The Week contest: Robot love
Last week's question: Experts in robotics have warned that by the year 2050 humans will be having sex with specially designed robots, and may prefer them to other humans. If Hollywood were to make a PG romantic comedy about one man's love for his robotic companion, what title should it give the film?
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THE WINNER: "Some Like It Bot"
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.
SECOND PLACE: "The Way We Whirr"
Mercaldi-Cotton, Merced, Calif.
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THIRD PLACE: "There's Some Tin About Mary"
Gary Kaempfer, Las Vegas
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Annie HAL"
Peter Smith, Los Angeles
"Beepless in Seattle"
Dave Grossman, Petaluma, Calif.
"Sensors and Sensibility"
Michael Golding, Cave Creek, Ariz.
"When Harry Met Wall-e"
Jason Smith, Ridgefield, Conn.
"While You Were Recharging"
Ken Kellam III, Dalls
"Miss Cylon"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vt.
"Father of the Droid"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, S.C.
"When Harry Met Siri"
Keren Bakal, Jersey City, N.J.
"Romancing the Drone"
Jack Jones, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
"Desperately Seeking Cyborg"
Cynthia Siev, Hollywood, Fla.
"Romeo and Ethernet"
Brian Jordan, Cambridge, Mass.
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