The list for August 22, 1997
The Top 16 Ways the FBI Can
Apologize to Richard Jewell

  1. One burger and fries, coming right up!

  2. Gift-wrapped VHS box set of White House surveillance footage of JFK “gettin’ it on.”

  3. “Special Guest Executioner” for Tim McVeigh.

  4. A new pick-up, a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon and a fabulous fun-filled weekend with Janet Reno.

  5. The “We’re mostly sorry but we still think you did it” bouquet from FTD.

  6. Coupon for free wiretap with purchase of any illegal search-and-seizure.

  7. Send Special Agent Richard Simmons by with an “I’m sorry” hug and a set of Deal-a-Meal cards.

  8. Let him help with some serious-ass surveillance on that commie, Tom Brokaw.

  9. Allow him to select his very own dress from J. Edgar Hoover’s private closet.

  10. Put him in charge of marshmallow toasting at the FBI’s next cult compound burning.

  11. An official FBI “Definitely Not a Terrorist” wallet card.

  12. Grant him permission to detonate a pipe bomb under the Spice Girl of his choice.

  13. Nothing says “I’m sorry!” like five pounds of plastic explosives!

  14. Gets to play Elvis in scene with President Nixon in remake of the “FBI Story.”

  15. Send him off on a special “undercover” assignment at Hooters.
And the Number 1 Way the FBI Can Apologize to Richard Jewell…

  1. “Rutti Tutti Fresh and Fruity” at IHOP for a year.
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CREDITS
Selected from 91 submissions from 32 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Sam Evans, Charleston, SC — 1, 13 (9th #1)
  • Joel McClure, Royal Oak, MI — 2
  • Marsha Clodfelter, Corpus Christi, TX — 3, 7
  • Rob Seulowitz, New York, NY — 4
  • Fred Hesby, Portland, OR — 5, 8, 15
  • Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 6, 8
  • Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA — 8, 13
  • David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — 8, 13
  • Chris Gleason, Germantown, MD — 8, 13
  • Martell Stroup, Reno, NV — 8, 14
  • Paul Schindler, Orinda, CA — 8, Topic
  • Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD — 8
  • Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC — 8
  • Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 8
  • David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 8
  • Ed Smith, Chattanooga, TN — 9
  • Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 10
  • Phil Doyle, Mercer Island, WA — 11
  • Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 12
  • Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA — 13
  • Ken Shinodo, Keizer, OR — 14, 15
  • Beth Kohl, Chicago, IL — 16
  • Elton John, Atlanta, GA — Ambience
  • LeMel Hebert-Williams, San Francisco, CA — Banner tag
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