The ears are ordered according to how well they finished in the poll. The parentheticals indicate their order in the initial quiz.
1. Barack Obama - 24% (Ear 4)
2. Katee Sackhoff, aka Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica - 18% (Ear 7)
3. John Edwards - 16% (Ear 8)
4. Chris Dodd - 12% (Ear 5)
5. Dennis Kucinich - 10% (Ear 6)
6. Mike Gravel - 9% (Ear 2)
7. Joe Biden - 8% (Ear 3)
8. Bill Richardson - 4% (Ear 1)
At first glance the results are good news for Obama. He's got a great ear. Youthful and sprightly. (Dennis Kucinich's ear is a pale imitation.)
But Obama wasn't competing with Hillary. (Many of you mistook Katee's ear for Hillary's. Unfortunately the Clinton campaign would not grant clearance on a closeup of her ear.) So is Obama's victory here hollow?
I can't help but think of West Virginia's 4'11" Mary Lou Retton vaulting to gold at the '84 Olympics. I loved Mary Lou Retton and wanted to be inspired by her gold - but the Soviets had boycotted the games. Sure she beat Ecaterina Szabo (Romania's Katee Sackhoff). But did Retton really deserve the cover of Wheaties? It's kind of like Tom Harkin winning the '92 Iowa Caucuses when no one else competed.
Or am I being hyper-critical?
Moving on ... John Edwards persistence is paying off, though you'd think for $400 they could clean up around the ears! Sheesh!
Chris Dodd has a nice meaty lobe. Is that the reason for his surprisingly strong finish? Or is it the publicity behind his moving his whole family, including two small kids, to Iowa? If all else fails, his misadventure might make for a riveting C-SPAN reality series. "In Dodd We Trust"? "Dodd and Country"? Or maybe even a sitcom. Eva Gabor's not around. But maybe Zsa Zsa can play Mrs. Dodd?
Mike Gravel has been a great tonic to the campaign. He's no nuisance, rather the supreme campaign gadfly - keeping the rest of them as honest as possible. His ear is too greasy, though. The shine is distracting. I'd recommend a Clinique astringent or exfoliant. (I would have recommended Kiehl's, but they stopped sending me free stuff.)
Joe Biden would have done better, but his ear is out of focus.
I'm happy to report that Bill Richardson (aka "My Big Fat New Mexico Governor") finished dead last. Sorry, but I'm not a fan. I visited Santa Fe for Thanksgiving three years ago and wrote him a long handwritten note afterward giving my impressions. He never wrote back. This is no small slight, considering I hawked his crapass salsa at the '04 convention, even mentioning it on Larry King Live. (Yes, Richardson slapped his face on jars of salsa.) I won't be returning to Santa Fe anytime soon. It's a beautiful city but the governor who resides there is very impolite. So take your Nambé and shove it in your last place ear!
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Krakovia is coming back to clean tomorrow. I'll be at Dr. Saguaro's when she lets herself in. What cleaning solution should I leave in the bathroom for the floor? Please advise.
Reader Comments ( Page 2 of 5)
16. Finn & Marsha,
Stop that!
There's a blog going on here.
Get back to, well not exactly business,
but more or less, well,
oh nevermind, I forgot what I was saying.
Kimball/I forgot '08
John Giza at 4:47PM on Oct 29th 2007
17. Finn,
This will wake you up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G4O5AMSevc
Now, let's go commenters!
Oh, I forgot, the topic.
Did you see Cher's "Ear Lobes?"
Well, it is a reach.
Kimball/Friends '08
John Giza at 4:59PM on Oct 29th 2007
18. Aw Andrea:
And here I am:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8
BTW, that was you in the tub in the B-52's "Love Shack," no?
Anyway,
Finn: the hits just keep rolling...
Where are you?
Kimball/Vernonica '08
John Giza at 5:17PM on Oct 29th 2007
19.
FINN> I don't think you asked permission to leave. Are you stuck on your calk gun, Got your head stuck in MO'S sock , Or are you helping to rebuild Malibu? None of these are good excuses.
marsha beckerman at 5:23PM on Oct 29th 2007
20. Marsha, Marsha, Marsha,
Oh good, you're here at least!
Hey, did you see, Miguel is back?
I asked him to jump up to this post, hope he will.
It is good to hear from him again.
He is very cool.
Kimball '08
John Giza at 5:28PM on Oct 29th 2007
21. Marsha,
I didn't mean "at least."
I know how sensitive you can be.
Anyway,
You are on spot on Finn's absence.
But, I guess we can let him sleep this one off.
One time only.
Kimball/Betty '08
John Giza at 5:33PM on Oct 29th 2007
22.
JOHN> I don't understand why the "others" don't agree with us that the blog is our first priority, everything else can wait.
marsha beckerman at 6:03PM on Oct 29th 2007
23.
Looks like somebody's got a case of the Mondays...
Rocca/Chotchkie's '08
"Adding just more than the bare minimum of flair!"
FINN at 6:10PM on Oct 29th 2007
24. Marsha I wholeheartedly agree that this blog has first priority. I even check it before AND more often than my Facebook & my email.
I get yelled at often at work to 'get off the damn phone', when really, i'm just checking up on the comments around here :)
I call that prioritizing...
Jacqueline at 6:13PM on Oct 29th 2007
25. Give her the 'O' face, Finn. It'll get rid of those Mondays REAL fast... ;)
Jacqueline at 6:14PM on Oct 29th 2007
26. That is simply a tear moment. =-)
Game Theory for Applied Economics Nerd at 6:19PM on Oct 29th 2007
27. Marsha, et.al.,
I so agree,
Who would want a life when they can spend time
with the biggest Bloggerbustas of all time?
Now, as Finn would say, if he were sober:
Can we get back on topic?
Ears, my friends, the candidate's EARS?
Kimball/Marsha Tyler Moore '08
John Giza at 6:23PM on Oct 29th 2007
28.
FINN> Just get that TPS report done asap.
marsha beckerman at 6:26PM on Oct 29th 2007
29. Am I the only one who remembers the post about the flight attendant with banana peel issues? It's one of my favorites.
Remember the pictures of Mo unshaven?
Sigh.
Anyway, as for the floor, I like Murphy's Oil Soap. My apartment has hardwood floors instead of carpet. Murphy's works well, while leaving a fresh, clean scent.
John, Finn, behave yourselves.
giftedgirl at 6:29PM on Oct 29th 2007
30. Bloggeristas have a nice ring to it. One day we all might even be bigger than Perez!
A day without blogs is like a day without sunshine.. :)
Jacqueline at 6:31PM on Oct 29th 2007