March 23rd, 2007



NOTE FROM JENNIFER:
All hail the Late Great Captain America. There’s
still a lot of good stuff on the buffet…


The Top 8 Things Overheard
at Captain America’s Funeral
(Part II)


8> “No, Bucky, I’m sorry, but just because there’s a vacancy doesn’t mean you get promoted.”

7> “Any guesses on how long he’ll stay this way? I hear Gambit’s starting a pool…”

6> “I don’t care what they say about a lone gunman; *I* heard a shot from the grassy knoll!”

5> “Bet he’s not so hot on the Second Amendment now, is he?”

4> “The Wasp is totally available now, right?”

3> “Seeing him lying in that casket, only now do I realize that those little wings on his head aren’t part of his costume.”

2> “I can’t believe he never made Major.”

and the Number 1 Thing Overheard at Captain America’s Funeral…

1> “We are here to honor the greatest United States Army captain to never pass the basic small arms marksmanship course.”




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Credits:

Selected from 60 submissions from 13 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Matt Van Opens, Watertown, WI — 1, 3 (7th #1!)
Mark David, Sunnyvale, CA — 2, 8, Topic
Craig Israel, Cleveland, OH — 4
Chuck Burke, Phoenix, NY — 5
Vic Vitek, Hopewell Junction, NY — 6, Topic
Louise Freeman Davis, Charlottesville, VA — 7
Brad Wilkerson, Mesa, AZ, — Topic
Jennifer Ford, Chicago, IL — Mystery Woman