Mister Ron's Basement No. 1910

Fri Apr 1, 2011

Mister Ron's Basement No. 1910

Welcome to Gorilla Week in The Basement!

Today we present the last of some ancient stories about Gorillas! Today we also are announcing a contest with a unique and special prize! Be certain to listen to all of this week's Gorilla stories for clues and inspiration!

Our piece was reprinted in an American Magazine in 1861 from the British Satire Journal, Punch Magazine. It concerns a delegation of Gorilla Dignitaries, and is called 'Punch's Preface to His Fortieth Volume.'

Time: approx thirteen minutes

Mister Ron's Basement Gorilla Contest!

This is NOT an April Fool's Day joke!

Now that we have ended our week of Gorilla Stories, Mister Ron is proud to announce our Gorilla Costume Contest!

That is right! The winner of this contest will win a real Gorilla Suit Costume from HalloweenCostumes.com!



Here are the rules -

1 - Write an original, funny story involving a gorilla. It can be anywhere from one paragraph to as long as you'd like!
2 - The story must use at least ONE of these words from the Gorilla Stories we have presented from March 28th through April 1st. The more, the better:

Seventh
brutes
dandy
educated
familiar
chuck-a-luck
imp
politics
snob-monkey
fashionable
Brooklyn

3 - Send it in via email to revry@panix.com. Please write 'Gorilla Contest Entry' in the subject line. Your entry must be received by Mister Ron by April 30th, 2011!
4 - Try to make it funny and original.
The winner, as chosen by Mister Ron, will get to choose a gorilla (or banana) costume from HalloweenCostumes.com!

The winner's story will be read on the Mister Ron's Basement podcast!

Thanks so much to the nice folks at HalloweenCostumes.com for their idea of having this contest. They offer a wonderful selection of well-made costumes year-round, not just for Halloween!

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*There is a nifty interview with Mister Ron in issue #59 iProng Magazine (now known as Beatweek Magazine) which can be downloaded at a new URL as a free pdf file here. 

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