Forwarded for your enjoyment. Rohit, I think "Motorolus interruptus"
should be your new slogan.
-- Adam
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February 27, 1998
Our Top 5 List contributors were asked to vote for their
favorite lists of all time, and it came down the wire.
First, we give you the Runners Up, with links
to the lists in our website's Archive section:
The Top 10 Top 5 Lists of All Time
10> Anti-Drug Slogans Almost Used by Bob Dole
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5092096.html
9> Rejected Titles for the Movie 'Twister'
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5051596.txt
8> Cool Things About a Car that Goes Faster than the
Speed of Light
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5061796.html
7> Signs NASA Has Hired A Bad Astronaut
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5060596.txt
6> Famous Last Words
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5072997.html
5> Signs You've Hired the Wrong Clown for Your Child's Party
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5102196.html
4> Least Impressive Mafia Nicknames
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5062096.html
3> Rejected Children's Books
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5070396.html
2> Reasons Dogs Don't Use Computers
http://www4.zdnet.com/wsources/topfive/t5072496.html
And the Number 1 Top 5 List of All Time,
originally published on March 7, 1997...
The Top 15 Latin Phrases for the 90's
15> "Log floggit cum palma folliculus."
-- (If you don't stop it, you'll go blind.)
14> "Nolo Contendere."
-- (Hillary, you're on your own.)
13> "Domino vobiscum."
-- (The pizza guy's here.)
12> "Dumbassus! Hottie iste transvestitus!"
-- (Fool! That gorgeous woman is a crossdresser!)
11> "Auda similarum ad seattles."
-- (They all sound just like Pearl Jam.)
10> "Erectionus finalum."
-- (Anna Nicole Smith is here, Gramps.)
9> "Boobi falsetti starrius."
-- (Sugar, if ya wanna be a star, you're gonna have
to do something about that bustline.)
8> "Veni, veni, veni."
-- (I came, I came, I came.)
7> "Sharpei diem."
-- (Sieze the Wrinkle Dog.)
6> "Nucleo predicus dispella conducticus."
-- (Remove foil before microwaving.)
5> "Motorolus interruptus."
-- (Hold on, I'm going into a tunnel.)
4> "Il guyus nissanem iste ickye."
-- (That Nissan guy gives me the creeps.)
3> "Bodicus mutilatimus, unemploymi forevercus."
-- (Better take the nose ring out before the job interview.)
2> "Dictum ad tua mater."
-- (Word to your mother!)
and the Number 1 Latin Phrase for the 90's...
1> "Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,
minutus carborata descendum pantorum."
-- (A little song, a little dance,
a little seltzer down your pants.)
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RNA uses massive replication, in every cell, and in the flesh of the 97%.
-- Rohit Khare