Last week’s contest: An Italian fraudster has been jailed for building a fake Roman amphitheater out of materials including fiberglass and papier mâché—and then charging tourists $45 to visit it. In seven words or fewer, come up with an advertising slogan that would encourage sightseers to keep visiting this admittedly bogus attraction.
RESULTS:
THE WINNER: “Don’t miss Rome’s newest antiquity!”
Vivian Coyne, Arlington, Va.
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SECOND PLACE: “Coliseum Lite: all mystery, no history”
Nancy Abbott, Sonora, Calif.
THIRD PLACE: “Visit original Roman amphitheater, built in MMXXVI”
John Camillone, New Rochelle, N.Y.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
“This Rome was built in a day!”
Ellen Owens, Fayetteville, N.Y.
“The Temple of Julius Scissor”
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.
“Veni, Vidi, Kitschi”
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.
“Ancient Rome! (Some assembly required.)”
Andy Kim, Urbana, Ill.
“Let the lie be cast”
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
“So it’s fake—are you not entertained?!”
John Bregoli, Weymouth, Mass.
“A perfect place to take fake friends”
Len Rosen, Wilmington, Del.
“I’m Spartacus, and you can be, too!”
John Keefe, Mount Vernon, Wash.
“Looks good on paper”
Kenneth Walker, Bridgeport, Ohio
“Mock paper, Caesar’s”
Steven Hall, Fort Lauderdale
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