The list for April 20, 1998
The Top 16 Surprises About
Your Prison Pen Pal
Your Prison Pen Pal
- Cries every time his fellow prisoners make him do his "Chaplin walk."
- Not only claims innocence, but also says he was the voice of Charlie in "Charlie’s Angels."
- Claims he only killed his second wife because he found out bigamy was illegal.
- His interest in "cellular biology" involves his cellmate after lights out.
- Although she’s never even *heard* of "Southpark", her love of jazz has led her to kill 17 people named Kenny G.
- When *he* says it, being dismembered and thrown in the river sounds mighty romantic.
- Spritzes each note with a little Eau d’Exercise Yard.
- From her handwriting, you’d never have guessed that Zsa Zsa’s Hungarian accent would be so noticeable.
- Swears that the prison currency of the 90s is Mentos.
- You both share a passion for collecting Precious Moments (TM) figurines.
- Has rare ability to use the words "stoolie" and "Kafkaesque" in the same sentence.
- Found a partner instead of a wooden chair, if you know what I mean.
- Knows more words that rhyme with "lubricate" than any other poet you’ve read.
- That swastika tattoo on his forehead? It was supposed to be a bunny!!
- His only crime? Loving too much.
And the Number 1 Surprise About Your Prison Pen Pal…
- Turns out the unpleasant odor of his letters is due to his pen-smuggling method.
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CREDITS
Selected from 93 submissions from 36 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Larry G. Hollister, Concord, CA — 1, RU list name (7th #1
- Jeff Scherer, Brooklyn, NY — 2
- Kevin Freels, Sun Valley, CA — 3, 15
- Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL — 4, 16
- Jim Rosenberg, Greensboro, NC — 5
- David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — 6
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 7
- Greg Pettit, Houston, TX — 8
- Sam Evans, Charleston, SC — 9
- Beth Kohl, Chicago, IL — 10
- Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 11
- Michael Wolf, Brookline, MA — 12
- Marsha Clodfelter, Corpus Christi, TX — 13, Topic
- Dave Henry, Slidell, LA — 14
- Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 16
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — Banner Tag
- Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/moderator
- Supertramp, London, England — Ambience
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