The list for October 15, 1996
The Top 15 Signs Madonna Is Giving Birth Nearby

  1. Sean Penn stops by hospital to drop off flowers and punch out a few paparazzi.

  2. Those orderlies next door look suspiciously like Chippendale guys.

  3. Studded leather baby clothes suddenly appear in hospital gift shop.

  4. Nurses all wearing underwear on outside of scrubs.

  5. NBA players gathering outside to observe a moment of silence.

  6. Thousands of likely suspects line up outside of hospital to take the official paternity bloodtest.

  7. No vacancy at Holiday Inn, Motel 6, or Super8, but three wise men with small herd of farm animals voguing up a storm outside your old garage.

  8. A pregnant woman wearing sunglasses, a baseball hat, and a cone bra offers you a cool million if you would deliver her baby behind a rock in Central Park and keep your mouth shut.

  9. The HardCopyMobile punches a hole in your living room wall by mistake.

  10. Doctors lining up for their turn at spanking the mother.

  11. You spot Dennis Rodman dressed as a mid-wife.

  12. Blood-curdling screams of the Umbilical Girl heard for miles as she discovers that the baby’s head is now damn near as big as her own.

  13. A drunken Sandra Bernhard hands you a cigar.

  14. Two words: Dilation Echo
And the Number 1 Sign Madonna Is Giving Birth Nearby…

  1. MTV crew shows up to tape the “Madonna Unplugged” special.
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CREDITS
Selected from 101 submissions by 31 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 1, Topic (3rd #1)
  • Peg Warner, Derry, NH — 1 (1st #1!)
  • John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 2
  • Jeff Downey, Raleigh, NC — 3
  • Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 4, 15
  • Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — 5
  • Spike Jones, Atlanta, GA — 6
  • David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 7
  • Kim Moser, New York, NY — 8, 11
  • Kathleen Buchanan, Tuscaloosa, AL — 9
  • Marshal Perlman, Minneapolis, MN — 10
  • Sam Evans, Charleston, SC — 11
  • Alexander Clemens, San Francisco, CA — 11
  • Dennis Koho, Keizer, OR — 11
  • Stephen Pace, Houston, TX — 11
  • Greg Pettit, Houston, TX — 11
  • Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 12
  • Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 13
  • Joel McClure, Sterling Heights, MI — 13
  • Sterling Smith, Houston, TX — 14
  • Chris White, NY, NY — Listmeister
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