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This week’s question: A new study suggests that the act of kissing likely dates back at least 16.9 million years ago and was first practiced by the common ancestor of humans and other large apes. If Hollywood were to make a rom-com about the invention of kissing by our primate predecessors, what would it be titled?
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THE WINNER: “Baboonstruck”
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh
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SECOND PLACE: “Planted by the Apes”
Jim Hotvedt, Amherst Junction, Wis.
THIRD PLACE: “Gorillas in a Tryst”
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Mass.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
“Jurassic Peck”
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
“Kiss of the Spider Monkey”
Jeff Jerome, Northampton, Mass.
“When Hairy Met Sally”
John Mickol, Cincinnati
“There’s Something About Hairy”
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, Calif.
“Guess Who’s Flinging Their Dinner”
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Va.
“Bonzo Goes to First Base”
Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Va.
“I Love Lucy”
Charles R. Meek, San Angelo, Texas
“Make Out of Africa”
Garth Anderson, Bedford Hills, N.Y.
“Promiscuous George”
PJ Carroll, Chicago
“Australopithekiss”
David DiDomenico, Kyle, Texas
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