Contest #58: September 11 to 24, 1998


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The winning entry was submitted by Kerry Johnson.   It was:

"Tow truck...$35.00. One new high performance tire...$2,000. Shorts...$2.50. The cost of a decent parking lot with security able to stop senseless tire slashings by spurned lovers: Priceless. There are some things money can't buy, for everything else there's MasterCard."

Some of the others (in no particular order):

  1. How to pull a practical joke on the guys at Ion Storm. (Dave Wilson)
  2. What do you mean "change the tire yourself"? I'm Rich! (Felix Olivas)
  3. Great.  Now I'm down to just three sports cars!   (Fox Dragonite)
  4. While watching the repo man take his car.. George comes to the conclusion that paying bills are more important than lapdances. (Adam Fletcher)
  5. From somewhere in the treetops an oriental voice is heard saying 'HA-HA. Caltrops get 'em every time. (Gavin Klahr)
  6. Since backing out on the Duke Nukem Forever/Quake 2 deal those bastards at id software decided to sue George for everything he owned. His car, his pants, everything. (El Chiwawa)
  7. Dammit! Shouldn't have raced Carmack for pink slips! (Monte Foltz)
  8. Tire Repair my ass!! I just hope they can get that spice girl blood off my bumper. (Chris Stoddard)
  9. "Ruin a brand new Porsche by driving among those idiots on the highway? You gotta be kidding! Besides that, it's more visible to others 4 feet above the street!" (Sebastian Sjoman)
  10. (Mechanic speaking to George) : You'll get it back "When it's done". (Tom Thurston)

In reality, this George Broussard watching his Porsche being hoisted onto a flatbed tow truck to be hauled off for tire repair.