Winner of the Tongue in Cheek Contest

Here was your chance to vent and write that sarcastic thank-you letter to that "very special" person.

And our hearty congratulations go to:
Margaret B. Davidson from Fairport, NY
Here is Margaret's winning entry:

Dear Butch:

Betty and I had planned on chatting with you in person, but we never see you these days.  We know you're there, though, because that broken muffler on your pick-up is our wake-up call each and every morning at five sharp.

We're not, however, writing to thank you for being our alarm clock. No, it's the Christmas decorations we most appreciate, and the fact that we get to enjoy them twelve full months a year! We've always found the display of winking red, green, and blue fairy lights outlining your windows, doors, roofline, and hanging from every tree and shrub in your front and back yards to be enormously spectacular. It's a shame that many of the lights blinked out (pardon the pun) by August, but we did understand your not wanting to replace them that late in the season.  

Yes, the lights are always noteworthy, but last December's collection of KMart reindeer was truly inspiring. It was privilege indeed to see those critters cavorting on your front lawn, and later to have the added bonus of observing their faded and deflated carcasses writhing on our crab-apples come Easter Sunday. Now that's recycling.  Congratulations! 

If you happen to look out your window the next few days, you might notice some men tramping around between our two properties. Nothing to be concerned about. The new fence they'll be erecting might appear massive at first glance, but the contractors have assured us that in certain neighborhoods these particular fences are a most popular item.

Regards from your neighbors,

Betty and Dave