Last week's question: Former Vice President Joe Biden recently claimed that if he and President Trump were still in high school, he would have "beat the hell out of him" for disrespecting women; Trump hit back, claiming Biden would "go down hard and fast" in any fight. If Hollywood were to make a boxing movie about a showdown between two septuagenarian politicians, what would the film be called?
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THE WINNER: "Aging Bulls"
Laurel Wroten, Petaluma, Calif.
SECOND PLACE: "The Thrilla of the Over-the-Hilla"
Wayne Harris, Madison, Wis.
THIRD PLACE: "Rocky LXXI"
Rich Greene, Novato, Calif.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Million Dollar Broken Hip"
Joshua Perian, St. Petersburg, Fla.
"The Stumble in the Jungle"
Don Walker, Lexington, Mass.
"The Harder They Fall Asleep"
Jeff Hutchins, Black Mountain, N.C.
"Enter the Saggin'"
Tom Fairchild, Cedar Park, Texas
"Antiques Goad Show"
Wendy Schiff, Wildwood, Mo.
"The Rarely Fast and the Occasionally Furious"
Susie Becker, San Rafael, Calif.
"Thumpy Old Men"
Pam West, Camarillo, Calif.
"In Old Blood"
Michael A. Hirst, Davis, Calif.
"That 70s Showdown"
Phyllis Klein, New York City
"No Countdown for Old Men"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vt.
"The Great Gray Hope"
Arthur Lurvey, Tucson, Ariz.
"I Am the Grayest!"
Ray Harris, Nashville, Tenn.
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