From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V8 #20 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, January 21 1999 Volume 08 : Number 020 Today's Subjects: ----------------- words up the cornhole ["Capitalism Blows" ] Re: words up the cornhole [Capuchin ] Re: el marsu [Stewart Russell 3295 Analyst_Programmer ] brit fegs help! [Aaron Mandel ] Ubiquity [Natalie Jacobs ] fluid ocelot narwhal (2% RH content) [fred is ted ] Olivia Tremor Control CD single ["Kenneth" ] dan bern--i too was let down [Ken Sabatini ] Re: Diagnostics (very long) (0% RH) [Mark_Gloster@3com.com] Re: Diagnostics (very long) (0% RH) [dmw ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:15:09 PST From: "Capitalism Blows" Subject: words up the cornhole good afternoon, you see, woj? this is an example of why simply "being on more lists" is not an acceptable remedy for a dearth of fegmail. nowhere else are you going to find anything as cool as this paragraph. for no reason, other than that i felt like it, i have placed fw vivien's bitchin' wordlist at: . it's the original list, plus an alphabetized list with additions (1 from natalie jane, 5 from me, 18 from bayard catron of bethesda, and 7 more from the aforementioned vivien herself), and then some basic stats. and here are two cool robyn quotes: "Thank you, followers. This is a song about Keith Richards." --1981, introducing Only The Stones Remain "This is for President Reagan's speech in Bitburg last year, where he more or less auctioned off Europe." --1986, introducing The President ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:09:54 -0800 (PST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: words up the cornhole On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Capitalism Blows wrote: > you see, woj? this is an example of why simply "being on more lists" is > not an acceptable remedy for a dearth of fegmail. nowhere else are you > going to find anything as cool as this paragraph. Didn't Tom say something just like this about Natalie the other day? The girl sure does earn her keep. > for no reason, other than that i felt like it, i have placed fw vivien's > bitchin' wordlist at: > . > it's the original list, plus an alphabetized list with additions (1 from > natalie jane, 5 from me, 18 from bayard catron of bethesda, and 7 more > from the aforementioned vivien herself), and then some basic stats. Here's what I don't understand: eddie doesn't do any programming. He doesn't write scripts. He doesn't have a computer at home. So how the hell does he make this stuff? I mean, is it just massively time intensive? Does he sit down and count these things or does he use an engine somewhere? I guess I've been around programmers and administrators so long, I don't remember what it's like to work things through. Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris. > and here are two cool robyn quotes: > "Thank you, followers. This is a song about Keith Richards." > --1981, introducing Only The Stones Remain Hey, I have friends that DO think that's what the song's about. > "This is for President Reagan's speech in Bitburg last year, where he > more or less auctioned off Europe." > --1986, introducing The President Ever heard that Ramones song? Bonzo Goes To Bitburg. It's a good one. Je. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:44:42 +0000 (GMT) From: Stewart Russell 3295 Analyst_Programmer Subject: Re: el marsu >>>>> "Dolph" == Chaney, Dolph L writes: Dolph> Despite what Robyn claims on the LP of Storefront, Dolph> there is no Finnish word for gerbil. As a former gerbil breeder (initally accidentally, I must add) and all-round dictionary boy, I have to disagree. The word is: antilooppirotta (WSOY's English-Finnish General Dictionary, 1990, ISBN: 951-0-12507-5) If you do a web search with this, you'll find a Finnish gerbil fancier's home page. Yet another case of assuming the web knows all. Just remember how much you paid for the information... Stewart - -- Stewart C. Russell Analyst Programmer, Dictionary Division stewart@ref.collins.co.uk HarperCollins Publishers use Disclaimer; my $opinion; Glasgow, Scotland ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 18:20:10 -0000 From: "Pamplemousse" Subject: Virus warning ;-) If you receive an email entitled "Badtimes", delete it immediately. Do not open it. Apparently this one is pretty nasty. It will not only erase everything on your hard drive, but it will also delete anything on disks within 20 feet of your computer.  It reprograms your ATM access code, screws up the tracking on your VCR, and uses subspace field harmonics to scratch any CD's  you attempt to play.  It will re-calibrate your refrigerator's coolness settings, so all  your ice cream melts and your milk curdles.  It will program your phone autodial to call only your mother-in-law's number.  This virus will mix antifreeze into your fish tank.  It will drink all your beer.  It will leave dirty socks on the coffee table when you are expecting company.  Its radioactive emissions will cause your toe jam and bellybutton fuzz (be honest, you have some) to migrate behind your ears.  It will replace your shampoo with Nair and your Nair with Regaine, all while dating your current boy/girlfriend behind your back and billing their hotel rendezvous to your Visa card.  It will cause you to run with scissors and throw things in a way that is only fun until someone loses an eye.  It will give you Dutch Elm Disease and Tinea.  It will rewrite your backup files, changing all your active verbs to passive tense and incorporating undetectable misspellings which grossly change the interpretations of key sentences.  If the "Badtimes" message is opened in a Windows95 environment, it will leave the toilet seat up and leave your hair dryer plugged in dangerously close to a full bathtub.  It will not only remove the forbidden tags from your mattresses and pillows, but it will also refill your skim milk with whole milk.  It will replace all your luncheon meat with Spam.  It will molecularly rearrange your cologne or perfume, causing it to smell like dill pickles.  It is insidious and subtle. It is dangerous and terrifying to behold.  It is also a rather interesting shade of mauve.  These are just a few signs of infection.  PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!! Rob - -- Stop, stop talking about who's to blame, when all that counts is how to change. James - Born of Frustration ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:52:38 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: brit fegs help! i'm going to london for a week on sunday. what should i do while i'm there? a ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:03:15 -0500 From: Natalie Jacobs Subject: Ubiquity Mr. Marks asks: >And to combine two other threads, how ubiquitous is Nick Drake? And Mr. Drake replies: "And now we rise, and we are everywhere..." Hmm... n. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 14:26:35 -0800 (PST) From: fred is ted Subject: fluid ocelot narwhal (2% RH content) Hey fegs, nice to be back after a holiday/moving/ISP problem- induced lurk mode. Well, Viv *did* ask for more more mail. Cool post, Viv, btw. Like the tangerine-colored Tom Clark said, ya gotta love this list. What other music list has info on Finnish gerbils? Hmmm? Tell me! Fegs 'n catchup-- The Prisoner: Some excellent, some mediocre-bad. My favorite episode *by far* was "The Girl Who Was Death." 100% wacky, took the piss out of the show's mounting pretensions. Anyone seen the latest Beastie Boys vid, "Body Moving"? I'm pretty sure they draw on imagery from this episode (bad guy in a Redcoat uniform is the tell; they also heist the recipe-theft of "What's Up Tiger Lily?"). What made The Prisoner for me was the incidental music as concocted by Albert Elms. Cool twangy guitars, funky basslines and percussion, slick woodwinds, brash brass, and the occasional well-chosen march to boot. Good fun. Wish I could find more recorded material by Elms. He's a hard bird to track down. A final point--anyone else notice a suspicious semblance between The Truman Show and The Prisoner? I sorta expected Truman to demand "Who is Number One?" Meat Puppets: Meat Puppets II really stands out. "Plateau," "Lake of Fire," "Lost," "Oh Me," "Split Myself in Two" and "We're Here" are all goodies. MST3K: I'm a big fan of the Joel-era shows. Let's put it this way; I have the Gamera trilogy on tape--ooh kay! In my late teens/early twenties I had quite a jones for bad movies. Went to bad movie festivals, read bad movie books, the whole sorry lot. I'm mostly past that phase now, thank you very much. Joe Queenan went the whole route in his recent book (IIRC, "Red Lobster, BLue Lagoon, White Trash"). Bad movies, music, musicals, etc. A spotty book overall, but some definite smiles. Give the guy credit; he did brave a John Tesh gig. Bad music is too painful for me to approach, since I find music so immersive. One can't avert one's ears, right? Which is why muzak is evil. You're stuck with it. So of course when at the supermarket I'll hum "Bones in the Ground" or such and feel much better :) I like words involving conflict: falderal brouhaha imbroglio ruckus fracas dust-up hubbub to-do uproar skirmish. Even *war* has a nice woody sound to it. Fave word song? The Monochrome Set's 'R.S.V.P.' (title IIRC). They just strung together a bunch of French words and phrases... magnifique! feg-bred Ted (and don't tell me feg-breeding isn't the lusty heart of the FegCult) "Yeah, we get high on music" Kim Deal _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:10:03 -0600 From: "Kenneth" Subject: Olivia Tremor Control CD single Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Olivia Tremor Control's UK import single: "the Opera House" part 2 ? Any help is greatly appreciated. Kenneth ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 18:54:15 -0500 (EST) From: Ken Sabatini Subject: dan bern--i too was let down On Tuesday, Jan. 19 Michael Hooker said: >i am going to see dan bern, but mostly to see jill sobule open. i had the >record fifty eggs, and i thought it sucked. on it, he seems like a wise >ass with not much heart. i have heard from others its his worst record >and he cant be judged by it. I finally gave in a few months ago and gave a Dan Bern disc a listen. The disc was Fifty Eggs and I too was unimpressed. No me gusta! No me gusta! All I can recall at this time was a song about his balls and another that had the refrain "Aliens fucked the monkey" or something. Oh yeah, I also remember it was produced by Ani Difranco. Not being his strongest work is one thing, but I downright disliked what I heard, so I don't think Dan Bern is for me. But, hey, that's just me. kiss my grits, ken now thinking about playing: that Tim Keegan disc. Its got some nice moments on it. Nothing to blow you away, but I like it quite a bit. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:30:33 -0800 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: Re: Diagnostics (very long) (0% RH) SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of acute discomfort in close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior." (This comes closer to schizophrenia, but the person is still basically able to function.) Five or more of the following:... I'm sure there's a Trent Reznor song that fits here - ------------------- BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity." Five or more of the following:... I'm sure there's a Trent Reznor song that fits here. "No Self Control," by Peter Gabriel. - ------------------- HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking." Five or more of the following:... [Haven't found a song for this one, but somehow it feels like a country-music one! But if the person who suggested "anything by Tori Amos" has more specific ideas given these criteria, I'd like to know about that too.] Morrissey also comes to mind here. - ------------------- NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy." Five or more of the following: Umm. This one does hit a little close to home, but dammit, everybody does like me and so do I- I know we're all a little misguided. "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel? - ------------------- DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of." Five or more of the following:... "Without You" -Nilsson, "I Need You" -America - ------------------- OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER: "a pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency." (Note: *not* the same thing as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder--though it shares some characteristics; the personality disorder doesn't, per se, involve obsessive thinking or compulsive ritualistic behavior patterns.) Four or more of the following:... Maybe there are some songs about Virgos out there that would work. ;-) Maybe I should write a whole album about these things. Okay, maybe not. Happies, - -Markg ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:51:41 -0500 (EST) From: dmw Subject: Re: Diagnostics (very long) (0% RH) On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, J. Katherine Rossner wrote: > **DSM-IV AXIS II PERSONALITY DISORDERS** uh. this is like a horoscope, and sufficiently generic that it's normal to see bits and pieces of yourself in there, right? right? okay, let's play "guess my disorder." on second thought, let's not. bauhaus's song "spy in the cab," with hundreds of guitars chittering like malevolent little insects, and the creaky refrain "i spy with my little eye" has always struck me as the very essence of paranoia. - -- d. has excoriate been placed on the great feg word list yet? next feckless beast: sat 13 feb 1999 washington dc - - oh no!! you've just read mail from doug = dmw@radix.net dmw@mwmw.com - - get yr pathos:www.pathetic-caverns.com -- books, flicks, tunes, etc. ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V8 #20 ******************************