Collage 094 H u m o u r N e t 1995 Welcome to Collage 94, a tribute to the intellect of the species. And speaking of intellect: You've probably heard of "Mensa," the "high-I.Q." organization ... well, to announce the opening of their new chapter in Malta, the Maltese Mensans issued a press release. The one-page statement contained five spelling errors, and was dated May 31, 1996. (This tidbit is attributed to WRQX, a local Washington, D.C., radio station.) Credits for this issue go to Bill for the "Models" piece, and to Alberto for the "Blonde Jokes." (The complete set of blonde jokes is available from HumourNet's FTP archives. And stay tuned--there's a Web page in the works.) Cheers! - Vince Sabio HumourNet Moderator HumourNet@telephonet.com ____________________________________________________________________ Opener (above) Copyright 1995 by Vincent Sabio Permission is hereby granted to forward or post this "Collage"; please observe the guidelines stated at the end of the message. ____________________________________________________________________ SUBJ: Super-Model Super Smarts (These are actual quotes from various super models) ON SELF-KNOWLEDGE "Everywhere I went, my cleavage followed. But I learned I am not my cleavage." -- Carole Mallory ON GEOPOLITICS "Mick Jagger and I just really liked each other a lot. We talked all night. We had the same views on nuclear disarmament." -- Jerri Hall ON POVERTY "Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery." -- Beverly Johnson ON FATE "I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that." -- Christie Brinkley (Editors note: if a model was ever John's type.........) ON COURAGE "They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind." -- Cindy Crawford ON PSYCHOLOGY "I loved making 'Rising Sun.' I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self worth." -- Tatjana Patitz ON ARRIVING "Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take." -- Kathy Ireland, star of 'Alien From L.A.' and 'Danger Island' ON CAREER CHOICES "My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian." -- Paulina Porizkova ON PRIORITIES "I would rather exercise than read a newspaper." -- Kim Alexis ON INNER STRENGTH "I love the confidence that makeup gives me." -- Tyra Banks ON DEATH "Richard doesn't really like me to kill bugs, but sometimes I can't help it." -- Cindy Crawford ON TRAVEL "I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care." -- Tyra Banks ON BREAKTHROUGHS "Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling." -- Gabrielle Reece ON EPIPHANY "I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought." -- Christie Brinkley [Editors note: this could also be used to John's advantage ...] ON HEREDITY "My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'" -- Beverly Johnson ON THE BASICS "It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout." -- Cheryl Tiegs ON INTRODUCTIONS "I think most people are curious about what it would be like to be able to meet yourself--it's eerie." -- Christy Turlington ON COURTSHIP "The soundtrack to 'Indecent Exposure' is a romantic mix of music that I know most women love to hear, so I never keep it far from me when women are nearby." -- Fabio ON PARADOX "Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone." -- Tatjana Patitz ON THE CONSERVATION OF MATTER "I've looked in the mirror every day for 20 years. It's the same face." -- Claudia Schiffer ON TRAGEDY "The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles--but I had on thick tights underneath." -- Naomi Campbell ON INSTINCT "If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers." -- Carol Alt ON THE CASTE SYSTEM "We're not Prince Charles and Princess Di. We don't think of ourselves as royalty. We happen to be working people." -- Christie Brinkley ON OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS "I tried on 250 bathing suits in one afternoon and ended up having little scabs up and down my thighs, probably from some of those with sequins all over them." -- Cindy Crawford ON ECONOMICS "I don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day." -- Linda Evangelista ON ZEN "When I model I'm pretty blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work." -- Paulina Porizkova ON LOGIC "I think, If my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then it shouldn't be too big for me." -- Christy Turlington ON BODY PARTS "I don't know what to do with my arms. It just makes me feel weird and I feel like people are looking at me and that makes me nervous." -- Tyra Banks ON BODY LANGUAGE "You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've gained weight." -- Christy Turlington ON DEPRIVATION "If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time." -- Linda Evangelista ON MOTIVATION "It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that I had to, and I would." -- Kate Moss ON VERSATILITY "I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have to speak." -- Linda Evangelista ON THE GRIEF PROCESS "When my Azzedine jacket from 1987 died, I wrapped it up in a box, attached a note saying where it came from and took it to the Salvation Army. It was a big loss." -- Veronica Webb ON VENGEANCE "Girls are always getting mad at each other and they tell their hairdresser to purposely mess up another girl's hair." -- Tasha ON BATTING .667 "I'm a pretty girl who's a model who doesn't suck as an actress." -- Cameron Diaz ========================[ H U M O U R N E T ]======================= SUBJ: More Blonde Jokes How do you drive a blonde crazy? --Hide her hairbrush. Why do you take a blonde shopping with you? --So you can park in the handicapped spaces. What do you call a blonde who dyes her hair? --Artificial intelligence. How do you get a one-armed blonde out of a tree? --Wave. How did the blonde get hurt raking leaves? --She fell out of the tree What goes VROOM! SCREECH! VROOM! SCREECH! VROOM! --A blonde at a flashing red light. What does a blonde say when she finds out she's pregnant? --Gee, I hope it's mine. What do you do if a blonde throws a hand grenade at you? --Pull the pin and throw it back. What do you call a blonde in a leather jacket? --Rebel without a clue Why can't blondes fart? --They don't shut up long enough to build up the pressure. What do you call a dozen blondes in the freezer? --Frosted Flakes. How many blondes does it take to make chocolate chip cookies? --13. 1 to make the batter, and 12 to peel the m&m's. What is the definition of gross ignorance? --144 blondes. What do you call a blonde with half a brain? --Gifted. What is the difference between a smart blonde and a UFO? --People have seen UFOs. ******************************************************************** Anyone Without a Sense of Humor Is At The Mercy of The Rest of Us. ******************************************************************** "HumourNet" is brought to you by Lyris -- an innovative new e-mail list server from The Walter Shelby Group, Ltd. For more information on Lyris, see . 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