It’s that time of year again, when we roll out the editors’ favourite reader submissions of the past 12 issues and ask our readers to vote on them. The photo or joke that gets the most votes will be named the 2008 Reader Submission of the Year and the person who submitted it will receive $1,000 Downhome Dollars! So check out all of the finalists, then vote for your favourite!
IMPORTANT: Please consider all finalists BEFORE voting. You only get one vote, so make it count!
A Close Call, Submitted by M. Simpson of Pickering, ON
My father was taken to a local hospital recently, as he had fallen to the floor in a faint. When I called my sister to inquire how Dad was, my six-year-old niece answered the phone.
Sadie said, "Poppy passed away this morning." I hesitated a moment then asked her, “You mean he ‘passed out’?”
To my relief, she replied, “Yes.”
M. SIMPSON Pickering, Ontario
(1 rating, 1 votes)
Couple of Cuties, Submitted by Bill Collins of Sooke, BC
Bill Collins Sooke, BC
(3 rating, 7 votes)
Republic
Republic is a bold stand-out from other wines, uniting the sharp flavour of
rhubarb with the refreshing taste of plump, juicy raspberries. The result is
a crisp, fruity wine with an undercurrent of sweetness. Blended with pure
iceberg water, together these three elements reflect the pink, white and
green of the Newfoundland Republic flag.
Serve Republic ice-cold on its own, or in a glass with ice and sparkling
water for a delicious spritzer that makes wine coolers taste lame by
comparison. Or use it to make pitchers of sangria at your next party.
When Cod was King, Submitted by Thomas Kirby of Lamaline, NL
Thomas Kirby Lamaline, NL
(2.97 rating, 31 votes)
Hanging Out, Submitted by Janine Boone of Cold Lake, AB
Janine Boone Cold Lake, AB
(3 rating, 5 votes)
Dog Gone Wild, Submitted by Colleen Chafe of Toronto, ON
Colleen Chafe Toronto, ON
(3 rating, 1 votes)
Bad Cow Disease, Submitted by Mike Coachman of Brooksville, FL My wife, Elizabeth, and I are “reverse snowbirds,” living at our cattle ranch home in Brooksville, Florida, in the winter and our vacation home in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, in the summer. There is a small lake (Newfoundlanders would call it a pond) ... click to read moreMy wife, Elizabeth, and I are “reverse snowbirds,” living at our cattle ranch home in Brooksville, Florida, in the winter and our vacation home in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, in the summer. There is a small lake (Newfoundlanders would call it a pond) on the east side of our Florida property. We sit there sometimes in the evening watching the wildlife pass by, and we keep several plastic stacking chairs on the shore for this purpose.
One evening I noticed a chair was missing. Our beef cattle keep the woods clear of underbrush, so it would be easy to find the chair with a brief search. I found it all right – about 500 feet away, broken in pieces. Our closest neighbours are about half a mile away, and strangers cannot pass through because of the high-voltage electric fence surrounding the property. So I was mystified as to how this happened. I thought the cows saw these chairs as four-legged critters and might knock them about, but would never be able to carry one 500 feet away.
I was wrong; “Jeannie” (named after Hurricane Jeannie that passed over the ranch when she was born) got caught with the evidence stuck around her neck when she came up to the corral for supper. Obviously another case of
“Bad Cow Disease.” ... Hide full submission
Mike Coachman Brooksville, FL
(2.83 rating, 6 votes)
I Think This Might be a Trap, Submitted by Marilyn and Mike Shainline of Botwood, NL
Marilyn and Mike Shainline Botwood, NL
(3 rating, 3 votes)
Keeping His Cool, Submitted by Lisa Lafosse of Ottawa, ON
