Mister Ron's Basement No. 1909

Thur Mar 31, 2011

Mister Ron’s Basement No. 1909

Welcome to Gorilla Week in The Basement!

All week long we will be presenting some ancient stories about Gorillas! On Friday, April 1st, we will be announcing a contest with a unique and special prize! Meanwhile, keep listening to our Gorilla tales for clues and inspiration.

Today’s uncredited piece appeared in the Christmas Edition of The Brooklyn Eagle from 1898. It’s the story of a little boy magically transported to a land of talking political Gorillas and ferocious Cannibals. It’s called ‘Johnny and the Imp.’



Time: approx seven and a half minutes

Mister Ron's Basement Gorilla Contest!

Our week of Gorilla Stories presented from March 28th through April 1st have inspired Mister Ron’s 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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