This week’s question: A Manhattan nightclub is letting patrons skip the line if they turn up accompanied by a parent, and is holding weekly dance parties at 5pm for “people who want to go to bed early.” In seven or fewer words, come up with a headline for a tabloid article expressing outrage at how un-hip big-city nightlife has become.
THE WINNER: No longer hip, NYC joints need replacement
Max Bressler, Miami
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SECOND PLACE: Early nerd special
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.
THIRD PLACE: They party like it’s nighty-night at nine
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
New York state of meh
Tim Kearney, Coopersburg, Pa.
Studio 54, where are you?
Guy Rusiski, Pittsburgh
Residents sound alarm at lack of disturbance
Ruth Moore, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Saturday night geezer
Robert Loy, North Charleston, S.C.
Start spreadin’ the… snooze
Rick Torrence, The Village, Okla.
Mom! Stop wiping my mouth at bars!
John Parry, Eldersburg, Md.
Party like it’s 1699: Puritans take NYC
Daniel Burstein, Jacksonville, Fla.
Nighty-night, nightlife
George Dellinger, Lewes, Del.
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