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| "AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HUMOR"TM |
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| October/November
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October/November
2005 WINNERS...
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"Fling Shui for Beginners"
By Jennifer Brown
Liberty, MO
First-Place Winner, October/November 2005
HumorPress.com says: Well-composed, balanced and flowing ... Well, maybe not
her home, but certainly her humor!
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"Keeping
The Home Fires Burning"
By Ami Peltier
Cadillac, MI
Second-Place Winner, October/November 2005
HumorPress.com says: Feeling a bit lonely while your mate's away?
Get "in the mood" ... for plenty of laughs!
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"Weathering
Mommyhood"
By Jennifer Karin
Newburyport, MA
Third-Place Winner, October/November 2005
HumorPress.com says: Forecast calls for heavy humor with frequent bouts of
laughter!
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October/November
2005 FINALISTS...
(in alphabetical order by author)
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"Strong Like A Woman"
By Lisa Barker
Greenfield, CA
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Pet
Peeves"
By Charla Belinski
Snowmass Village, CO
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Santa Claus Resigns"
By Ken Bobrosky
Nassau, Bahamas
Finalist, October/November 2005 |
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"The
Hare and Now of Pregnancy Testing"
By Susan Boskat Murray
Lafayette, NY
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Evil
Pants"
By Noreen Braman
Jamesburg, NJ
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Fresnitis"
By Michael Corey
Bellevue, WA
Finalist, October/November 2005 |
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"Pick-Up
Protocol"
By Cindy Dwyer
Guilford, CT
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"News
Flash for All Single Women"
By Joan Geary
Fitzwilliam, NH
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Coming
Unglued"
By Conor Grennan
Poughkeepsie, NY
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"The
Fickle Muse"
By Mark Hawthorne
Rohnert Park, CA
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"A
Claus-et Case"
By Jennifer Karin
Newburyport, MA
Finalist, October/November 2005 |
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"Emergency
Hip Replacement"
By Jennifer Karin
Newburyport, MA
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Near-Death
Experiences"
By Jennifer Karin
Newburyport, MA
Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Fat
Christmas"
By Danielle LaBue
Pittsford, NY
Finalist, October/November 2005
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October/November
2005 SEMI-FINALISTS...
(in alphabetical order by author)
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"Thanksgiving
In The Buff"
By Lisa Barker
Greenfield, CA
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"What
A Treat"
By Charla Belinski
Snowmass Village, CO
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"The
Boss"
By Tiffany Carboni
Pacifica, CA
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Tried
and Convicted: One Mouth's Story"
By Karen Casale
Enfield, CT
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Not So
Polished"
By CJ Cornelius
Gaithersburg, MD
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"Travel
(Pillow) Warning"
By Conor Grennan
Poughkeepsie, NY
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Life's
Big Parenting Mysteries"
By Lori Johnson
Colleyville, TX
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Mini-Vantage"
By Jennifer Karin
Newburyport, MA
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"In
Defense of Fruitcake"
By Jerry S.
O'Fallon, MO
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Yoga
for Dummies"
By Margie Smith
Grosse Pointe, MI
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Turd
In The Sink"
By Marieke Van Der Wekken
Shanghai, China
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"Grandma,
What A Strange Eye You Have"
By Judi Veoukas
Lake Villa, IL
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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"The
Au Pair"
By Hildee Weiss
Beachwood, OH
Semi-Finalist, October/November 2005
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October/November
2005 HONORABLE
MENTIONS...
(in alphabetical order by author)
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"If
You See My 'Get Up And Go', Tell Me Where It Went!"
By Lisa Barker, Greenfield, CA
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"How Not To
Invest"
By Jessica Benes
Collins, CO
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"Always
Wear A Skirt"
By Jacquelin Cangro
Brooklyn, NY
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"Search
Me!"
By Cindy Dwyer
Guilford, CT
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"Wary
of Dairy"
By Jennifer Karin
Newburyport, MA
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"Are
You Ready For Some Football?"
By Anne Lombardi
El Cajon, CA
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"Caffeine
Buzz"
By Alana Morales
Gilbert, AZ
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"Hearing
Can Be Fun"
By Dick Partridge
Athol, MA
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"Confessions
of a Holiday Fake"
By Jean Reidy
Greenwood Village, CO
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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"Baby
Sitting"
By Margie Reins Smith
Grosse Pointe, MI
Honorable Mention, October/November 2005
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