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| "AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HUMOR"TM |
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| August/September
2005 Contest Results |
aUGUST/SEPTEMBER
2005 WINNERS...
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"The Story
of Dot"
By Lionel Beck, Pickering, North Yorkshire, UK
First-Place Winner
Judging Note: Very clever and well-crafted entry with humor that's right on the
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"George
W.'s 'Speakin' Like Me' Tapes"
By Jeff Dougherty, Watertown, MA
Second-Place Winner
Judging Note: Down-home humor about President Bush was
a leading Finalist... that became a Winner in the recount!
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"Women
Can Be Such Pigs!"
By
Wayne Scheer, Atlanta, GA
Third-Place Winner
Judging Note: Classic role reversal casts men as sex objects
and women as insensitive beasts! Watch those hands, ladies! |
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aUGUST/SEPTEMBER
2005 FINALISTS...
(Presented in alphabetical order by author)
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"I Wanna Be
A Senior Rap Star"
By Ken Bobrosky, Nassau, Bahamas
Finalist |
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"What's
That Ya Say?"
By Susan Boskat Murray, LaFayette, NY
Finalist |
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"A
Rat Too Far"
By Noreen Braman, Jamesburg, NJ
Finalist |
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"Postponing
The End of Humor"
By Michael Corey, Bellevue, WA
Finalist |
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"Why Men
Grill"
By Diana Estill, Murphy, TX
Finalist |
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"Boxed
In"
By Jonathan Kronstadt, Silver Spring, MD
Finalist |
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"Barbie"
By Juliana LeRoy, Windsor, CA
Finalist |
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"Burger
Heaven"
By Russ P., Keene, NH
Finalist |
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"The Wife Who Stood In Line for Two Hours at Krispy
Kreme and Then Only Ordered Two Donuts"
By Lisa Perry, Castle Rock, CO
Finalist |
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"Pop-Pop
and the Unremarkable Shrinking Brain"
By Gregg Podolski, Eastampton, NJ
Finalist |
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"Don
LePre, Get Out of My Head (and Take the Little Steamers With You)"
By
Michael Pollick, Decatur, GA
Finalist |
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"The
Secret Sign"
By
Bob Scott, Victoria, BC
Finalist |
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"Regularity"
By
Holly Smith, Frederick, MD
Finalist |
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aUGUST/SEPTEMBER
2005 HONORABLE
MENTIONS...
(Presented in alphabetical order by author)
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"Senior
Moments"
By Lisa Barker, Greenfield, CA
Honorable Mention |
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"Stupidity,
The Bane Of All Parents"
By Lisa Barker, Greenfield, CA
Honorable Mention |
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"Alarm
Clocks"
By
Cindy Dwyer, Guilford, CT
Honorable Mention |
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"The
Garden Spider"
By
Cindy Dwyer, Guilford, CT
Honorable Mention |
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"Clean
Fridge Can Raise Suspicions"
By Diana Estill, Murphy, TX
Honorable Mention |
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"The
Unspoken Contract"
By Lori Johnson, Colleyville, TX
Honorable Mention |
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"In
Plain Sight"
By Andrea Langworthy, Rosemount, MN
Honorable Mention |
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"On
Duty"
By Andrea Langworthy, Rosemount, MN
Honorable Mention |
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"Game
Night"
By Gregg Podolski, Eastampton, NJ
Honorable Mention |
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"My
Two Cents' Worth"
By
Pamela Porter, Arlington, TX
Honorable Mention |
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"Trouble
In The Temple"
By Bob Scott, Victoria, BC
Honorable Mention |
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"Hello?"
By John Sheirer, Enfield, CT
Honorable Mention |
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"But
You Didn't Tell Me It Wasn't Okay"
By
Hildee Weiss, Beachwood, OH
Honorable Mention |
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"The
Great Outdoors, But Only To Some"
By Jeff Wozer, Denver, CO
Honorable Mention |
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If your
entry was not recognized this time, please don't give up! Writing humor is a
specialized craft, and
it takes time and effort to master any craft.
- Some entries were
well-written, but needed more work setting up
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punch lines throughout the piece.
- Other
entries had plenty of punch, but relied on coarseness or
vulgarity, which limited their potential readership. Try writing
as if your piece were for a daily newspaper to achieve the most
universal appeal.
However,
just by
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