The winner of the Weekly LitWit Challenge 7.8: The Intervention is…
This is the painful/hilarious intervention scene from Breaking Bad.
We asked brewhuh23 and Momelia to serve as the jury for this week’s LitWit Challenge.
# 15 scientist
brewhuh23: Short, straight to the point, awaaard!
Momelia: Needs salt.
# 14 scientist
Momelia: It’s Reverse Psychology with a minty fresh scent.
# 13 Ligayaparaiso
Momelia: I do believe, as a homosexual, ladies and gentlemen and city councilors, that the realism in this letter is just too adorable! It’s the gayspeak, however, that turns me off. It’s not spontaneous enough. It’s too planned. But I still like this letter because it’s very real.
# 12 january jam
Momelia: It’s an easy read, but the sentences aren’t “fun” enough. He can try to loosen up.
# 11 samutsari
Momelia: It’s the kind of comedy in the truly comic Tagalog films of the 80s and 90s that I miss today. The way this letter was written brings that kind of funny to mind, for some reason.
# 10 Evan
Momelia: I don’t see how it can intervene if it’s too insecure to be taken seriously. Pogi points because he’s Pogi, but that’s not a valid currency.
Us: P.S. Girls don’t have penises.
# 9 illiterati
Momelia: Vanilla.
# 7 MewMew
Momelia: I will not meddle with this entry, just so we’re clear. Wahaha!
# 6 kidnapmeimrich
Momelia: The friend’s no longer in a relationship, the writer’s sour graping on her friend’s behalf, this could be a winner, but I don’t think this is an intervention, so no.
brewhuh23: Parang similar kami ng sasabihin sa mga friends naming shunga in love.
# 5 stellalehua
Momelia: Now this is the kind of no holds barred shit that I expect to hear from my offline friends. This is an intervention.
# 4 overhyped
Momelia: Somebody’s been applying too much black eyeliner.
# 3 BolgaTheTranny
Momelia: The line “your boyfriend’s armpit smells like a labia in full bloom” was a real turnoff.
# 2 johnbristol6
Momelia: This letter’s a killer! I love it because it’s got the right measures of sense and silliness. The silly might have overflowed some, but that’s just the way I like it.
Us: Clever but over-written. Suma-Star Cinema.
# 1 fromdavaowithpimples
Momelia: The rules asked for an intervention. He submitted a proposal. No points, sir, see you next season.
brewhuh23: I thought the ending was sweet. I’m a sucker for people in love with their best friends.
As the jury could not agree on a winner, we had to pick the winner ourselves (so much for outsourcing). It’s samutsari. Her story feels like real life, and it’s funny without trying too much.
Congratulations, samutsari. You can pick up your prize (under your real name, thanks for the quick response) at the Customer Service Counter of National Bookstore at Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati.
The Weekly LitWit Challenge is brought to you by our friends at National Bookstore.
December 5th, 2011 at 06:49
woohoo, my first!! thanks Ms. J and to Momelia.
December 6th, 2011 at 01:37
may tama si momelia. very 80s ang humor ng winning entry. congrats!
December 6th, 2011 at 06:05
Haha, ansaya saya nito! Lavet! Congrats samutsari!
December 6th, 2011 at 23:43
i didn’t realize that my entry had the flavor of the 80s and 90s. but after Momelia pointed it out, it got me thinking: uh-oh, my age is showing. still and all, masaya pa rin ako. napaaga ang pasko ko.
salamat muli Momelia and salamat din bomberman. :-)