Hey Sinister, So this isn't even close to the requisite 15 mins. (and about that- is it time thinking about your post, or the physical typing act? I had always wondered.), but I figured there were some pressing questions and comments indeed re cankles. So, to answer S. Lord, I'd say that cankles can be genetic, but that you can definitely get rid of them in no time flat. An exercise of choice? When I played soccer for high school, we were encouraged to do our calf-conditioning by standing on our toes in the shower, and then relaxing, for about 100 or so iterations each day. So they're not irreparable or anything like that. But the reverse can be true, i.e. you can earn yourself some mean cankles if you work at it through a system of ruthless atrophication. I suppose you could always interpret cankles as a sort of Rubenesque trait- that they are ostensive of a lifestyle which does not require heavy walking or even standing. Nice. And w/r/t Laura Llew's comments, or more as a corollary I guess, I forgot to mention that tons of guys I know have tube-legs or cankles, without an inch of definition on them. Plus their legs are starting to be denuded from wearing pants all the time, which is creepy in and of itself. Also mentioned (or hinted at): Sapphic churches(!), ahem. Sign me up to be an altar boy. Anyway. I did want to put in a small amount of envy in this email. Of the Sinister picnics and -ers in the U.K. I always imagine them as gatherings full of sunshine and sudden joy. Perfect beyond comprehension. With like animals coming out of the woods and asking if they can join in on the soccer games, and then politely scarfing down beer along with anyone else. In case you're wondering, this is what it's like to O.D. on C.S. Lewis (little brother was sick, asked me to read, et-cet.) That's it. Kevin +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the 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 +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+