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The Week contest: Going with the floe

This week's question: A Canadian woman took a moment to snap some selfies as her car began sinking through ice on a frozen river and rescuers struggled to save her. In seven words or fewer, write a caption for her rather unusual selfie (See Tabloids, p.12).

Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Date for days

Last week's contest: A Canadian woman took a moment to snap some selfies as her car began sinking through ice on a frozen river and rescuers struggled to save her. In seven words or fewer, write a caption for her dramatic photo.

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: "Free Car—but hurry!"

Cary Wiger, New Albany, Ind. 

SECOND PLACE: "On Unfrozen Pond"

Karen Stewart, New Wilmington, Penn.

THIRD PLACE: "I have an insurance question"

Mark A. Chmelewski, Ellensburg, Wash.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

"I've got a sinking feeling."

Kim O'Hair, Elk Grove, Calif. and Corliss Neuber, Boise Idaho 

"Go with the floe."

Gordon Freireich, York, Penn.

"Look Ma, no land."

Arn Ghigliazza, Santa Cruz, Calif.

"Freeze Frame"
George Strong, Plano, Texas; Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.; Julie Trestman, Sonoma, Calif.; Lynn Morales, Los Osos, Calif.; Michael Thalasinos, Bartonville, Texas; Peter Omberg, Arlington, Va.; Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.; and Paul Wax, Sarasota, Fla.

"The Ice Man Taketh"

Don Saunders, Ankeny, Iowa

"Car Said Ford So I Tried It"

Kenneth Walker, Bridgeport, Ohio

"The Sinkable Molly Brown"

Tina Maves, Amherst, Wis. and Cary Eidel, Auburn, N.Y.

"Dude, here's my car!"

James Bush, Pittsburgh

"The cold never bothered me anyway"

Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.

"Numb & Dumber"

Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Va.

"I sink, therefore I cam"

Roxanne Rhodes, New Port Richey, Fla. and Phyllis Klein, Forest Hills, N.Y.

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