The list for July 25, 1997
The Top 15 Least Popular Philosophical Questions
(Part II)
(Part II)
- If a tree fell and crushed Pauly Shore in the forest, would anyone care (except Misty Rivera, of course)?
- Why aren’t the Toronto Maple Leafs called the Maple Leaves?
- If the earth stopped spinning, would the value of my car still depreciate?
- If there are elves in the gravy, why must the pigeon herniate at midnight?
- Which came first — the chicken or the various things that taste like chicken?
- Would a massive police search for a male serial killer dressed as a woman be called a "Dragnet"?
- Why *are* there so many songs about rainbows?
- For what doth it profit a man if he gains his freedom yet loseth his Heisman?
- If the shortest distance between two points is a line, why does waiting in a line take so long?
- How many licks does it take to get to the center of the universe?
- If I am, do I drink?
- What would you rather have, no short-term memory or I forget the question?
- What is the sound of a one-handed man with the clap?
- If you take an infinite number of monkeys, place them in a room with an infinite number of typewriters, and supply them with an infinite amount of crack, would they really be able to write a really kick-ass Top 5 list? And, if so, who
And the Number 1 Least Popular Philosophical Question…
- How much wood would a woodchuck sport, if a woodchuck had a woody?
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CREDITS
Selected from 130 submissions from 51 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Brad Schreiber, Los Angeles, CA — 1 (1st #1!)
- Hank Weilevy, Fairless Hills, PA — 2
- Tisha Stacey, Lisle, IL — 3, 12
- Mitch Patterson, Atlanta, GA — 4, 15
- Paul Schindler, Orinda, CA — 5
- Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 6
- Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 7
- Sterling Smith, Houston, TX — 8
- Rob Seulowitz, New York, NY — 9
- Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 10
- Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC — 11
- Mark Schmidt, Santa Cruz, CA — 13
- Glen Gauthier, Lafayette, LA — 14 (Rookie!)
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — Banner tag
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — Topic
- Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/editor
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