The Week contest: Robo vac
This week's question: A North Carolina couple called the cops and cowered in a closet after hearing what they thought was a burglar in their home; it turned out the "intruder" was just their robot vacuum cleaner, which had gotten stuck and was banging against a wall. If Hollywood were to make a movie about a robo-vacuum cleaner that actually turns to crime, what title could it give the film?
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THE WINNER: "The Dirty Dyson"
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
SECOND PLACE: "My Life in Grime"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
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THIRD PLACE: "Law & Order: Special Vacuums Unit"
Lloyd Grass, Fulton, Missouri
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Mean Sweeps"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
"Grime and Punishment"
Mary Ellen Helms, Morgan Hill, California
"The Usual Dust-specks"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pennsylvania
"From Rugs to Riches"
Joe Frank, Scottsdale, Arizona
"Attachments: 11"
Robert Leighton, New York City
"Lock, Stock and Two Rotating Brushes"
Michael Greene, Cashiers, North Carolina
"The Clean Getaway"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, New York
"Without a Trace (Of Lint)"
Beth Simon, Oakland, California
"From Pickup to Stickup"
Darrel Tiler, Westfield, Wisconsin
"Crime Sucks"
Doug Johnston, Erie, Pennsylvania
"Obsuction of Justice"
Norm Carrier, Flat Rock, North Carolina