The Week contest: PC Title - January 21, 2011
With the issuing of a new version of Huckleberry Finn with the racial slurs edited out, modify the title of another classic work of literature to make it more politically correct
Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.
Click here for results of last week's contest: Mona Lisa
Results: In light of the new edition of Huckleberry Finn with the N-word replaced by “slave,” we asked you to give another classic book a politically correct title.
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THE WINNER: The Still-Productive Senior and the Sea
Steve Weisberger, Boca Raton, FL
SECOND PRIZE: Crime and "Time Out"
Gina Bryant, Calabasas, CA
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THIRD PRIZE: The Traumatic Result of Unresolved Labor/Management Disputes on the Bounty
Mark Severin, Puyallup, WA
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