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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
THIRD PRIZE: The Traumatic Result of Unresolved Labor/Management Disputes on the Bounty
Mark Severin, Puyallup, WA
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Romeo and Romeo
Diana Hanson, Fargo, ND
The Taming of the High Maintenance Woman
All Reiff, Watertown, CT
Murder on the Asian-Bound Express
Larry Kaplan, St. Louis Park, MN
Height-Challenged Womyn
Joel Harvey, Lawrenceburg, TN
Of Mice and People
Ellie Halevy, Chicago
The Flat Back-Challenged Bell Ringer of Notre Dame
Tom Koloski, Ardsley, NY
The Cranially Absent Horseman
Garett Reid, Sacramento
Westward, Decriminalized Sex Worker!
Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA
Lady Chatterly's Friend with Benefits
JC Bark, Nashville
Ms. Bovary
Angela Collette, Melbourne, FL
The Heart is a Lonely Animal Assassin
Jon Weisbrod, Union, NJ
The Lion and the Wardrobe
Carolyn Vandam, Boston
Borrow This Book! By Abbie Hoffman
Steve Kaplan, St. Louis Park, MN
The Friend You Haven't Met, by Albert Camus
Bill Dorner, Indianapolis
Hop on Your Biological Father, Stepfather, or Either of Your Gay Parents, by Dr. Seuss
Courtney White, Boise
Moby Gender-Neutral Appendage
Andrew Pifko, New York City
Are You There, Higher Power? It's Me, Margaret
Sarah White, Scarsdale, NY
The Letter Carrier Always Rings Twice
Thomas Compton, Tucson
The End-of-Life Consultation Comes for the Archbishop
Sheldon Spicer, Encinitas, CA
To Catch & Release a Mockingbird
Joelle Bird, Parkesburg, PA
The King James Anti-Atheist Handbook
Dave Di Gregorio, West Hollywood, CA
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