Okay, I’m late to the party, but here is my list of people to save from drowning in order of preference:
1 My Mom.
2 My cat Shuppy.
3 My Brother from Macon, Georgia.
4 My Brother’s Wife.
5 My Brother’s daughter.
6 My Brother’s son.
7 My Brother’s cat Winston.
8 My one friend from my Writer’s Circle.
9 My other friend from my Writer’s Circle.
10 My ex-coworker who I went to Florida with once.
11 My ex-best friend who went nuts on me and I no longer speak to.
12 My ex-best friend who wasn’t nuts but dumped me for a boyfriend.
13 Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor.
14 That nice lady who drives my Mom to the Kingdom Hall when I can’t.
15 That other guy from my Writer’s Circle who’s an okay guy, but never turns anything in to read.
16 That Starbuck’s barista who gave me a free mocha last week.
17 - 21 The four members of the Tuvan throat-singing group Huun-Huur-Tu.
22 My German cousin Gudrun.
23 Bill Bryson. Damn, he should’ve come earlier. Too late now.
24 Barack Obama.
25 Strangers
26 My neighbor’s cat Loma.
27 Hollywood Celebrities I don’t actually dislike.
28 The Boss who laid me off in November.
29 Cats or Dogs I don’t know.
30 Mayor Daley
31-32 The guys who make “South Park”.
33 Spacemen
34 Red Indians
35 Flemish Merchants, tassels and all.
36 Neo-classical versions of the complete Renaissance Man.
37 Livestock.
38 Politicians
39 Illinois Politicians
40 Hollywood Celebrities I actively loathe.
41 Rod Blagojevich
etc. etc. etc…
…1075 Any loose shipboard furniture still worth a few bucks.
1076 Sarah Palin.
Aaaannnd 1077 - Lebron James.
I hope this clears things up.