From thessalia@aol.com Fri Jun 20 18:44:49 EDT 1997
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From: thessalia@aol.com (Thessalia)
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Subject: Re: you might be a goth if?
Date: 20 Jun 1997 07:59:15 GMT
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You have to use Tarn-X on all your jewelry

Your eyesight is weakened from reading by candlelight

Every time a pair of pantyhose runs, you're happy - a new shirt!

You've ever worn electrical tape as clothing...

You -actually-understand- Shelley, but prefer Byron for his panache...

You know the official -names- of most haircolour lines' blacks, 
     purples and reds

Your idea of summer clothing is to wear a black lace Tshirt
     (rather than velvet, of course - too hot)

You -refuse- to stop wearing velvet in summer....

"Edward Scissorhands" is one of your "comfort movies" - and
"Labyrinth", "Legend", and "Nightmare Before Xmas" are others.

You're "over" _Propaganda_.

You're *not* over _Permission_ and/or _Carpe Noctem_.

You can differentiate between vampires as portrayed by
     Tanith Lee, Anne Rice, and Poppy Z. Brite, but you
     don't play the RPG because "that's sooooooo tragically
     vampcore".

You hate the smell of regular cigs, "but cloves are fine".

You have some sort of Halloween stuffed animal.

Eeyore was your favorite Pooh character.

If by some mischance Dracula wouldn't find your home decor
     welcoming, Pinhead might. If it's not Early Victorian Funeral
     Parlour, there's a good chance it's Torture Chamber or a mix
     thereof.

You know enough about Cleopatra to bitch about them.

You try on whatever corset Frederick's is selling, admire yourself
     in the mirror for a moment, and then hand it to the salesgirl
     with an apologetic explanation that the boning was not 
     restrictive enough, "but what can you expect for $70", while
     she gives you a strange look.

Your purse qualifies as a deadly defensive weapon.

So does your jewelry.

So does your hair.

When wearing a hat, you must lift the veil to be able to see more
     than 10 feet in front of you.

You have excess packages of purple xmas lights lying around.

You spend more money on halloween decor than all the other holidays
     combined!

You have been known to shop for day-to-day makeup at a theatrical 
     supplier's.

Your ruffles or netting are always getting caught on things.

You own a coffin-shaped jewelry box or handbag.

Your head hurts as much as mine does. :(

frogs and fishes from Thessaly
who has the worst case of insomnia she's had in months

PS- as far as these go, none of them is an indicator on its own
and your mileage will of course vary. :)




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