From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V2 #252 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Saturday, November 15 1997 Volume 02 : Number 252 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Hey, waitaminute! ["Charles E. Kemp" ] Re: Alloy: Now Playing: [crackers@hwcn.org] Re: Alloy: He's the dj, I'm [crackers@hwcn.org] Re: Alloy: Now Playing: [Beth Meyer ] Re: Alloy: Dolby parody cont [Beth Meyer ] Re: Alloy: Now Playing: [MsSakamoto@aol.com] Re: Alloy: Hey, waitaminute! [Paul Baily ] Re: Alloy: Dolby parody cont [Paul Baily ] Alloy: See ya 'round... [Paul Baily ] Alloy: Expense [Lem Bingley ] RE: Alloy: Expense ["Jose Gomez" ] Alloy: Now Playing: ["Stephen M. Tilson" ] Alloy: Expense ["Mary A. Brown" ] Alloy: Hey, waitaminute! ["Mary A. Brown" ] Alloy: Dolby parody cont ["Mary A. Brown" ] Re: Alloy: T-SHIRT: Final City List [Tim Dunn <113203.2623@compuserve.com] Alloy: Batman Schmatman (speaking of Boy Orifice..) [Tim Dunn <113203.262] Re: Alloy: punkers [RThurF@aol.com] Re: Re: Alloy: He's the dj, I'm [RThurF@aol.com] Re: Re: Alloy: He's the dj, I'm [RThurF@aol.com] Alloy: Mary's captions, some explanations ["Charles E. Kemp" Subject: Alloy: Hey, waitaminute! What the deal here, Paul? I'm the only person in the scrapbook that doesn't have SOME kind of goofy/syrupy comment under my picture. Almost makes me feel unappreciated. Almost. Luckily I've always got me mum. :) So, now that we've pretty much worn out the song parody contest, let's start another one for my picture caption. Granted, the winner will most likely be Mary but we'll play the game anyway. :) And hey, there's two pictures there, so feel free to contribute a caption for both pics. :) Chuck "Trying to add as much as possible to Paul's workload" Kemp ****** Charles E. Kemp ****** cekemp@netcom.com ****** (812) 597-5950 ****** Just for the sake of it make sure you're always frowning, it shows the world that you've got substance and depth. - Neil Tennant ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 03:21:25 -0500 (EST) From: crackers@hwcn.org Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Playing: In article <199711131421_MC2-2810-BE59@compuserve.com>, you wrote: >Thank you also for the kind words about Therapy/Growth. I've been feeling >more than a little guilty for egging Stephen on to cover that one. My >motivation was to remind Thomas that it's a wonderful song so he might >think, "Hmm, maybe I should release that one on CD." But I'm afraid that >Stephen suffered as a result since I'll bet only a handful of folks on the >list know it. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ I was really glad you decided to cover that song as it's the only time I've ever heard it. It was like some lost and hidden Dolby treasure had been unearthed. CRACKERS (And a very sexy french voice from hell!!) - -- Accordionist - Wethifl Musician - Atari 2600 Collector | /\/\ *NEW CrAB URL* http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html ***| \^^/ Bira Bira Devotee - FES Member - Samurai Pizza Cats Fan| =\/= ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 03:21:23 -0500 (EST) From: crackers@hwcn.org Subject: Re: Alloy: He's the dj, I'm In article <199711131619_MC2-2818-BC44@compuserve.com>, you wrote: >Well, there I was with my legs clasped around his hips as he strode >across the room, pulling me ever closer to him... >Hey, you're not the only one with an active imaginary life! ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Woohoo! Time for the wah-wah pedal! ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >Seriously, when I saw TMDR during his first lecture tour, he needed a >volunteer from the audience to do a vocal sample. He chose me to come up on >stage but there were no stairs or easy way to get on it. He reached down >with one arm and managed to pull me effortlessly up next to him. I was about >10 pounds heavier then so I was impressed that he could basically lift me with >one hand tied behind his back! ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Did you see fireworks? ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >I am so pleased and flattered that you have all of our pictures posted near >your computer! It enables me to feel even more like Europa (is there a >window sill nearby?). ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Well, it's within 1 foot of a window sill. You're on top of Robin. (Hey, I'll bet there are plenty here who would pay good money to see that... ... yepper, I've got an active imaginary life too ;) And beside Lee. Croydon, you're sandwiched between Barbara and Miss Sakamoto. And Keith, you've got Beth and Lissu on top of you. Slarvi doesn't have any women near him because... well... in his picture it looks like he's having fun all by himself. ;) Yes, it's the Alloy Virtual Orgy. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >Oh, and Beth, after seeing TMBG on Viva Variety the >other night, I think you're quite right about CRACKERS resembling John F. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ I gotta find out what this guy looks like. When I first got my new glasses and had the chin-scruff, I had one person say to me "Hey!!! You're that guy who sings in The Bare Naked Ladies." Sheeeeesh. I'm not quite that large... I'm just big headed. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >I've had the even greater pleasure of having CRACKERS' KICK-MAN posting >read aloud, complete with Canadian accent since Stephen got to the computer >before I did. I was nearly in tears by the time the "pinch an oaf" technique > reared its head! And I was also treated to a musical version of >"Secret Cajun Man" though I'd love to hear the original. Keep up the fine >work, laddie! ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Well... if anyone would like a VERY VERY ROUGH copy of some of my music (and I mean it's very rough) they can send me a blank 60 minute cassette and return postage. Or if they're a musician themself they can send me a copy of their music and I'll send them a copy of mine. But you might want to wait until I get a chance to record the songs properly. CRACKERS (Very very very rough from hell!!) - -- Accordionist - Wethifl Musician - Atari 2600 Collector | /\/\ *NEW CrAB URL* http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html ***| \^^/ Bira Bira Devotee - FES Member - Samurai Pizza Cats Fan| =\/= ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 20:56:17 -0500 From: Beth Meyer Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Playing: Hi, "Baby Stevie"; >Hunh. Whaaaaaaa! Everybody likes Lissu best! I Hate Her Hate Her >Hate Her! the living-room> > >Baby Stevie > >P.S. Europa, after reading this rant, asked me to say, "Don't look >at me, I don't know him." This whole interaction was good for another fine little chuckle -- thanks. And rest assured, when I said that various songs on the tape had taken a turn at being my favorite, I meant it -- your own Therapy/Growth among them. The Stephen & Mary version of Therapy/Growth has also earned the distinction of being The Song From The Tape Most Likely to Play Endlessly in My Head For Hours. It appears that Keith has had a similar experience: in fact, when I read his message, the song started playing in my head for another few hours. Amazingly enough, I still like it. (Unlike Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping", which was going through my head for the ENTIRE 24-hour trip back to Atlanta from Slovenia....) And finally, I do totally agree that Lissu pulled off the amazing feat of making "Pulp Culture" truly her own. However, remember that for most of us, "Therapy/Growth" will also be completely Your Own -- if for no other reason than that we have never heard the original and probably never will!!!!!! (Grumble grumble grumble grumble) Cheers, Beth - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beth Meyer School of Psychology Pager: +1-404-866-1362 Georgia Institute of Technology FAX: +1-404-894-8905 274 5th St. gt9020a@prism.gatech.edu -or- Atlanta, GA 30332-0170 bmeyer@psy.psych.gatech.edu http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gt9020a/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 22:20:25 -0500 From: Beth Meyer Subject: Re: Alloy: Dolby parody cont Hi, folks; Yes, I'm trying to get caught up too, as the two-week Experiment from Hell has not allowed me much time to write e-mail lately (but, by golly, I've taught 22 senior citizens how to read logic gate diagrams! As to why I decided to do something that incredibly painful -- well, it just seemed like the thing to do at the time...) >Beth, I really loved this parody (and not just because I'm in it!). It is so >true especially these lines: > > > She thinks the mapping of the human genome is easily solved > > But getting rich with a new Ph.D. is a problem she has yet to resolve Hey, they say you write best when you write about what you know :-) >And 'fess up, have *you* ever had a mohawk? Nope, just 20 years of awful haircuts, courtesy of my mom's unwillingness to spend more than $4 on them. Of course, I was totally bald until I was a year old -- does that count? Then there was that unfortunate "pixie cut" at the age of 5 that had everyone thinking I was a boy. The only thing worse than being geeky was being geeky AND homely -- ugh. >And Barbara, I too like the Fixx though I've never seen them in concert. Is >it still all the original lineup or is it only Cy Curnan holding onto the >name? By the way, Barbara, I do indeed like the Fixx, and have seen them twice in concert. Once was along with A Flock of Seagulls, and the second was when they opened for the Police, if that tells you anything about the time frame. I was fascinated to learn that they are currently touring -- the last I heard was that Cy Curnan had given up the band and was designing hats. Cheers, Beth - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beth Meyer School of Psychology Pager: +1-404-866-1362 Georgia Institute of Technology FAX: +1-404-894-8905 274 5th St. gt9020a@prism.gatech.edu -or- Atlanta, GA 30332-0170 bmeyer@psy.psych.gatech.edu http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gt9020a/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 08:31:10 -0500 (EST) From: MsSakamoto@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: Now Playing: In a message dated 97-11-14 07:19:22 EST, gt9020a@prism.gatech.edu writes: > (Unlike > Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping", which was going through my head for the ENTIRE > 24-hour trip back to Atlanta from Slovenia....) Oh, I feel your pain...I had it stuck in my head for nearly three days... "I get knocked down, but I get up again..." Arrggghh! - --Suzanne-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 97 23:35:47 +1000 From: Paul Baily Subject: Re: Alloy: Hey, waitaminute! >What's the deal here, Paul? queh? >I'm the only person in the scrapbook that doesn't have SOME kind of >goofy/syrupy comment under my picture. Almost makes me feel >unappreciated. Almost. Luckily I've always got me mum. :) goofy/syrupy eh? (Walt Disney characters doing jelly wrestling!? Now thats a sick thought. :-) Hmm, well, truth be known I was dog-tired when I was putting some of these pages up (yeah I know, 'nuff bleating about the sleep Paul!) so was a little low on witticisms on some of them sorry! >So, now that we've pretty much worn out the song parody contest, let's >start another one for my picture caption. Granted, the winner will most >likely be Mary but we'll play the game anyway. :) And hey, there's two >pictures there, so feel free to contribute a caption for both pics. :) Absolutely! I'll go along with that. The caps take next to no time to create and upload (deem "yeah it shows" comments as said) so to quote another Aussie colloquialism: go ya hardest! :-) cheers, Paul. ________________________________________________________________________ Paul Baily paulb@thehub.com.au Consulting SE/IT Mercenary http://www.thehub.com.au/~paulb Brisbane tel: +61-7-3857-8048/+61-411-875-009 Australia Say Al, where d'you want this universe thingo? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 97 23:36:18 +1000 From: Paul Baily Subject: Re: Alloy: Dolby parody cont A little bit back Mary said: >[...] I believe that Paul has a photo of that historic meeting in >his archives so if anyone's interested s/he could politely ask him to scan >and post it. Certainly do. I also have your handwritten account of that whole meeting ... You should realise by now that I'm a classic hoarder, and only throw the bad things out! I'll comandeer another scanner on my travels next week and see what we can come up with. > Though I'm feeling like there are far too many photos of me on >his page as it is. Sorry hon, price of fame. ;-) >Is it just me, or do others on the list think about Neil when they hear >"Weightless"? I'm imagining Thomas being strapped into one of the Britax >car seats... Well, I still cack myself laughing whenever I hear the chorus of NEO 'cause to this day it reminds me of Neil's child saying something like 'Why is she calling your name Dad?' cheeyahs! Paul. ________________________________________________________________________ Paul Baily paulb@thehub.com.au Consulting SE/IT Mercenary http://www.thehub.com.au/~paulb Brisbane tel: +61-7-3857-8048/+61-411-875-009 Australia When your turn comes round and the light goes on. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 97 23:35:49 +1000 From: Paul Baily Subject: Alloy: See ya 'round... Hi y'all, One of our number, Frank Wheeler, has decided to call it a day on Alloy for now and since he's quite a remarkable gentleman, I thought it shouldn't go unnoticed (sorry Frank, I know you were hoping for a quiet exit but you deserve better than that :-). I've already said this directly but Frank, thanks for spending time with us. Your perspective, open-mindedness, candour, and quietly mirthful words here and there were greatly appreciated and will be missed. Frank says he'll still be visiting the FES and Headspace sites as well as dropping the odd email to Thomas so if you run into him in your travels, do say hello! Frank's direct email address is franko1@home.com cheers, Paul. ________________________________________________________________________ Paul Baily paulb@thehub.com.au Consulting SE/IT Mercenary http://www.thehub.com.au/~paulb Brisbane tel: +61-7-3857-8048/+61-411-875-009 Australia When your turn comes round and the light goes on. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 15:24:18 +0000 From: Lem Bingley Subject: Alloy: Expense I hope you lot are happy. I've just agreed to spend 160 quid on a second hand synthesizer so that I can have a go at doing a Dolby cover version myself for next year's Birthday project (which will be the big four-oh for the stoic Mr Robertson). I figure I have 10 months to teach myself how to play keyboards from scratch and should therefore be capable of tackling the first three notes from Valley of the Mind's Eye in time for next year. If you people would refrain from being such an inspiration in future my finances would be much more stable. Thank you for your attention. Lem ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 97 20:00:21 UT From: "Jose Gomez" Subject: RE: Alloy: Expense - ---------- From: owner-alloy@smoe.org on behalf of Lem Bingley Sent: Friday, November 14, 1997 10:24 AM To: alloy@smoe.org Subject: Alloy: Expense I hope you lot are happy. I've just agreed to spend 160 quid on a second hand synthesizer so that I can have a go at doing a Dolby cover version myself for next year's Birthday project...... - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all (oyites) I have been so impressed with the AAMBC project that, just like Lem, I've decided that I'll do everything within my power to contribute to the next effort. Granted, the extent of my knowledge of music is not much more than knowing that there are 8 white and 5 black keys to an octave, but I'm willing to give it a try. My question to the Alloy collective is: If I end up buying one of those Midi Casio higher end models (term is used relatively) for ~$400 can I hook it up to my computer and record a track using music composing software. If not can you all make some suggestions or refer me to a page or magazine where I can get some basic info on better gear, software and other things to consider. You can email privately if you wish to save Alloy bwidth or post it through the mailing list as well. Thanks Jose Le Lurker Extraordinaire BTW Crackers if you are already taking dibs put me down for Puppet Theatre :D ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 15:53:00 -0500 From: "Stephen M. Tilson" Subject: Alloy: Now Playing: Dearest Beth, > And finally, I do totally agree that Lissu pulled off the amazing = > feat of making "Pulp Culture" truly her own. Indeed! > However, remember that for most of us, "Therapy/Growth" will also = > be completely Your Own -- if for no other reason than that we = > have never heard the original and probably never will!!!!!! You are too kind to an old man. Thanks Beth! BTW, Europa says = she'll do something about your T/G deficit . . . /\/\iles ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 17:17:07 -0500 From: "Mary A. Brown" Subject: Alloy: Expense The amazing Dr. Bingley wrote: > I've just agreed to spend 160 quid on a second hand synthesizer = > so that I can have a go at doing a Dolby cover version myself for = > next year's Birthday project (which will be the big four-oh for = > the stoic Mr Robertson). I figure I have 10 months to teach = > myself how to play keyboards from scratch and should therefore be = > capable of tackling the first three notes from Valley of the = > Mind's Eye in time for next year. So, Lem, tell us more! What sort of synth did you get? There was a time= in = my life when I wanted a Jupiter 8 (what TMDR is playing in "Live Wireless= ") so bad I could taste it. But they've advanced so much since then... I think you underestimate yourself, my friend. Anyone who can understand= the = complexities of physics should have no trouble learning music. If I can = read = it, anyone can. And an excellent choice to cover. I had to chuckle when= I = read the review of The Gate Robin posted because I was heavily into Nine = Inch = Nails when it came out (Lem, you can relate to why - it was the music the= guy = in my lab whom I loved and who married someone else really liked) and I f= elt disgusted with myself that Valley was my favorite cut on the CD. I've go= tten = over all that, fortunately for me! Ten months won't pass soon enough, Mary ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 17:17:04 -0500 From: "Mary A. Brown" Subject: Alloy: Hey, waitaminute! Our dear Mr. Kemp wrote: = > I'm the only person in the scrapbook that doesn't have SOME kind = > of goofy/syrupy comment under my picture. Almost makes me feel = > unappreciated. Almost. Luckily I've always got me mum. :) And me too, Mr. Full-time Adonis! > So, now that we've pretty much worn out the song parody contest, let's= = > start another one for my picture caption. Granted, the winner = > will most likely be Mary but we'll play the game anyway. :) Gawd, the pressure is enormous! I spent far too much time analysing that= = statement. Would I win because Paul has a soft spot for me? Or because = I = have a soft spot for you? Or because I know a little more about you than= he = does? Or just because you think I'm clever? A life? Whassat? Anyway, my feverish brain pondered this task and here's what it came up = with... Charles E. Kemp Wouldn't he be "Pretty in Pink" " " " "Absolutely Fabulous" " " " He knows his meat "I lived in Letterman's old dorm room!" Button-nosed women need not apply. (for the second photo with the closed posture) "I don't care what you say= , = 'Fruit Juice Everywhere' STILL sucks!" Would you buy a refrigerator from this man? "No, I will NOT be your "Boy Toy"!" Whaddya say, Chuck, shall we explain these or just let them wonder? Hope= I = didn't embarrass you too much but you know there's plenty of affection be= hind = my teasing. Your humble servant, Mary ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 17:17:05 -0500 From: "Mary A. Brown" Subject: Alloy: Dolby parody cont The merveilleux Paul Baily wrote: >>[...] I believe that Paul has a photo of that historic meeting = >> in his archives so if anyone's interested s/he could politely = >> ask him to scan and post it. > = > Certainly do. I also have your handwritten account of that whole = > meeting ... You should realise by now that I'm a = > classic hoarder, and only throw the bad things out! I'll = > comandeer another scanner on my travels next week and see what we = > can come up with. Oh dear, that gushing journal entry is not fit for public consumption! I= f = anyone is curious, I will post an edited version but I do fear I am becom= ing = most tiresome. And Paul, please don't go to the trouble of scanning the = photo unless someone requests that you do so. I mean, whose webpage is i= t = anyway?! Much love, Europa ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 19:38:44 -0500 From: Tim Dunn <113203.2623@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: Alloy: T-SHIRT: Final City List Hey, you left off York, UK again!!! I'm definitely going to buy one, so despite the fact that nobody in real life ever comes on tour to York, can we put it on? Cheers the_copse ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 19:38:49 -0500 From: Tim Dunn <113203.2623@compuserve.com> Subject: Alloy: Batman Schmatman (speaking of Boy Orifice..) How right you are!! I thought the Tim Burton ones were absolutely masterly, with amazing sets= , cast, scripts, scores and gadgets. But Batman 3, with all those talentles= s little dollies like Alicia whatsit, and that one from ET who hasn't made = a good film for getting on 15 years: it's so repulsively cretinous, and the= way that all the film critice are so cowed by the studio's hype machine i= s even more wretched. Put me on TV, I say, and I'll soon correct this nation's cultural malaise. (possibly) the_copse ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 20:33:28 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: punkers In a message dated 11/13/97 3:55:47 AM, JAMac wrote: <> OH, but I'm not a "wild girl"!!! (You do know this through our fairly lengthy correspondence... don't you JAMac? It's me, your pal Robin... remember?) As far as the mohawk is concerned, I have fun changing my appearance now & then - it varies so much according to my ideas at the given moment - but I'm definitely not a punk, an ex-punk, an ex-drug dealer or schizo (Good God! Does having had a MOHAWK qualify me for all that???) I've never dealt drugs or beaten up anyone in my entire life. I do have tattoos of course, but that's hardly wild these days, I think tattoos are beautiful, don't you? :D Sorry about this rant, but I feel the need to point these things out before everyone here thinks I'm a dangerously out-of-control freak of nature. ANYWAY, I like men, JAMac, and I hate any kind of sexism or cruelty. Most of the people I have loved and admired all my life happen to be men. My life is infinitely better because these people exist with me on the same planet. & the graveyard picture - it's just me standing in the graveyard doing a silly pose, which I really sent because I thought it was funny. I of course don't have the mohawk anymore. My hair's even back to its natural color, more or less - see photo - which has loads & loads of SILVER in it now (and I got a new gray hair when I read your description of what you thought I really might be like, JAMac!!!!) I still owe you a letter BTW, but I've been bedridden the last couple of days. Love, Robin the migraine-stricken woman ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 21:04:46 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: He's the dj, I'm In a message dated 11/14/97 4:02:47 AM, crackers wrote: <> I must say, Mary, now that crackers mentions it, you do look beautiful in red! *giggle giggle* Robin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 21:14:11 -0500 (EST) From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Alloy: He's the dj, I'm In a message dated 11/14/97 4:02:47 AM, crackers wrote: <> You can print out those bodypainting pictures of me & put them with Slarvi. I insist. Whoever guesses which of the markings are tattoos & which are paint wins a prize! Robin (it's the migraine medication talking) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 20:56:03 -0800 (PST) From: "Charles E. Kemp" Subject: Alloy: Mary's captions, some explanations Mary Answered my whining thusly... //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Gawd, the pressure is enormous! I spent far too much time analysing that statement. Would I win because Paul has a soft spot for me? Or because I have a soft spot for you? Or because I know a little more about you than he does? Or just because you think I'm clever? A life? Whassat? /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Easy, you know more about me than anyone. By a longshot. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Anyway, my feverish brain pondered this task and here's what it came up with... Charles E. Kemp Wouldn't he be "Pretty in Pink" " " " "Absolutely Fabulous" " " " He knows his meat /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I spent six years of my life cutting meat. the alternative meaning is good for a snicker or three however. :) /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "I lived in Letterman's old dorm room!" Button-nosed women need not apply. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I have a thing for women with interesting noses. Rhinoplasty is evil. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// (for the second photo with the closed posture) "I don't care what you say, 'Fruit Juice Everywhere' STILL sucks!" /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *sigh* Although I didn't apologize for it at the time, I'm sorry Melissa...I was way out of line. That's my one great caracter flaw, the ability to go ahead and say what I think even when I know damn well I should keep my mouth shut. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Would you buy a refrigerator from this man? ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// A reference to my former and current profession as an appliance salesman. I love my job. :) I get to take something that most people find boring and somehow make it seem exciting. My current gig is with Circuit City #3191, Where Service is State of the Art. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "No, I will NOT be your "Boy Toy"!" /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I have to admit, even I don't get this one....but boy do I have a story for this one now, Mary! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Whaddya say, Chuck, shall we explain these or just let them wonder? Hope I didn't embarrass you too much but you know there's plenty of affection behind my teasing. ///////////////////////////////////////// Embarassment? Whyfore? for being who I am? Never. So now, some are answered and the rest we'll leave for the Divine Miss M. Sorry for how the formatting of this post, folks...non-ASCII really throws PICO for a loop. ****** Charles E. Kemp ****** cekemp@netcom.com ****** (812) 597-5950 ****** Just for the sake of it make sure you're always frowning, it shows the world that you've got substance and depth. - Neil Tennant ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V2 #252 ***************************