Does the winner survive?

A post from sfawardswatch tells us:

"The Shirley Jackson Awards are having a fund-raising lottery."

Cue Eddie Murphy, circa 48 HRS:

"Ha-ha. Shirley Jackson. Lottery. I get that. That's a funny joke. Hee."

Idea for a "New Yorker" style cartoon

A restaurant. A row of tables.

On the first table, closest to us, we see a tent card: "Reserved."

Next one: "Shy."

Next one: "Tongue-tied."

Next one: "Mean As a Snake."

*^*^*

When I told this to a friend who's a waitress, she said: "I like that. Do you think we should make those cards next April Fools'?"

You can't make this stuff up

Rupert Murdoch, in a conference call to investors: "(W)e have never been a company that tolerates facts."