Negatve? No!
My first task this morning was a trip to the local grocery store where I picked up a copy of the Globe and Mail. I received an email earlier in the week from Warren Clements, a Globe columnist, who informed me that one of my jokes had been submitted for a contest. My friend Jared Penner, born and raised in Elm Creek, Manitoba, himself an avid G&M reader, read a recent blog post of mine, and submitted a joke I wrote.

The submissions had to be in the form of a question, where the answer defines the question. "My" submission is first, followed by some of my other favourites.
- What is a novel? Well, it's kind of a long story. William Loewen, Tavistock, Ont.
- Q: What does paranoid mean? A: Why are you asking? Who sent you? Rick Farquar, Kincardine, Ont.
- Would you say you're a negative person? No. Hugh Makepeace, Kingston
- What does ambigous mean? Could mean anything I guess. Ron Oatman, Tillsonburg, Ont.
- What does a dominatrix do for a living? Beats me. Carla Hagstrom, Toronto

Jared said that he considered submitting it as his own joke, and it may have never gotten back to me if he had, but he was worried that the Menno Mafia might find out about it. And who says having mafia connections is troublesome? Those connections always had me in the know, and earned me respect that I was incapable of acquiring on my own.

I was a little worried about which would be the appropriate town to list. I live and work (half-time) in Tavistock, but I study in Waterloo, and have lived there for the past six or more years. My heart still resides in Aylmer. Am I betraying all three by giving one town allegiance?

   [ posted by William @ 3:14 PM ]