The Week contest: Odd couple
Last week's question: Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson recently posted a passionate online love letter to Julian Assange, gushing that the WikiLeaks founder's "bravery and courage" make him sexy. If Hollywood were to make a romantic comedy about this unlikely couple, what should it title the film?
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THE WINNER: "Beauty and the Breach"
Lin Goodnick, Santa Barbara, Calif.
SECOND PLACE: "You've Got Mail ... And I Read It"
Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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THIRD PLACE: "Love Hackually"
Sean Miller, Phoenixville, Pa.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"My Big Fat Greek Abetting"
Cheri Gillard, Colorado Springs, Co.
"Beauty and the Policed"
Renee Rose, San Diego
"NSA-watch"
Anthony Capone, Stewartsville, N.J.
"Leakily Blonde"
Jason Kuller, Bethesda, Md.
"You've Got Malware"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vt.
"Dr. Assange-Love, or How I Learned to Love the Bombshell"
Bernard Jones, Berkeley Springs, W.V.
"The Naked and the Brave"
Neil Ludlam, Sky Valley, Calif.
"Don't Cry For Me, Ecuador"
John Hawley, Santa Clara, Calif.
"9 1/2 Leaks"
Jack Walton, South Bend, Ind.
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