Good morning sinisterines, I woke up well before the sun and decided to read the news online. Found several things that might be of interest. Or not. The first was a photo of Keith Richards and John McEnroe watching Monica Seles play tennis at the US Open. They were smiling and I thought how nice it would have been had Mr. P!O!P!kins been able to be there with them. I'm sure he'd have enjoyed it. On the Thai news front, I see that while the rest of the world has concerns about today being 9/9/99, it is an auspicious day for those in Thailand. According to that country's most "sought-after" fortune teller, Attiviroj Sritula, 9 is a good omen and a holy number. ``The figure 9 represents the spike on the head of Rahu (the Hindu god of darkness) which throws a flash of light and represents prosperity,'' he added. Maybe Miss Oon will strike it rich in the casinos today. Lap dancers in Liverpool can now remove their G-strings and dance completely nude. Apparently they can't do that in Manchester. Now they just have to prove over 6 months that they can adhere to national decency laws. Mayor Giuliani of New York City just served on a jury. It seems said jury rejected the claim of a man whose genitals were blistered and permanently scarred in the shower by hot water. ``I have renewed respect for the jury system. I was very much gratified by the experience,'' Giuliani said afterward. I wonder about the gratification part. And a pre-human skull was discovered in a curio shop in New York. Not surprising. Have a nice day sinisterines. I'll try to sleep in later from now on, or at least spare you the news flashes. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+