Ways Life Would be Different If There Were No Vowels

The list for July 30, 1998
The Top 12 Ways Life Would be Different
If There Were No Vowels

  1. Wht th fck knd f tpc s ths?

  2. Nothing before nothing except after c? Sure, Teach. Whatever.

  3. Cartoon strip characters limited to sleeping and swearing.

  4. Sudden inability to pick out the Czech hockey players in the NHL.

  5. Alex Trebek: still wealthy and famous. Pat and Vanna: living in a van down by the river and fighting tooth and Press-on Nail over dwindling supply of food.

  6. As the price of Sesame Street stock plummets, Bert and Ernie are laid off.

  7. Y, during interrogation, denies any ever working for the deposed junta.

  8. 19% less time on the crapper.

  9. The Thomas Brothers’ Map regional offices in Honolulu do some serious downsizing.

  10. Now, *51* ways to leave your lover! Latest addition: “Sorry babe, but U and I are history.”

  11. Old MacDonald awakens to an eerie silence.
And the Number 1 Way Life Would be Different If There Were No Vowels…

  1. President Clinton breathes a sigh of relief, since he never said he didn’t have sex with Mnc Lwnsk.
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CREDITS
Selected from 119 submissions from 44 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Blair Bostick, Alexandria, VA — 1, 7 (2nd #1)
  • David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — 2
  • Larry G. Hollister, Concord, CA — 2, 3, Runner Up List Name
  • Kevin Freels, Sun Valley, CA — 4
  • Matt Loiselle, Detroit, MI — 5
  • Alexander Clemens, San Francisco, CA — 6, 8
  • Dave Henry, Slidell, LA– 7, Banner Tag
  • Whit Andrews, Omaha, NE– 8, 11 (Rookie!)
  • Craig Stacey, Lisle, IL– 9
  • Paul Seaburn, Houston, TX — 10
  • Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 11
  • Geoff Brown, Farmington Hills, MI — 12
  • Jim Rosenberg, Greensboro, NC — 12
  • Marshal Perlman, Minneapolis, MN — Topic
  • Chris White, New York, NY — List owner/editor
  • Bob Dylan, Greenich Village — Ambience
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