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Ahem…

November 7, 2011

When my daughter looked at the caption contest finalists she laughed and laughed at this one:

It reminded her so much of her Grandpa (my Dad), who couldn’t STAND it when anyone (i.e. his daughter Anne) cleared her throat or sniffled. Apparently it resonated with a lot of you because the writer, Stacy Tate, is the winner of this month’s contest – congratulations, Stacy! There were many, many submissions about poking knitting needles in eyes, in feet, down throats… but I love the way the violence is merely implied in Stacy’s caption, and implied so subtly. Well done!

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October Caption Contest Finalists

November 2, 2011

Even with help from Nathan and our handyman friend Steve (who came by to fix a few windows but was not allowed to leave before voting on the twelve semifinalists) choosing this month’s six finalists was hard. It wasn’t made any easier by ignoring Nathan’s and Steve’s input. Your turn! Voting ends (ended) at midnight (east coast time) Sunday November 6th.
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