Ten Higglytown Heroes Not Likely to Be Featured Anytime Soon
1. Higglytown Repo Man
2. Higglytown Drug Czar
3. Higglytown Androgynous 7-Eleven Clerk
4. Higglytown Spammer
5. Higglytown Personal-Injury Lawyer
6. Higglytown Dumpster Diver
7. Higglytown Landscaper Who Stole Our Ladder
8. Higglytown Repeat-DUI Doing Community Service
9. Higglytown Jaded, Bitter High School History Teacher
10. Higglytown Telemarketer Who Calls During Dinner
(McSweeney's used to at least let you know if they weren't interested in a submission; I sent this twice and heard nothing. Pfffft. Clearly none of the editors there have small children.)
Speaking of the inscrutable ways in which the McSweeney's editorial staff works, did you see today's "Elements of Subway Announcement Style"? Nice premise, but it's really the exact same joke over and over. (Note to ther readers:) As Karen knows I have also had lists rejected by McSweeney's, which is generally and excellent satire site, once with the editor's comment that my list was "basically variations on the same joke". Which by the way is the DEFINITION of a list. And this is significantly different from the exact same joke over and over. However, I cannot be bitter because they do indeed accept unsolicited material and print it.
Posted by: DJ | June 13, 2006 at 02:07 PM
Woops - hit "post" instead of "preview".
For "ther" read "other".
For 'and excellent" read "an excellent".
The commenter regrets the errors.
Posted by: DJ | June 13, 2006 at 02:10 PM