Monthly Archives: March 2004

Five celebrities I like to imagine working together at a notional pool-cleaning service in L.A.

  1. Tommy Shaw
    1. Andrew Ridgeley
    2. John Oates
    3. Ted McGinley
    4. The Captain (sans Tennille)
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Five games that looked a lot more fun on TV

  1. Mousetrap
    1. Stay Alive
    2. Don’t Break the Ice
    3. Trouble
    4. Connect Four
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Five things I’d be great at if they ever became Olympic sports

  1. Checking the mail
    1. Skipping breakfast
    2. Apologizing
    3. Call screening
    4. Leaving early
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Five odd phases I went through

  1. Thought I was a ninja (1982)
    1. Listened to the overture from Carmen every morning (1988)
    2. That weird Bible thing (1981)
    3. Dungeons & Dragons (1983)
    4. Hiding inside available furniture and fixtures (1972)
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Five everyday objects whose replacement strangely buoys me

  1. kitchen sink sponge
    1. water filter
    2. baking soda in fridge
    3. toothbrush
    4. garage light bulb
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Five cartoon characters I loathe

  1. Pierce (Zits)
    1. Heathcliff
    2. Lt. Gizmo (Beetle Bailey)
    3. Garfield
    4. Dead Grandpa (Family Circus)
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Five things that I’m still pretty suspicious about

  1. Chiropractors
    1. Scientology
    2. Magic shows
    3. Pole dancing
    4. Mime
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Five things that seemed totally sexy when I was 15

  • lip gloss
  • Jovan Musk
  • garter belts
  • Aerobicise® on Showtime
  • any female who would talk to me
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