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                           June 10, 2002

                      NOTE FROM THE LIST VET:

      June is Adopt-A-Cat Month. In spite of what follows, the
     List Vet urges you to go to your local animal shelter and
                stock up on cuddly widdle pussycats.


          The Top 9 Rejected Slogans for Adopt-A-Cat Month


9> "Got Masochism?"

8> "Isn't it about time you got yourself a little pussy?"

7> "Cat: The Other White Meat."

6> "Sure, it'll hate you -- but you don't have to walk it."

5> "Why get Man's Best Friend when you can get Martha Stewart's
     Worst Nightmare?"

4> "Nine lives for the price of one."

3> "Over a Gazillion Humans Ignored!"

2> "Adopt 'Bouncy,' the wicker ripper-upper!"


     and the Number 1 Rejected Slogan for Adopt-A-Cat Month...


1> "Tastes great, less filling."



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Selected from 42 submissions from 15 contributors.
Today's Top5 Pets List authors are:
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Seth Brown, Williamstown, MA      -- 1, 8, RU List Name (3rd #1)
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA      -- 2, 5, Banner Tag
Kathy Good, Scottsdale, AZ        -- 3
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL         -- 4
Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA -- 6
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX            -- 7
Dave Ferry, Leesburg, VA          -- 8
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS               -- 8
Dawson E. Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA   -- 8
Bill Strider, Gaithersburg, MD    -- 8
Virgil Steigerwald, Cleveland, OH -- 9, Topic
Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA        -- List Vet

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               Rejected Slogans for Adopt-A-Cat Month
                   RUNNERS UP list -- Unwanted
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"And you thought YOU were tops on the food chain!"
           (Kim Walker-Daniels, Sun Prairie, WI)

"Endurance training for your self-esteem."
           (Bill Strider, Gaithersburg, MD)

"Everything slashed, thanks to these cats."
           (Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL)

"Give your dog a reason to hate you."
           (James Knowles, Bellingham, WA)

"Go ahead and adopt a cat... you're not good enough for a ferret."
           (RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS)

"If you don't like her, you can always sell her to China Palace."
           (Dave Ferry, Leesburg, VA)

"Ignored and treated with disdain at work? Adopt a cat and bring
the experience home!"
           (RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS)

"Just like Bond, we've got pussy galore!"
           (Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL)

"Take 28. People will think you're crazy and leave you alone."
           (Dave Ferry, Leesburg, VA)

"The mysteries of hair digestion: now viewable in reverse!"
           (Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA)

"The perfect bachelor pet: all the annoyance of a girlfriend but
only half the expense."
           (James Knowles, Bellingham, WA)


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

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