2006 Truthiness Awards/Voting/OpenLine

This page is for "Best Opening Line" of the Year

Make sure you understand the Voting Rules before you vote so your vote is not later disqualified.


 * same Voting Rules apply as in "Features" voting
 * voting begins NOV 27 and ends DEC 10 (for articles written before NOV 17)
 * Winner announced DEC 18 (Weekend Before Baby Jesus' Birthday)

To vote: sign in the section of your choice your signature" is two hyphens ("-") followed by four tildes ("~"), with no spaces in between.

Please vote for ONLY 1

'''If you tamper with anyone else's vote, you will be banned! Abuse will also result in banning.'''

=Stem Cell Research= Stem Cell Research is a bunch of scientific jargon, which in its simplest terms is known as killin' babies.

Vote Here for Stem Cell Research
=E85= "E85 is a mixture of creamed corn and gasoline."

Vote Here for E85
=Luther Vandross= "The God of the Lutherans."

Vote Here for Luther Vandross
=Uncle Ben= "Uncle Ben is the default first black friend every child has, like Tom on MySpace. "

Vote Here for Uncle Ben
=Missouri= "Missouri, also known as Iowa's Kazakhstan, is called the "Show me" state because everyone there says that when they send instant messages to STUDS (Strong Teens Using Democracy). The teens rarely comply, but Missourians give up easily and are willing to accept a measurement. That's known as a "Missouri Compromise"."

Vote Here for Missouri
=Abortion= "The act of killing a living American citizen by ripping him or her from a pregnant mother's womb God's sacred vessel."