Short and Funny

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on April 25, 2008
• Rewards: Gold: 150, Silver: 50, Bronze: 25, Honorable mention: 17 people
• Final notes:
  I would like to thank all of you for entering my contest. I had fun reading all the entries.

Contest Winners

1. Santa Quit!!???

   1 / "Well, you all can have the night off," said Santa to his elves.2 / "What!?" they all echoed.3 / "Yes. I've checked the list tw

   by Andy Stephenson 400 words, 191 comments, on Dec 25 8:21 AM 2007. In Christmas, Fiction, Humor
   Gold trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
2. Why I Don't Write Romance

   They walked hand in hand down the path, the sun streaming through the trees casting soft shadows on them both...

   by DoozerDan 300 words, 344 comments, on Jan 24 11:02 PM 2008. In Horror, Humor, Love, Romance
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
3. This Stinks

   What meets one's eye is ugly these days. The contemporary world is on a rather off-putting kick. The cars certainly are not what they used

   by Gary Alexander 600 words, 52 comments, on Apr 12 3:12 PM 2008. In , Humor
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
4. HouseHusband

   “You will never---ever---convince me you were giving my sister a Heimlich hug when I caught you right here in this kitchen.”1 / “Caught? Ca

   by Missi 1000 words, 16 comments, on Mar 1 1:07 PM 2008
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

Entries [15]

• Short Story Blues

  “Step right over here, folks…”1 / Why was I doing this? Why in all things sacred was I writing a short story using that prompt? It was terrible! There was only one conclusion to that question and

  by Trinity Dragon 400 words, 15 comments, on Mar 5 11:53 AM 2007. In , Humor, Other

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• Mermaids Are Us

  Hello? Yes hi my name is Arial Fin Fin. I’m in a bit of a bind. I seemed to have lost my top. I had it this morning when I went divin

  by Kat222 200 words, 30 comments, on Feb 9 2:37 AM 2008. In

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• The Audition

  She stood out. That much was obvious. Darkness circulated from the room as the people auditioning became a mess of chains, black, and studs

  by moonwriter 400 words, 19 comments, on Apr 3 9:48 PM 2008

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• Oh jeez....

  Okay this was it; I was going to talk to him without saying something stupid or tripping over myself. I checked my breath and pushed my hair out of my face.1 / I walked slowly toward him.

  by xMomo 300 words, 4 comments, on Feb 1 12:31 AM 2008

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• Materialism, God and the world

  So, it was Saturday night and I was so totally going to get laid... Except I wasn't. Well you know how it is, girl meets boy, they get together, have kids. Not me, God no. I live in an isolated town in the south west of Spain

  by alfateenage16 200 words, 8 comments, on Sep 29 2:26 PM 2007. In Depression, Romance, Science fiction

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• Who are you?

  This a special story for the 10 sentences contest. It a funny little story based on a idea i got when i was about 9, have fun, don't expect

  by Shah Z 200 words, 9 comments, on Feb 8 6:18 AM 2008. In 10 sentences, Fiction, Humor, Stupid

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• The Drunk Driver

  I have been a shariff's depuity now for two years and I have seen a lot of strang things, but there is this time I stop this drunk dri

  by missy18 1400 words, 1 comment, on Mar 26 6:16 PM 2008

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• The Angry Murderer

  I found this recently... I wrote it when I was in the third grade, complete with gory illustrations. I even remember sharing it with the cl

  by Jinxgirl 300 words, 4 comments, on Mar 18 12:40 PM 2008. In "horror", Story written as child i now co

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• The Computers Big Day Out

  Finally finished, Come check it out lol

  by abba12 900 words, 15 comments, on Oct 20 5:44 PM 2007. In Humor

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• Why the world is indeed, flat.

  Have you ever tried to connect a ball to a stick? It is impossible without popping the dang thing. Have you ever tried to heat up a ball to enormous temperatures without it popping, it is impossible. Our earth cannot be round

  by ShortDude 200 words, 2 comments, on Apr 24 12:07 PM 2008. In Humor, Rant

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• her daddy is a doctor

  her Daddy is a doctor, she is so proud of him. / He gave to her a stethoscope, because she was his kin. / She never could pronounce its name, she was only four after all, / she brought it with her everywh

  by Elvenfairy 100 words, 9 comments, on Oct 9 5:45 PM 2007. In Humor

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

Comments

• By me, right now

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• 
  elfflower1989
  April 11, 2008
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  Poems count?
• 
  Andy Stephenson
  April 25, 2008
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  Thank You!

  Thanks so very much for the gold trophy and all the points. I appreciate them. I'm glad that you didn't mind this story being a bit out of season for a springtime contest.
  
  I'm very pleased you like my story and glad that you had fun with your contest.
  
  Thanks again.
  
  Andy