September 21, 2009

NOTE FROM CHRIS:

Saturday (September 19) was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. But not everyone played along.


The Top 5 Signs Your Co-Workers Hate Talk Like a Pirate Day


5> Each of your hearty "Ahoy!"s is met with a frosty "Bite me, Eyepatch-Boy."

4> Your choices: Keep it to yourself or walk the plank. From the 14th story.

3> Someone pooped all over your shoulder, and there's not a parrot in sight.

2> Getting a snack is difficult, what with the life-size effigies of Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom hanging in front of the vending machines.


and Topfive.com's Number 1 Sign Your
Co-Workers Hate Talk Like a Pirate Day...

1> People keep tacking notices to your peg leg. Only you don't *have* a peg leg.


[ Copyright 2009 by Chris White/TopFive.com ]


Today's full 15-item list, as well as the
Runners Up and Honorable Mention list submissions
"Pegheads" and "Folly Rogers"
are included in our ClubTop5 edition, as are many extras.

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Selected from 67 submissions from 27 contributors.
Today's Top 5 List authors are:
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Jill Gallagher, Seattle, WA -- 1 (10th #1)
Pam Wylder, Bloomington, IL -- 2
Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ -- 3
Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA -- 4 (Hall of Famer)
Ellen Satter, Trumbull, CT -- 4
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX -- 4 (Hall of Famer)
Paul Wiley, Westtown, NY -- 5
Caryn Kennealy, Glendale, CA -- Banner Tag
Chris White, Studio City, CA -- List owner/editor
New York Dolls, New York, NY -- Ambience
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Rumination of the Day


In order to teach the world to sing in
perfect harmony, it will be necessary to
convert certain people to sopranos.

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