June 20th, 2008



NOTE FROM CARL:
It’s the middle of June, which means it’s
in the thick of the Christmas season in
the Southern Hemisphere… or something…
no? Well, at least the list is funny.


The Top 8 Phrases We Don’t Expect
to Hear Sung by Christmas Carolers


8> “And don’t forget to buy the crap at Santa Claus Dot Com.”

7> “Don we now our gay apparel…
Try on these spangled bike shorts.”

6> “Hark! the herald angels have pulled over so Gabriel can puke in the culvert.”

5> “I can’t get no [pa rum pa pum pum] girlie action.”

4> “The cattle are toking.”

3> “Lick ye all the rectal juices, fa la la la la la la la la!”

2> “Pop! goes the Savior.”

and the Number 1 Phrase We Don’t Expect to Hear Sung by Christmas Carolers …

1> “Hey little virgin, what have you done?
Hey little virgin, motherhood’s begun
It’s a… nice day for a… White Christmas!”




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Credits:

Selected from 30 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 1, 2 (16th #1!)
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX — 3, 5
Brad Hamer, Austin, TX — 4, Topic
J.J. Gertler, Alexandria, VA — 6, 7
David Bloyer, Comer, GA — 8
Carl Knorr, Devo City, OH — GrandObserver,ObtuseFunny



RUNNERS UP list — Daddy Sang Base

“Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Baby buggies, piles of Huggies
Bought at the Grand Bazaar”
(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)

“Have yourself a merry little stripper.”
(Trish Jensen, Reedsville, PA)

“It’s beginning to smell a lot like nondenominational wintertime festival of embarassingly specific dogmatic origins!”
(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)

“Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, this is a dumb tradition.”
(Andrew Hoenig, Rockville, MD)

“There’s a Spanish train that runs between…”
(Gideon Griebenow, Johannesburg, S Africa)

“What child is this?
Ask Roman Polanski.”
(J.J. Gertler, Alexandria, VA)


Runners Up list name
(Douglas Frank, Crosby, TX)