Oh, the Top 10 List.
My friend once asked a writer who worked on Letterman's show why #2 was always funnier than #1. The writer told him they needed a not-so-funny #1 so they could go into commercial break quicker.
Now you know the secret.
Everyone has at least a Top 5 List, right? Those lists drawn up on notebooks during dull high school classes (Top 5 Classic Rock Ballads, Top 5 Vodka Drinks, Top 5 Most Boring Teachers). With the advent of blogs, MySpace, and Friendster, everyone who visits your site can know your Top 5.
But what about those people you'll never see again? Like the checker at Ralph's Supermarket. Wouldn't it be great if she knew you really, really enjoyed Faulkner's Light in August?
Now there's a company that can help you out with such things by putting them on a t-shirt for you! T-lists will help you put your Top 5 Films, Top 5 Overrated Bands, and the like on a sweatshop free T.
It's like free advertising for your brain!
By the way, any thoughts Top 5 Favorite Things about Autumn?
- Fewer Tourists
- End of White Slacks Season
- Surly Teens Back in School
- Heavily Discounted Spiral Notebooks
- Slowly Gaining Back Winter Weight
Can't wait to see yours! (Either here or on your T-shirt. You pick.)
Light in August isn't exactly... enjoyable. It's well done, beautifully descriptive... but rather depressing, really. So I guess if you find it enjoyable that says somethin' or another about your tastes.
Top 5 Dying White Board Markers:
5) Skinny Dark Blue (but it doesn't erase well)
4) Skinny Dark Green
3) Fat Red
2) Skinny Light Green
1) Skinny Magenta
Too bad new markers are coming this week.