August 14, 2002
The Top 13 Signs Your Motivational Speaker Is Depressed (Part II)
- His seminar is titled, "Harnessing the Power of Self-Loathing."
- Kicks things off by leading everyone in a group raspberry.
- Keeps remarking how coffin-like the lectern is.
- "Finishing last is okay -- as long as you don't make an utter fool of yourself in the process. Trust me on this one, folks."
- His wrists are bandaged and his suit has visible blood stains.
- "The key to a happy and successful life? Don't marry a soul-sucking, bank-account-draining minion of Satan."
- "Think *inside* the box. The lined, wooden box. Or inside the urn."
- During the "fire walk," asks that you try not to disturb his ex-wife's ashes.
- Asks everyone in the audience to just stay in their seats while he flips through his high school yearbook and sobs softly.
- Everybody gets a workshop kit consisting of a razor blade and a fifth of Jack Daniel's.
- After failing to catch you during a "trust fall," he replies, "Welcome to the reality of life, pal."
- Keeps reminding the audience that "can" is 50 percent of "cancer."
and the Number 1 Sign Your Motivational Speaker Is Depressed...
- "You can do it! You can make a difference! Well, good for you, you smug bastards. I, on the other hand, am a worthless loser."
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for this list, as well as yesterday's Part I.
Selected from 107 submissions from 41 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:
- Anne Sholl, Trenton, NJ -- 1 (Woohoo! 1st #1!)
- Joseph Moore, Concord, CA -- 1 (15th #1) Email
- Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL -- 2, RU list name Hall of Famer
- Chuck Sawyer, Rochester, NY -- 3
- Larry Hollister, Concord, CA -- 4 Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Peter Bauer, Rochester, NY -- 5 Hall of Famer
- Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA -- 6 Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Michael Wolf, Brookline, MA -- 7
- Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA -- 8
- Dave Henry, Slidell, LA -- 9 Email / Hall of Famer
- Donald Junter, New Haven, CT -- 10
- Michael Whitmire, Houston, TX -- 10
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 11 Email / Hall of Famer
- Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL -- 12 Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Peg Warner, Exeter, NH -- 13, Topic Email / Website
- Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ -- HM list name Email
- Chris White, Los Angeles, CA -- List owner/editor Email / Hall of Famer
- Paul Carrack, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England -- Ambience (explanation)
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