Last week's question: A man in New Zealand who reported his car stolen had to be told by police that he had actually sold the vehicle to a stranger the previous day while drunk to buy more drinks. Please supply an appropriate tabloid headline for this embarrassing mistake.
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THE WINNER: "Boozed Car Salesman"
Keith Twitchell, New Orleans
SECOND PLACE: "Give Me One For The Roadster"
Jeff Holmes, St. Paul, Minn.
THIRD PLACE: "Grand Theft Blotto"
Amy Heesackr, Athens, Ga.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Gone in 60 Drinks"
Arthur Pearl, San Diego
"Mercedes Bender"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Penn.
"Don't drink and sell!"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Six Cylinders for a Six Pack!"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vt.
"Grand Theft... Oh No"
Colleen McEwen, Franklin, Mass.
"Man Designates a New Driver"
Emily Aborn, Temple, N.H.
"How to Drink and Not Drive"
Tom Church, Wichita, Kan.
"Man sells Clunker to get Drunker"
Tom Murray, Roswell, Ga.
"Alcarholics Anonymous"
Wendy Maund, Woodinville, Wash.
"Chevy for a Bevy"
Chris Friedrich, New York City
"Liquid Assets"
Bradley Wighton, Medford, N.J.
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Film reviews: ‘Send Help’ and ‘Private Life’Feature An office doormat is stranded alone with her awful boss and a frazzled therapist turns amateur murder investigator
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Movies to watch in Februarythe week recommends Time travelers, multiverse hoppers and an Iraqi parable highlight this month’s offerings during the depths of winter
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance icebergIN THE SPOTLIGHT Federal troops are increasingly turning to high-tech tracking tools that push the boundaries of personal privacy
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
