The Week contest: Nutty crimes

Last week's question: California nuts have become so lucrative that an organized band of crooks has stolen 31 shipments of almonds and pistachios worth $9 million. If a Hollywood studio were to make a crime movie about the police officers trying to crack this nut theft ring, what title would it have?
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THE WINNER: "The Taking of Pecan One Two Three"
Diane Kramek, Little Falls, N.J.
SECOND PLACE: "Catch Me If You Pecan"
Alan R. Watson, San Jose, Calif.
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THIRD PLACE: "Almonds Are Forever"
Jeff Fuller, Boulder, Colo.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Tango & Cashews"
Peter Smith, Los Angeles
"The Nutcrackers Sweep"
Chris Foley, Exeter, Calif.
"Cashew If You Can"
James Smith, New York City
"Drag-nut"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"The Taking of Pistachios One Two Three"
Bill O'Meara, Bedford, N.H.
"The Nutty Protector"
Robert Burnett-Kurie, Wolfeboro, N.H.
"Shell Games"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
"The Uncrackables"
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vt.
"In-kernel Affairs"
Pamela Traylor, Bloomington, Minn.
"The Raw and the Roasted"
Brett Thomson, Seattle
"Magnum P. Nut"
Kristen Clark, Prospect, Conn.
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