The list for June 12, 1996
The Top 19 Rejected Barnum & Bailey Circus Acts
- Slick Willie Clinton, the Master Juggler
- Roger Ebert, Ham Swallower
- The Flying Menendez Brothers
- Mr. Limbaugh and his Astounding Truth Contortions!
- Eboli the Clown
- The Amazing Smith Family, and their Debt-Defying Mortgage Refinancing
- Musical Special: “Lions and Tigers and Mimes, Oh Boy!”
- Percival, The Sorta Strong Man
- The Magnificent Methane Man
- The Incredible Bearded Man!!
- Milton, Master of Mucous
- Gertrude and Eunice, The Somewhat-Dangerous Needlepoint Sisters
- Little Billy Morgan, The Animal Cracker Trainer
- Marion Barry’s High & Wired Act
- Ten Drunk Clowns and One Mighty Frightened Monkey!
- Mrs. Irma Morgan and Doll-Baby, her Amazing Trained Pekingese
- The Royal Lipizzaner Cattle
- Jim Bob and the All-Nude Barnyard Revue
And the Number 1 Rejected Barnum & Bailey Circus Act…
- Tom, the Man Who Burns to Death (today only)
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CREDITS
Selected from 60 submissions by 19 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Greg Bell, San Diego, CA — 1, 9
- Alan Smithee, Sugar Land, TX — 2
- Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 3
- Meredith Ogden, Ithaca, NY — 4, 17
- Duncan Carling, San Francisco, CA — 5, 18
- Dennis Koho, Keizer, OR — 6
- Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC — 7
- E Huret, Atlanta, GA — 8
- Dave George, Arlington, VA — 10
- Sterling Smith, Houston, TX — 11, 13
- John Hering, Alexandria, VA — 12 (Hall of Famer)
- Larry Baum, La Jolla, CA — 14
- Gene/Cynthia Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT — 15
- Paul Lara, Temple, TX — 16
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 17
- Alan Wagner, Bayside, WI — 19
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