The list for February 10, 1997
The Top 16 Signs Your Hair is on Fire

  1. You receive a mysterious employment offer from the “Fantastic Three.”

  2. For a brief moment, you forget about those flaring hemorrhoids.

  3. Moose and squirrel lead exodus of singed forest creatures to refuge in your pants.

  4. Stoners’ remark about your “trippy hat, dude.”

  5. Blistered wood paneling in your double-wide.

  6. Julia Child flambes crepes in your Stetson.

  7. Your Cocoa Krispies have that charcoal-broiled head lice taste.

  8. Flight attendants repeatedly remind you that this is a non-smoking flight.

  9. A jealous Don King puts a gun to your head and demands to know your secret.

  10. Your team dumps Gatorade on you in the 1st quarter.

  11. For some inexplicable reason, you just wish it would rain.

  12. Strange urge to bleach skin, buy a llama, and “befriend” little boys.

  13. No matter which lane you drive your convertible in, that damn firetruck is still behind you.

  14. Smokey the Bear keeps crapping on your bald spot.

  15. Suddenly, your date, Tori Spelling, exhibits a *second* facial expression!
And the Number 1 Sign Your Hair is on Fire…

  1. Someone always seems to hoist you overhead during “Freebird.”
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CREDITS
Selected from 126 submissions from 45 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • R.M. Weiner, Brighton, MA — 1, 9 (2nd #1)
  • Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 2
  • Marsha Clodfelter, Corpus Christi, TX — 3, 11
  • Steve Maybo, Carlsbad, CA — 4
  • Michael Wolf, Brookline, MA — 5
  • Anna Chin-Williams, Oakland, CA — 6
  • Paul Seaburn, Houston, TX — 7
  • Kim Moser, New York, NY — 8
  • Tony Hill, Minneapolis, MN — 8
  • David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 9
  • Alan Wagner, Bayside, WI — 10
  • Barbara Rush, Tulsa, OK — 12
  • Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 13
  • Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 14
  • John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 15
  • LeMel Hebert-Williams, San Francisco, CA — 16
  • Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL — Topic
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