The list for October 30, 1997
The Top 16 Things Overheard
at the World Series
at the World Series
- “…and now, here’s the new owner of the Marlins, Mr. Tony Montana.”
- “These long games must be part of NBC’s ‘Must-Sleep TV’ programming strategy.”
- “Y’know, Livan — Win, lose or draw, this sure beats workin’ a real job!”
- “Sell! This parade is gonna cause a ticker tape shortage that’ll rock Wall Street!!”
- “Hey look. The temperature equals Hershiser’s age.”
- “With all of the Cuban-Americans, I’d have thought these Castro posters would have sold better.”
- “Is it just me, or is Dan Marino getting fat?”
- “If that organist plays ‘La Cucaracha’ *ONE* more time, I’m gonna take a bat to his head.”
- “Peanuts! Popcorn! Spanish – English Dictionaries!”
- “Ahh, the old ‘Throw-a-snowball-to-the plate-then-pick-the runner-off-first-base’ trick.”
- “Why on earth would anyone name a baseball team after that ‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’ guy?”
- “Hey ump! Check the pitcher’s green card!!”
- “I can hardly bring myself to suit up tonight, knowing that gentle songsmith John Denver will never again pen a wistful melody.”
- “No, Mrs. Schott, they’re not *really* Indians…”
- “Please Welcome the cast of ‘Annie’, who will sing our national anthem… –Oh I’m sorry, that’s HANSON!”
And the Number 1 Thing Overheard at the World Series…
- “I don’t know why the man keeps grabbing his pee-pee, Bobby.”
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CREDITS
Selected from 93 submissions from 34 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Tisha Stacey, Lisle, IL — 1, 6 (4th #1)
- Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 1 (10th #1)
- Sam Evans, Charleston, SC — 2
- Hank Weilevy, Fairless Hills, PA — 3
- Alexander Clemens, San Francisco, CA — 4
- Gene Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT — 5, 7
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 7, 12
- Dave Henry, Slidell, LA — 8
- Troy Roberson, Birmingham, AL — 9
- Don Swain, Pontiac, MI — 10
- Ken Shinodo, Keizer, OR — 11
- Marsha Clodfelter, Corpus Christi, TX — 13
- Randy Wohl, Ma’ale Adumim, Israel — 14
- Peter Bauer, Rochester, NY — 15
- Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 16
- David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — Banner Tag
- Alan Smithee, Sugar Land, TX — Topic
- John Fogerty, Marin County, CA — Ambience
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