# Shirley's first Writing contest...open to all.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-first-writing-contest-open-to-all/60069>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 30, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-first-writing-contest-open-to-all/60069 "2001-03-30T04:02:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Peta\_Tzunami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@Peta\_Tzunami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peta_Tzunami)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-first-writing-contest-open-to-all/60069/41 "2001-04-01T14:47:32Z")

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[bump] Oh Shirley…any winner selected yet?

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-first-writing-contest-open-to-all/60069/42 "2001-04-01T20:29:10Z")

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Hi hi hi. I have been sidetracked by a household of flu. Yeah. what fun!

These were good,people.

And the winners of a four way tie are, selected randomly:

1- Cranky as an old man for Dr. Watson’s revenge against Sherlock Holmes.

1. Eutyhus’ Mary Poppins the con woman

2. Francesca’s - Winding up Ophelia (great title for an album…)

3. Jr. 8’s - stop Hop on pop.

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-first-writing-contest-open-to-all/60069/43 "2001-04-01T20:34:01Z")

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An honorable mention goes to Cheif Scott’s take on The Great and Powerful Oz’s diary. Heh. Very good.

Everyone here who participated receives an A plus. Winners will receive a get out of jail card.(Not valid for situations out of a monopoly board.)

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirleys-first-writing-contest-open-to-all/60069/44 "2001-04-02T00:05:05Z")

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Drat. When’s the next one? 🙂

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