Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:34:23 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Top 10   . . . .Fw: cryonics: Alcor swamped with calls
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Top Ten Good Things About Being Cryogenically Frozen
(from The Late Show, 7/9/02)

10. Never again have to answer the question,
"Hot enough for ya?"

9. You can request that you be frozen while
making a funny face

8. When you come back to life, you get to keep
your frequent flier miles

7. Pale blue translucent skin complements hazel
eyes

6. If your name is Jim, friends and family will refer
to you as "Jimsicle"

5. You + Walt Disney = Best friends in the 25th
century

4. When they thaw you out in a few thousand
years you'll have lots of stuff to watch on TiVo

3. It's a million times more refreshing than biting
into a York Peppermint Patty

2. It hasn't hurt Al Gore, am I right people?

1. You're still warmer than those poor bastards
in the audience of the Ed Sullivan Theater

plus these two extras from the web site:

If your final wish was to spend eternity with a few
packages of Birdseye frozen peas, no problem

A box of baking soda insures no unpleasant freezer
odors

mjw