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Hillary has sent me her 10 finalists from our latest contest: Famous Historical Figure Shopping Lists. Very well done everyone! Please only vote once by dropping your ballot in the comments below. The winner will get a free copy of Hillary’s new book: À la Cart.
And the finalists are…
a) Amelia Earhart:
Adult Diapers
Ipod nano with “20’s greatest hits” on it
Iphone for the in-flight movie
Value Jet Inc. brand Life Preserver
American Airlines brand “Airplane safety check list”
GARMIN!!!
b) Day 6 — trip to Lowe’s
(1) potting soil
(2) apple tree (potted)
(3) snake repellent
(4) duct tape
– God
Note to self: create Lowe’s
c) Jesus:
Neosporin
gauze bandages
aloe vera
Red Bull
d) Sir Isaac Newton:
Apple Peeler
Aspirin
e) Cleopatra at Walmart:
-lipstick
-hand-held mirror
-antibiotic (from pharmacy dept.)
-incense
-cat food
f) Thomas Edison:
6,600-volt AC source
Jumper cables
Elephant
(Note to self: Don’t forget the carrots and potassium cyanide!)
g) Beethoven
new piano- legs off this time
1 new doodle pad
1 box Kraft Cheese and Macaroni
new drinking cup- lead one is just not working.
Excedrin Tension Headache.
h) Emily Dickinson:
(first and last visit to corner store)
crackers, dry
eggs -
wry, oh, rye bread
truth, beauty – heart!
Oh! flour, 1 bag, large
i) Oscar Wilde
@ Wal-Mart (3 am)
Q-tips
Trapper Keeper
new underwear
Hebrew National hot dogs
Bic razors
IB Profren
circus peanuts
flowers
card
Cherry Garcia
Revitalizing shampoo
veal (lots of it)
j) Marie Antoinette:
Duncan Heinz Cake Mix
Rouge
Hairspray
Latest issue of Glamour mag.
Sauerbraten
Excedrin migraine
Comments (41)
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C) Jesus
posted by Ben on 5-18-2008 at 11:20 pm
b) God @ Lowe’s. Hilarious!!
posted by adrienne on 5-18-2008 at 11:43 pm
H!
posted by 'Cole on 5-18-2008 at 11:56 pm
Cleopatra…definitely!!
posted by Karry on 5-19-2008 at 7:10 am
I vote for Cleopatra!
posted by Lisa on 5-19-2008 at 7:37 am
My vote is for:
e) Cleopatra at Walmart
posted by Paul on 5-19-2008 at 8:12 am
I) Oscar Wilde
posted by Nick on 5-19-2008 at 9:23 am
H! Hilarious!
posted by Barb on 5-19-2008 at 9:54 am
GOD.
posted by Erin on 5-19-2008 at 9:58 am
H
posted by Lindsey on 5-19-2008 at 10:01 am
H!! Being the English major that I am… this was hilarious.
posted by Christopher on 5-19-2008 at 10:16 am
My vote goes to Cleo… ‘antibiotics’ made it.
posted by Nathan Miller on 5-19-2008 at 10:18 am
B, hands down
posted by Tara on 5-19-2008 at 11:07 am
b)
(Because — even the Creator needed a fresh roll of duct tape!)
posted by buddz on 5-19-2008 at 11:09 am
God!
posted by Karen on 5-19-2008 at 11:29 am
B. That’s just great.
posted by Kiki on 5-19-2008 at 11:40 am
Letter H – Emily Dickinson
posted by AmyInOhio on 5-19-2008 at 11:47 am
B!
posted by Andrea on 5-19-2008 at 11:52 am
Since my favorite didn’t make the finals (Jesus – loaves, fishes, 10,000 Tupperware containers), I have to vote for C, the other Jesus entry.
posted by tpal on 5-19-2008 at 12:26 pm
Oh, Emily Dickinson gets my vote – H!
Excellent use of Dickinson-esque dashes :)
posted by Fruppi on 5-19-2008 at 12:37 pm
Emily Dickinson (H)
posted by RJ on 5-19-2008 at 12:43 pm
H-Emily!
posted by tela on 5-19-2008 at 1:20 pm
Why would Jesus need Neosporin or gauze bandages when he healed people miraculously? So, I vote for Marie Antoinette.
J
posted by Melinda on 5-19-2008 at 1:25 pm
H.
posted by Tyrone on 5-19-2008 at 2:10 pm
B – hilarious!
posted by Megan on 5-19-2008 at 2:53 pm
B
posted by Ariel on 5-19-2008 at 4:55 pm
Isaac Newton was pretty good, but since it doesn’t look like it’s going to win, I’m going to have to go with Dickinson. (H)
posted by Ash on 5-19-2008 at 7:31 pm
H…love the flour reference; Miss Dickinson really was quite a baker!
posted by Myrna on 5-19-2008 at 8:59 pm
Cleopatra, no question!
posted by Maranda on 5-20-2008 at 6:29 am
D.
Not much love in here for D, but to me it was perfectly understated and tongue-in-cheek.
posted by Ira on 5-20-2008 at 9:40 am
e) Cleopatra
It’s hilarious!! I love the antibiotic and cat food parts…
posted by Marissa on 5-20-2008 at 10:46 am
Cleopatra at Walmart
posted by Alanah on 5-20-2008 at 10:48 am
Why clasp any hand but H? H is the one!
posted by Steve Russo on 5-20-2008 at 2:26 pm
EMILY D please !
posted by Jamie on 5-20-2008 at 2:59 pm
h) her poetry was the best, and so is this list!
posted by steph on 5-20-2008 at 3:25 pm
h) emily would be so proud!
posted by katielee on 5-20-2008 at 4:39 pm
All about B
posted by Tricia on 5-21-2008 at 4:31 am
E) Cleopatra
She may hate it, but she’d have to agree with this list…and maybe some eyeliner…
posted by Mallory on 5-21-2008 at 7:42 am
Cleopatra is hands-down the winner!!!!
posted by nina on 5-21-2008 at 7:43 am
God’s list is great, especially the note to self!
posted by nat on 5-26-2008 at 9:27 am
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