The list for October 28, 1997
The Top 15 Least Known Aesop Fables
- The Slow and Steady, Hardworking Woodland Creature Who is Nevertheless Killed and Made Into a Coat
- The Little Armies Who Tried Harder (Even if it lasts seven games, no one cares — unless it’s the two best teams.)
- The Donkey, The Elephant, and the Campaign Finance Investigation Committee (It is far better to accuse than to admit.)
- The Two Crabs. No, Three. No, Six — Damn, Hand Me The Cream Again.
- The Man Who Cried, "Real Killer!"
- Grasshopper, the Patient Kung-Fu Student Who One Day Snaps and Kicks His Master’s Butt for Giving Him Such a Lousy Hair-Cut
- The Grasshopper Who Kicked the Ant’s Ass and Took All His Stuff
- The Lost Poodle and The Frightfully Deep Cleavage
- The Tortoise and the Hari Krishna (Sometimes the race goes to the most aerodynamic.)
- The Lion’s Tail (Stick to removing thorns from paws and leave hemorrhoids to the professionals.)
- The Rug, The Lingerie, The Bites, And The Downward Career Spiral
- The Dork, The DOS, and the Cow of Cash
- The Bad Actress and the Melons of Gold
- The King’s Daughter and the Singing Chameleon
And the Number 1 Least Known Aesop Fable…
- The Dog Who Sees His Reflection in the Lake and Subsequently Drowns Trying to Sniff His Own Butt
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CREDITS
Selected from 115 submissions from 42 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- David Hyatt, New York, NY — 1 (5th #1)
- David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 2, 11
- Peg Warner, Derry, NH — 3
- Blair Bostick, Alexandria, VA — 4
- Mitch Patterson, Atlanta, GA — 4
- Kris Johnson, Burbank, CA — 5
- Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 6, 7
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 7
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 7
- Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 8
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 9
- David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — 10, 15
- Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA — 12
- Natasha Filipovic, New York, NY — 13
- Alan Smithee, Sugar Land, TX — 13
- Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 14
- Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — Topic
- Dave Henry, Slidell, LA — Banner Tag
- Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/editor
- Harry Chapin, whereabouts unknown — Ambience
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