The list for July 22 , 1997
The Top 16 New Careers for Joe Camel

  1. Spokescamel for “Double Hump” brand condoms.

  2. Takes over for lame Matt LeBlanc as Joey on “Friends.”

  3. Working for the city filling potholes with tar hacked up from his own lungs.

  4. Not wanting to leave the lucrative cancer market, Joe signs on with Hawaiian Tropic.

  5. Overpaid administrative assistant for tobacco industry “friend”, Senator Jessie Helms.

  6. Snapped up by Cadbury, he’s now Joe Caramello.

  7. Back to being just another big, dumb, flea-ridden, ill-tempered pack animal.

  8. Now known as Joe Crack — “Please don’t tell me *this* stuff is bad for you, too!!”

  9. Spitting on the tourists at Disneyland France

  10. Stunt double for Bea Arthur

  11. Watch Frank very closely. Report back to Kathie Lee every couple of hours.

  12. New California TV ad says, “Joe Bud has just the prescription for you!”

  13. Convince Michael you’re a giraffe. Get cushy gig at Wonderland Ranch where you can still work with kids.

  14. Pitching new cereals — “NicoPuffs” and “NicoPuffs with Butts”

  15. Retired to the rendering plant, Joe becomes the “smoky goodness” in 1,000 bags of pet food.
And the Number 1 New Career for Joe Camel…

  1. “J. Camel – Private Dick”
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CREDITS
Selected from 137 submissions from 46 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC — 1 (6th #1)
  • Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 1 (7th #1)
  • Martell Stroup, Reno, NV — 2, 14
  • Bo Williams, Huntsville, AL — 3
  • Hank Weilevy, Fairless Hills, PA — 4, 6
  • Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA — 5
  • John Hering, Alexandria, VA — 7
  • Matt Diamond, Holland, PA — 8
  • Tim Blankenbaker, Washington, DC — 9
  • Duncan Haberly, Moscow, Russia — 9
  • Fred Hesby, Portland, OR — 9
  • Boyd Johnson, San Diego, CA — 9
  • Matt Loiselle, Detroit, MI — 10
  • Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 11
  • R.M. Weiner, Brighton, MA — 11
  • Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 12
  • Chris Gleason, Germantown, MD — 12, 15
  • Joel McClure, Royal Oak, MI — 13
  • Sue Prifogle, Rushville, IN — 16
  • Marsha Clodfelter, Corpus Christi, TX — Topic
  • Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD — Topic
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