And the winner is…
June 20th, 2006The 2011 HEADLINE CONTEST was a roaring success, proving that SHOOTING WAR readers are not just smart, but dark and twisted. Just my kind of people. There were almost too many good ones to pick from, so I’ll list some of the runners up, in no particular order:
Greenman: “KFC sued for serving cloned meat”
00011: “Pentagon admits to weather modification test-phase”
Joe Gordon: “World water shortages push rainy Scotland to superpower status - thousands of refugees flee parched south of England for the lochs”
Dr. M.: “‘American Porn Star’ Another Ratings Hit for Fox’”; “Supreme Court Allows Repeal of Fourth Amendment to Proceed”; “Baseball Commissioner George W. Bush to Publish Memoirs on MySpace”
But in terms of pure dramatic possibilities, I have to give it up to Robb for these two glimces into the dystopian crystal ball:
“Prince Harry Killed - British Royal succumbs to radiation poisoning while aiding Indo-Pakistani nuclear survivors.”
“Cheney Arrested at last! Fugutive ex-Veep is at last collared in Buenos Aires, jailed for conviction in Halliburton scandal.”
I’ll be writing these gems into an upcoming script. Thanks very much to everyone who took part in the contest. Robb will be receiving a complementary DVD of my documentary, BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire’s Edge (also available through Blockbuster, Hollywood and Netflix). Robb please contact jeff@smithmag.net to redeem your prize. (FYI: Chapter 6 will be up Wed.)- Anthony
June 20th, 2006 at 11:44 am
mmmm cloned meat……
June 20th, 2006 at 3:49 pm
Whoo Hoo! I thought for sure one of 00011’s would take it. Cloned meat might be tasty, but I’m sure it’ll be far sooner than 2011 when that happens. . .
June 22nd, 2006 at 11:24 am
Those are great except for one.
“Supreme Court Allows Repeal of Fourth Amendment to Proceed”
Repealing an amendment is only doable by making an amendment to the constitution. The Supreme Court can’t exactly rule part of the constitution unconstitutional.
Say that amendment 43 ‘kill all the jews’ was ratified somehow. It would be blatantly unconstitutional and just generally fucked up if it was a bill, and would be struck down by the SC in a second. On the other hand, if it was an amendment to the Constitution, the SC couldn’t do jack shit, even though it’s fucked up and evil.
June 22nd, 2006 at 11:25 am
Oops, that was a runner up. But still, my point stands.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
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