April 21, 1997  
  
  
     The Top 15 Other Things in the Hale-Bopp Comet's Tail  
  
  
  
15> Gazillions of unmatched socks  
  
14> Guy with rainbow-colored wig and sign that says, "John 3:16"  
  
13> Replacement players for the Chicago Cubs  
  
12> By contractual arrangement with Nike, it's now called the 
    Hale-Bopp "Swoosh."  
  
11> Castration debris  
  
10> A "My Other Interstellar Vehicle Goes Faster Than Light" 
    bumper sticker  
  
 9> A few stale cheese puffs, four Junior Mints, some loose change,
    and the remote control  
  
 8> Spacedust bunnies  
  
 7> William Shatner's hairpiece from episode #12 of the original 
    Star Trek  
  
 6> A hitman from the planet Zircon with a contract on Pauly Shore  
  
 5> A smaller comet that's honking and trying to pass  
  
 4> Where there's tail, Wilt Chamberlain can't be far away  
  
 3> A bumper sticker which reads: "I Brake for Cult Members"  
  
 2> I'm sorry, I was watching Pamela Lee on Saturday Night Live.  
    What was the question?  
  
  
  and the Number 1 Other Thing in the Hale-Bopp Comet's Tail...  
  
  
 1> Yet another Starbucks  
  
  
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