Most Unappreciated Mother’s Day Gifts

The list for May 9, 1997
The Top 15 Most Unappreciated
Mother’s Day Gifts

  1. Tickets to Jerry Springer, for topic "Moms With Big Asses"

  2. "It’s a vacuum cleaner! It’s a riding mower! And when the chores are done, it’s a marital aid!"

  3. Blind date with Jack Kevorkian

  4. "Laxatives-Of-The-World" gift set

  5. Coupon for a "Moms Kick Ass!" tattoo

  6. Stepdad’s head in a box, regardless of how beautifully it’s wrapped

  7. The dead bird you brought home in your mouth and tenderly laid at her feet

  8. Too bad she learned of the operation on national TV, but now she’s got the daughter she always wanted!

  9. Well, that handprint in plaster kind of loses it’s magic when you’re thirty.

  10. From the makers of Spam: Spigeon

  11. Al Franken’s new book, "Oedipus Rex Is A Big Fat Idiot"

  12. The "Learn To Cook Before You Kill Us All!" Cookbook

  13. Pee-Wee Herman lotion dispenser

  14. Leather bound copy of "The Wisdom of Lizzie Borden"
And the Number 1 Most Unappreciated Mother’s Day Gift…

  1. Hallmark Snoop Doggy Dogg card: "Mother — Half of my favorite word in the English language!"
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CREDITS
Selected from 101 submissions from 35 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • David E. Spiro, Tucson, AZ — 1, 5 (1st #1!)
  • Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA — 2
  • Bo Williams, Huntsville, AL — 3
  • R.M. Weiner, Brighton, MA — 4
  • Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 4 (Hall of Famer)
  • Tony Hill, Minneapolis, MN — 6 (Hall of Famer)
  • Debbie Lander, Las Vegas, NV — 7, 9
  • Blair Bostick, Alexandria, VA — 8
  • Rob Seulowitz, New York, NY — 10
  • Kim Moser, New York, NY — 11
  • Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 12
  • Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA — 13
  • Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA — 14
  • John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 15
  • Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA — Topic
  • Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/editor
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