The Week contest: Fembot love
Last week's question: Unable to find love with a real-life woman, Chinese engineer Zheng Jiajia has married a humanoid robot that he built himself. If Hollywood were to make a romantic comedy about Zheng and his fembot's unlikely love story, what title should the film have?
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THE WINNER: "Some Like I.T. Hot"
Jordyn Lundy, Los Angeles
SECOND PLACE: "When Harry Made Sally"
Andrew Tuite, Chicago
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THIRD PLACE: "Love, Artificially"
Aaron Landolt, Jefferson, Mass.
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