Something was bothering us. From the moment we sat down to Thanksgiving dinner right through the annual family brawl and all those painful hours at the emergency room, we couldn't shake it: the feeling that something had been left undone at work. Did we forget to write any product descriptions? Well, no more than usual. Did we leave the waffle iron on? No, we don't even have a waffle iron in the office. Then it hit us: the Honorable Mentions for Derby #121: Propaganda for Everyday Life! We urgently dashed to the computer five days later and now here they are...
Let the Movies do the Talking by tgentry
Try texting. Or, you know, waiting until later to talk, like the cavemen used to do.
Read A Book by Shigwarm
And if you must watch TV, at least turn on the closed-captioning.
Loose Dips Sink Chips by geekfactor12
If our dip bowls fill with chip fragments, the terrorists have won.
Five Second Rule by SkekTek
Rule does not apply in sawmills, slaughterhouses, or our office bathroom.
Eat Your Vegetables! by SJCarlson22
We must forge a new man, a man who is what he is, a man who is strong to the finish.
Like A Good Neighbor by cmdixon2
Little do they know that cherries contain acids that will corrode their circuits.
Chew with your mouth closed (redux) by riffmaster18
Actually, I'm sure there are people who want to see that. And they've probably started a Facebook group.
Up to the Minute by CrescentDebris
"Necessary" is not a concept familiar to heavy tweeters. Nor is "info".
You'll get a remedial lesson in all of these crucial matters in our next Double-Take Derby. And if you've had enough heavy-handed hectoring, get thee hence to our current Derby. Those t-shirts don't care what you do.
