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Humor Writing Contest Results! |
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Congratulations to
the Winners, Finalists, Semi-Finalists & Honorable
Mentions in our February/ March 2008
Humor
Writing Contest!
These results will be featured until completion of our
April/May 2008 writing contest, now underway!
Click any
headline below to see the full entry, then scroll up or down to see
other entries in the group.
All entries are carefully reviewed based on our exclusive
"H-U-M-O-R"SM
judging
criteria:
- H = Humor --
Does it make us laugh?
- U = Universality --
Is it fairly "clean"?
- M =
Moxie
-- Does it have plenty of zing?
- O = Originality
-- Is it fresh and new?
- R = 'Riting -- Is it well-'ritten?
(OK, "Writing," but we couldn't judge entries on their "H-U-M-O-W",
could we?)
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February / march 2008 WINNERS...
(Click
ANY Title to See Entry)
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It's Only
Logical
By Judi Veoukas, Illinois
First-Place
Winner
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Signs Of The Apocalypse
By Dan Bain, North Carolina
Second-Place Winner
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To
Blog Or Not To Blog
By Chad
Hatfield, Washington
Third-Place Winner
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Some
Like It Hot
By Audrey D. Mark, North Carolina
Fourth-Place Winner
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Last-Minute Tax Deductions
By Diana Estill, Texas
Fifth-Place Winner
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February / march 2008 FINALISTS...
(in alphabetical order by author)
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 My Safe Mode
Dream
By
Linda Marie Dugger,
Colorado
O
. I . C . Y . I . M . STUPID... T . V .
By Richard Eimer, Illinois
Song
Of The South
By Matt Foley, Illinois
A
Trip To The Vet
By Jennifer Graham, Ohio
The
Cure For Fatal Carpeting
By
Sue Anna Langenberg,
Illinois
Save
The Redhead
By Patricia McNamee-Rosenberg
The
Wild Side
By David Spector, New York
The
World Has Gone To The Dogs
By Judi Veoukas, Illinois
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February / march 2008 SEMI-FINALISTS...
(in alphabetical order by author)
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 Shoe Shopping
By Ken Bobrosky, Bahamas
Being
Cleared Of Crime Never Felt So Bad
By Burton Cole, Ohio
CSI
Turns Into Horror Show When Scope's On You
By Burton Cole, Ohio
She's
OK, But...
By Burton Cole, Ohio
Dressed
To Kill
By Jennifer Graham, Ohio
Hair-Raising
Thoughts
By Jennifer Graham, Ohio
The
Great American Nap—How to Take It
By Joel Habush, Wisconsin
Words
I Learned In High School
By Wendy Hand Tatum, Alabama
School's
Out, Fun's In
By David Jenkins, Montana
Home Remedy
Makes One Hot Mama
By Lesley Marijke McCandless
Clean
Genes
By Joan McKinley, Indiana
Christmas
at Contessa's
By Danielle Schaaf, Texas
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February / march 2008 HONORABLE
MENTIONS...
(in alphabetical order by author)
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 Tattle-Tale Tags
Try To Put Mom On The Shelf
By Burton Cole, Ohio
Traveling
Outside The Comfort Zone
By Mary Ellen Collins, Florida
Four
Old Ladies And A Check
By Vicky DeCoster, Nebraska
Inner
Super Freak
By Cara Downs, California
The
Magic Pants
By Jean Follmer, California
The
Hairy Ape Revisited
By Dr. Zanzibar E. Fleece
(a.k.a. Ryan Glaser, Illinois)
Women's
Issues
By Carol MacAllister, Puerto Rico
Get
A Grip
By Lesley Marijke McCandless, North Carolina
Holiday
Miracle
By Rich R., Minnesota
How
I Became A V.I.P.
By Liz Stuart, South Carolina
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Congratulations To EVERYONE Who Entered!
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
the humor and punching
up the punch lines. Try structuring your work with distinct set-ups and
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
entering you made a great effort and we commend you for it! (You
already did better than those who just thought about entering,
but didn't even try!)
We hope you will try again and look forward to
seeing more of
your work!
Enter
Today!
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