The list for April 23, 1997
The Top 15 Signs You Forgot
Someone On Secretaries Day
Someone On Secretaries Day
- Phone messages delivered on end of spear.
- Your important dictation somehow seems to blah blah blah i am a slavedriving cheapskate.
- A copy of the latest bestseller "So, Your Head’s Up Your Ass, Now What?" appears on your desk.
- When did FTD start doing an "Up Yours" Bouquet?
- First, a message that Cindy Crawford is on line 1, followed a few seconds later by Satanic laughter.
- It’s not so much the cold coffee, it’s the staples at the bottom of the cup.
- Your big business dinner at the Four Seasons Restaurant in Manhattan is rescheduled for Big Jeb’s 24-Hour Truck Stop outside of Newark.
- Nude picture of Marlon Brando pops up in your Powerpoint presentation.
- Supposedly shredded Whitewater documents turn up in the Washington Post cafeteria.
- Now answers the phone, "Smith, Jones and Tightass."
- That NY-to-LA trip she booked for you now involves six plane changes, a 12-hour layover in Guam and a personal appearance on Ricki Lake’s "I’m A Selfish Pig" episode.
- Newly-typed org chart lists your position as "Head Up His Ass."
- Your computer’s mouse has been replaced by an electro-genital shock device.
- While admittedly funnier than usual, daily Top 5 list she forwards you contains 15 identical "You suck!" entries.
And the Number 1 Sign You Forgot Someone On Secretaries Day…
- Expense report you don’t recall submitting comes back with denied charges for "beer & hookers."
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CREDITS
Selected from 102 submissions from 38 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Cathie Walker, Victoria, BC, Canada — 1 (3rd #1)
- Jeff Downey, Raleigh, NC — 2
- Glenn Marcus, Washington, DC — 3
- Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA — 4
- Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 5 (Hall of Famer)
- Kermit Woodall, Richmond, VA — 5
- Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 5
- Don Horton, Sacramento, CA — 6
- Ward Bahner, Kansas City, MO — 7, 15
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 7
- Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 8, Topic
- Gene/Cynthia Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT — 8
- Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA — 9
- Brad Schreiber, Los Angeles, CA — 10
- Jennifer Ritzinger, Seattle, WA — 11
- George Olson, Colorado Springs, CO — 12
- Matt Diamond, Holland, PA — 14
- Michael Wolf, Brookline, MA — Runners Up list name
- Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/editor
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