BS: humor contest-and past winners

Subject: BS: humor contest-and past winners
From: Bill D
Date: 23 Nov 03 - 10:16 PM

I was not sure HOW to title this.. The Washington Post has a weekly contest in the Style section called "The Style Invitational"....the new contest is great, but the OLD one where winners are posted are wonderful this week...
"Report from Week 529, in which you were asked to recast a well-known document or principle in a four-line rhyme:

several winners:(copied & pasted for those who don't click links)

Darwin's "Origin of Species"

Bacteria, slime, mold, yeast,
Jellyfish, shark, wildebeest,
Monkey, chimp, ape, man.
Face it, folks, there was no plan.

(Richard Lempert, Arlington)


The Bush Doctrine:

Out in the world is an axis of evil
Who'd give us all their worst-
Because of this it's now okay
For us to do it first.

(Michael Simon, Gaithersburg)

President Bush's economic stimulus package:

Claim your big refund,
And deduct your Hummer.
What's that? You're not rich?
Oh, man, that's a bummer.

....there are more..*grin*

Subject: RE: BS: humor contest-and past winners
From: Bill D
Date: 24 Nov 03 - 07:38 PM

If William of Occam

Were shaving today,

Quadruple-edge razors

Would not be okay.

(Chris Doyle, Forsyth, Mo.)

Subject: RE: BS: humor contest-and past winners
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Nov 03 - 08:24 PM

New York Magazine used to run something similar. What is the reference to the "bit part porn actor"?

Subject: RE: BS: humor contest-and past winners
From: Bill D
Date: 24 Nov 03 - 09:04 PM

hmnmmm...I missed that one. A bit obscure, I admit. Anyone?

Subject: RE: BS: humor contest-and past winners
From: alanabit
Date: 25 Nov 03 - 03:04 AM

I'm intrigued about this "bit part porn actor". Did he only portray one bit of a part? Was his part to show only one bit of himself? This could get confusing...