This week's question: An empty family crypt in a Los Angeles cemetery that sits directly adjacent to the graves of Hugh Hefner and Marilyn Monroe is up for auction, with bids starting at $2 million. In seven words or fewer, please write a real estate listing aimed at people who are eager to spend eternity in this celebrity packed neighborhood.
Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Angry geezers
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THE WINNER: "Sleep with the stars — you urned it"
Guy Rusiski, Pittsburgh
SECOND PLACE: "Eternal rest with Playboy's best"
Bruce Jackson, Shaker Heights, Ohio
THIRD PLACE: "RIP with VIPs"
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Dying to sleep with Marilyn Monroe?"
Ric Ogden, Andover, Massachussets
"A neighborhood, and neighbors, to die for"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Captivating crypt: Wanna sleep with the stars?"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
"Eternal stay at Playboy Mansion now available"
Skip Flanagan, Roseville, California
"Between Marilyn & Hugh, a place for you"
Wes Hamlin, New Castle, Deleware
"The vault with our stars"
Janine Witte, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
"Will vault you to prominence"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
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