From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL> To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Subject: [WSFA] Re: Feeling evil? Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:20:14 -0400 Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Well, yes, I frequently feel evil, but, as an employee of the Federal Government, I always disguise my base motives as noble endeavours for the public benefit. "For the children" is the current buzz phrase. A number of years ago, the British science fiction magazine _2000 AD_ had a well written feature on "The Famous Villains School" which taught aspiring nogoodniks how to be truly inspiring archfiends. The entrance exam was, of course, a requirement to take a candy cane away from a baby. There were lessons on selecting an awesome name, bombastic statements, grand gestures, costuming (and none of these wimpy Evil Overlord fashion statements!), and a heavily proctored final exam in which non-cheaters were expelled. (The secret to laughing heartily while subjecting the hero to hideous tortures is to think of a funny joke while watching.) There was also plastic surgery to enhance one's gruesome appearance, and a locator service that matched the aspring supercrimminal with an "underserved" population. Something that VillianSupply seems to have overlooked. -----Original Message----- From: Keith F. Lynch [mailto:kfl at keithlynch.net] Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 2:34 PM To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net Subject: [WSFA] Feeling evil? Feeling evil? See http://www.villainsupply.com/ -- Keith F. Lynch - kfl at keithlynch.net - http://keithlynch.net/ I always welcome replies to my e-mail, postings, and web pages, but unsolicited bulk e-mail (spam) is not acceptable. Please do not send me HTML, "rich text," or attachments, as all such email is discarded unread.