Six Word Contest: The Runners-Up

By Rob Walker | November 12, 2009

Thanks again to all who participated in our Six-Word Contest in Conjunction with SmithMag.net. And while I’m at it: Thanks, SmithMag.net!

We published our winner yesterday: Read (and bid!) here.

It was, of course, an excruciating choice. Peruse the 400+ entries here and see what you think. Our runners up (in no specific order) are as follows:

He smoked me, I just smoked.
— Cameron Vest; Reston, Virginia

Old flame. Great rack. Plays game.
— Paul de Denus, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

“Fire ball…….

colliding………Earth………

remain ca…”
— Kritika Kushwaha, New Delhi, India

“Never needed those eyebrows. Your rack?”
— Pete Sosalski

“After pool table sex, smoked cigarettes.”
— Kelly Kreth

About Rob Walker

Rob Walker is the author of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are, and writes the Consumed column for The New York Times Magazine.

4 thoughts on “Six Word Contest: The Runners-Up”

Josh Glenn on November 12, 2009 at 8:32 am said:

Yep, it was a great contest — thanks so much to all involved.
PauldeD on November 12, 2009 at 10:36 am said:

thanks SigObs for the nod- lots of fun and mind strain. I agree with continuing the project for charity- would love to participate
Kritika on November 13, 2009 at 2:07 am said:

Thanks
kevin on November 27, 2009 at 8:34 pm said:

vampire love stories end by morning.