thegoth 5 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 1 Drinks snakebite Former or closet goths still display a lingering thirst for snakebite - half a pint of lager with half a pint of cider, sometimes with blackcurrant. Snakebite is the worst thing the goths ever did after their invasion of the Roman Empire in 267.2 Penchant for eyeliner It seems everybody's wearing eyeliner these days, but a goth's make-up is a smidgen more extreme: the skin is powdered white, and black eyeliner is used on eyes, brows, lips and sometimes - to draw cobwebs, probably - the skin. NB: goths do not use bronzer, rouge, or St Tropez self-tan. 3 Cape Capes have been fashionable this winter, but don't let that confuse you. A goth wears a cape so long it grazes the floor. Looks a little incongruous over a business suit. 4 Went to Leeds university Strangely, Leeds has a nigh-on magnetic attraction for goths, and there are more cape shops per capita in the city than anywhere else in Europe. 5 Whistles Fields of the Nephilim/ Sisters of Mercy/ March Violets/ Subway to Sally songs This is why no goth ever had a successful career as a milkman. 6 Strange hobbies Many of your colleagues will spend the weekend at B&Q, drinking Lambrusco and playing five-a-side. Not goths. They read preposterous fantasy books, do a spot of Wicca and anything "a bit medieval". 7 Black clothing Though both wore a lot of black, it is easy to differentiate between the goth and the 80s throwback by asking this simple question: can you imagine this outfit in a Robert Palmer video? The goth's predilection for black clothing is a reflection of the Black Aesthetic - taking those things society regards as evil or wrong and making them beautiful. Many items in the longtime goth's wardrobe may now have faded to a sort of charcoal shade. 8 Disturbing dancing at Christmas party The goth sticks rigidly to the routine of two and a half steps to the front and back again, while gazing at the floor in an affected fashion and waving hands around mysteriously. 9 Disarmingly pointy boots It is a little-known fact that inside their shoes, goths' feet are just as pointy as their winklepickers. 10 Drives a hearse to work And doesn't work at a funeral parlour.http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1735690,00.htmlWell it made me laugh, but then again I guess I'm biased.TGP.s. FYI I scored 5, maybe 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Maz 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Oh no! Do you have a cape? I used to be a goth in my younger youth, I used to hang out in the electric ballroom at about 15yrs old in a pvc dress and thigh boots !amazed Went to see The Sisters of Mercy at Brixton last year as a blast from the past, they were bloody awful live! Slippers n Zero7 for me these days Link to post Share on other sites
katconcarne 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 !lol does every VR owner have a dark past! I too went through a gothic stage, my mother was worried until she met my gothic boyfriend Steve who was the nicest guy ever!imo most goth bands suck live, they just don't get the ambiance quite right!Katie Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted March 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Surely nobodies past (or future) can be as dark as VR6Lee'sNo, no cape. And no eyeliner, I am 37 after all.I might have miscounted, unless you count the VR6 as a hearse (it's more then likely to see one dead body, mine ): Snackbite, Blackclothing, the Goth 2 step, Strange Hobbies and partial points for going to York Uni and humming Goth tracks as I can't whistle.Last time I saw the Sisters live I was astonished by how muck like a turtle Eldritch looked!TG Link to post Share on other sites
DeathBoB 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Link to post Share on other sites
nd 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 i can understand why some people find goths scary or weird I've never been a goth,never been one to follow any sort of fashion 8) i think some goths can look quite sexy though Link to post Share on other sites
Petesvw 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I think we all went thru a goth stage.lol Link to post Share on other sites
nd 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 so u did then pete ? i think we should get some pics up Link to post Share on other sites
MrsC 0 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 I think we all went thru a goth stage.lolspeak for yourself lol...i can quite happily say, i have never ever had the urge to dress like a dead person lol Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts