Sinister: simple things

[The Fragrant World Of Princess Honey]

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

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