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                     Tanker, tanker very much.


                            May 13, 2002

                      NOTE FROM THE LIST VET:

   You may remember that Forgea the Dog was stranded for several
     weeks on an abandoned tanker before being rescued at great
   expense. Currently under quarantine in Hawaii, she has become
        quite the, well, media hound. What's in her future?


          The Top 10 Items on the Tanker Dog's To-Do List


 10> No more tankers. From now on play it safe and travel only
     aboard Pakistani ferryboats.

  9> Call Marisleysis for publicity advice.

  8> Tell Oprah's people that whatever day they want me, I'm
     napping.

  7> Pose for the centerfold of Playdog.

  6> Catch up on all those Animal Planet season-ending cliff
     hangers.

  5> Really get tanked.

  4> Sue the Captain -- it was only supposed to be a 3-hour tour.

  3> After weeks of nothing but deck plating, find a nice soft
     carpet and it's Scoot City, baby!

  2> Cancel summer cruise reservations.


      and the Number 1 Item on the Tanker Dog's To-Do List...


  1> Call those wimps from "Survivor" and gloat.



              [   Copyright 2002 by Chris White    ]
              [       http://www.topfive.com       ]


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Selected from 38 submissions from 15 contributors.
Today's Top5 Pets List authors are:
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James Knowles, Bellingham, WA       -- 1, 10 (7th #1)
Seth Brown, Williamstown, MA        -- 2, Runner Up list name
Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA    -- 3
Kathy Good, Scottsdale, AZ          -- 4
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL           -- 5
Kim Walker-Daniels, Sun Prairie, WI -- 6
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX              -- 7, 8
Barb McMahon, Ann Arbor, MI         -- 9
Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA      -- Topic
Dave Ferry, Leesburg, VA            -- Banner Tag
Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA          -- List Vet

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                Items on the Tanker Dog's To-Do List
                   RUNNERS UP list  --  Stowaways
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Buy a boat and take off again... get some more quality alone time.
           (Barb McMahon, Ann Arbor, MI)

Form grass-roots organization of dogs aimed at exposing the whole
"man's best friend" thing as the absolute lie it is.
           (Brian E. Foster, Fairfax, VA)

Look up all the members of the old gang, plan a big caper, and do
it RIGHT this time, see?
           (Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA)

Pick up a couple pair of water wings - just in case.
           (Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)

That flower lei they gave me was nice, but now it's time to get
the real thing.
           (Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA)

Whack that long-haired dachshund who moved in on Eddie while I
was gone.
           (Kim Walker-Daniels, Sun Prairie, WI)

Take income from dog-food endorsements and talk show appearances,
buy tanker, temporarily strand former owner.
           (Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)


Runner Up list name
           (Seth Brown, Williamstown, MA)

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