From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V10 #162 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, April 27 2001 Volume 10 : Number 162 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Wanderlust ["apple apple" ] Re: BC [Terrence Marks ] Re: BC [Capuchin ] re: Beatles ["Russ Reynolds" ] Re: Beatles? ["JH3" ] Re: Beatles? [Terrence Marks ] Re: Beatles? [Eric Loehr ] Re: Goodbye [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] Bealtes... Goodbye [Mike Swedene ] Re: Thoth leads by 8 [Motherfucking Asshole ] Underworlds and Electric Ballrooms ["jbranscombe@compuserve.com" ] Today ["Spring Cherry" ] Re: Underworlds and Electric Ballrooms ["brian nupp" ] Re: Wanderlust [The Great Quail ] Re: Wanderlust [HAL ] Soft Boys S.F. 4/17/01? ["Trey Lockhart" ] Re: Wanderlust [scary mary ] Re: Wanderlust ["J. Brown" ] Re: some digests [Michael R Godwin ] bikes in DC/walking/HOVs ["Scott McCleary" ] Re: recent digests [Michael R Godwin ] Re: Wanderlust [Christopher Gross ] Re: Wanderlust [HAL ] Re: I need shleep. [Stephen Mahoney ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 03:28:36 -0000 From: "apple apple" Subject: Re: Wanderlust etews, please please please stop posting this shit... thanks. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:44:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Terrence Marks Subject: Re: BC On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Capuchin wrote: > Honestly, I think it wasn't pulled sooner out of fear of > prosecution. It's one thing to pull a strip that's unfunny. It's another > to pull a strip that's unfunny and the writer can claim there was a > religiously biased decision. Hmm? Is there any indication that Johnny Hart is the litigous type? It seems inconsistant with what he presents of his beliefs. Newspapers are allowed to drop comic strips for any reason they choose. There's heavy competition and strips get replaced. Newspapers have the power (and money) in the newspaper-cartoonist relationship. Suing one over it would be counterproductive and would get you blacklisted pretty easy. No, BCs numbers have been dropping lately. Some newspapers have been pulling it or alternating weeks of it and the Wizard of Id (which allows them to sub in non-religious Sunday strips without having to explain themselves). It remains in newspapers because it's popular. People seem to like it, so it stays. People seem to like Cathy too. They're strange like that sometimes. BC used to be a funny strip. The early books are just amazing (and fairly widely available in used bookstores). No, it didn't stop funny when he became a Christian - it stopped being funny before then, when he became an alcoholic. It's not what it used to be. It's heavy-handed and preachy at times. I think it's got its interesting bits, though. Jeme....do you have any evidence at all to support your claim? Terrence Marks Unlike Minerva (a comic strip) http://www.unlikeminerva.com The Nice (an organization for comic strips) http://nice.purrsia.com normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:45:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: BC On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Terrence Marks wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Capuchin wrote: > > Honestly, I think it wasn't pulled sooner out of fear of > > prosecution. It's one thing to pull a strip that's unfunny. It's another > > to pull a strip that's unfunny and the writer can claim there was a > > religiously biased decision. > > Hmm? Is there any indication that Johnny Hart is the litigous > type? It seems inconsistant with what he presents of his beliefs. > > Jeme....do you have any evidence at all to support your claim? Evidence to support the claim that I think it wasn't pulled sooner for fear of litigation? How do I provide evidence of a thought? Seriously, Terry... it wasn't a "claim" in the sense that I was describing a particular situation. I was merely speculating based on my own interpretation of the situation. And your characterization of the cartoonist and the newspaper publishers would only hold water if there was no such thing as a syndicate. The syndicate will go to bat to improve circulation, surely. And by the way, Johnny Hart's presentation of his beliefs, insofar as they're displayed in his comic strip, lead me to believe he's self-righteous, vindictive and smug. See his representation of anyone that scorns B.C.'s god (something bad happens, B.C. smiles, and, oftentimes, the god speaks something pithy like "that'll show 'em"). That sure is consistent with the litigious folks I know. But I don't need more negativity in my life. It sure was a beautiful day today... even if unseasonably warm. J. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:41:32 -0700 From: "Russ Reynolds" Subject: re: Beatles >>Also, back when Sgt. Pepper was about to be released, Brian Epstein was >>supposed to have suggested that copies of the album be distributed in >>brown paper bags -- sort of like XTC's "Black Sea," only that was a green >>paper bag. > > wasn't "In through the out door" or some other Led Zep album distributed > that way? John & Yoko's "Two Virgins" was distributed that way as well. And I *think* I remember an Alice Cooper album in a brown bag too. Brett? By the way, I looked up "Brown Paper Bag" at allmusic.com http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=HBROWN|PAPER|BAG There is one from the band Driver Eight penned by Matt McCartie...perhaps the name was confused with McCartney? The more popular tune by that name seems to be the one by Ronnie Size. I know nothing--perhaps even *diddley*-- about either artist. I'm sure someone here can fill me in but please don't feel obligated, as I'm really not that interested. However, it might help a few of us sleep better if we could determine who did the "Brown Paper Bag" song that Robyn covered. I know *I'll* be tossing and turning all night over this... [Not the same song at all but I like it anyway: "Little Green Bag" by the George Baker Selection] >>>Oh, one more amazing fact about this story >>>(that I probably shouldn't mention): >>>I WASN'T WEARING UNDERPANTS!!! > > after reading through the mad blur of digests in the > past few days, in one fell swoop LJ makes me realize > it was worth the effort. I, on the other hand, have been in major skim mode and am ipso facto searching frantically for the original post... - -rUss (w/ butler standing at attention) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 00:10:36 -0500 From: "JH3" Subject: Re: Beatles? The Brown Paper Bag mega-controversy: >I believe it was on either Uncarved Pumpkins or one of the first two >Unhatched Crablings tapes. There was his horribly dull "novelty" song >that Robyn claimed was written by someone else, called "He's in love with >a brown paper bag", or something like that. It's not on the Pumpkins/Crablings tapes I have, though I suppose there might be different versions floating around. Maybe we'll have to save a slot for it on "Unripened Tomatoes"... >I don't believe it's anything to do with the Beatles. At this point I agree, so I'll correct that one when I get a chance. But if anyone has it handy, I'd still be interested in who might have written it, if it wasn't actually Robyn himself. >I don't think that JHcubed's list of Beatles stuff that RH has done >included You Won't See Me... You must've fallen asleep before you reached the end of the list, E! My posts will do that. - -John H. Cubedzzzzzzzz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 01:32:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Terrence Marks Subject: Re: Beatles? On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, JH3 wrote: > It's not on the Pumpkins/Crablings tapes I have, though I suppose there > might be different versions floating around. Maybe we'll have to save a > slot for it on "Unripened Tomatoes"... Ah, found it. Robyn Hitchcock+Egyptians Bear's Place Cambridge MA May.18.89 100 Brown Paper Bag(John Hegley) It's performed solo Robyn says Hegley is a comedian who's also a songwriter. I'll try and rip a copy of it and put it up, for you curious folk. Terrence Marks Unlike Minerva (a comic strip) http://www.unlikeminerva.com The Nice (an organization for comic strips) http://nice.purrsia.com normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 02:04:48 -0400 From: Eric Loehr Subject: Re: Beatles? At 12:10 AM 4/27/01 -0500, JH3 wrote: > > >You must've fallen asleep before you reached the end of the list, E! >My posts will do that. > >-John H. Cubedzzzzzzzz > Hrnhnh? No, don't stop...I'll still respect you in the morning.... What!? Oh -- it's just you lot. Could you be a little quieter? All this racket is giving me weird dreams...I remember something about quails and monkeys on bicycles oppressing each other by not wearing underpants ....oh, never mind. JH to-the-third-power, you are so correct, as usual. I apparently snoozed off somewhere in the middle of the Beatle Paul section of your post, thinking it a list of his solo stuff. Sorry! Goodnight, tonight, E to the l-power ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 18:05:11 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Re: Goodbye >>Goodbye was released by McCartney after the Beatles split up. > >Are you sure? When was that? (I was really disappointed that "Goodbye" >wasn't included on one of the Beatles anthology sets. It seems like *the* >overlooked rarity to me.) looks like my brain farted. For some reason I was thinking of "Every night". >But, it's not a Beatles track. Hence, the omission. A more interesting >rarity is McCartney's run-through of "Suicide", a song he wrote for >Frank Sinatra (and which was soundly rejected by the Chairman). and bloody awful it is too. He performed it on a 'Parkinson' show in the middle of last year. James James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand. =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= -=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- You talk to me as if from a distance -.-=-.- And I reply with impressions chosen from another time =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-. (Brian Eno - "By this River") ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:52:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Swedene Subject: Bealtes... Goodbye I went over the archive and found it was "goodbye" that Robyn was supposed to do..... I never heard of brown bag or whatever that was..... Thanks for the help! Herbie np - Oysterhead Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 00:25:21 -0700 From: Motherfucking Asshole Subject: Re: Thoth leads by 8 as terry mentions, Brown Paper Bag is a john hegley song. it's discussed a bit this article: while the public "at large" is free to pass through, and even visit, eb's ass; only peter sellers (or, more accurately, the *ghost* of peter sellers) is allowed to take up residence. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 06:50:19 -0400 From: "jbranscombe@compuserve.com" Subject: Underworlds and Electric Ballrooms >"Oh, shit yeah!" confirmed Eb. "She's hotter than a fucking firecracker in >hades. Hades isn't hot in mythology. I recently read a review which used the phrase 'Hadean inferno', so when I saw this here as well you can imagine how angry I got...Eb of course would know that Hades is a dark misty place so it's actually a misrepresentation to put these words into his mouth anyway...shame on you...;-) Just been to the Electric Ballroom gig but didn't write down the set-list. This might be a very boring thing to say but the band were fucking brilliant, and they played all of UM except Positive Vibrations. I Got The Hots was essayed in a laid-back almost country-rock style, which actually worked, bizarrely enough. Robyn was very apologetic about it, saying that he doesn't play this one very often, and that once we'd heard it we'd know why. The place was pretty full and they got a rapturous reception, which was nice given London's sometimes 'too cool to clap' reputation. Robyn was on mischevious lyrical form, but I was fairly drunk and the only change I can remember now is the substitution of 'boy' for 'girl' and '...disinfectant is the only thing that passes my lips' in Old Perv. But I know that Kingdom Of Love and Insanely Jealous had some interesting twists. Damn that alcohol. No Joe, damn you for drinking it. Generally, he kept things succint between numbers and this tactic served to heighten the excellence of the songs, the power of the band's presence and their instrumental dexterity. (Though no bloody sound engineer has given Matthew his due weight yet, and the general mix in Camden was rather shitty to begin with as well He mentioned that the last time they played here it was opening for the Psychedelic Furs in 1980. Last time I was at the Leccy B'room I saw Jesus & Mary Chain inciting a riot, throwing things at the security guards etc...Though I'm generally with Jeme & Viv politically the lovely, pacifistic Soft Boys experience (pace, I Wanna Destroy You) was eminently preferable ;-) Superb version of Astro Dom as well with Sonic Boom earning his corn for a change. But why do they play Airscape? It's a fragile little song that needs gentle nurturing, they bludgeon it to death...The other element (no pun intended) I have a problem with is Robyn's wah-wah guiter noodlings under Kim's superb crescendoing solo in Insanely Jealous. It's not necessary, and for me the only residual bit of 'nuclear arms race axe rivalry' from the old days...My Mind Is Connected is certainly my fave newie - wonderful, wonderful song...As far as I remember though, that and Mr K were the only new ones they played. Saw Mike Mills there but not Peter 'The Beast' Buck Oxford tonight...I'm probably going by (mystery) train. Oh yeah. One last thing.Terrence said that Brown Paper Bag was a horribly dull novelty song...Have to disagree. John Hegley is a bloody genius and a good mate of Robyn's. If you ever have the chance to see him, do. jmbc No, hang on, another last thing. There was a splendid moment last night when Kim parodied Robyn's exaggerated arm and hand gestures during Only The Stones Remain. Pure theatre, and a little hint that Mr Rew isn't quite as deferential as is sometimes suggested...Another such moment occurred at Cambridge when Sonic Boom dodged across the stage in a break between numbers and Kim actually spoke into the mic saying 'Blimey, a fully clothed streaker' which prompted Robyn to riff about nudity for a while... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:13:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Hotter'n a firecracker in Cocytus Eddie, don't you DARE stop posting the adventures of Eb! Thanks, Chris ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 05:33:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: I need sleep. I'll have you know that because of all this list activity, I'm just now leaving my office. I arrived Thursday morning at around 9am... it's now Friday morning at around 5:30am. Bring back the 18 hour work day! I could use more rest. Bitching or bragging? You decide. J. PS. Neither. I just want to prove to Viv what time I left the office. - -- _______________________________________________ Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 13:57:34 -0000 From: "Spring Cherry" Subject: Today Mike Wells: >Someone else made a nice post about RH's lyrics being written in the >"twilight" with room for multiple interpretations Well, on some of his older records theres a publishing concern(?) listed as "twilight manuvers" which I always thought was a great description of poetry in general, Robyns stuff in particular. Twilight is liminal, the borderland tween two states which can not be described as either. Like when you wake easily from a dream and half-dream it over not knowing if your awake or not. Or if your meditationg or in trance. Youre there but not there. Its where sunconsiousness and consousness meet. In folklore its when youre most likely to meet fairies. What I love about Robyn is I never completely can use up his songs. Theres always more, a different way of seeing it. So Ill walk around for years thinking of a song one way, something happens in my life to position me differently, and a whole new visa springs to view. Its only the best work, whether songs or stories or whatever, that can do that, thats large enough for you to grow in. For me thats one of the touchstones of the real thing, the true gen, that(like a tardis) its bigger than itself. Viv: >One of the best days of my life occurred on the only day I ever rode >my >bike without underpants while wearing a skirt. Hmm. Hmmmmmm. Try it on a horse sometime;-) Drew: Thanks for the great link. Viv: >Yes, I'm reading it right now(A Pattern Language). Well, not _right_ >now. >But it's at home, >and I am reading it. There. I think it's too general, and I'm already >damned sick of the word "pattern", but I like the way they delineate >the >different structures which appeal to the human animal. What I >really don't >like is that way in which they (when I say they, I refer >o the book's >several authors) advocate turning all wilderness into "countryside" >which >is "maintained" by humans. Wilderness doesn't need >maintainence. >Wilderness should be wild, and left to its own devices. There are >places >where humans just don't belong. Youre probobly right. Im a magpie reader and when I read it it was to answer a specific question--why the urban village Id moved into was such a gratifying place to live. Stuff that wasnt relevent was ignored. I liked the way he explained to me why old windows with small panes work better than pure glass, why porches and houses set close to the street are a goodsend, as is a back alley which is the neighborhood childrens' playground, as is a main street/shopping area which everyone can walk to and which makes doing errands into a social act, plus much more. I had always lived in NYC or out at the end of Long Island, so this sort of arrangement was new and a revelation to me. Alexander, back in the late 60s, was one of the very first to laud this sort of stuff. Like many creative and innovative figures alot of what he says is great but some is ... garbage. Brian H: >Pantyless skirts-up bicycle tricks, exercise equipment induced >orgasms, >and >now water-based lubricants. Sincere thanks to Vivien and lj for >reminding >me why I love fegmaniax. It's the sex! Hey, dont forget James "Pottymouth" Dignan. All he does is see sex in Robyns songs. Im glad Im pure and dont have his "problem";-) Susan: >Guys out cruising on Saturday nights yelled >and whistled at every passing woman that wasn't obviously a grandma. >It >was a lot more funny than scary. And strangely sweet. It was >pretty clear >from the way they gave more or less equal attention to >all females under >80 that they felt it would be insulting NOT to hoot >and holler :) Oh Susan, I -do- wish youd post more(sigh) Caught-up Kay _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:05:34 -0400 From: "brian nupp" Subject: Re: Underworlds and Electric Ballrooms >From: "jbranscombe@compuserve.com" Superb version of Astro Dom as well with >Sonic Boom earning his corn for a >change. This show sounds good. I wish I could have been there drinking with you. I would have bought you a beer, and I still owe Carissa one. I gotta hear one of these versions of Astronomy Domine w/Sonic Boom. Can someone put up a mp3? That would be grand! Thanks Nuppy _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:38:41 -0700 From: The Great Quail Subject: Re: Wanderlust >etews, please please please stop posting this shit... No way! Eddie, your Tales of Eb are the very heart and soul of the List. I nominated you for the Pulitzer, you know, but sent my letter back, shredded, in an envelope. Huh. Waiting for Part III, - --The Great "they laughed at Norman Mailer, too" Quail - -- +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ The Great Quail, K.S.C. (riverrun Discordian Society, Kibroth-hattaavah Branch) For fun with postmodern literature, New York vampires, and Fegmania, visit Sarnath: http://www.rpg.net/quail "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents." -- H.P. Lovecraft ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 09:09:21 -0600 From: HAL Subject: Re: Wanderlust > >etews, please please please stop posting this shit... > No way! Eddie, your Tales of Eb are the very heart and soul of the > List. I read 'em with Carl Stalling's classic Warner Bros. cartoon music on in the background to enhance the experience. Keep it comin' Eddie. /hal, who "knows" Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:17:41 -0400 From: "Trey Lockhart" Subject: Soft Boys S.F. 4/17/01? Hello to all. I'm searching for a copy of the 4/17/01 San Francisco Soft Boys show (as well as any other recent Soft Boys recordings that have fairly good sound quality). If anyone would be willing to arrange a trade, or would be kind enough to trade for blanks, please contact me offlist at treylockhart@hotmail.com . Many thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:20:18 -0400 From: scary mary Subject: Re: Wanderlust I agree too - I anxiously await the next installment. When the tale (tail?) is finally over, who will play Eb in the movie? s:m np Magnetic Fields "for the love of sweet-lovin' man" - how appropriate! > > >etews, please please please stop posting this shit... > > > No way! Eddie, your Tales of Eb are the very heart and soul of the > > List. > >I read 'em with Carl Stalling's classic Warner Bros. cartoon music on in >the background to enhance the experience. Keep it comin' Eddie. > >/hal, who "knows" Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:27:25 -0700 (PDT) From: "J. Brown" Subject: Re: Wanderlust On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, scary mary wrote: > I agree too - I anxiously await the next installment. When the tale (tail?) > is finally over, who will play Eb in the movie? Robert Downey Jr. > s:m > > np Magnetic Fields "for the love of sweet-lovin' man" - how appropriate! > > > > >etews, please please please stop posting this shit... > > > > > No way! Eddie, your Tales of Eb are the very heart and soul of the > > > List. > > > >I read 'em with Carl Stalling's classic Warner Bros. cartoon music on in > >the background to enhance the experience. Keep it comin' Eddie. > > > >/hal, who "knows" Eb > Jason Wilson Brown - University of Washington - Seattle, WA "Put your faith in death because it's free" -Robyn Hitchcock ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 16:36:41 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: some digests On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Tom Clark wrote: > Btw, what is the definition of a "nutter", and why was Nick Lowe "nutted by > reality"? A nutter, or 'nut-case' is a lunatic, who belongs in a nut-house, or lunatic asylum. I have a slightly different take on 'nutted' from James: in London argot it specifically means using the hard part of your forehead to strike a blow. In this case, the nutter is the one who strikes the blow and the one who is nutted (by reality or by anyone else) is presumably the nuttee :) 'Nutted by reality' must mean having to give up a happy fantasy because of the unwelcome intrusion of real life. John Hegley is a dog-obsessed poet and former singer from Luton. I think I once posted a colour supplement feature where JH and RH talked about each other. - - Mike "We demand Astronomy Domine in Oxford" Godwin PS Tom, when you get that time machine, can you set it so that after the Television / Only Ones gig it next does the Pink Floyd 'Games for May', Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London, May 1967? n.p. Marie Prevost, from 'Jesus of Cool' ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 09:11:18 -0700 From: "Scott McCleary" Subject: bikes in DC/walking/HOVs Call me chicken, but I didn't venture north of Independence Ave. on a bike the 12 years I lived on the waterfront here (6th & H SW). Moving here from a rural area and having had a compound fracture when hit by a car (I WAS wearing underpants, however) when I was 17 cooled my ardor for getting THAT close to THAT many cars while on a bike. Instead, I walked. Everywhere. I worked in Foggy Bottom and walked three or four days a week. Georgetown (better yet the Zoo) and back was a good Saturday's stroll. And I never collided with anything larger than a tourist. Didn't Poi Dog Pondering do a sweet little song about walking as a mode or transport? Something about seeing things better when they go by slow. I can concur with the opinions about the dangers of those slow-moving (yet ever so dangerous) DC cabs. A guy I work with rollerblades to work and has had three collisions with cabs -- all of whom apparently NEVER use a right rearview mirror before turning (and the guy's 6'3", so it's not like he's invisible). Since moving Arlington then Alexandria, I have biked a lot. Luckily we have a system of excellent trails to keep me clear of those nasty four-wheeled vehicles. I can even bike the paths to within a block of my office on days when Lyn works at home and the girls stay with her. Other days we train and bus to our respective offices. I've enjoyed the transportation talk -- even in an area that congratulates itself constantly on its public transportation system, we could go a long way toward clearing up a lot of the air and traffic problems in this area if there weren't so damned many single-occupant vehicles on the road. It would be a start. We are a two- or four-HOV at all times -- it's a family rule. Last night, while at a stop light, Lyn and I counted and figured that 85% of the cars coming the other way had one occupant. And a large precentage were SUVs with one occupant. Yeesh. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 17:24:43 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: recent digests On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, ross taylor wrote: > A few more things on the interpretation side--the Horn is the cape at > the bottom of Africa, right? No, it's towards the top right hand corner, where Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia jut out (not quite sure in what order). Apologies if someone has mentioned this already during bulk-post mania week :-). James can tell you what the relevant flags for these nations are. - - Mike Godwin PS There is a Cape Horn, but it's in South America. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:34:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: Wanderlust On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, scary mary wrote: > I agree too - I anxiously await the next installment. When the tale (tail?) > is finally over, who will play Eb in the movie? I'd say Johnny Depp, made up as Raoul Duke from the film version of _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_. - --Chris "Wait! We can't stop here! This is BAT COUNTRY!" --FaLiLV ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:08:00 -0600 From: HAL Subject: Re: Wanderlust > > who will play Eb in the movie? E(liza)b(eth) Taylor. /hal ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:07:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Stephen Mahoney Subject: Re: I need shleep. thats why my posts are always incomp choppppppy and mssplled or have the wrong; punctuation? I am trying to limit my time spent on the machine before I find myself with a ethernet cord running from the base of my skull to a phone jack in the wall ala matrix!!!!!!!! On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Capuchin wrote: > I'll have you know that because of all this list activity, I'm just now > leaving my office. > > I arrived Thursday morning at around 9am... it's now Friday morning at > around 5:30am. > > Bring back the 18 hour work day! I could use more rest. > > Bitching or bragging? You decide. > > J. > > PS. Neither. I just want to prove to Viv what time I left the office. > -- > _______________________________________________ > > Capuchin capuchin@bitmine.net Jeme A Brelin > "THE CATS ARE HUNGRY...RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! Alone, only a harmless pet... One thousand strong, They become a man-eating machine!" - -ad for THE NIGHT OF A THOUSAND CATS, 1972. Stephen Mahoney Multnomah County Library at Rockwood branch clerk stephenm@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us 503-988-5396 fax 503-988-5178 ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V10 #162 ********************************