The Week contest: No gas
This week's question: Prince Charles has revealed that he uses white wine and cheese by-products as fuel for his vintage Aston Martin, saying the sports car "runs better and is more powerful" than when it used gasoline. If an automaker were to start selling a car powered by cheese and wine, what name should it give this alternative-fuel vehicle?
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: "Chèvrelet"
Rebecca Burgan, Petaluma, California
SECOND PLACE: "Rolls-Rosé"
Norm Carrier, Flat Rock, North Carolina
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THIRD PLACE: "Volkswagen Feta"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Audi Quattro Formaggi"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
"Toyota Brie-us"
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Massachusetts
"Limburghini"
Michael Grossman, San Dimas, California
"Brie-MW"
Tom Danehy, Tucson, Arizona
"Muenster Truck"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Camrybert"
Lavinia Ycas, Boulder, Colorado
"Wine-abago"
Pete Winslow, Wilmington, North Carolina
"Mozzarati"
Bill Winslow, Alexandria, Virginia
"Mani-chevy-itz"
Beth Simon, Oakland, California
"Aston Martini"
Andrea Carla Michaels, San Francisco
"Pinot Pinto"
Judy Daniels, Cedar Park, Texas
"Car-donnay"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
"Alfa Romano"
Janine Witte, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
"Stinkin' Lincoln"
Tim Bradley, Centennial, Colorado
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