From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V12 #335 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, September 5 2003 Volume 12 : Number 335 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Strong fegs also cry. Strong fegs... also cry. [Tom Clark ] Re: Strong eggs also fry. Strong eggs... also fry. ["Glen Uber" ] Re: Strong fegs also cry. Strong fegs... also cry. ["Jason R. Thornton" ] Re: Strong fegs also cry. Strong fegs... also cry. ["Glen Uber" ] Le(s) Radeau(x) de la (des) Medusa(e) ["Rex.Broome" ] Re: Le(s) Radeau(x) de la (des) Medusa(e) ["Maximilian Lang" ] Re: What makes the feg man feg? [Tom Clark ] Kind of odd... (no OU content, some ass) ["Rex.Broome" ] Oblique Strategies [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] Re: All hail the new ECM fegs [steve ] RE: What makes a feg? [Kevin.Welton@arm.com] Re: What makes a feg fegly? ["Roberta Cowan" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 15:13:50 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Strong fegs also cry. Strong fegs... also cry. on 9/5/03 3:13 PM, Rex.Broome at Rex.Broome@preferredmedia.com wrote: > My new one: > Elephant Six (or related) Records owned: One, I think-- Beulah's second. > Various Apples in Stereo tunes scattered across any number of compilations, > the only one of which I can think of will cause me to mention the Power Puff > Girls for the second time in this post, and nobody wants that. Had "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea", but gave it to woj after writing "This Sucks" on the cover sleeve. - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 15:21:02 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: what makes a female feg? on 9/5/03 3:09 PM, Natalie Jane at emma_blowgun@hotmail.com wrote: > OK, I'll bite. > > Best anagram for full name: I can't be bothered to figure this out Here's one for you, perhaps for your stripper alter ego: LABIA CAT JONES - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:27:26 -0700 From: "Glen Uber" Subject: Re: Strong eggs also fry. Strong eggs... also fry. Rex.Broome earnestly scribbled: >Ferris's Bonus Questions: >Current job: See "library, kind of"... vault guy for various film studios. Web lackey. > >Dirtiest job ever held: Using the internet to solicit fetishists to talk >about to Nick Broomfield about their fetishes; simultaneuosly researching >fetishes of well-known historical figures... that kind of thing. 'Twas >actually my first exposure to what useta be cyberspace. A custodian for the city school district. Working in the Kmart Cafeteria was a close second. >Dream Job: Rock and roll cult figure, reclusive novelist, stay-at-home dad. Brewer, Foley Artist, sideline reporter for the NFL, sessions musician, professional nice guy. > >Left or Right: Right (handed). Left (wing). Ambidextrous. Green libertarian. > >Pets/Pets names: One very old cat. Etienne. Needs a bath badly. 4 cockatiels: Nigel, Reginald, Chloe and Robbie. Just lost Elvis, my friend and companion of 17 years, back in February. My life has had a void in it ever since. :( > >Longest-Running Purchase Streak Whose Sole Unifying Trait Is Record Label: >Again, apparently, and accidentally, Texas Hotel. It seems I'm pretty loyal to Rhino's products. > >If asked to play God, which would you audition for?: Poseidon, b'guess. I kinda dig Shiva. > >Tom C's: >Written/depicted on your favorite coffee mug: I have no fewer than five >coffe mugs depicting the Clown Anemone Fish, my totem animal. I bet I can >make it six if I go browsing "Finding Nemo" merchandise. Close runner up: >Melted-looking number with Joan Miro sketch and the phrase "Questions >d'Art". I have a mug with an Egyptian motif on it that I like a lot, but my favorite is a red pyrex-y one my grandpa gave me when I was about 8 years old. > >Last time entered a WalMart: A little over a year ago. On my road trip in October. It was literally one of the only places open in Montrose, Colorado and I needed wiper blades. > >Number of continents visited: Naught but two. Just one. I'll be visiting my second (and maybe, briefly, a 3rd) in April. > >Default browser home page: My employer's rarely functional site. http://www.realbeer.com > >Paper or plastic?: Plastic for groceries. Interestingly they never ask me >this question at the grocery store any more. It has been replaced by "do >you need any help out?", even if I have one tiny bag containing, like, a >bottle of wine and some Altoids. I think maybe someone sued them for only >asking little old ladies this question or something. Having been a bagger, er, "courtesy clerk" at one time, I actually take them up on their offer to help me to my car. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed getting out of the line of fire, if only for a couple minutes. >Typical freeway speed: Dunno; my spedometer broke three or four years ago. I try to avoid the freeway when possible. Around here, it's difficult to do more than about 25 most of the time anyway. >Picture on office wall: Wife holding daughter at friend's wedding, my dad's >band onstage (with me and Dad in cowboy hats). Some primates, Frank Zappa, two "Think Different" ads (one with John & Yoko and one with Bobby Dylan) and Carol and I in our wedding regalia. > >Windham Hill records: Wife has a cassette somewhere of one of those George >Winston records named after seasons, but I don't think she intentionally >purchased it. I like George Winston, Tuck & Patti and Michael Hedges, but Windham Hill always reminds me of one of my ex's, so I don't actually listen to any of those artists anymore. > >Reward credit cards: There's nothing rewarding about my credit cards, >that's for damned sure. Ditto. > >Elizabeth's: >>>Number of ECM titles owned: Zero, although not as a matter of principle >or anything. Ditto. >My new one: >Elephant Six (or related) Records owned: One, I think-- Beulah's second. >Various Apples in Stereo tunes scattered across any number of compilations, >the only one of which I can think of will cause me to mention the Power Puff >Girls for the second time in this post, and nobody wants that. I'll have to check. There's at least one. - -- Cheers! - -g- "Soylens Viridis Homines Est" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:30:54 -0700 From: "Glen Uber" Subject: All these questions... ...and nothing about sexual proclivities involving hair of spouses/ girlfriends/fuck buddies? - -- Cheers! - -g- "There are only 3 types of people in the world: Morons, assholes, and people you can hang out with. I don't give a fuck if you're black, white, Asian, Arab, male, female, gay or straight. It's all just morons, assholes, and people you can hang out with." --Joe Rogan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 15:31:15 -0700 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: Re: Strong fegs also cry. Strong fegs... also cry. More, cuz I'm bored, bored, bored... >Ferris's Bonus Questions: > >Dirtiest job ever held: Back in college, I used to walk dogs at a kennel, and I've worked in seafood restaurants. The smell of canine or fish never comes out of your work-clothes. But telemarketing (or tele-contribution-gathering) for the Democrats and Pro-Choice organizations made me feel the dirtiest. >Dream Job: I actually dreamt I was a fighter pilot last night. Not sure why. >Left or Right: Right (handed). Left (wing). Ditto. >Pets/Pets names: Arthur. He's a beagle/dachshund mix, but he know lives with my grandparents in the mountains near Yosemite. >If asked to play God, which would you audition for?: Pan. I wanna dress like a goat. >Tom C's: >Written/depicted on your favorite coffee mug: "FUCKER!" That's it. >Last time entered a WalMart: December, near my sister's place in Paso Robles. Tried to buy "Jackie Brown" twice, but brought it back both times, because the plastic doohickey that holds the DVD was busted on each copy. >Number of continents visited: 1. North America (if this counts as a visit) 2. Asia (twice) >Default browser home page: Explorer: home.myway.com Netscape: www.ucsd.edu >Paper or plastic?: Plastic grocery bags, paper targets. >Typical freeway speed: Accelerating is much more fun than the final velocity. But usually around 70 or so, if there's no traffic. Fairly tame compared to the g/f, but she has a "Get Out of Tickets Free" card. >Picture on office wall: A large close-up of dead leaves on moss that my uncle took. And a couple of Moby postcards from "18", including a pic of the Neil Armstrong "first footprint" and Moby in a spacesuit. I also have a little Chinese tea pot hanging on a red string from a nail. >Windham Hill records: Someone gave me Winston's "December" years ago, and I've yet to sell it. Embarrassing. I also own Mark Isham's "Vapor Drawings." >Elizabeth's: > >>Number of ECM titles owned: 1. David Torn "Cloud About Mercury" (with Tony Levin on Stick) That's the only one I can think of right now. >My new one: >Elephant Six (or related) Records owned: Crap. I don't feel like counting. Too many. The only one I really dislike is the Music Tapes one I have. Not crazy about Major Organ either. - --Jason "Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples." - Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:35:18 -0700 From: "Glen Uber" Subject: Re: Strong fegs also cry. Strong fegs... also cry. Jason earnestly scribbled: >Accelerating is much more fun than the final velocity. But usually around >70 or so, if there's no traffic. Fairly tame compared to the g/f, but she >has a "Get Out of Tickets Free" card. Is that the big tits and see-through blouse card? - -- Cheers! - -g- "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." - --Frank Zappa ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 15:50:04 -0700 From: "Jason R. Thornton" Subject: Re: Strong fegs also cry. Strong fegs... also cry. At 03:35 PM 9/5/2003 -0700, Glen Uber wrote: >Jason earnestly scribbled: > > >Accelerating is much more fun than the final velocity. But usually around > >70 or so, if there's no traffic. Fairly tame compared to the g/f, but she > >has a "Get Out of Tickets Free" card. > >Is that the big tits and see-through blouse card? That, and the badge. And Glen, I'm not answering ANY questions about her hair. - --Jason "Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples." - Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 18:54:24 -0400 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: Argh On Fri, Sep 5, 2003, Jason R. Thornton wrote: > At 05:08 PM 9/5/2003 -0400, Ken Weingold wrote: > > >And Tim also liked the weird Polish sandwiches. > > Meat on the outside, bread on the inside? Well definitely not on toast, since the old lady with the recipe died a while back. - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 16:09:38 -0700 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Le(s) Radeau(x) de la (des) Medusa(e) Nora: >>Number of records owned with medusae on cover: three I think. I also have a >>toy jellyfish on my desk at work. Several questions: 1) There are, what, three respondants thus far who don't have Submarine Bells? 2) What's the third one? And the second, if it's not Mimi Goese? (Clash of the Titans Soundtrack doesn't count!) 3) What's the toy jellyfish made of? JeFFrey quibble: >>I have three with one medusa each but none with multiple medusae. That's >>not actually true, but it allows me to quibble, one of my chief joys in life. Okay, okay, but... if I asked you how many albums you had with musical artists on the cover, would you or would not count, say, "Invisible Hitchcock"? It's only got one artist on there... but Robyn is part of the group of artists appearing one your collective record covers. Yeah? No? I give up. Plus, I think you'll find that some medusae are in fact colonial organisms, so plurals are sketchy in this arena. >>Dude, "white" isn't an ethnicity. It is the way I do it. Okay, mostly English/Welsh, little bit German, similar little bit Native American from both sides. Broome, right? Chim chiminy cher-fuckin'-ree! ____ Da9ve: >>Number of times dressed in drag: At least two, both on Halloweens. >>Sub-item: Number of times dressed in drag, playing in a band, >>in front of people, for paid cover-charge: One. These are in fact exactly my statistics as well. Sub-sub-item: According to someone I later met who had seen my in drag at the show, I "passed". >>my celebrity look-alikes are Zonker Harris (pre-last Saturday, see below) and >>Michael Doonesbury. Mine, I was recently reminded, is Gram Parsons (the IAFH throws it, but it's a pretty fair resemblance when I'm clean shaven. And drunk.) _______ Nat: >>Favorite arthropod: The weird grey sand shrimp that burrow in the beach on >>the Oregon coast. Hmmm, would those be what are usually called "sand fleas" but I grew up knowing as "sandcrabs"? They were pretty common on the Maryland/Delaware shore and, like, the only wildlife you could catch and keep in a bucket as a child. They're cool. _____ Catherine: >>Best anagram for full name: "Hi, Insane Comet Spanner!" or possibly >>"Penis-net Sonar Machine" The latter is the new winner. And I expect it to stick. >>Last three Halloween costumes: Miriam Blaylock I first read this as "Mayim Byalik", and I thought, wait a second, it's Nona who looks like Blossom!* >>How long?: All night, baby, all night... Thank you. Jesus. I can't believe no no one else was able to spot the setup. >>Number of records owned with medusae on cover: 2 Okay, I don't peg you as a Chills fan but could imagine you having the Mimi record... what's the other one? I might have to start collecting these. - -Rex *Lest you think I'm developing a serious problem, this refers to the lead character of the popular '80' sitcom "Blossom" and not the leader of the Power Puff Girls, whom I had avoided mentioning in this post until now. Dammit. Oh well, at least nobody noticed my Sc*tt M*ller reference. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:59:34 -0700 From: "Glen Uber" Subject: Re: Le(s) Radeau(x) de la (des) Medusa(e) Rex.Broome earnestly scribbled: >>>How long?: All night, baby, all night... > >Thank you. Jesus. I can't believe no no one else was able to spot the >setup. My answer was *almost* "Has this been going on?" but I didn't want to create any unnecessary earworms. - -- Cheers! - -g- "Work is the curse of the drinking class." - --Oscar Wilde ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 16:01:37 -0700 (PDT) From: John Barrington Jones Subject: What makes the feg man feg? I'm such a follower: Beer: only when I'm at work. Library: Portland Public rocks - always seem to get there by foot or bike. Glasses: since 3rd grade Sterilized: sorry, no. Astrological: I'm right in the middle twixt Libra and Scorpio (Oct 23), so when I'm not treating you horrible, I'm flaky and indecisive. Married to: a March 1st - dunno what that sign is. Ethnic background: Barrington is my last name by birth - so something UK Religion: an ex-Catholic Libra Mormon Facial Hair: only on long camping trips. Best anagram for full name: Northern Jab Jingo Son Number of times dressed in drag: 2 Least favorite food: Brussel sprouts, most fruit CA Gubernatorial Candidate: Bring back Jerry Brown!! Last three Halloween costumes: Grease nondescript, Punk nondescript, Pirate bowler Is it safe? Erm no. What if anything is written, depicted on your shirt? nothing. Feg doppleganger? Well, I know there is a really tall feg from sf. Chris? How long? What? Last thing you remember drawing? parody of a So Awesome comic strip (see www.danbern.com) In car, on floor of passenger seat - empty frappucino bottle, empty orange/carrot sobe bottle, willamette weekly You gonna eat that? Yep. Favorite arthropod? dunno Have you ever been knighted? nope Number of records owned with medusae: None, but I have Xymox's "Medusa". Number of records with a headless guy on them: 1 (stranglers' "Black and White") Number of ECM records owned: 2 - Jon Hassell's "Power Spot" and Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians". Number of Elephant 6 records: 5 - 1 NMH record, and 4 Minders. Current job: Unix Sys Admin wannabe Dream Job: owner of Jackpot Studios (when Larry Crane dies). Dirtiest Job ever held: Pineapple picker on Maui. Last trip to Walmart: beginning of summer (for a camping trip). Pets: 2 cats- Beauty Lila and Missy Tiger (named by our daughter) Favorite coffee mug: Juan in a Million Default home page: Google Picture on office wall: a woman mariachi with Japanese characters underneath it (and some of my daughter's artwork) Windham Hill records: embarrassed at how many. George, Phillip, and Wil. Reward credit cards: none - am I missing out on something? Last cd purchased: Warren Zevon - The Wind. Latest bitch - no one carries a size 12 1/2 shoe anymore. =jbj= ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 19:02:57 -0400 From: "Maximilian Lang" Subject: Re: Le(s) Radeau(x) de la (des) Medusa(e) >From: "Rex.Broome" >Subject: Le(s) Radeau(x) de la (des) Medusa(e) >Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 16:09:38 -0700 >Several questions: >1) There are, what, three respondants thus far who don't have Submarine >Bells? I didn't remember that, yes I do Have it and I responded none. Max _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive larger attachments with Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 00:16:29 +0100 From: "Chris Cook" Subject: Re: What makes a feg? Beer: Innis & Gunn Edinburgh Ale. Discovered last month - the first oak aged beer, using the same concept as single malt whisky. Highly recommended. There's a website, for any jealous readers outside the immediate area. And no, I don't have any interest in promoting it at all! Library: Lots and lots. Stacked in front of each other. Glasses: Contacts. Blind as a bat without. Sterilized: No, but no interest in breeding, so might as well be. Astrological Cuppa Catshit: Libra Married to (Zodiac-wise): Scorpio. Helen (see below), who is not as much a feg as me, but still likes. We are allegedly as incompatible as it's possible to be. After 17 years, we beg to differ. Ethnic background: W.A.S.P., but only in the British rather than American sense. Frequently asked "etes vous allemand?" in France. Religion: Very, very atheist. Nothing against those who do (in moderation), but not for me AT ALL.. Ill-Advised Facial Hair: Goatee. I don't think it's ill-advised, but that's me. Helen likes it, which is all that matters. I guess as far as the world at large is concerned, that means "yes". Best anagram for full name: never tried to work one out. Does this disqualify me?! Number of times dressed in drag: 2, but theatrical on both occasions. Excuses, excuses.. Least favorite food/food product: Celery. What's that all about? Last three Halloween costumes: N/A. I'm British. We don't do that. On the other hand, we live in an old house up a very long, dark drive, and have never, ever, had anyone guising or "trick or treating". Them's the breaks. Is it safe?: No. What if anything is written/depicted on you shirt/top right now?: Small pizza sauce stain. This is sadly typical. Feg Doppelganger?: Not aware of one... How long?: Too long. Last thing you can remember drawing? I can't. Assymetrical checquer boards whilst discussing financial forecasts, but that's sheer desperation. In your car, on the floor of front passenger seat right now? No car. On my bus? Vomit, drinks cans and used tickets. Fife Scottish is a complete nightmare. You gonna eat that? Probably with some tabasco. I'm on a diet, so anything (apart from celery) goes. Following the bus nightmare above, lapsed to pizza. Favorite arthropod: Langoustine, split in two, char-grilled, served with side salad. Best version ever at "Gabriele Tudini & Tomoko", Italian/Japanese fusion restaurant in Rome. Recommended. Apologies to any arthropods reading this - it's not personal. Have you ever been Knighted by a Government Official? It'll never happen. I'm a republican, in the pure (non IRA, non Dubya) sense of the word, so if I ever did anything deserving of recognition, I would turn it down on principal. On the other hand, if it'll get me a table in a resataurant... Number of records owned with medusae on cover: 1 Last time entered a WalMart: Never; if you count Asda (UK subsidiary), about 1 hr 40 minutes ago. Number of continents visited: 1 Paper or plastic?: plastic Picture on office wall: Ah, the curse of open plan offices. 4 pictures of Helen (see above) and 1 Dilbert calendar propped against the monitor are the best I do Last film seen: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, hence hideous bus journey. Worth it, though. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 16:16:14 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: What makes the feg man feg? on 9/5/03 4:01 PM, John Barrington Jones at jbjones@pdx.edu wrote: > Reward credit cards: none - am I missing out on something? Just got the Amazon.com Visa. 1% back as gift certificates. 3% for purchases from Amazon. I just ordered a $1200 tv for work from Amazon - that's a free $36 gift certificate. > Last cd purchased: Warren Zevon - The Wind. Me too! Latest bitch - all those fucking idiots - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 17:40:49 -0700 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Kind of odd... (no OU content, some ass) Both "bananas" and "watermelons" made multiple appearances in the "least favorite food" column. I can see not being a fan of either, but I don't think I've ever heard anyone profess active dislike for them, much less rank them as "least favorite". Bell peppers showed up on two lists and were also given a big "yuck" in an unrelated food conversation in my office today. No love for the bell pepper. Although Catherine specified "green"... are alternatively-colored bell peppers acceptable? Natalie: >>Feg Doppelganger? Eb Also odd. Eb's ass fits into men's clothing just fine. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:26:42 -0500 From: steve Subject: Re: reap >>> Eb (and if his entire body of work minus "Once Upon a Time in the >>> West" is buried with him, that's fine with me) On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 07:44 AM, James Dignan wrote: > Aw, c'mon... The Magnificent Seven, man! But it's such a pale imitation of the original! - - Steve __________ I know from first-hand experience that a president acting secretly usually does not have the best interests of Americans in mind. Rather, it is his own personal interests that are at stake. - John Dean, on George W. Bush __________ Pat Robertson's resignation this month as president of the Christian Coalition confirmed the ascendance of a new leader of the religious right in America: George W. Bush. - Dana Milbank ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 12:48:51 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Oblique Strategies >That's what I've been thinking since the Tarot thing came up. The >difference is that Oblique Strategies is designed from the ground up to >embrace the randomness of the drawing. Doesn't stop you from using Tarot >cards the same way, but they definitely are designed with an agenda of >meaning-- they're set up as if the cards themselves have the energy. Can >you buy OS cards anywhere? Is it at least known what all the cards actually >said? the original series OS cards are worth a fortune. But there's a lot of info on the various reissued series at 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: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:08:29 -0500 From: steve Subject: Re: All hail the new ECM fegs On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 01:30 PM, Gene Hopstetter, Jr. wrote: > Recently, the record stores have been flooded with clean ECM vinyl, > which is > a Very Good Thing, if you ask me. One can't have too many Ralph > Towner and > Steve Tibbetts LPs. Or sometimes bass player for Kate Bush, Eberhard Weber. My ECM favorite, as leader and sideman. - - Steve __________ Al Franken: Clintons military did pretty well in Iraq, huh? Paul Wolfowitz: Fuck you. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:09:51 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevin.Welton@arm.com Subject: RE: What makes a feg? This looks like enough fun to delurk again. Beer: Yes please, and plenty of it. When back in England: Woodforde's Wherry, Hopback Summer Lightning, Timothy Taylor's Landlord... Here in Austin, the choice is much more limited: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale if possible, Real Ale Brewing Co.'s Full Moon Pale Rye Ale. Library: No, but some of my best friends are librarians. Glasses: Not any more. Diagnosed as myopic when I was 7, but last year was told I now have perfect vision. Apparently I'm drifting back through the null point as I get older. Sterilized: Not the last time I checked. Astrological Cuppa Catshit: Saggitarius, I think (21st Dec. - on the cusp, apparently). Married to (Zodiac-wise): N/A Ethnic background: East Anglia for at least three generations, any more than that, and it gets confused. Religion: Baptised C of E, raised Congregational/United Reformed, now quite definitely atheist. Ill-Advised Facial Hair: Absolutely! Eight months and counting. Best anagram for full name: A pelvic trinket know (the best I could quickly grok from , thanks Christopher G.). Number of times dressed in drag: I've lost count. Having appeared in several Scout Gang Shows doesn't help. Least favorite food/food product: Gherkins/Dill Pickles. Last three Halloween costumes: Mullet Man, Yoda, A Knight who says "Ni". Is it safe? Define safe. What if anything is written/depicted on your shirt/top right now? Belzoni World Catfish Festival. Feg Doppelganger: I hope not, for their sake. How long? Long enough. Last thing you can remember drawing: a crude map of Cambridge. In your car, on the floor of front passenger seat right now: GPS 12V adapter, 'phone charger, empty water bottles, old copy of the Chronicle. You gonna eat that? Watch me. Favorite arthropod: Harvestman. Have you ever been Knighted by a Government Official? No, but like Catherine S, I've also been blessed by the Pope (it's a long story). Number of records owned with medusae on cover: None. Written/depicted on your favorite coffee mug: Nothing (it's blue glass). And it's never used for coffee, only tea. Last time entered a WalMart: Over a year ago. Number of continents visited: Four. Default browser home page: about:blank Paper or plastic? Whenever possible I take my re-usable "bags for life", otherwise paper. Typical freeway speed: 86mph. Picture on office wall: A poster of the caves of the Yorkshire Dales / Lancashire, a caricature of yours truly, a poster mocking those who try and pretend that it's not alright for me to come to work barefoot. Reward credit cards: Continental Airlines. Favourite food groups: Thai, Sushi. Robyn fan since: 1983. Most versatile word: Chuff. K. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:24:57 -0400 From: "Roberta Cowan" Subject: Re: What makes a feg fegly? Beer: I especially like thick dark stouts and porters but usually drink liquor if I do at all because beer often gives me a headache. Right now though I am drinking a remarkably tasty currant lambic. Library: No -- my sister works in one, does that count? I also work very near a library. Glasses: yes Sterilized: no Astrological Cuppa Catshit: an Aries monkey, Virgo rising Married to (Zodiac-wise): n/a though I seem to have an odd penchant for getting involved with Virgos and the occasional Piscean Ethnic background: mostly Scots with a bit of German/Alsace Religion: no Ill-Advised Facial Hair: not if I'm diligent Best anagram for full name: tabernacle wooer Number of times dressed in drag: a few times for Halloween Least favorite food/food product: very sweet things CA Gubernatorial Recall Candidate of Choice: don't care Last three Halloween costumes: a lion tamer, a wench and Patty Hearst Is it safe? well mostly harmless anyway What if anything is written/depicted on you shirt/top right now? A sort of leopard skin pattern Feg Doppelganger? ACK! How long? It's a toss up between "never long enough" and "That's a rahther personal question isn't it?" Last thing you can remember drawing? a hot bath In your car, on the floor of front passenger seat right now? a map and empty seltzer water bottle You gonna eat that? probably save it for lunch tomorrow Favorite arthropod? sand crab Have you ever been Knighted by a Government Official? not that I remember Number of records owned with medusae on cover? at least 2 and Xymox Medusa but I think there must be others Pets/Pets names: 2 cats--Cartman and Joy Longest-Running Purchase Streak Whose Sole Unifying Trait Is Record Label: Flying Nun though only a few recently Written/depicted on your favorite coffee mug: some drawings for the "Mystery" show by Edward Gorey--PBS fundraiser booty Last time entered a WalMart: as little as possible, Target roolz Windham Hill records: Michael Hedges, the first couple of Shadowfax and at least one Mark Isham ECM: David Torn, some Keith Jarrett, a bunch of Steve Tibbetts, Jan Dismas Zelenka Trio Sonatas, Carla Bley First psych pop album owned: Ohio Express Yummy Yummy Yummy/Down At Lulu's (heads up! cross thread) Elephant Six (or related) Records owned: 5.5 ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V12 #335 ********************************