The Week contest: Doped Olympics
This week's question: Billionaire Peter Thiel is backing an alternate Olympics called the Enhanced Games, in which athletes will be encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs. In seven words or fewer, come up with a catchy slogan that could be used to promote this chemically enhanced competition.
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THE WINNER: Faster, stronger, but mostly higher
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
SECOND PLACE: Better winning through chemistry
Charles Brieant, Ossining, New York
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THIRD PLACE: No repercussions, so cheat like the Russians
John Bregoli, Weymouth, Massachusetts
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
New world records guaranteed
Valerie Belcher, Chicago, Illinois
Just take whatever it takes
Bill McKeon, New Milford, New Jersey
Just do a hit
Jon Goranson, Chattanooga, Tennessee
May the best pharmacologist win!
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Massachusetts
He shoots up, he scores!
Josh Carruth, Whitesboro, New York
Need that nudge? We don’t judge!
Bill Moffitt, Ocean City, New Jersey
The banned-aid games
Claire Williams, Louisville, Kentucky
Where Michael Phelps gets some helps
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia
One shot at victory
Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Indiana
All glands on deck
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Be more than you should be
Gordon Clawson, Ojai, California
Chills, thrills, and juiced to the gills!
Rebecca Burgan, Grass Valley, California
No golds barred
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
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