The Week contest: Mattress malfunction
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This week’s question: An outage at Amazon Web Services caused some “smart” mattresses to suddenly heat up, freeze in an upright position, and/or sound a wake-up alarm. In seven or fewer words, write the subject line of a complaint that a sleep-deprived customer might email to the smart mattress maker.
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: My night of the living bed
Tom Titcombe, Larkspur, Colo.
SECOND PLACE: Sweet dreams aren’t made of this
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
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THIRD PLACE: Please give my smart mattress a lobotomy
Jeff Goodrich, Andover, N.H.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Apparently my mattress has a “popcorn” setting
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.
Concerned observations from a human panini
Stephen Puerini, Naples, Fla.
Hot and bothered—not the good way!
Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Wakey, wakey… time for bakey?
Ken Skallan, Littleton, Colo.
I was tossing and burning all night.
Janet Oberfoell, Monticello, Iowa
Smart mattress failed IQ test
Candy Bell, Edmond, Okla.
My Tempur-Pedic has a temper
Greg Martin, Nashville
Your bed’s erectile dysfunction ruined my sleep
Dan Schueller, Golden Valley, Minn.
Alexa, I asked for uplifting music, not mattress
John B Crawford, Keswick, Va.