February 21, 2001
The Top 13 Signs Your Neighbor is Using Too Much Electricity
- "Houston, it's beautiful up here! I can see the Great Wall of China... the Amazon River... and, oh, yes -- there's the Wilsons'!"
- Alien space vessels keep docking in his driveway to recharge their warp drives.
- A sharp "tzing" and scream of pain from next door tells you the meter-reader has lost another finger to the kilowatt wheel.
- All metal objects in neighborhood point toward their family room.
- Always has the stereo blasting the whole time he's vacuuming the yard.
- Armored truck delivers the monthly bill as a leather-bound 14-volume set.
- You've been reduced to plugging the toaster into the cat and rubbing him on the wall just to make breakfast.
- Him: sun-tanning by the pool. You: still shoveling snow.
- Attracted by the blinking lights, old people wander through the yard in search of 5-cent slot machines.
- The fumes from your wife's kerosene vibrator are causing your wallpaper to peel.
- Ghost of Tom Edison moaning and circling the cupola.
- He looks around nervously and gives a half-hearted laugh when you suggest his kids be "grounded."
and the Number 1 Sign Your Neighbor is Using Too Much Electricity...
- Cleans his pool by bringing it to a rolling boil for 30 minutes.
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- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 1 (43rd #1) Email / Hall of Famer
- Travis Ruetenik, Honolulu, HI -- 2
- Andrew Thomas, Omaha, NE -- 3
- Allen Lindsey, Cincinnati, OH -- 4, 7
- J. Hutter, San Francisco, CA -- 5, 8
- Peter Casper, Brisbane, Australia -- 6
- Larry Hollister, Concord, CA -- 9, RU list name Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Mitch Berg, Saint Paul, MN -- 10 Email / Website
- Kevin Wickart, Normal, IL -- 11 Email / Website
- Paul Paternoster, Los Altos, CA -- 12 Email / Hall of Famer
- David Hyatt, New York, NY -- 13 Email / Website
- Spike Jones, Atlanta, GA -- Topic
- Craig Stacey, Romeoville, IL -- Banner Tag Email / Website
- Peg Warner, Exeter, NH -- Banner Tag Email
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- Runner Up list name Email / Hall of Famer
- Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA -- Honorable Mention list name Email / Website
- Kevin Hawley, Fairless Hills, PA -- List moderator
- Chris White, Irvine, CA -- List owner/editor Email / Hall of Famer
- Silkk tha Shocker, New Orleans, LA -- Ambience (explanation)
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