August 30th, 2001



NOTE FROM ERIC:
Poor Winona Ryder — seems a bad stomach
bug has caused her to bow out of filming
for a new drama. Which leads us to ponder:
What other ailments afflict Hollywood’s elite?


The Top 9 Celebrity Illnesses


9> Male Pattern Baldwiness

8> Streep Throat

7> Ben Affleck — Pearl Harborrhoids

6> Charlton Heston — Damn Dirty Ape-ndicitis

5> Anne Hecheurysm: A sudden remission from Degenerative Heart Elleness

4> Severe Exhaustion: also known as “A $20,000-a-day smack habit”

3> Whoopi Cough

2> Sequel Cell Anemia

and the Number 1 Celebrity Illness…

1> Sharon Stones




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Credits:

Selected from 72 submissions from 21 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Aimee Spanier, Oakland, CA — 1, 2, 5
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 3
Larry G. Hollister, Concord, CA — 3, 5
Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL — 3, 8
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 4
Craig D. Barker Ann Arbor, MI — 6
Jude Benlab, Swarthmore, PA — 7
Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 9
Eric F. Lipton, Washington, DC — Topic, Script Doctor