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Top X Titles For The New Britney Spears Album

Britney Spears has asked her (remaining) fans to vote for the title of her new album.  Possible titles include “Integrity” (stop laughing) and “Dignity” (no, I mean it, stop laughing).  The Top X crew had some different ideas:

15. Songs In The Key Of Suck
14. You Wanted Slutty, You Got Slutty
13. The Rise And Fall Of Paris Hilton And The Lindsay Lohans From Mars
12. Putting the “Re” in Rehab
11. Things To Do In L.A. When You’re Stoned
10. Under The Table And Drinking
9. Revolter
8. The White (Trash) Album
7. Hair Existentialism
6. Live At The Betty Ford Rehab Center
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Because I Lost My License)
4. Oops, I Puked In My Gin
3. Jagged Little Hairstyle
2. Airbag Baby
1. I See Paris, I See France, I’m Not Wearing Underpants

Our contributors aren’t that innocent:

15.  TWuG
14.  Hose311
13.  TWuG
12.  Hose311
11.  MrHub
10. BlueDuck
9.  TWuG
8.  BeavisLasVegas
7.  BeavisLasVegas
6.  TWuG
5.  BlueDuck
4.  TWuG
3.  BlueDuck
2.  Hose311
1.  TWuG

Posted by blueduck in Top X (June 15, 2007 at 6:30 am) / Permalink

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Top X Smartass Comments To Make To Britney Spears If You See Her Out on the Street Now That She’s Bald and Has a Tattoo

Oh, who cares about the openers? There’s exactly one funny thing that happened this week, and we would be remiss indeed if we did not present the Top X Smartass Comments To Make To Britney Spears If You See Her Out on the Street Now That She’s Bald and has a Tattoo.

15.  ”Hey, Brit, you know, when they told you bald was beautiful, they were talking about your hoohah.”

14.  “I’ve got you in the Death Pool dying of accidental ingestion of sleeping pills following a three-way with Gary Coleman.  Still a good bet?”

13.  “Who loves ya, baby one more time?”

12.  “Congratulations; you’ve made K-Fed look sane.”

11.  “Not to mention Michael Jackson!”

10.  “Not to mention Mariah Carey!”

9.  “Not to mention Whitney Houston!”

8. “Not to mention the Olsen twins!”

7.  “Hey Britney, now the drapes match the carpet.”

6.  “So, what was it, lice? I bet it was lice.”

5.  “Damn, that bouncer’s hot!”

4.  “Nice; that’s the Natalie Portman look, right? Except she got paid to shave her hair. And she managed to get into college. And her movies do enough box office to make Crossroads look pathetic. But other than that…”

3. “You know, if you can’t hack rehab at Eric Clapton’s house in Antigua, you really can’t hack rehab.”

2.  “I feel bad for your kids.”

1.  “”So, Brit, did you know I contribute to Top X?” (What the hell, she’s got no standards anymore…)”

 

You know, this isn’t really all that funny. Craig Ferguson is right, we shouldn’t really make fun of her… oh, who am I kidding? Your Top X contributors are:
15. BlueDuck
14. Hose311
13. Huy
12. BlueDuck
11. Jimmy Impossible
10. Selat
9. Selat
8. BlueDuck
7. BeavisLasVegas
6. Efil
5. House311
4. BlueDuck
3. BlueDuck
2. SilberSurfer
1. Hose311
Posted by blueduck in Top X (February 24, 2007 at 8:13 am) / Permalink

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The Top X Things People Say When Their Skull Keeps Catching on Fire

Ghost Rider is coming out this weekend, which features Nicolas Cage with his hair on fire, which is a big improvement over him hollering “Put the bunny back in the box” in Con Air.  But we at Top X wondered about the practicality of turning into a spirit with a flaming skull all the durn time, so we present to you The Top X Things People Say When Their Skull Keeps Catching on Fire.

15.   “At least liars can take their pants off.”

14.  “Flame off! Flame OFF!  FLAME OFFF!” 

13.  “I’d like a convertible please. Yes I’m aware it’s raining.”

12.  “Hello, I’m going door to door selling fire extinguishers…”

11.  “I am not a Bunsen burner.  I am a human being.  A man.”
 
10.  “Don’t look at me for ideas.  It’s a bunch of flames, not a light bulb.”

9.  “I call it the “Don Kingsford” look.”

8.  “Hey, Trump!  You’re my head!”

7.  “Get those goddamn marshmallows out of here!”

6.  “What do you mean I’m not allowed on the rope ladder?”

5.  “Stop smoking?  I wish I could *start*!”

4.  “Sweetie, it’s a great present.  Of course I like it.  And I understand that you spent a lot of time knitting it for me.  But, you know, it’s a hat.  And I have that condition.  You know.  The skull on fire thing?  So….”

3.  “That’s very funny officer.  Where’s the fire.  Never heard that one before.  Just write the ticket, a$$hole.”

2.  “You have fire insurance, right?”

1.  “I’ll tell you one thing, that’s the last transatlantic flight I ever make on a dirigible.”

 

It tingles – that’s how you know our Top X team is working:
15. Hose311
14. TWuG
13. Obiah
12. Alf
11. TWuG
10. Hose311 / Ultimate Frisbee
9. TWuG
8. Hose311
7. TWuG
6. Obiah
5. Hose311
4. BlueDuck
3. Silber Surfer
2. Obiah
1. TWuG
Posted by blueduck in Top X (February 16, 2007 at 8:44 am) / Permalink

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Top X Alternate-Universe Super Bowl Halftime Shows

So the Super Bowl is over for another year, and Prince is still a freak, but we knew that.  What we don’t know is how the big game would play out in any of the billions of other alternate universes — like the one where Tony Romo led the Dallas Cowboys to victory over the Montreal Dancing Ostriches.  So we present the Top X Alternate-Universe Super Bowl Halftime Shows: 

10. The Adult Swim Exploding Billboard Extravaganza
9. The Pharmaceutical Industry Presents: A Tribute to Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin!
8. The Broadway cast of “Osama, We Love You!” sings their Tony Award winning song “Osama rhymes with Obama!”
7. “The John Mellencamp Jingoistic Appeal to American Patriotism, sponsored by Kia
6. Troy Aikman’s Big Gay Salute to Flamenco!
5. Legends of Rock, featuring Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, and Otis Redding in Concert, sponsored by Nev-R-Crash Airplanes
4. The Billy Joel “Kicks Off A World Tour Even Though He Hasn’t Released An Album In 15 Years Spectacular”!
3. The Zinedine Zidane headbutt-a-thon
2. Peyton Manning in Concert, sponsored by Sprint, Mastercard, XBox, Gatorade, DirecTV, and Reebok

And, wardrobe malfunctioning its way to  #1:
1. Up with Nipples

Bringing you this week’s scoop:
10.  Nitemare
9.  Mr. Hub
8.  TWuG
7.  TWuG
6.  BlueDuck
5.  BlueDuck
4.  Silber Surfer
3.  Huy!
2.  Nitemare
1.  BlueDuck
Posted by blueduck in Top X (February 5, 2007 at 8:14 pm) / Permalink

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Top X American Idol Ice Cream Flavors

The Top X list, that staple of American humor, is revived here for your amusement.  The Top X crew noted that, apparently, American Idol ice cream is on sale at a store near you.  Why, we can’t say.  Whether it’s tasty, we don’t know.  All we know are the Top X American Idol Ice Cream Flavors:

10. Clay Aiken’s “Closet Rainbow Sherbet”
9. Paula Abdul’s “Rum Raisin with Methadone Sprinkles”
8. If I’m Being Honest, This Ice Cream Sucks
7. Randy Jackson’s “I’m Feeling You, Dog” (with real dog extract)
6. Cone Deaf
5. Praline Pitchy with Shrillsicles
4. William Hung’s “Unflavored”
3. Cocopaula
2. Delusions N’ Cream

And, filling out his XXXXL jersey at #1:
1. Ruben Studdard’s “Super-Double-Throwdown Extra Chocolate Velvet Teddy Bear #205″

Bringing you this week’s scoop:
10.  Randydeluxe
9.  BlueDuck
8.  Hose311
7.  BlueDuck
6.  Hose311
5.  Hose311
4.  Randydeluxe
3.  Hose311
2.  Hose311
1.  Randydeluxe
Posted by blueduck in Top X (January 26, 2007 at 3:18 pm) / Permalink

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The Top X Things We’ll See In The World Of Tomorrow

Thursday September 16, 2004 – Top X!

“Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” opens, and durn if it doesn’t look good, but what is it supposed to be about again? We don’t know, either. But the crack Top X crew — and we mean that literally — has the Top X Things We’ll See In… The World of Tomorrow!!!

11. All Microsoft Word documents, for some reason, look like they were created on a 1970’s era Selectric typewriter.

10. New hybrid-electric zeppelins get even more miles to the gallon.

9. Scientist obtain a gene sample from Heather Locklear and unlock the secrets of not aging.

8. Baseball abandons “extra innings”, all tied games settled by a chair-throwing contest.

7. At least the production design looks damn cool in the world of tomorrow.

6. There will be an online virtual market where you buy shares in movies! Oh, wait….

5. I can ride to work on my flying genetically enhanced pink pig, purple hippo or blue elephant.

4. All Top X submissions will be computer-generated, and not a moment too soon.

3. There will be no spoons.

2. In the World of Tomorrow, you can French-kiss your brother all you want and nobody thinks it’s weird.

And the number one Things To Look Forward To In The World Of Tomorrow is…

1. Red Sox win the World Series. (OK, not funny, this is actually very serious stuff.)

I don’t think anyone reads these anyway, but if you do, go buy the new James McMurtry live album on Amazon, because it’s really good.
11. blueduck
10. blueduck
9. efil
8. blueduck
7. Bickle Jr.
6. blueduck
5. efil
4. blueduck
3. Bickle Jr.
2. blueduck
1. efil

Posted by blueduck in Top X (December 13, 2006 at 8:23 am) / Permalink

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