The list for July 31, 1996
The Top 15 Ways To Get Princess Di To Notice You

  1. Bribe her tatoo artist into puting your name and phone number on her ass.

  2. Jump in the Royal Yugo with Camilla and do donuts on her Kensington lawn.

  3. Devote a Top 5 topic to her and forward a copy to dethroned@buckingham.org.

  4. Display conspicuous signs of inbreeding.

  5. Stake your claim on the royal crown by pulling one of those tiny plastic swords from an olive.

  6. Paint your princely visage on the lid of her royal toilet.

  7. Chug a pitcher of beer and then belch a chorus of “God Save the Queen.”

  8. A scepter, because princesses dig scepters.

  9. Tell her how much better her hair looks now that she no longer has Tiara-Head.

  10. Get the treasured spot next to her in step aerobics and fake a grand mal seizure during “Funkytown.”

  11. Put on your best purple robe, pop on the Burger King crown, and let the chips fall where they may.

  12. At the next soiree, have yourself announced as “Lord Studley-Welthey.”

  13. Plow your 4×4 into the waiting paparazzi outside Windsor Castle.

  14. Nothing special — just be sweet, kind, charming, and intelligent. And don’t forget to buy her a shiny new Jag every couple of weeks.
And the Number 1 Way To Get Princess Di To Notice You…

  1. Get a job as a beefeater at the Tower of London, and yell “Boo!” when she walks by.
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CREDITS
Selected from 109 submissions by 37 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — 1, Topic
  • David Hyatt, New York, NY — 2
  • Gene/Cynthia Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT — 3
  • Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA — 4
  • Joel McClure, Sterling Heights, MI — 5
  • Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 6, 8, 13
  • Cathie Walker, Victoria, BC, Cananda — 7 >
  • Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 8
  • Spike Jones, Atlanta, GA — 8
  • Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD — 9
  • Tony Hill, Minneapolis, MN — 10
  • Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC — 11
  • Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 12
  • Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 14
  • Dennis Koho, Keizer, OR — 15
  • Chris White, NY, NY — Listmeister
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