No ! It's simple really. It's just a very pretty way of saying that the person in question is looking at the ground and not around , not daring to look around and cos there are so many people who are actually quite lonely, that this metaphorical blinkering is actually fashionable, popular, ie, rendered widespread by the populace. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+