Contest #155 of 167, August 4, 2008

"Sometimes I feel like Dorothy from 'The Wizard of Oz.' Oh wait, I am Dorothy from 'The Wizard of Oz.'" "...and they told me I made a better life coach than wizard, so I started this group. Larry, why don't you tell us your story next." "And when Tin Man called you "a doe-eyed, pigtailed, scheming bitch,' how did that make you feel?" "You see? We all struggle with the same things: needing to find our way, to be accepted for who we are, what 'home' means to us, and freakishly bright colorization." "Dorothy, I know sometimes you feel like you're the only one in the world with ruby slippers you just can't pull off, but really, you're not alone." "We all understand your trauma, don't we? After all, who hasn't been carried off by a winged monkey at some point?" "Excuse me, this isn't the 'Intimacy and Sexuality' group, is it?" "You need to share your deepest, darkest feelings, Dorothy, and stop thinking in terms of a G rating." "Dorothy, you have to stop blaming yourself for what happened to the Wicked Witch of the East." "Mrs. Epstein and I just need to share our anger at Dorothy for not respecting Mrs. Epstein's dog allergy. For myself, I can say it's making it hard for me right now to hear your concern about being fired, Straw Man." “Are you sure you’re not using the Lion as a straw man?”

First Place BUY > "And my hourly fee is six hundred dollars. You're not in Kansas anymore." Submitted by Bill Craig Ridgewood, N.J. Second Place BUY > "Home—is there really no place like it? Who'd like to start?" Submitted by Whitworth Ferguson Manassas, Va. Third Place BUY > "If you adopt her, please understand that she comes with a lot of baggage." Submitted by Eileen Brady Portland, Ore.