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RESULTS OF CHALLENGE NO. 2:

Spell-check additions
of the rich and famous

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JUDGES' COMMENTS: Alas, we received only six entries for our (we thought) cleverly conceived challenge: Spell-Check Additions of the Rich and Famous. Was it too hard? Too dumb? Or just obscure? In any case, none of the entries met our minimum standards for cleverness.

Perhaps we'll have to have a word with upper management about authorizing lucrative cash prizes. Or would you prefer we lower our standards and just pick winners at random like the lottery?
SALON | Jan. 9, 1998

Charlie Varon is a humorist and playwright. His works include "Ralph Nader Is Missing" and "Rush Limbaugh in Night School." Jim Rosenau is executive editor at Books That Work, a home and garden software publisher in Palo Alto, Calif. Jim and Charlie are also co-founders of the citizen group Californians for Earthquake Prevention, and partners in Mockingbird Productions, which offers a full line of comic services.