Kristof (NYT) column: 'Name That War' contest winners announced

[Bozita]

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/29/opinion/29KRIS.html?pagewanted=print&position=

Name That War
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

drum roll, please: It's time to announce the results of the Name That War Contest.

In a column 10 days ago about Iraq, I expressed frustration at the absence of a good name for our war there. So I offered prizes (Iraqi 250-dinar notes with Saddam's picture) and invited readers to send in entries.

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Some people suggested that instead of Operation Iraqi Freedom, this is "Operation Iraqi Liberation." I thought they were hawks until I recognized the acronym: OIL. Also on the petroleum front, Peter Wilson of Pennsylvania offered "Mother of Oil Wars."

Some names were interesting but a bit long. For example, Charles Hayes of New York offered these options: "Bremer Takes a Baath," "I Waged Two Wars Against Saddam and All I Got Was His Headache" and "Visit Scenic Saddam and Gomorrah."

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more...

[WilliamPitt]

1. Blood, Baath and Beyond

Classic.

[whirlygigspin]

2. Prelude to the fall of Babylon

feels like.

[Donna Zen]

3. OMG

There are tears running from my eyes.