Let’s Rank ’Em: Top Ben List

This feature is stolen shamelessly from inspired by sports-media great Tony Kornheiser, who once did a “Doc Draft” on his radio show instead of a “mock draft," and people would call in and draft doctors. So if you don’t find this funny … well, blame him, I guess.

Anyway, anyone can do a top-10 list of sports teams or movies or what-not. Let’s do something different (even though I admitted it’s not a different idea … oh, well, just play along).  So here is today’s all-time top-Ben list.

 

10. BEN KINGSLEY — Saw “Shutter Island” and “Iron Man 3” in the same weekend; two great performances in two entirely different roles. And that only scratches the surface with him.

9. BEN — Thirteen tons of time-keeping awesomeness.

8. BEN STILLER — Impossible to say how high he’d be in a world without “Meet the Fockers.” Ah well, “There’s Something About Mary” still rocks it.

7. BEN FOLDS FIVE — Best thing from Chapel Hill, N.C., since Michael Jordan wore the baby blue and had hair.

6. UNCLE BEN — No one does wild rice better. No. Body. 

5. BEN & JERRY’S — Oh, Chunky Monkey, you gloriously evil concoction.

4. “BEN” — Best song ever made for a movie about being friends with a rat.

3. BEN AFFLECK — I’ve invested in him since the Kevin Smith film days, especially “Chasing Amy.” Heck, I even liked “Daredevil.” “Argo” put him in the upper echelon.   

2. BEN FRANKLIN — Invented or helped invent the lightening rod, bifocals and American freedom. Not a bad run, although being a reason we lose an hour of sleep each spring keeps him out of the top spot. 

1. GENTLE BEN — It’s a bear, for god’s sake. YOU want to argue with that not being No. 1?? I don’t care if it’s “gentle.”

(tvacres.com)

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