Last week's question: A court in Romania has ruled that a 63-year-old man whose wife had him declared legally dead after 10 years abroad remains dead even though he returned and argued in person that he was very much alive. If this man were to write a book about his plight, what could he call it?
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THE WINNER: "Plight of the Living Dead"
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
SECOND PLACE: "Six Feet Blunder"
Neil Goudy, Cumming, Ga.
THIRD PLACE: "Dead Man Balking"
Kathy Moore, Middleton, Wis.
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Edward Bok, Sayre, Pa.
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Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
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"Dead ... and Living It"
John Rice, Castle Hayne, N.C.
"The Talking Dead"
Richard Atwood, Andover, Kan.
"Dead Man Walking"
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"Taxes: The Only Sure Thing"
David M. Katinsky, Los Gatos, Calif.
"Dead Wronged"
Mark Sonny, La Habra, Calif.
"My Last Rites Were Wrong"
Brian Shyer, Claremont, Calif.
"Write to Life"
Barry Donaghue, Leland, N.C.
"Bucharest in Peace"
Jessica Lopez, Chicago
"Died and Prejudice"
Jody Gehrman, Ukiah, Calif.
"Ungrateful Dead"
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"To Be or Not to Be"
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