Before the winners are unmasked...

Thanks to all of you for contributing yet again. It's nice to know that a lot of you who read my blog are, at times, far more creative than I. :-) Please know that these contest results are completely subjective; just because I didn't give you first place doesn't mean that I'm right.

I'd also like to plug a weekly contest K and I have become addicted to which appears every Sunday in The Washington Post called The Style Invitational. Some of the humor is strictly Washington, DC based, but a lot of it works throughout the rest of the nation.

Also -- in case you're wondering -- the "hand" is only part of a larger, very cool statue called "The Awakening," which, as I mentioned, is at Haines Point in downtown DC. I've included a wider angle photo (not taken by me) of the statue in its entirety:

Click the image for a larger photo.

And now... this week's winners:

The Funny, Knee-Jerk Reaction Award goes to: lalola2005 and her response of High five! Not only did it come only about 30 minutes after the contest was revealed, but it was also my first thought for the picture. You win a coupon for two dollars off your next automobile purchase at Ferarri-Maserati of Beverly Hills.
The Jerry Springer Comeback Award goes to: tarheelgrad and her response of Talk to the hand. Need we say more? THG wins a free appearance on the Springer show, the topic of which is They may repulse you, but I get really turned on by influential leaders of the Religious Right.
The Rick Moranis Film Career Revival Award goes to: tarheelgrad yet again. Her response of Honey, I shrunk the kid is quite similar to the title and premise of that film where Rick Moranis's character... you know, shrunk his kids. For this answer, THG wins a free rental of Moranis's film Little Giants, where he coaches a little league football team and co-stars with Al Bundy.
And finally -- the winner is: markwilson with So this is what happened when "Thing" from The Addams Family used steroids. Mark's comment proves, yet again, that athletic enhancement drugs = pure comedy. Mark wins an entire case of Costco-brand anabolic steroids, for sale to local athletes or for his own personal use. Bulk up with muscle -- or with cash! Congrats, Mark!

Thanks again... Oh, and for more adorable pictures of the kid (shameless plug), visit http://www.aviphotos.com.