The list for January 6, 1997
The Top 13 Signs You Should
Have Bought Flood Insurance
Have Bought Flood Insurance
- That 25-pound carp in your boxer shorts.
- You get in a shoving match for the couch with your tropical fish.
- You can’t decide what is chaffing you more – your wet underwear or that damned Willard Scott and his friggin’ weather map.
- Those “Amazing Growing Dinosaurs! (Just Add Water!)” of your kid’s have reached 30 feet in height and are still growing.
- Kevin Costner spotted scouting locations nearby.
- The electric shock from your vibrator wasn’t quite as erotic as you thought it would be.
- That noise downstairs? Your Barcalounger bumping against the ceiling.
- Your goldfish now gets his own food from the pantry.
- That neighbor with the new boat wants to know if you happen to have a spare mated pair of lemurs.
- Screw the spa — you’ve got a soothing mud bath in the family room.
- Tidy Bowl Man gets a travelling jones and sets sail down the hallway.
- Your toaster suddenly has a rinse cycle.
And the Number 1 Sign You Should Have Bought Flood Insurance…
- As manager of the Mustang Ranch, you now insist that your clients wear *both* kinds of raincoats.
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CREDITS
Selected from 91 submissions from 30 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 1 (4th #1)
- Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — 2, Topic
- John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 3
- Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 4
- Matt Diamond, Holland, PA — 5
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 6
- Greg Sadosuk, Fairfax, VA — 7
- Jennifer Ritzinger, Seattle, WA — 8
- Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD — 9
- Kris Johnson, Burbank, CA — 9
- R.M. Weiner, Brighton, MA — 10
- Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 11
- Kate d’Oliveira, Ft. Lauderdale, FL — 12
- Bob Mader, Knoxville TN — 13
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