Thanks For The Laughs

Thursday morning, after battling a case of the mean reds, I reached out to the Facebook world at large.  "Okay.  Make me laugh.  Go," was the plea.  The voluminous responses were what I needed, and I found my friends' rapid responses, sharp humor, and outpouring of love to be an epic update victory.  I kinda wanted to give awards to the top three, but... well... they're all winners in my eyes.  So everyone gets a special prize. 

And now, the 1st Annual Annhialation of the Mean Reds Awards.  The AMRA's.  I like you.  I really like you!

 Snorted With Laughter Before Even Opening The Attachment:

Matt Conway with Between Two Ferns Starring Zach Galifianakis and Bruce Willis.

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Breakthrough Response (First Pun):

Shoryu Nohe with, "I entered ten puns into a pun contest to see if I could win. No pun in ten did"

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Perhaps Not Outright Laughter But Moment of Pure Joy:

Calming the Baby Beast by Amber Bel’cher

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Pioneer Spirit:

Mike Holmes with the first response,“Wang Dang Doodle”

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Most Trusted and Least Likely to Be Researched:

Literary Character "Dangerous Beans" submitted by Chris Del Campo

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Most Initially Confusing, But Eventually Hilarious With Some Cajoling:

Paige Bailey with Hyperbole and a Half

(She actually had to sit me down and read it out loud to me)

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Best Callback to a Devilishly Unrepeatable Situation:

Phil Blakley with "Yesterday. Key Department. 5:30ish."

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Inception Award:

Josh McDowell with his dream about being pregnant with African American twins. 

(I'm pretty sure I'm going to be dreaming about this for weeks.)

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Pushed Over The Edge Award:

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On by Jessie Burns

(Something about the title always turned me off when other people posted this, and I’ve avoided it for months. Thanks for the push, Jessie!)

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Sexiest Response:

Donald Crawley with "Red Pants"

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Magma Award:

Buffalo Bill Reidler with "A big fat guy doing 'hot pants' and 'Liberace' during Cranium"

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Laughy Paper Baby Double Take:

Baby Laughing Hysterically At Ripping Paper by Julie Baum. 

(Not to be confused with the also hilarious Laughing Baby. I was fully expecting little Ethan of days gone by, but no, there is another baby out there that thinks ripping paper is the shit.)

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Laughy Baby Quadruple Take:

Green Carlson with Quad Babies Laughing

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Sigh of Relief Award:

Pacman Ghosts Discuss TV submitted by Brandi Clark

(The relief I feel for not having to regulate what kids are watching on the internet is immeasurable)

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Eeriest Resemblance To Stuff My Brother and I Used To Do:

Crazy Frog Brothers sent by Ashlee Clark.

(Gonna watch this a lot.)

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Youngest Competitor:

Marisa (via Michele DesJardins) with the brilliant "hobo."

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Does This Category Really Need A Title?:

"Your Mom" by Kathy Hollingsworth

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Eleventh Hour Response:

Dick Rundell with Laughing Record

Thank you for all your entries, and see you next year!!