Scene: the last day of classes at the college dramatis personae: me, my friend who may or may not have also been drunk. we were on a bench in the center of campus. I decided, after quite a few vodka tonics, that Sinister, on the whole, makes me quite happy. It's not like I often think about the emotionally affective tendencies of mailing lists, but as implied before, I was drunk. I took action. I was sitting on a bench with my friend, and i started (politely) asking passing students if they would answer some questions. here are some of the exchanges I initiated, pretty much verbatim: me: Hi, what do you think of Sinister? cute girl: ummm, the band? me: no, it's a mailing list. about belle and sebastian. cute girl: who? i thought you meant twisted sister, and were just abbreviating the name. me: no, I would never do that. abbreviate, or listen to that band I mean cute girl: oh. I liked them. (turns and walks away. insouciant coquetry forever ruptured) second group me: hey, what about that Sinister, huh? group of burly frat-boy types: what? are you hitting on us? me: (hurriedly, so as not to be beaten fiercely) no, not at all. i just thought i'd ask your opinion. you know, free and open discussion. group: weird. you're sure you're not gay? cos, the only people we know who do that kind of thing are. me: do what? ask questions? group: (mumbled swears, veiled threats, nervous laughter) whatever. freak. it was a great day. i felt mildly alive. i exhort all of you to try it, but i would advise against doing so without becoming entirely inebriated. as in, if I were to slit your wrists, I could easily pour the sluicing blood into a glass and enjoy a Hemoglobin Mary. yes, that drunk. 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 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+