The Newspaper of Irvington High School

The Irvington Voice

The Newspaper of Irvington High School

The Irvington Voice

The Newspaper of Irvington High School

The Irvington Voice

Top Five List of Top Five Lists of 2013

By Shayna Kapadia

  1. Top Five Strangest Town Names

i.     Monkeys Eyebrow, Kentucky

ii.     Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

iii.     Humansville, Missouri

iv.     Fail, Portugal

v.     Why, Arizona

  1. Top Five Weirdest Phobias

i.     Aulophobia – fear of flutes

ii.     Geliophobia – fear of laughter

iii.     Genuphobia – fear of knees

iv.     Metrophobia – fear of poetry

v.     Phobophobia – fear of fear

  1. Top Five Questions with Unknown Answers

i.      “At a movie theater which arm rest is yours?”

ii.     “What’s the difference between normal ketchup and fancy ketchup?”

iii.     “When atheists go to court, do they have to swear on the Bible?”

iv.     “Why are the little Styrofoam pieces called peanuts?”

v.      “Why do they sterilize needles before lethal injections?”

  1. Top Five Most Ridiculous Laws

i.     In Georgia, those engaging in llama-related activities are held accountable for any injuries inflicted.

ii.     In Indiana, liquor stores can’t sell cooled soda; however, they can sell uncooled soda.

iii.     In Zion, Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give domesticated animals a lighted cigar.

iv.     In Ottumwa, Iowa, it is illegal for any man to wink at a female with whom he is “unacquainted.”

v.     In Baltimore, Maryland, it is illegal to take a lion to the movies.

  1. Top Five Reasons for Not Doing Your Homework

i.     I have a solar powered calculator and it was cloudy

ii.     My dog ate it…then puked it up…then somehow it got set on fire

iii.     I have narcolepsy, and it was acting up yesterday.

iv.     My computer and my printer are having relationship problems.

v.     I decided living was a more desirable option.

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