February 14th, 2003



NOTE FROM KRISTIAN:
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Flowers, chocolate,
and the one time you can get your
boyfriend to see “Chicago”…


The Top 8 Signs That a
“Chick Flick” Is in Trouble


8> Explosive chase scenes outnumber heroic cancer victims.

7> Focus is so soft you can’t even tell what’s going on.

6> The heroine’s idea of getting even is serving dinner five minutes late.

5> The ingenue is played by Martina Navratilova.

4> Lifetime wants no part of the movie rights.

3> Well, the director had a… *ahem*… different concept of “chick flick.”

2> Just not enough plot in “Thelma & Louise 2: Ride to the Bottom.”

and the Number 1 Sign That a “Chick Flick” Is in Trouble…

1> Males 18-35 caught in test screening bear traps fail to gnaw off their limbs to escape.




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Credits:

Selected from 50 submissions from 14 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA — 1, 8 (2nd #1)
Scott Witmer, Hanover, PA — 2
Dave Ferry, Purvis, MS — 3
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 3
Craig Barker, Livonia, MI — 4
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 5
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 6
William C. Martell, Studio City, CA — 7
Kristian Idol, Burbank, CA — A man’s Editor, I tell ya!