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Readers were invited to modify the title and provide a new synopsis for an existing film or TV show.
Anne Martin of Helensville writes: Tupping Point: a farming programme with a focus on sheep breeding.
Chris Greenwood, Motueka: Fridge in the River Quai: exposes a pollution crisis in Southeast Asia.
John Stewart, Hastings: M.U.S.H. (Mortally Underfunded State Hospital): medical personnel battle to save lives in arduous circumstances.
David Wort, Bay of Plenty: The Dukes of Hansard: a panel of timid archivists presents the best quips and bloopers from the week in Parliament.
Margi Parker, Queenstown: 60 Mini Utes: a sobering look at the ruined life of an obsessive Dinky car collector.
Margo Stevenson, Auckland: Queue Aye: a documentary capturing the bizarre phenomenon of Scottish men who demand barbers give them a haircut in a traditional Chinese style.
Lorraine Gray, Palmerston North: The Hatchback of Notre Dame: the mystery of a small Fiat discovered in a Paris crypt.
Hans Zindel, Palmerston North:
Sucks in the City: retirees quickly become disillusioned with apartment living.
Kate Gore, Rotorua: The Shady Bunch: a sordid behind-the-scenes look at the UN Security Council in session.
But the prize goes to Adrian Blake of Auckland: The Big Bag Theory: Kiwis compete to pack trolleyloads of groceries into the fewest possible reusable bags.
Next, send a tongue-in-cheek couplet describing a structure that might be considered a wonder of the modern world. For example: An artwork made for you to soil it:/Be awed by Hundertwasser’s Toilets. Entries, for the prize below, close at noon on Thursday, February 14.