Top ten out of control
There was a time in the mid 90's when my wife and I had a lot of fun composing top ten lists and sending via email to another couple that we are very close with. I believe the first list was "top ten reasons why Charlie Miller didn't get lunch at Promise Keepers". It was fun. THAT WAS THEN. There has been a recent resurrection of the top ten list that is just out of control. There has been a good 20 or so lists that have been crafted lately, one that was clearly plagiarized from biblical text. OK NOT THAT I'M JEALOUS that everyone is reading and writing top ten lists while I gruel over the next theological blessing I bestow upon the two readers of my blog. Come on folks lets get some original thought going here. Because I am in a position of leadership and I see the sheep drowning in there own copy catness. I will help. Be creative! Put more power in your Blog entries! Here, I will show you.
Eleven Reasons to Stop Making Top Ten Lists
11. David Letterman actually has a copy right on the top 10 and could sue all your butts.
10.The people at work miss you.
9. Your children need food.
8. They are not all funny (trust me on this one)
7. Time could be better spent writing about Seneca, the Platypus or being the ghost writer for a Cocker Spaniel.
6. There are some things that just should never be listed (like favorite skin diseases or pimple lancing methods)
5. To be really good of catholics all lists should be of 3 (trinitarian formula) note:all Christians are trinitarian although may not take the label "catholic" - I couldn't let Charlie escape from this one
4. Eleven has more power. ("but this one goes to eleven" from Spinal Tap the movie"
3. Please read my blog
2. Please read my blog(a subliminal message )
1. I need time with wife ----for some reason she's always at the computer. hmmmmmmmmmmmm
For those of you that never know when I'm kidding. I'M KIDDING!
posted by Father Rich at 7:34 AM
13 Comments:
LOL. Do you want me to make a list of ten reasons why top ten is good? Maybe you can help me, our joint lists were always better.
As one of the 2 readers of your blog, I highly agree with you on #7:
"7. Time could be better spent writing about Seneca , the Platypus or being the ghost writer for a Cocker Spaniel."
There is something to be said about making a top 10 list (or top 11 for that matter) for reasons not to make top 10 lists......
Please read today's entry on pastorafiki.blogspot.com
You're just jealous because one more top ten list and Joann gets a merit badge, (she has nine so far)and you're sorrowfully behind in your quota.
Wow! Can we say temper tantrum. You know what they say... if you cant beat them join them.
oh P.S.
It looks like you have more than 2 readers. :)
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Just because I enjoy being a total pain, I felt I needed to respond again. This time, I'll answer each of Fr. Rich's 11 reasons, one by one:
11. David Letterman actually has a copy right on the top 10 and could sue all your butts.
Yeah, like Dave actually reads our blogs.
10.The people at work miss you.
No they don't. I'm unemployed. And the people at my last job sing joyfully every day because of my departure.
9. Your chidren need food.
She's offered to fast until my Top Ten obsession is over.
8. They are not all funny (trust me on this one)
I aim to INFORM, not necessarily ENTERTAIN. If in my informing some people happen to be entertained, that's just an added bonus.
7. Time could be better spent writing about Seneca, the Platypus or being the ghost writer for a Cocker Spaniel.
Mabel the Cocker Spaniel is taking a much-needed sabbatical, due to the whole death thing. So I'm not interfering with anything I need to be doing.
6. There are some things that just should never be listed (like favorite skin deseases or pimple lancing methods)
That's true, but I don't write about stuff like that.
5. To be really good of catholics all lists should be of 3 (trintarian formula) note:all chrsitians are trinitarian although may not take the label "catholic" - I couldn't let Charlie escape from this one
That's cool with me. I suggest we write lists in multiples of 3 - the Top 12, Top 9, Two 357, whatever.
4. Eleven has more power. (" but this one goes to eleven" from Spinal Tap the movie"
Now you're just flailing!
3. Please read my blog
I do.
2. Please read my blog(a subliminal message )
I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. I need time with wife ----for some reason she's always at the computer. hmmmmmmmmmmmm
For those of you that never know when I'm kidding. I'M KIDDING!
Hey, she should have weighed the costs before she got into this blogging thing. Now it's up to you to convince her that time with you is more interesting than time on the computer!
my goodness. want some cheese with that WHINE?-naomi
...but this one goes to eleven" from Spinal Tap the movie.
Do our amps go to eleven at All Saints?
God says a Top Seven List will be fine. Don't stress out about getting a full Ten items.
By the way, I'm having a great time!
That was a pretty good post, I'd say, it even got a response from the dead...
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