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August 30, 2004

ZombyKu Finalists

I want you all to know how hard it was to select the ZombyKu finalists this time around. I was impressed with the inventiveness of the 'Kus and the complete inattention to any rules that I might have imposed; your rebelious nature was greatly appreciated.

Ultimately, I left out the non-'Ku based poetry. It hurt, though. Limericks are a funnier than your typical ZombyKu. Of course, I also left out those works that were by people associated with ResurrectionSong--which is a shame because OpinionEngine's ode to beach volleyball is possibly my favorite ZombyKu of all time.

The Finalists

From Nathan, a shot right to Kerry's numbed forehead:

Haiku of Vanity:
Forehead wrinkled in
consternation, or is it
the Botox wore off?

From Dorkafork, a tale of hamsters:

John Kerry, hero
once saved a man from drowning
also a hamster

Jo gives us the kind of Zen gem that I would expect:

on calling voters
November comes soon
but not soon enough for me
I hate phone banking

Craig gets in a shot about one of my personal favorite current issues:

Said Kerry to Bush:
Vietnam? Bring it on, boy!
Five Twenty Seven

Shad0runr tries to save me shipping costs with this sentimental favorite:

In whom do I trust?
It goes God, Reagan, Dubya
Forty-three for eight

Vote for your favorite in the extended entry. Voting closes midnight Friday. Or whenever I get back from the bar.

Posted by zombyboy at August 30, 2004 10:47 PM

Comments

Even though I'm not calling voters, I have to say I agree with the spirit of Jo's Zombyku, so I'll vote for hers.

Posted by: Nathan at August 31, 2004 09:02 AM

I just got the hang
Of this syllable counting
Form of poetry

Now I have to go
Back to my limericking
To win next contest

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Posted by: McGehee at August 31, 2004 09:19 AM

Nathan, did you submit your vote via the handy-dandy form in the extended entry?

I know, I know--why did I put it in the extended entry? Because the post was getting really, really long. I couldn't, in good conscience, leave the finalists off of the front page, but I wanted it to shorten up just a bit.

Posted by: zombyboy at August 31, 2004 09:27 AM

I loved using that handy-dandy voter gadget! It was so cool and lent an air of professionalism to ZombyKu...

Posted by: Rae at August 31, 2004 09:31 AM

I had to put up with Ken Salazar for US Senate ads while my vote loaded. I know it's a free polling tool and that the political content is probably out of your immediate control, but I'm still protesting yous site for three days--starting now.

Posted by: OpinionEngine at August 31, 2004 09:41 AM

No, I didn't, but I will now.

Posted by: Nathan at August 31, 2004 09:47 PM

I'm doing a write-in for McGehee's "I'll put my shoes back on" ZombyKu.

Posted by: dorkafork at August 31, 2004 10:27 PM

...see, you'd think that I'd be winning on merely on the strenght of having my name be the one that appears as the default in the window.

Posted by: nathan at September 2, 2004 02:23 PM