The Week contest: Mob phone
This week's question: Old-school mafiosi are complaining that young mobsters are "soft" and issue threats and conduct other business by texting. "Everything is on the phones with them," said a former member of the Colombo crime family. If Hollywood were to make a movie about a crime clan riven by intergenerational tensions over smartphone use, what should it be titled?
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: "The Godfather Part 4G"
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia
SECOND PLACE: "Married to the Mob-ile"
Phyllis Klein, New York City
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THIRD PLACE: "The OMGfather"
Dave Grossman, Petaluma, California
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"The SopranOS"
Robyn Kupferman, Culver City, California
"The Wireless"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
"The Corle-phones"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
"You've Gotti Mail!"
Peggy Pendleton, Camp Verde, Arizona
"ScarFacebook"
Brad Plack, Denver
"Meme Streets"
Steven Hall, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"OG vs OMG"
Felipe de la Garza, San Antonio, Texas
"The 5G Families"
John Holler, Clearwater, Minnesota
"Mean Tweets"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
"The Untextables"
Norm Carrier, Flat Rock, North Carolina
"The Family Plan"
Albert Deshler, Dunstable, Massachusetts
"OGs & 5Gs"
Marlo Warburton, Emeryville, California
"Al Caphone"
Rick Torrence, The Village, Oklahoma
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