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Pirate time: roll issue up,
look through it, spot bin,
say, “Gaar,” approach at
speed, deposit issue.
letters
ShortList reaches
the parts free
papers cannot reach
I almost managed to miss your
magazine again. I say again, but I’d never
actually heard of it before this morning.
Today, I passed the guy handing them out,
but when I got into the station my regular
free paper wasn’t in its place and, fearing
a long Tube ride of looking at my fellow
riders, I rushed back out to grab my copy.
Fortune, you are one wacky mistress,
because instead of the normal free
garbage, I found ShortList. And what
a great read it is. I learned which rock
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man lends helping hand
Just polished off the second edition of
ShortList, sterling work! Love the format,
love the tone, think it’s all really good.
What did sort of irk me, however, was the
bike article, for the following reasons:
a) Aluminium frames are not “reliable” – you
only have to drop one and it’s ruined, whereas
steel frames are much harder wearing.
b) There was no mention of hub gears, widely
regarded as the most reliable means of
changing speed (the Rohloff speedhub is a
masterpiece of engineering).
c) Very pedantic, but you list handlebars
as “non-drop”. Surely you mean ‘flat’.
Yes, I know what you’re thinking, I am a
horrendous geek, but a little feedback can’t
be a bad thing, can it? Keep up the good
work at ShortList.
Damien Elvin, via email
SL: Horrendous geek, Mr Elvin? Perish
the thought. Your
knowledge of the
modern working
bicycle has impressed
the entire ShortList
team. We’re just
surprised you didn’t
mention increasing the
stock handlebar size
of 25mm up to 31mm
for better strength on
hills of a 11 per cent
incline or greater.
i am a man also…
…and I really liked your new magazine.
It’s the best free thing I have had since
milk at school.
Joe Mace, via email
SL: Ah, we remember free milk. But
does anyone recall chanting, “Mrs
Thatcher, Mrs Thatcher, milk snatcher”
when the Conservatives put an end to it?
What? Nobody? You haven’t lived!
our biggest fan to date
Just want to thank you for this free and very
informative magazine. It’s only the third
issue of ShortList and I am already addicted
to it. I can’t wait for Thursday to get my hands
on the fourth issue. Thank you and keep up
the good work.
Sergio Soares, via email
SL: Nice, simple and straight to the point.
Thanks Sergio. Sadly, nobody’s going to
believe we haven’t made this one up.
Readers’ lists straight from our mighty web domain…
The Top 5 Martial Arts Film Stars
by Matthew Sylvester
1. Bruce Lee The founding father
and responsible for the martial-arts
film’s rise in the West.
2. Jackie Chan A pioneering movie star
who does his own stunts and pays for it.
With on-screen charisma and a drive to
help others, he’s a true icon.
3. Jet Li From the darkest depths of
communist China this dynamic actor
shot on to our screens, using creative
choreography with skilled wire work.
4. Donnie Yen A long-time veteran,
hard-hitting and goes for gasps rather
than gags. Made mark with
the classic Iron Monkey.
5. Sammo Hung Despite
being utterly humiliated
by Bruce Lee
in what proved to
be the first mixed
martial-arts
on-screen fight in
Enter The Dragon.
Bruce frowned
upon finger-painting
tomfoolery
letter of
the week
Get it off your chest,
you’ll feel better for it…
stars are better golfers
than I am, commiserated
with Danny Wallace’s kissing
dilemmas and laughed out loud
at his godchild episode, all before
the middle fold. Well done guys.
KD, via email
SL: Thank the Lord for inefficient
newspaper stocking, combined with
a dislike of fellow commuters and a
hearty desire to be entertained on
the long train ride to work. The good
news is that with only half the
magazine read, your journey home will
be a cacophany of laughs (Gervais),
tears (war-zone tourists) and mild
curiosity (TV listings). Good luck!
a female opinion that counts
At last, a mag I can read without naked
women sprawled over it, and with content
I’m interested in too! Will look out for
next week’s copy with anticipation…
PS: Can Brad Pitt be on next week’s cover?
Helen, via email
SL: Brilliant – so you want less ladies, more
men? We don’t award prizes for letters,
but if we did
you’d win a bike.
The Five Worst Things About
Supporting Spurs by Paul Davidson
1. Every year’s meant to be ‘the year’
And every year it turns out to be very
much not ‘the year’. Don’t believe the
hype and you won’t be disappointed.
2. White Hart Lane is in the middle
of nowhere Well, it’s in the middle of
Tottenham, but it’s the same thing.
No Tube makes Paul an unhappy man.
3. You get called ‘fickle’ all the time
Despite getting 35,000 crowds for
mean-nothing Euro ties against
Cypriot teams you’ve never heard of.
4. Puma kits It pains me to say it but
Fulham’s Nike numbers are where it’s
at for white sides this year.
5. We’re not very good Well, we’re
not. Much as we might try to convince
ourselves that a Champions League side
would have Zokora in midfield…
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