Round 1 Results (Dixiedaisy's) Most Fun Contest

Sorry about the delay in posting the results, we have had some really bad weather here which resulted in my not being able to get things together. With no further delay here are the judges results.
***Edit***I also need to add that one of the judges is not a member of this site, so she wasn't clued in as to some of the poems and their meanings.

I know I will have to edit the little things that show up so give me a moment to get that cleared.

Scoring 86 points with judges out of a possible 100 is.....
I've Lost my Ass!
Congratulations to the winner of this round!
The points and scoring are below.
I had to go back and re-add the scores, as I don't know if I was tired or what. Some of them didn't add up to what I had as the total. Feel free to add them yourself and see if they are right. I wouldn't want any of the contestants being jipped on their points.

Poem 1
The Goose

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 4
Content (flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 7
Total Points __ 18

**One has to love a goose laced with cheddar.
This write held my attention from beginning to end and made me giggle a few times. The punctuation was off a little in places though.
The exclamations mark in the first stanza, in the middle of a sentence (scared me)lol
A very creative write that would give Three Blind Mice a run for their money.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___3
Creativity/Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content (flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___2
Total Points __12
**This poem seemed a little too heavy on inside jokes. I guess if one were a member of the "in crowd" it might have been funnier. The flow is a little ragged here and there and the last 3 line were somewhat of a let down.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___2
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___3
Total Points __12

**I felt kind of out of the loop, not sure what a yaki is, supposing it is someone that the poet knows. Not knowing the people in this poem hurt the relation of it for me. I am sure that each one is unique in individualism and varying in personalities which was nice to see brought together in the poem. However the poems beginning did not match the end, not sure if it was intentional. The beginning started with the author sending the goose away in a post box, but the end said the goose was sorry he left. Cute write but wasn't overly riddled with things to make me laugh.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points __17
** Felt a little like I was being sent on a wild goose chase. Clever and creative, though not exceedingly so. The poem went a bit over the top going in depth to clarify the journey of the goose, but did not effectively go over the top on the laugh-o-meter. Nice write with a few chuckles here and there. Poor Goose! Does he have the traveling blues out of his system now?
TOTAL___59

Poem 2
Toffee Surprise

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 2
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 2
Total Points ___ 12

This write made me hungry with all the goodies.
The flow was smooth and the rhyme scheme added a (sweet) touch to the poem.
Ending lines with a comma and starting the next with a capital letter threw me off the edge though.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___2
Total Points ___15
**Cute, but the last line threw me off....eclairs are so soft and squishy.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points __17

** Nice write but not too funny. To my understanding an embedded tooth is one that hasn't hit the surface yet, and the writer declares the tooth wouldn't bare and eclair. Just not sure, I know this is suppose to be a funny round for the lot of you, but this was not as funny as perhaps the aftermath of a child eating too many sweets.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points __19

Awww Lollipops and sweet surprises are always nice to have. I loved the lightheartedness of this write, but, I didn't find it too funny.

TOTAL___63

Poem 3
I've Lost My Ass!!!

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 6
Total Points ___ 16

**This write made me giggle a few times, especially in the last few lines.
Unfortunately I found it didn't carry a nice smooth flow and I found myself tripping over words in the first and fifth stanza.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___10
Total Points ___24
**An absolute riot. Very well put together. Followed the story line perfectly and the last stanza delivered the ultimate punch line.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __22
**Quite a funny poem you have here. I did find the stanza about "k-mart" to be a little stumbling. The flow in that stanza did not match the others and kind of messed me up while trying to read it aloud. Very funny poem, though one I can't tell my children yet.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___10
Total Points __24
All I could think about reading this poem was the poor kid with no butt. I started reading this, had to stop from laughing and having tears in my eyes, I regrouped and finished laughing hysterically while waking neighbors and dogs.

TOTAL___86

Poem 4
Who Bought P and Q (riddle)

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 4
Total Points ___ 14

**Well hey diddle diddle, I liked this riddle
but the lack of punctuation made me cry.
As I turned each bend, I didn't know when to end so all I could do was sigh.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points _2__
Total Points ___13
**Intriguing but not particularly funny.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___4
Total Points __14

Had to inquire about this write as I am not a member of said site. After receiving a short summary on what this is supposed to be about, I am still lost. I just didn't get it. Cleverly written, definitely riddle -some, so it has fulfilled that part.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points __18
TOTAL___59

Not sure of the people the riddle is riddled with, have a few ideas but will not voice them.
I didn't find this overly funny. Amusing, and clever, but not funny.

Poem 5
Politically Correct

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 4
Total Points ___ 15

**The punctuation in this write was seriously distracting.
(Sometimes less is better)
The rhyme scheme seems to work well in this write and creates a nice even flow.
I wish I could vote this write higher on the laugh-o-meter because the content was very strong but unfortunately ... I found it more on the serious side than rib tickling.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___2
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___2
Total Points ___10
**This poem was all over the place. Nothing seem to relate to anything else. Political rants are rarely funny.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points __17
**Gilda Radner as Emily Litella was one of my favorite skits on SNL.(Absolutely funny) The poem doesn't seem as much so with too many different rants and the lines seem to run together, not sure why Gilda Radners character Emily is brought up with Beck, she was not a political figure. Other insertions that did not glue the poem together for its PC are "white gloves", assuming that the author is referring to Michael Jackson. On a whole I just didn't get the satirical message that should have been portrayed in a funny write.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points __17
This is a nice rant, but not really that funny. A few phrases made me chuckle, but on the whole scheme of things it lacked in the laughter department.

TOTAL__59

Poem 6
Stinky Feet

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 1
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 2
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 4
Total Points ___ 11

The rhyme scheme made this poem flow nicely but the ending rhyme words were very common and weak in my opinion.
Nothing creative or gut busting about this write really.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points ___22
Very funny in a bizarre sort of way. Constructed very well and the end was a great punch line. Just thinking about the stench made my eyes water.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___7
Total Points __21
Oh can you imagine the stench? Gross! Sometimes some of the more unusual topics are the ones that evoke the most imagination. This resulted in a definite funny vote from me.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___7
Total Points __22
Had my side aching from laughing.
TOTAL___76

Poem 7
Surprise! (Double Limerick)

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 6
Total Points ___ 16
Quite a clever little limerick here !
The writer followed the rhyme scheme and the write flowed with ease.
It also create great mental images and made me gasp(in an OMG fashion)
Great punch lines in both !

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___6
Total Points ___17
A clever ending would have made this much funnier. Kind of blah the way it is.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___7
Total Points __21
Couldn't believe the writer "went there" but even so, did it in a more classy way than I have seen previously. Still, the poem lacked the limerick it claimed to have.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___6
Total Points __18

Hahaha! Oh my! This was not what I expected, nice punch line.
TOTAL___72

Poem 8
To Be Nonsensical

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 8
Total Points ___ 18

At first read I sat with a puzzled look on my face and thought to myself
WTF!
Then upon a second read I couldn't help but laugh. Not a pee my pants sort of laugh
but at least a "wake up the house" sort of laugh.
This write totally fit the title and if one didn't pay close attention to the title, well...
they would most definitely have a WTF look on their face too.
Definitely a jumble or words that hit my funny bone and I must say this writer did it in a very clever way.
Hats off to the writer of this nonsensical jumble, I can't wait to see who you are.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___2
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points ___15
If we could give points for rambling, this score would be off the charts.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points __17

Clever and creative and held true to titling. Wasn't necessarily funny, tending to be more silly .
Lackadaisical at best.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___4
Total Points __13
Kind of got lost in the rhyme scheme or flow, not sure which, both seemed to be off. Had me puzzled and not sure if it was intentional to do so.
TOTAL__63

Poem 9
Crazy Journalists

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 4
Total Points ___ 14

The writer stayed right on topic in this write. I found it held a little humor in some lines
and especially liked "isn't that a bitch?", one of my favorite sayings actually.
But all in all it just didn't quite hit my funny bone.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___2
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___2
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___2
Total Points ___10
My response to almost every stanza was "huh?"

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___6
Total Points __17

Reminds me of an older song by Don Henley called Dirty Laundry. Referring to one of the anchors he states "She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye". Now I have this song stuck in my head....Thanks to the Crazy Journalist author. Had some interesting points but not too I'm not overly giddy on the laughing matters.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points __14

Journalist lead a definite mundane life, I think it is kind of hard to portray them in a different light. There was a few funny insertions but not any to make the poem stand out.

TOTAL__55

Poem 10
Keith Richard's Lament

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 4
Total Points ___ 14

One would need to know who Keith Richards is to fully comprehend the meaning behind this write.
Quite a clever write that held much originality but ... just gave me a smile rather than a giggle.
The third stanza was weak compared to the other two stanzas and I felt the rhyme was forced just to have something that would rhyme with viagra.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___5
Total Points ___17
This is a funny concept but didn't quite live up to the challenge.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___6
Total Points __19

I tried really hard to overlook the grammar and forced rhyme in this poem to "get the joke". While it did hit a funny bone, it was the painful kind. I gave a few extra points on the laugh-o-meter for the subject. If expanded on this could be a side splitter. Not every funny poem needs to rhyme.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Laugh-o-Meter 1-10 points ___7
Total Points __19
Wonders if the author is Richards pharmacist? Hmmm. Funny write, though it seemed it had some forced rhyming issues.

TOTAL____69

Amaaaazinggggggg :D LOL..great judging seriously

She knows that now, but didn't before lol.

I know I am laughing it off

I am tickled with my points. I think every time I log into PQ my IQ drops another ten points, but it is fun XD

Good work everyone. Hope the round 2 has poems as good.

Everyone did a great job, I know how hard it was breaking some of you out of your comfort zones. Kudos to those contestants that gave it a go.
Round 2 is shaping up really nice and we have some great poems coming in for it. I am really excited about it.