At long last here is the compiled list of finalists for the writing contest.<\/p>\n
As you read each of them, please rate them as follows;<\/p>\n
A= ___<\/p>\n
B= ___<\/p>\n
C= ___<\/p>\n
D= ___<\/p>\n
E= ___<\/p>\n
Fill in a number (1 through 5) in the blank with 1 being your favorite. Send us the results when you are finished, and next week we will announce the top three winners along with prize standings.<\/p>\n
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THIS IS FINALIST “A”<\/strong><\/p>\n GRANDMOTHERS:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My Grandmother call and ask if I would take her to the bakery. I told her that the tech. was coming to fix my Wi-Fi. She was getting upset with me, she started in saying all the things that I have done for you over the years. After about 15 minutes of making me feel bad. I finally said time out Grandma, I will take you?<\/p>\n I thought to myself, this will be good, the bakery has Wi-Fi, and maybe I can get some work done. You see when Grandma goes to the bakery, she likes to argue with the baker and we will be there a long time. Beside the bakery has good coffee and the best tasting blueberry bagel.<\/p>\n As I was going out the door, I grabbed my umbrella, because it was raining cats and dogs. Come to think about it, that\u2019s probably why myWi-Fi wasn\u2019t working. As I ran to the car, my umbrella ripped right down the middle. I jumped into the car, the car wouldn\u2019t start, it finally started. As I started down the road and through the woods to Grandma\u2019s House, my car started to hiccup. I said no not now Grandma will be mad. As my car hiccupped one last time and died right there in the woods to Grandma\u2019s House.<\/p>\n I started to get upset and when I get upset I start to hiccup. My cell phone rings, and I knew it was Grandma called and wondering where I was. As I started to explain why I was late, she said the bakery called and said that they did not have any bagels today because the bakery lost power from all the rain. We could go tomorrow and she hangs up.<\/p>\n So here I sit, in the woods to Grandma\u2019s House, no Wi-Fi, no blueberry bagel, I have the hiccups, and my car is saying time out and my umbrella has a big rip in it and it is raining cats and dogs.<\/p>\n \nTHIS IS FINALIST “B”<\/strong><\/p>\n Script Contest for The Dummy Shoppe<\/p>\n Sharon: (Hiccups then laughs) I’m so sorry! (Laughs again)<\/p>\n Vent: I thought I heard a hiccup!<\/p>\n Sharon: My whole life has been a hiccup! Especially with all the men I’ve<\/p>\n dated! (Laughs again)<\/p>\n Vent: Maybe you should drink something besides Happy Hour beverages.<\/p>\n Sharon: Absolutely! It\u2019s five o\u2019clock somewhere! My life is one continuous<\/p>\n Vent: I think you should eat something to go with all the liquid you drink. I<\/p>\n have a bagel with cream cheese. Would you like some lox to go with that?<\/p>\n Sharon: The only locks I\u2019d like is one to lock me in a room with my favorite<\/p>\n movie star. So handsome!<\/p>\n Vent: Who might that be?<\/p>\n Sharon: All of them! (Laughs hysterically) Oooh \u2013 did I just spit on you by<\/p>\n accident? If I get any funnier you\u2019ll need an umbrella! (Laughs again)<\/p>\n Vent: You\u2019re getting a little rambunctious, Sharon. Maybe I should put you<\/p>\n Sharon: Time to go out to another Happy Hour! I love it!<\/p>\n Vent: I\u2019m being serious. Too much drinking is bad for you. You should learn<\/p>\n how to be happy naturally, without alcohol or artificial means.<\/p>\n Sharon: Do you mean to say that I\u2019m artificial? There\u2019s nothing phony about<\/p>\n me! I\u2019m as real as it gets!<\/p>\n Vent: I guess you\u2019re as real as anyone. If we had WiFi I could look up for<\/p>\n you the dangers of drugs and alcohol.<\/p>\n Sharon: What about the dangers of ventriloquism?<\/p>\n Vent: Ventriloquism isn\u2019t dangerous at all! It\u2019s safe, costs nothing to learn,<\/p>\n and lots of fun. You just have to have motivation.<\/p>\n Sharon: If I was motivated to be the ventriloquist and you were the dummy<\/p>\n could I make you say anything I want you to say?<\/p>\n Vent: Well sure. I suppose we could try it now. Okay \u2013 I\u2019ll let you be in<\/p>\n charge of the dialogue.<\/p>\n Sharon: Excellent! It\u2019s five o\u2019clock somewhere. Time for Happy Hour!<\/p>\n Vent: That was not the dialogue of was thinking of!<\/p>\n Sharon: I know! I thought of it! (Laughs) Goodnight ladies and gentlemen!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THIS IS FINALIST “C”<\/strong><\/p>\n Rats! the WIFI is out again! and Steve quietly goes outside,…<\/p>\n \nTHIS IS FINALIST “D”<\/strong><\/p>\n It was Susie’s first day of kindergarten. Susie was an adorable, lovable five year old girl with bright red, curly hair and sparkling blue eyes. Susie loved color and wore very colorful clothing on her first day of school. With red, white, blue and yellow splashing colors on her sweater, she wore handmade blue jeans on her first day. THIS IS FINALIST “E”<\/strong><\/p>\n A RANNY DAY BY THE MALL<\/p>\n V\u00ad George remember that rainy day we were watching a movie on nexflix<\/p>\n and the wifi went out.<\/p>\n D\u00ad I try to forget it, you just had to go to that cinema by the mall.<\/p>\n V\u00ad You just had to have that bagel<\/p>\n D\u00ad Yeah that was some bagel it gave me the worst hiccups.<\/p>\n V\u00ad Those hiccups almost got you killed at the ticket line<\/p>\n D\u00ad That woman needed a time out. I coud not stop hicuping behind<\/p>\n that big fat neck.<\/p>\n V\u00ad George that neck came with one really big body.<\/p>\n D\u00ad She did not have to break my umbrella over and over again.<\/p>\n V\u00ad You mean over and over your head.<\/p>\n D\u00ad Don’t remind me that was some headache.<\/p>\n V\u00ad That was some rain, we got soaked on the way back to car.<\/p>\n D\u00ad But the umbrella still worked some what.<\/p>\n V\u00ad Sure it did over and over again on your head .<\/p>\n D\u00ad Can I ask you some thing.<\/p>\n V\u00ad Sure what.<\/p>\n D\u00ad Next time the wifi goes out can we rent from red box<\/p>\n V\u00ad Sure Gorge that might be less painful.<\/p>\n \nNext week we will also announce the authors of the five top semi-finalists, since we did not do that this week.<\/p>\n Now cast your ballots and wait patiently for the final results.<\/p>\n Steve and JET<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At long last here is the compiled list of finalists for the writing contest. 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\nHope its just a system HICCUP and not serious.
\nOh well, grab my coffee and BAGEL and
\ndo a TIME OUT from emails.
\nmaybe I’ll take a walk, oh,…
\nits snowing again!
\nlets just grab the UMBRELLA and go!<\/p>\n
\nSusie was looking forward to this day and couldn’t wait to start school! Susie loved learning and already knew her ABC’s colors and her numbers. She even knew how to add numbers!
\nAs soon as Susie walked into her new kindergarten classroom, she walked over to her assigned desk where she saw her name on a colorful piece of paper taped on top of her desk.
\n“Good morning boys and girls, I’m your new teacher, Mrs. Cheerful. Today is your first day of kindergarten at Happy Face Elementary School.”
\n“Class, let’s all stand up and sing, “The wheels on the bus go round and round…round and round…round and round, the wheels on the bus go round and round, all day long.”
\nAs Mrs. Cheerful was singing, it started to rain. Suddenly there was a bright bolt of lightning and a very loud clap of thunder.’ Susie began to shout, “Oh no, I didn’t bring an umbrella. I don’t have an umbrella.” Susie sang a song she heard on Sesame Street, “It’s raining cats and dogs, it’s raining cats and dogs.” Susie closed her eyes and imagined cats and dogs pouring down from the sky.
\nAs she imagined this, Susie continued to shout over and over again, “I didn’t bring an umbrella!!”
\nMrs. Cheerful gazed at Susie and sternly replied, “Susie stop shouting over and over ‘you didn’t bring an umbrella’. You are in school right now. You are not going outside for a while. You are making too much noise. Maybe you should sit in the corner for a few minutes and take a little time out.”
\nWhile Susie was sitting in the corner, she took out her smartphone which was connected to WiFi and on it began to play ‘Duck, Duck, Goose.’
\nSuddenly, while Susie was sitting in the corner playing computer games, she began to hiccup uncontrollably. Susie could not seem to stop.
\nMrs. Cheerful walked over to Susie and gave her a glass of water. “Susie, drink this water and try to get rid of your hiccups.”
\nThe time seemed to fly and before Susie looked around, it was lunch time.
\nMrs. Cheerful told all of the students to sit at their desks. She told Susie to now leave the corner and join all the students back at her desk.
\n“Boys and girls, today being your first day of kindergarten, I am going to give everyone in the class a bagel for lunch with some cream cheese. All the students in the class began to cheer.
\nWhen Susie heard this, she began to shout, “I don’t want a bagel, I don’t like bagels. I hate bagels. I want a Kayser roll.
\nAnd so began Susie’s rant and rage over and over again, “I want a Kayser roll, I want a Kayser roll. I want a Kayser roll.”
\nIt was obvious that Mrs. Cheerful had developed a major headache. She took out two aspirins from her handbag and swallowed them with a glass of water.
\nMrs. Cheerful was very annoyed at this point. She took out her own lunch box and in a rather loud voice said, “Susie, I happened to bring a Kayser roll in today for myself for lunch. You can have my Kayser roll.”
\nSusie was very happy and did say the magic words that she was taught to say when someone does something nice for you, “Thank you very much, Mrs. Cheerful.”
\nSusie began to eat her Kayser roll when Mrs. Cheerful said to Susie, “Susie, I think I know what you are going to be when you grow up.”
\nSusie looked at Mrs. Cheerful and said, “I know what I’m going to be, I want to be a veterinarian. I love dogs and cats. I want to be a doctor for animals.”
\n“No,” said Mrs. Cheerful, “You are are a future lawyer if there ever was one!”<\/p>\n