Surprises in Queen Elizabeth’s Financial Records (Part I)

The list for January 6, 1998
The Top 14 Surprises in
Queen Elizabeth’s Financial Records
(Part I)

  1. Owns an entire set of Pauly Shore collectable plates.

  2. Elizabeth’s secret? A weakness for Victoria’s Secret.

  3. Maintenance and upkeep on Buckingham Palace less than maintenance and upkeep on the Queen Mother.

  4. As suspected, Fergie has more pounds than anyone.

  5. Huge purchases of Spice Girls memorabilia filed under "Miscellaneous – Condiments."

  6. Keeps entire royal fortune in that dinky little purse.

  7. Cash-strapped Windsors have been reduced to being pompous and inbred on only £800,000 a day.

  8. Largest single expense? Q-Tips for Prince Charles.

  9. Shocking amount of money earned for posing in Playboy’s "Girls of the Parliament" issue.

  10. £1.7 million on jewelry. £0 on visits to the dentist.

  11. That gal’s got a wicked Mallomar jones.

  12. Dots the “i” in Elizabeth with a smiley-face when signing checks.

  13. Nearly blew the entire wad on Beanie Babies and Macarena lessons.
And the Number 1 Surprise in Queen Elizabeth’s Financial Records…

  1. Still owes the Columbia Tape and Record Club £9.95 for a Queensryche CD.
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CREDITS
Selected from 130 submissions from 47 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Rob Seulowitz, New York, NY — 1, 3 (5th #1)
  • Peter Bauer, Rochester, NY — 2
  • David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — 2
  • Paul Schindler, Orinda, CA — 2
  • Randy Wohl, Ma’ale Adumim, Israel — 4
  • Martell Stroup, Reno, NV — 5
  • Kris Kettner, Fond du Lac, WI — 6
  • Jim Rosenberg, Greensboro, NC — 7, 12
  • Josh Fruhlinger, Oakland, CA — 8
  • Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA — 9
  • David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 10
  • Beth Kohl, Chicago, IL — 11
  • Mitch Patterson, Atlanta, GA — 13
  • Barry T. Smith, Boulder Creek, CA — 14
  • Don Swain, Pontiac, MI — Topic
  • Nathan Hansar, Canberra, Australia — Banner Tag
  • Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/moderator
  • B.B. King, Queen, and Prince — Ambience
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