November 1st, 2001
NOTE FROM ERIC:
Last month, White House officials asked top
Hollywood stars and studio execs for help fighting
the war on terrorism. What did they decide upon?
Hollywood stars and studio execs for help fighting
the war on terrorism. What did they decide upon?
The Top 9 Ways Hollywood
is Helping Fight Terrorism
is Helping Fight Terrorism
9> “Hand over bin Laden or we’re going to start dropping copies of Freddy got Fingered.”
8> Sending in elite special operatives Bruce Villanche and Gilbert Gottfried.
7> The Coen Brothers newest satire, “O Sama, Where Art Thou?” delayed until 2003.
6> Instead of Demi Moore, romantic melodramas will all feature a weeping Dan Rather.
5> Traditional Hollywood “air kiss” greeting replaced with nasal swab Anthrax tests.
4> Got John Williams to license out that scary Darth Vader march for whenever the Taliban appear on TV.
3> Forget Humanitarian Aid drops, let’s have have Wolfgang Puck whip up something the refugees will be proud to eat!
2> “You know, khaki’s such a bland color for a uniform, have you considered powder blue?”
and the Number 1 Way Hollywood is Helping Fight Terrorism…
1> Start shooting big budget movies in Afghanistan. If that doesn’t corrupt the Taliban, nothing can.
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Credits:
Selected from 39 submissions from 8 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Marko Peric, Prince Edward Island, Canada — 1, 9
Eric M. Wakeford, Niagara Falls, ON — 2, 8
Jude Benlab, Swarthmore, PA — 3, 4, 8
Douglas Jones, Santa Cruz, CA — 4
Ian Ravdin, Chicago, IL — 5
Greg Preece, Toronto, ON — 6, 7
Eric F. Lipton, Washington, DC — Script Doctor