to keep your posts readable and interesting for others (Oh MUM! shut up!). There aren't many mailing lists like this one (SHUT! UP!). I have lots more to say, most of which I've forgotten, but I'm sure this is too much already. I had better go and tell my little kittie Splat instead. Honey xxx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+