[kj] Killing Joke mini skirt on eBay

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

I'll be damned, learn something new every day.

Any idea why they called that line the "Killing Joke" line of clothing...?

-Oliver





Paula Cook wrote:

> The Miss Sixty label did a clothing range a few years ago called 

> "Killing Joke", which consisted of  micro-miniskirts in various 

> colours, with built-in pants in order to avoid flashing. They were 

> extremely popular with the likes of Xtina, Posh, Jordan, etc, hence 

> why they're sold on eBay now. Check out this link:

>

> http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&from=R10&satitle=miss+sixty+killing+joke&sacat=11450%26catref%3DC6&a6=-24&a69050=-24&a47=-24&a56=-24&alist=a65441%2Ca6%2Ca69050%2Ca53%2Ca69049%2Ca70745%2Ca22750%2Ca14%2Ca47%2Ca56%2Ca3801&pfmode=1&reqtype=1&gcs=1551&pfid=2127&pf_query=miss+sixty+killing+joke&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D3&sadis=200&fpos=Postcode&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ga10244=10425&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp= 

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> I'd quite like one myself if I had the legs for it! Bit of a strange 

> name for a clothing range though!

>

> Regards,

> Nuclear Girl

>

>

>> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:25:56 -0500

>> From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

>> Subject: [kj] Killing Joke mini skirt on eBay

>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>>     <gathering at misera.net>

>> Message-ID: <46AFC504.308 at sbcglobal.net>

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>> http://cgi.ebay.com/MISS-SIXTY-KILLING-JOKE-MICRO-MINI-SKIRT-MEDIUM-10-12_W0QQitemZ250147249755QQihZ015QQcategoryZ314QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem 

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>> Can someone tell me why this is listed as a Killing Joke micro-mini

>> skirt? What the hell?

>>

>> -Oliver

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