The list for March 6, 1998
The Top 16 Julia Child Euphemisms for Death
- pushin’ up parsley
- put in the crisper
- fettucine al dead-o
- has reservations at the Chateau Eternity
- sleeping with the quiches
- filleting the soul
- face-planting the meringue
- basting the formaldehyde turkey
- donating the liver pate
- peasant under grass
- marinating in soil and worms
- promoted to subterranean truffle inspector
- just add maggots
- sampling the French onion soup with a salmonella spoon
- cooking for the Kennedys
And the Number 1 Julia Child Euphemism for Death…
- slowly cooling to room temperature
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CREDITS
Selected from 173 submissions from 63 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 1, 4 (12th #1)
- Peter Rogers, Boston, MA — 1, 4 (1st #1!)
- Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 1, 8 (10th #1)
- Tim Blankenbaker, Washington, DC — 2, 6
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 3, Topic
- John Gennity, Woodhaven, NY — 5
- Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL — 6
- Mark Schmidt, Santa Cruz, CA — 6
- Larry G. Hollister, Concord, CA — 7
- Don Swain, Pontiac, MI — 9
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 10
- John Hering, Alexandria, VA — 11
- Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 12, 16
- Christopher Troise, New York, NY — 13, 15
- David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — 14, 15
- David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 15
- Matt Loiselle, Detroit, MI — 16
- LeMel Hebert-Williams, San Francisco, CA — Banner Tag
- Larry Baum, Hong Kong — RU list name
- Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/moderator
- The Grateful Dead, San Francisco, CA — Ambience
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