January 31, 2002
The Top 16 Fun Things to Do While Carrying the Olympic Torch
- Use it to light joints for all the snowboarders.
- Put on green robe, stand in harbor, welcome huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
- Taunt Smokey the Bear.
- Thrust it threateningly at Olympic officials who ask you to stop making s'mores over it.
- Storm Ted Turner's castle and taunt him and his puny Goodwill Games.
- See if your dog is brave enough to fetch it.
- Carry an ice block in your other hand and create your own occluded front.
- I don't know, but wearing a lot of hair spray isn't one of them.
- Juggle with two identical torches -- see if they can guess which one is the real deal.
- Knit it a small embarrassing torch sweater, and make the torch wear it during your whole run.
- If you're carrying it through Kansas, set fire to a few books.
- Carry it upside down (G. Gordon Liddy only).
- Loudly demand, "Free Bird!"
- Stop off at Mount Rushmore and give all the nostrils a thorough cleaning.
- Imagine hot girl-on-girl action. I'm sorry, what was the topic?
and the Number 1 Fun Thing to Do While Carrying the Olympic Torch...
- Taunt Stone Age peoples unable to make fire.
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- Andrew Thomas, Omaha, NE -- 1 (6th #1)
- Jim Rosenberg, Greensboro, NC -- 2, 4 Email / Hall of Famer
- Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA -- 3 Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Brian Jones, Atlanta, GA -- 5 Email
- Allen Lindsey, Cincinnati, OH -- 6
- Peter Rogers, Austin, TX -- 7
- Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL -- 8 Website / Hall of Famer
- Greg Preece, Toronto, Canada -- 8
- Fran Fruit, Winnetka, IL -- 9
- Joe DiPietro, Brooklyn, NY -- 10 Email / Website
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 11, 13 Email / Hall of Famer
- Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL -- 12 Hall of Famer
- Michael Wolf, Brookline, MA -- 14
- Kevin Wickart, Normal, IL -- 15, RU list name Email / Website
- Bryce Daigle, Cornwall, Canada -- 16
- Ticker Lock, Gillette, WY -- Topic
- Craig Stacey, Romeoville, IL -- Banner Tag Email / Website
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- List moderator, HM list name
- Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA -- RU list name Email / Hall of Famer
- Chris White, Los Angeles, CA -- List owner/editor Email / Hall of Famer
- The Bangles, Los Angeles, CA -- Ambience (explanation)
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