October 2nd, 2002
NOTE FROM MITCH:
Like the character in “Dallas” that he always
represented, Ted Turner is trying to take “his”
company back. We know it’s only a matter of time
before he opens his mouth again.
represented, Ted Turner is trying to take “his”
company back. We know it’s only a matter of time
before he opens his mouth again.
The Top 10 Next Things Ted
Turner Will Have to Take Back
Turner Will Have to Take Back
10> “And there’s not a damn thing the IRS can do about it!”
9> “Neo-Nazism is just the youth culture’s idea of ‘Extreme Republicanism.’”
8> The TBS five-minutes-after-the-hour schedule. What the hell was he thinking?
7> “Carlson in a bow-tie is just as good as George Will.”
6> The time he was quoted as saying “Yeah? Let’s see ‘em kidnap ME and cut MY friggin’ head off!”
5> “Men with cheesy gray mustaches look like they’re trying to eat rats.”
4> His common sense, which Jane Fonda won in the divorce settlement.
3> Colorized movies.
2> “Christianity is bad for the mind. Like re-run television. Er….”
and the Number 1 Next Thing Ted Turner Will Have to Take Back…
1> “AOL is for people too stupid to use the real Internet.”
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Credits:
Selected from 27 submissions from 8 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 1, 9 (8th #1!)
Adam Smith, Jamestown, ND — 2
Brian Foster, Fairfax, VA — 3, 8
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 4
Mari Novak, Torun, Poland — 5
Andy Kearns, Oklahoma City, OK — 6, 10
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 7
Mitch Berg, St. Paul, MN — Admiral
Bruce Springsteen, Freehold, NJ — Ambience