The list for July 15, 1994
The Top 20 Reasons Why the Top5 Newsletter Is Late

  1. Moderator way too busy printing up “Free Jeff Gilooly” T-shirts.

  2. Madonna tiring of athletes, now interested in Top 5 List moderators.

  3. Moderator enjoys domestic chores more than computer work.

  4. Mr. Moderator was too busy stealing list topics from popular talk shows.

  5. Newsletter was stuck inside O.J.’s “mystery envelope.”

  6. Moderator was busy polishing his heirloom silver.

  7. Moderator got tongue caught in diskdrive, had to wait for help to arrive.

  8. Moderator busy torturing east coast contributors by forcing them to be funny in the last ten minutes of the work week.

  9. Drugs, drugs and more drugs.

  10. Moderator was in Cannes with Julia Roberts — until he woke up.

  11. Moderator jailed for attacking the Bruce Willis exhibit at Planet Hollywood.

  12. Hey, *you* try counting 17 or 18 “Top 5” items!

  13. Moderator busted for stealing Dave’s “intellectual property.”

  14. Moderator in the hospital having “Roseanne & Tom” tattoo removed from his butt.

  15. Job as Minister of Canings cuts into leisure time.

  16. CBS interested in the Top 5 List — moderator holding out for “$1 more than Dave got.”

  17. Damn that Mexican food!

  18. What? The Top 5 newsletter is late? Get President Carter on the phone!

  19. Moderator’s brain secretly replaced with Folgers Crystals.
And the Number 1 Reason Why the Top5 Newsletter Is Late…

  1. Moderator still waiting for the swelling in his head to go down after the recent PC Week 15 minutes of fame.
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CREDITS
Selected from 146 submissions from 49 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Jimmy White, Austin, TX – 1
  • Alkes Price, Philadelphia, PA – 2, 5
  • Joe Desiderio, New York, NY – 3
  • Rick Welshans, unknown – 4 (Rookie!)
  • Amy Winkelman, unknown – 5, 10, 20, Topic (Rookie!)
  • Colby Phillips,unknown – 5, 10, 20, Topic (Rookie!)
  • Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD – 5, 16
  • Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA – 6 (Rookie!)
  • Michele Beltran, Lansing, MI – 7
  • Karen Sutton, unknown – 8, 12 (Rookie!)
  • Ric Belding, Anaheim, CA – 9
  • Tim Wade, Reno, NV – 11
  • Tim Blankenbaker, Washington, DC – 13
  • Dave George, Harrisonburg, VA – 14 (Rookie!)
  • Chris Ryan, Madison, WI – 15 (Rookie!)
  • Dan DeAngelis, Hershey, PN – 17
  • Nancy Matus, Cardiff, CA – 18 (Roomie!)
  • Jeff Johnson, Daly City, CA – 19
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