December 18th, 2001



The Top 8 Signs the
Dot Com Recession is Over


8> Pets.com spokes-puppet finds new job at e-recycledsock.com.

7> Office supply companies confused by Amazon.com’s order for pens with non-red ink.

6> Rate of new porn site creation up ten-fold over last week.

5> New York’s coroner and sanitation departments get much-needed rest as number of stock brokers committing suicide dips from low teens to single digits.

4> Due to resumed consumer confidence Amazon.com once again starts losing money like never before.

3> Computer programmers starting to get laid again.

2> Employment applications at Silicon Valley McDonald’s down 32%.

and the Number 1 Sign the Dot Com Recession is Over…

1> The Pets.com puppet no longer turning tricks down on Sesame Street.




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Credits:

Selected from 29 submissions from 11 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 1, 2
Barry Wallace, whereabouts unknown — 2, 8
Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 3
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 4, 5
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 6, 8
Rane Pollock, N Richland Hills, TX — 6
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 7, 8
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator