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| "AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HUMOR"TM |
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| June/July 2005
Contest Results |
JUNE/JULY
2005 WINNERS...
(Click ANY Title)
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"X Marks The
Spot"
By Patrick "Patch" Rose, Truth or Consequences NM
First-Place Winner
Judging Panel: You may find yourself praying for forgiveness for laughing
out loud! |
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"Summer Vacation
Fun"
By Lisa Barker,
Greenfield CA
Second-Place
Winner
Judging Panel: A hilarious perspective on summer family fun on
a super-tight budget! |
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"Men
Who Cook and Other Fairy Tales"
By Gregg
Podolski, Eastampton NJ
Third-Place Winner
Judging Panel: A well-done entry (or should we say, entree?)
that will leave you hungry for more! |
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JUNE/JULY
2005 FINALISTS...
(Presented in alphabetical order by author)
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"While
Your Life Is Good... I Have A Nice Long Name"
By David
Andrukonis, Arlington VA
Finalist
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"Go
To The Dentist? I'd Rather Have A Baby!"
By
Cindy Dwyer, Guilford CT
Finalist |
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"Have You Met My
Cousin, Feng Shui?"
By Mary
Ketarkus-Brown, Geneva IL
Finalist |
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"Memoirs
of a Mini-Van"
By
Terra O., Elkhart KS
Finalist |
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"Get
Fit Or Don't"
By
Gregg Podolski, Eastampton NJ
Finalist |
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"Great
Mysteries of Comedy, Part I: The Legendary
'Unfinished Joke of Sparta' "
By
Doug Powers, Portland MI
Finalist |
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"Ring
of Fire"
By
Deborah Sharp, Ft. Lauderdale FL
Finalist |
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JUNE/JULY
2005 HONORABLE
MENTIONS...
(Presented in alphabetical order by author)
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"Phone
High Jinks -- Or, What Goes Around Comes Around!"
By Lisa Barker, Greenfield CA
Honorable Mention |
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"Kids
Babysitting Themselves... Or Not?"
By
Peggy Brenden-Swanz, Clear Lake SD
Honorable Mention |
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"Bikki
The Stinker"
By
Amanda Burchell, Frankston, Australia
Honorable Mention |
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"Wonders
in the Wilderness"
By
Vicky DeCoster, Papillion NE
Honorable Mention |
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"The
Mysterious Roadside Pooper"
By
Angela ("Gertrude Butterbean") Gillaspie, Alabaster AL
Honorable Mention |
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"Scrapbooking:
Gigantic Waste of Time"
By
Mary Ketarkus-Brown, Geneva IL
Honorable Mention |
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"Buggin’
Out in Florida"
By
Lorrie MacDonald, Temple Terrace FL
Honorable Mention |
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"Rotten
Apple"
By Craig Nixon, Midlothian, VA
Honorable Mention |
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"On
The Move and On The Take. When News Breaks, We Fix It."
By
Michael Pollick, Decatur AL
Honorable Mention |
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"Thanksgiving"
By Kim Risburg, Nashville TN
Honorable Mention |
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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
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