Who is the winner? Dun dun duuuunnnnn…

Hey Skep guys and gals. Sorry for the delay in posting the winner of the Skeptical Limerick contest, it was a heck of a time trying to decide who gets the title of the Ultimate Skepchick Limerick Champion, but the decision has been made!

Before I post the winner (what’s a little more suspense, really?) Elyse and I would like to give a big internet round of applause to all that entered. It was a really hard decision trying to come up with the winner, every limerick was well-done, funny, and just generally made of awesome. Kudos to all of you!

First of all, some honorable mentions:

1. SteveT:

Homeopathy’s twisted and wrong.
It’s practitioners sing you a song;
“Ridiculous dilution
is our magical solution”
If you trust them , you’ll be dead before long

2. MarlowePI:

In Roswell, the aliens impacted,
Then gov’ment conspiracies enacted.
They lied; so uncouth.
But I know the truth!
FOR SAFETY THIS PUNCHLINE IS REDACTED.

3. alicia_policia:

Once slurred by a girl named Rebecca
(far hipper than those in TriBeCa),
‘Be it pseudoscience or woo,
I say none of it’s true!’
And she chugged down some more Triple Sec-ah.

4.  Ssteppe:

There once was a fraud named Van Praagh,
And another named Sylvia, that hag!
Both claimed Hornbeck dead,
“Found Alive!” headlines said,
Guess the spirits kept the cat in the bag…

And the WINNER:

Nonsanity,  for giving us  six awesome limericks on the same topic: Conspiracy Theorists. Each limericks was well done, and kudos for the theme!

On Conspiracy Theorists…

There was a conspiracy nut
Who’s convictions confused him somewhat
Any which way he turned
A conspiracy burned
Thus he spun, with his head up his butt

The conspiracy nut had a friend
Who would ally with him till the end
An absurdity claimed
Would be sited and named
Room for two, derriere? (See a trend?)

Conspiracy lovers abound
Look for one – find a hundred around
G.I tracts are impacted
Not a head is extracted
Yet conspirators never are found

Anomalies are bread and butter
To conspiracy nuts and to other
Ghost-hunting kooks
Who claim they find spooks
In each bright spot they snap with a shutter

But anomaly hunters don’t care
About facts even if made aware
That the points they thought strong
Are just out-and-out wrong
“All the experts Big Brother ensnares!”

So when faced with a rabid baboon
Crying, “We never went to the moon!”
These hicks, dicks, and pricks
Evolution with fix
And it just cannot happen too soon!

Nonsanity, you win a personalized Elyse-made cocktail recipe! Elyse will email you with all the drinky goodness details. Now whenever you throw a party, you can mix a delicious Skepchick drink for all your friends!

Thanks again to all who submitted entries, and for making this a really great contest!