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05/23 - I'll be naming final winners this week!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Ugliness

In the News: This category features news-related prompts.
And the ugliest people are...
What group was named the "ugliest" people? Why? Write a short news story explaining.

Source: Reuters

Winner!!! (11/24/09)
For the eighth year in a row, the Gnome population has voted human infants as absolute ugliest of biped creatures in the November issue of Gnome-Life. Glenfall Grayback, the local Gnome ambassador, was not surprised. “First of all, they’re born without beards,” Grayback stated squeamishly, “and the immense craniums tottering on those soft, unsupported, wrinkled necks…”

Grayback ran from the podium, unable to continue his statement due to sudden nausea.

“We’re outraged and insulted,” stated Mary Devinger, President of I.N.F.A.N.T. (Integrated Neonatal Families Against Narrow-minded Tyranny), when asked for her reaction to the printed article. “Tell me, what’s more beautiful than a baby?”

The crowd of over three hundred supporters pushing baby carriages roared in agreement, much to the dismay of their sleeping infants.
Winner: Angel Zapata (@AngelZapata)
Method of Selection: I liked both entries (Only two? Shame on people!) but I've always thought newborns were kinda scary.

3 comments:

C. Beth said...

People Magazine thinks that it's great
The most beautiful people to rate
But this year we read
Something else instead--
The "uglies" are people who hate.

Angel Zapata said...

For the eighth year in a row, the Gnome population has voted human infants as absolute ugliest of biped creatures in the November issue of Gnome-Life. Glenfall Grayback, the local Gnome ambassador, was not surprised. “First of all, they’re born without beards,” Grayback stated squeamishly, “and the immense craniums tottering on those soft, unsupported, wrinkled necks…”

Grayback ran from the podium, unable to continue his statement due to sudden nausea.

“We’re outraged and insulted,” stated Mary Devinger, President of I.N.F.A.N.T. (Integrated Neonatal Families Against Narrow-minded Tyranny), when asked for her reaction to the printed article. “Tell me, what’s more beautiful than a baby?”

The crowd of over three hundred supporters pushing baby carriages roared in agreement, much to the dismay of their sleeping infants.

C. Beth said...

Angel Zapata, you're awesome.

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