August 21, 2008     

The Top 8 Signs Your Parents Didn’t
Plan a Vacation to the Beijing Olympics

8> They are not amused by your calling the movie “The Occidental
Tourist.”

7> You run into Mark Spitz.

6> Their promise to show you the amazing Mr. Phelps turns out to
be watching DVDs of old “Mission: Impossible” TV shows.

5> Five new hula hoops in white, red, blue, green, yellow, and
black. Do the math.

4> No one gives a cup of warm pee about your cup of warm pee.

3> After lip-synching to a girl’s voice, your panties are loaded
with dollar bills.

2> They spent the vacation money on eighteen TiVos so they won’t
miss a minute of the Olympics.

and the Number 1 Sign Your Parents Didn’t Plan a Vacation to the Beijing Olympics…

1> They wanted a week of fresh air and sunshine.

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Credits:

Selected from 31 submissions from 8 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Julie Nusbaum, Hamilton, IN — 1 2nd #1!
Vic Vitek, Hopewell Junction, NY — 2, 8
Jay Shuck, Minneapolis, MN — 3, 4, 7 (Hat trick!)
Kevin Freels, Walnut Creek, CA — 5
Doug Frank, Crosby, TX — 6, Topic
Barb McMullen, Ann Arbor, MI — Class Clown