December 14, 2000
The Top 15 Things Overheard in Washington in the Next Few Weeks
- "Alright, George, you win the bet. Tipper, come over here and give the man some tongue."
- "So, who's laughing *now* about me putting Alaska, the ozone layer, old-growth forests and the arctic ice cap in my Dead Pool, Mr. Smarty-Pants?"
- "Hillary, you grab all the pens -- I'll get the towels and dishes."
- "Hey Dad. I was thinking. Do I have to do it? 'Cause now I think I want to take guitar lessons and maybe start a band."
- "...and for the Oval Office, what say we get rid of all those books and put in a Sony PlayStation and a red-velvet-topped pool table?"
- "Only one ambassador to Colombia?!? Well, hell, let's appoint a few more!"
- "That musta been some party. Last thing I remember, someone was daring me to run for president."
- "...and there was this little girl, in a school, in a small state who asked me about..."
"Mr. Gore? Mr. Gore?" "Yes?" "The election is over."
- "Woo-hoo! Now I get a full-time designated driver!"
- "I, George W. Bush, do solmeny... somenly... salmon -- dammit!" -- swear to uphold the Constipation of the United States."
- "If a Mr. Satan calls, tell him I'm not in."
- "Dickster, I'm pretty hammered, man. Don't go chest-clutchin' on me while I catch some Zs."
- "Laura! I just passed my first presidential gas!"
and the Number 1 Thing Overheard in Washington in the Next Few Weeks...
- "So lemme get this straight: They named a White House bedroom after the guy who invented those little toy logs?"
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Selected from 160 submissions from 37 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:
- Scott Sistek, Seattle, WA -- 1 (8th #1) Email
- Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA -- 2
- John Treusch, Burlington, NJ -- 3 Email
- Jesse Weiss, Dallas, TX -- 4, 10 Website
- Doug Finney, Houston, TX -- 4 Email
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA -- 5, 12 Email / Hall of Famer
- Rachel Blubaugh, Lewisville, TX -- 5 Email / Website
- Carla Brandon, San Diego, CA -- 6 Email
- Kristopher Kettner, Chicago, IL -- 7 Email / Website
- Peg Warner, Exeter, NH -- 8 Email
- Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ -- 9 Email
- Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL -- 10, 11 Hall of Famer
- Joseph Moore, Concord, CA -- 13 Email
- Dave Henry, Slidell, LA -- 14 Email
- Alan Smithee, Sugar Land, TX -- Banner Tag, Topic Email
- Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN -- Runner Up list name Hall of Famer
- Kevin Wickart, Normal, IL -- Honorable Mention list name Email / Website
- Chris White, Irvine, CA -- List owner/editor Email / Hall of Famer
- Psychedelic Furs, London, England -- Ambience (explanation)
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