Weekly Fun Contest

Life is so filled with things to do that I don't get time to sit down and "blog" as much as I would like to.  When I do feel that I have some time, I would rather continue work on my autobiography.

I started typing my service experiences in the Air Force.  I'm still in Chapter One, where I have just graduated from High School and am trying to decide what to do with my life... with the Army draft breathing down my neck.  Amazing things happened to me soon after this point.  I need to let people, namely my family, know about these events.  Meanwhile.....

The Washington Post has a weekly fun column called "The Style Invitational," in which they offer ideas and suggestions that they hope will elicit clever and funny responses.  They do this as a contest where the winners get ridiculous prizes, such as, floppy foam hats with weird signs stapled on, or magnets with strange messages.  It's lot of fun and I am probably now going to break some taboo by mentioning a few recent contest entries that I really liked:

Premise:  Mention a line by Shakespeare and a question or answer that the quote might elicit.

Q.   "Shall I introduce Donald to my pal Melania?"   (from Thor Rudebeck)

A.   "Give not this rotten orange to your friend."  Much Ado About Nothing
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Q.  "How shall we begin the Cabinet meeting, Mr. President?" (from Gil Glass)

A.   "Which of you shall we say doth love us most?"  King Lear

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Q.  "Honey, when will you fix the screen door?"  (from Dinah Rokach)

A.  "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow..."   Macbeth

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Q.  "What's the motto of Windows 10?"  (from Duncan Stevens)

A.  "To boot, and boot!"  King Lear

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Q.    "What happens when you flush an airline toilet?"  (from Gary Crockett)

A.   "It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath."  The Merchant of Venice

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Q.   "When will you finally get over the fact that Hillary Clinton lost the election?"  (from Robert Schneider)

A.  "Never, never never, never, never."  King Lear

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So... what do you think?  Fun?  Each week there is a new "contest"..  maybe I'll join in.