Semi-Finalists Announced in RBS Humor Competition

The Robert Benchley Society Announces the Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order) in the 2009 Robert Benchley Society Humor Award Competition:

• Con Chapman of Weston, Mass. for Foundations of Western Logic
  
• L.J. Diehl of Sterling Heights, Mich. for A Guide to Parenting in the 21st Century
  
• Brenda Pontiff of Los Angeles, Calif. for A Teensy Weensy Renaissance
  
• Felice Prager of Scottsdale, Arizona for How to Kill a Scorpion
  
• Laura Pryor of Clarkston, Mich. for Starbucks Amuck
  
• B. Elwin Sherman of Bethlehem, N.H. for A Woman At Home
  
• Ed Tasca of Toronto, Ontario for Let’s Click Up the Old Gang Sometime
  
• Mike Tuck of Eden Prairie, Minn. for Name That Landmark
  
• Carl Vine of Johnstown, Ohio for Simple Instructions for Completing Any Tax Form
  
• George Waters of Pasadena, Calif. for How to Build a Gate