{"id":2021,"date":"2001-05-26T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2001-05-26T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vu2057.freddie.1984.is\/siggimustest\/?page_id=2021"},"modified":"2023-07-14T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:43:13","slug":"the-return-of-siggimus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/writing\/newsletters\/the-return-of-siggimus\/","title":{"rendered":"the return of siggimus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>siggimus is back!<\/h1>\n<h2>&amp; this time with a vengeance<\/h2>\n<h3>hear ye! hear ye!<\/h3>\n<p>prick up yer ears real good for the joyous tidings that after a tedious            &amp; uneventful period of hibernation, during which siggimus did little            worthwhile apart from picking his nose &amp; gurgling a bit, siggimus            has returned to a world near you<\/p>\n<h3>this time it&#8217;s personal<\/h3>\n<p>so the world can relax a bit<\/p>\n<h3>in this newsletter<\/h3>\n<p>-new job<br \/>\n-new place (more kustiging)<br \/>\n-reunion<br \/>\n-other reunion<br \/>\n-other other reunion<br \/>\n-siggimus adds an agent &amp; acquires even further fame            in eastern europe<br \/>\n-other new job<br \/>\n-celebration\/boogie<\/p>\n<h2>new job<\/h2>\n<p>having been promised gold &amp; green forests, siggimus, at siggif&#8217;s            insistent prompting joins <span class=\"strong\">j\u00f3nas<\/span>,            the messiah of green fingers, &amp; his            happy gang in their crusade to make reykjav\u00edk a prettier place<\/p>\n<p>siggimus has had to heroically suffer the variousest of hardships in            his quest for a better capital for his fatherland: battling snowstorms;            wading through deep rivers of mud; shovelling mountains of earth &amp;            sand; sawing grass; witnessing a pair of naked chick&#8217;s legs of an undetermined            age strutting a wiggly strut on the wrong side of a pane of glass; a            suntan that will last days; &amp; a mini noah&#8217;s flood; but as siggimus            has always said: &#8216;all in a day&#8217;s work for us superheroes&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>new place<\/h2>\n<h3>or, siggimus ir kustigs<\/h3>\n<p>when siggimus hasn&#8217;t been working like a dog working, siggimus has            been working like another dog moving. siggimus spent may 1st kustiging            his stuff from all over the place to one new place, or jauns dzievoklis,            as they used to say in latvija &amp; has spent most of his invaluable            free time ever since moving stuff around &amp; carrying up fridges &amp;            televisions (that have taken it upon themselves to start raining themselves            on siggimus as if they were raindrops &amp; not televisions! anyone            wanna trade a tv for an oven for baking stuff in?)<\/p>\n<p>the new casa siggimusum is a veritable palace, a penthouse high up            on the top of a 3 storey skyskraper, with a multitude of spaceous little            rooms into which siggimus intends to lure a hoard or two of innocent,            hot little swedish chicks of his fancy<\/p>\n<p>should you desire to tip siggimus off about any hot little swedish            chicks of his fancy, the new address would be<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"strong\">siggimus<br \/>\ns\u00f3lvallagata 31<br \/>\n101 reykjav\u00edk<br \/>\n\u00edsland<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>siggimus has been blessed with both neighbours &amp; a front door as            old as the hills &amp; this can cause problems when the exquisitly carved            medieval front door is entered or exited without due caution: front            door slams an earthquaky slam &amp; ancient neighbours have heartattacks            fretting about the poor door, a close friend, apparently, from their            viking youths<\/p>\n<p>so, next time you visit, do siggimus &amp; ancient neighbours the grand            favour of entering or exiting with due caution<\/p>\n<h2>reunion<\/h2>\n<p>oh, happy day!<\/p>\n<p>siggimus would like to take this opportunity to celebrate being lovingly            reunited with his much belov\u00e9d telephone number <span class=\"strong\">(+354)            551 1179<\/span><\/p>\n<p>feel free to peruse it<\/p>\n<h2>other reunion<\/h2>\n<p>oh, also happy day!<\/p>\n<p>tears were shed on both sides at the heartfelt reunion of siggimus            &amp; his best friends ever; his cds<\/p>\n<h2>other other reunion<\/h2>\n<p>oh, also also happy day!<\/p>\n<p>siggimus finally remeets with his bicycle, rusty &amp; old, but some            of its bits still functoning<\/p>\n<h2>siggimus takes new &amp; improved agent<\/h2>\n<h3>or, new &amp; improved agent takes siggimus<\/h3>\n<p>siggimus has located a new new &amp; improved siggimus agent in bulgaria,            &amp; about time it was!!<\/p>\n<p>the siggimus bulgarian career had reached an all time low &amp; the            new &amp; improved siggimus agent has truly been a breath of fresh air,            or squirt of vitamins if you like<\/p>\n<h3>accidental application<\/h3>\n<p>in its first week, the new &amp; improved siggimus agent has siggimus            accidentally apply for a job as editor of something or other at some            weekly paper in sofia called <span class=\"strong\">kapital<\/span>. siggimus&#8217;            relative ignorance of bulgarian, apparently the language of the publication,            seems no obstacle, as hirers instantly ask siggimus when he is arriving            in sofia<\/p>\n<p>further negotiations ensue, followed by the bulgarian buggers&#8217; declaration            on april 11 that they wish to compose a wee test for siggimus to ace<\/p>\n<p>siggimus wonders whether the bulgarian buggers are attempting to compose            the test in icelandic out of an overdose of respect for siggimus<\/p>\n<h3>hannibal goes bulgarian<\/h3>\n<p>hyperactively, siggimus agent gets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heimsnet.is\/siggimus\/eng\/stories\/hannibal.htm\"><span class=\"strong\">hannibal<\/span><\/a> a bulgarian passport &amp; starts parading him around the place<\/p>\n<p>the philistines at <span class=\"strong\">kapital<\/span> see fit to reject            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heimsnet.is\/siggimus\/eng\/stories\/hannibal.htm\"><span class=\"strong\">hannibal<\/span><\/a>,            probably so that the rest of their stuff won&#8217;t look bad<\/p>\n<p>but the geniuses at &#8230;no! this has already been excellently put to            words in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heimsnet.is\/siggimus\/eng\/diary\/index.htm\">siggimus            diary<\/a> <span class=\"gratt\">[17 may 2001 entry]<\/span>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>anyhoo, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heimsnet.is\/siggimus\/eng\/stories\/hannibal.htm\"><span class=\"strong\">hannibal<\/span><\/a> seems to have made it to print in the highly esteemed &amp; venerable              publication <span class=\"strong\">starshel<\/span>, which has received              its high esteem &amp; venerability for publishing great works of humour              &amp; satire in its 50 years of existence (despite its hitherto shameful              record of publishing siggimus)<\/p>\n<p>siggimus is proud to have in this single stroke been joined by several              nobel prize winners &amp; other dignitaries<\/p>\n<p>upon receiving the literature, the editor in chief promptly grabbed              hold of the nearest telephone &amp; rang the siggimus agent in a fretful              fit, asking in a voice quivering with emotion whether siggimus could              possibly honour them greatly &amp; accept an invitation to join their              humble literary competition, <span class=\"strong\">aleko 2001<\/span><\/p>\n<p>on behalf of siggimus, agent gracefully accepted. further news as              it happens<\/p>\n<p>the royalties, approx. $2.5, go to financing a section in the future              siggimus museum, <span class=\"strong\">siggimus eum<\/span><\/p>\n<p>should you want to practice your bulgarian through a magnifying glass,              siggimus has provided you with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heimsnet.is\/siggimus\/myndir\/hannibal_i_bulgariu.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evidence<\/a>.              siggimus has for your convenience marked where it says siggimus &amp;              islandija with that box, &amp; the red line is under the bit that              says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heimsnet.is\/siggimus\/eng\/stories\/hannibal.htm\"><span class=\"strong\">hannibal<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>become a siggimus agent!<\/h2>\n<p>now even you can become a siggimus agent!!<\/p>\n<p>is siggimus properly represented in your corner of the world? why not            do something about it?!<\/p>\n<p>just ask his <a href=\"mailto:siggimus@2die4.com?subject=can%20i%20become%20a%20siggimus%20agent,%20please?\">permission<\/a>,            translate some of his most genious work into your silly language &amp;            sell to a reputable publication near you. having siggimus accidentally            apply for jobs editing some really important stuff doesn&#8217;t hurt either<\/p>\n<h3>special offer!<\/h3>\n<p>this year only!!<\/p>\n<p>get siggimus published in an actual publication in your country of            choice &amp; you will be eligible for spending up to 10 days in his            exulted presence, worshipping &amp; idolising him!!<\/p>\n<p>if you are lucky you&#8217;ll even get to travel a bit with him!<\/p>\n<p>er&#8230; if you are lucky &amp; willing to pay<\/p>\n<h2>other job<\/h2>\n<p>somehow the world seems to have decided that it would be excellent            to have a siggimus for editoring stuff (mayhap this is a direct consequence            of his highly successful career in copy editing at the baltic times)            &amp; on top of that thing editoring for those philistines in bulgaria,            siggimus was for a brief time considered for editoring the mess that            is www.europay.is. he wasn&#8217;t considered            long, for he soon proved to be the ideal siggimus for the job &amp;            will commence shortly<\/p>\n<p>siggimus&#8217; only worry is how he will look in the suits he is required            to wear. siggimus has had 4 ties in his lifetime &amp; one of them was            made out of bright red leather but otherwise looked like licorice &amp;            another had a picture of the pink panther on it<\/p>\n<h2>celebration\/boogie!<\/h2>\n<p>being a siggimus fond of celebrating stuff, siggimus has decided to            celebrate\/boogie the return of siggimus ii with a vengeance<\/p>\n<h3>datum<\/h3>\n<p>sunday june 3 2001, around 8pm-ish<\/p>\n<h3>locum<\/h3>\n<p>casa siggimusum (cf. address above)<\/p>\n<p>you are required to attend, on penalty of death or a wart or something            else horrible<\/p>\n<p>bring expensive presents for siggimus &amp; be prepared to squeeze            him (&amp; possibly even smooch a bit, in case of femalility) in a congratulatory            manner consistent with siggimus&#8217; high standing in society, but especially            outside it<\/p>\n<h3>demon stratum<\/h3>\n<p>to demonstrate the 1st 1st prize in the siggimus best new &amp; improved            agent contest, siggimus bulgarian agent will be guest of honour, handing            out smuggled bulgarian cheeses &amp; wines from melnik &amp; demonstrating            the printed version of hannibal to all &amp; sundry to gasps of awe            &amp; impression<\/p>\n<p>bring your own beverages, although siggimus is attempting to locate            his old bottle of absinth, partaking of which will probably be optional            &amp; comfy chairs, if that is something you are fond of<\/p>\n<p>please to register for attendance (&amp; state how many chairs you            are bringing so siggimus will have some idea how many chairs to steal)            by <a onmouseover=\"window.status='yes, now poke the thingy with the thingy!'; return true\" onmouseout=\"window.status='';            return true\" href=\"mailto:siggimus@heimsnet.is?subject=of%20course%20i%27m%20coming%21%21&amp;body=i%20am%20even%20a%29%20a%20hot%20chick%20b%29%20bringing%20lotsa%20hot%20chicks\">putting your hand over this &amp; poking it<\/a>, which will            cause you to send an e-mail to siggimus@heimsnet.is<\/p>\n<h2>stop press!<\/h2>\n<p>siggimus has finally returned from a shopping expedition that resulted            in a mocca coffee pot!!<\/p>\n<p>so, coffee&amp;siggimuslovers of the world come &amp; visit siggimus            for a delicious cup of espresso!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gratt\" align=\"right\">[26 may 2001]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>siggimus is back! &amp; this time with a vengeance hear ye! hear ye! prick up yer ears real good for the joyous tidings that after a tedious &amp; uneventful period of hibernation, during which siggimus did little worthwhile apart from picking his nose &amp; gurgling a bit, siggimus has returned to a world near you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":2017,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2021","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PcQPg2-wB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2021"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14495,"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2021\/revisions\/14495"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siggimus.com\/siggimus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}