This week’s question: A new study has identified a likely reason many people find old houses spooky: inaudible, low-frequency soundwaves emitted by aged boilers and pipes that can cause stress hormone levels to spike and produce a sensation of discomfort. In seven or fewer words, come up with a slogan for a plumbing firm that specializes in silencing those haunting sounds.
RESULTS:
THE WINNER: We’ll lift (and flush) your spirits
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Jean Retkwa, Iselin, N.J.
SECOND PLACE: The pipes will stop calling!
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.
THIRD PLACE: Who ya gonna call? Ghostflushers!
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Mass.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Still waters don’t creep.
Bob Dailey, Bellingham, Wash.
No more ghosts in the machine!
Mark Nichols, Milford, Conn.
Plumbing that turns heads (but not 360°)
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.
Only murmurs in the building
James Pearson, Anaheim, Calif.
We help you rest in peace.
Vanessa North, Richmond, Va.
The ghost mufflers
Nancy Rockefellers, Delmar, N.Y.
Your ghosts will meet their water-loo.
Bill Levine, Belmont, Mass.
Silence of the flange
John R. Praeger, Seattle
We humble the rumble!
Rosemary French, Springfield, Ill.
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