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Jennifer Phillips-Bacher: the spark of intelligence in your blinking eyes is not unlike the glow from the teeth of an electrocuted axe-murderess. <<

It's okay. I haven't had a funny turn. Remember all the fun we had with the Shakespearean insult-generator? Well, I just came across the surrealist compliment generator, which is much more in-keeping with the caring, sharing tone of sinister. What wizard japes! It's at http://pharmdec.wustl.edu/cgi-bin/jardin_scripts/SCG

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Peter Miller: Hermaphrodites around the galaxy desire that you turn your rock and crochet bowl to its loudest setting.<<

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Sezzie: So charmingly heathen, your skin is like a teardrop on a

I went to see the new French film "Vulvic Landmine" last night with steadymike and pam. I have to disagree with our earlier correspondents. As Mr Miller might say, "What," thought Trousers "is the point of a film about glam rock if it isn't filled with pretentious epigrams and people pretending to be Oscar Wilde?" I found it highly enjoyable, but then I would say that, wouldn't I? I particularly enjoyed Dickon Edwards' performance as Brian Slade. I'm disappointed to see that Stuart Murdoch continues to be typecast, appearing here as one "Jack Fairy". If the acting is occasionally dodgy, the music is uniformly ace... Yes, even the bit with the poisoned dwarf out of Placebo murdering 20th Century Boy is good for a hoot. Another winner from Mr Polanski, then! popsickle.<< Talking of Placebo, I am glad to see that our choicest jesters of jingle-jangle jolliness are rising to the challenge of leaving a trail of blood and semen across North America. Bravo!

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Chris Leonard: Your delightful banana reminds me of a cosmonaut in high heels.<<

In the immortal words of Sir Noddy Holder: "Iiiiiiit's Chriiiiiiiisssstmmmmaaaaaaaas!". Well it will be soon. For the southern tarquins and jaspers who find the weather too inclement up in the arctic circle around New Year, there will be a Sinister Xmas party at the Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden, London, on Friday 18 December*. The cafe staff tell me that they are willing to prepare us a sumptuous buffet, but this would mean charging a fee of around £5 per head. Does this sound reasonable, chums? Also it would be good to get some ideas of numbers, so if you have any comments, email me privately.

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HoneyPaul: The phase of your hallucinations reminds me of those balmy days when the championship mould was breeding, when the fish were long, and so were the valued floats of men we drank through narrow straws...<<

Does anyone like Paul Auster? I've just been delivered a shipment of his books from Faber, in shiny new editions. Personally, I think he is no better than a damned dawg, but if anyone would like them, I will gladly put them in the post. Maybe I will set another exciting competition. Peace, list

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In caressing your follicles I am only vaguely reminded of the bitter harvest.<<

Stevie Trousers xoxoxoxo * You will notice that the Xmas party is three days after my birthday, or "Trousersday", as it is known. It is a custom among my people that on Trousersday, people send me a variety of lovely lower-body wear. I have a particular penchant for moleskin. My measurments are available on request. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+