The judges after killing off the Worst Diary Contest have been looking around for something worthy to replace it. In all honesty it didn't take much thought it sorta landed right in our lap. Health Care Reform or as some like to call it The Big Insurance Giveaway.
We can hear the screams already NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! There have been more than enough HCR diaries we are starting to kill each other around here. We agree and what we hope this contest rectifies or at least begins to rectify this troubling trend of progressive trench warfare.
So gentle readers please drop below the fold to read the rules.
The Rules
- The Diary must be about HCR reform and it must take one side or the other. Either you are for the present push or you against it and want to stop and start all over again. So no sitting on the fence. Either the Full Obama or the Full Hamsher. (And Slink, I am not picking on her she just the obvious choice)
- The diary must be reasonably well written, unlike in the past no extra credit for sounding like a uneducated dolt.
- This is the hard one. They must be funny! It must take a completely irreverent, snark filled, laugh inducing approach to HCR. We have taken ourselves far to seriously around here lately and the tension and ill will is starting to show. Part of how we survive is laughter and boy could we use some.
- In the interest of those here who were not born with or have lost their funny bone please label your diary clearly that it is a contest entry. This will enable those who take themselves way to seriously the ability to avoid these diaries. Oh if you are interested in a funny bone transplant please contact LeanneB she has experience, so she says, with this surgery. However fair warning, your health insurance, if you have it, won't cover it. Health Insurance providers are not funny people and they sure as hell don't want you to be either. It's that misery loves company thingy.
- There is no rule on length beyond the rules already set out by Kos.
- When entries are due: midnite, December 24th. You can of course throw one up anytime between now and then, but anything after the the deadline will not be considered.
Extra Credit:
10 points as a gift just because it's that time of year. Happy Holidays!
15 Points for making the rec list - the more people that laugh the merrier :0)
20 points if you make the rec list and garner a few donuts along the way. Good comedy usually pisses somebody off.
And an automatic win if you make the judges laugh so hard we either wet our pants or start to cry. Consider this you capturing the Golden Snitch.
There will be a winner in each of the two categories and from these two winners the the big winner will be chosen.
The judges leave you with this thought:
“No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds.”
Red Skelton