The list for March 21, 1997
The Top 16 Signs Spring is Here
- Chocolate Easter bunnies everywhere, staring at me with those hideous, sugary eyes. The eyes… the eyes… THE EYES!!!
- OJ steps out of his Brentwood Estate, thus promising us 6 more weeks of trial analysis on “Geraldo Rivera Live.”
- Dennis Rodman’s head is resplendent in pastels instead of primary colors.
- The return of that unmistakable cosmopolitan fragrance, “Eau De Tinkle Aux Vagrants.”
- When shopping at any department store, the screams of women experiencing “bathing suit shock” can be heard throughout the store.
- Just 25 more days before you can *finally* file for an extension on your income taxes.
- The Hassidim switch to cheerful gray gaberdine and perky summer Homburgs.
- Minutes after the Colorado State Parks Division officially opens Whitewater rafting season, the White House automated computer system submits a memo denying any involvement.
- Everyone becomes painfully aware of how obnoxious Dick Vitale really is.
- Richard Simmons throws out his winter short shorts and dons his oh-so-very-short spring shorts!
- Marge Schott throws out the season’s first racial slur.
- Everybody sets their clocks forward one hour, except for Dan Quayle, who just moves to a different time zone.
- Michael Jackson goes in for his annual face re-caulking.
- The increased daylight-to-darkness ratio, coupled with both mammalian and floral pheromone emissions, wakes up the hibernating “horny pants” gene.
- Another mobile home regatta begins its voyage down the mighty Mississippi River.
And the Number 1 Sign Spring is Here…
- You can balance Roseanne perfectly on her butt without her falling over.
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CREDITS
Selected from 101 submissions from 39 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Sue Prifogle, Rushville, IN — 1, 6 (1st #1!)
- Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 2
- David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 3
- Kim Moser, New York, NY — 4
- Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA — 5, 16
- Jennifer Ritzinger, Seattle, WA — 7
- Jeff Downey, Raleigh, NC — 8
- Sterling Smith, Houston, TX — 9
- Rob Seulowitz, New York, NY — 10
- Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 11
- Debbie Lander, Las Vegas, NV — 12, 14
- Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — 13
- Robyn Andrews, Greenville, SC — 14
- Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC — 15
- Don Horton, Sacramento, CA — Topic
- Sam Evans, Charleston, SC — Topic
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