We received 177 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad on page 71 of the November issue. “Finally!” writes the very clever Linda Etter. “An ad made just for me (and all those other gray/white-haired seniors)! A Senior Superstore! I will be right over. Alas, the Fake Ad is all too apparent: for the Agean Golden Helmet from the Michigan Senior Superstore. Gadzooks! I just realized the spelling is Agean, not Aegean!! I feel fleeced.” Fleeced? We see what you did there.
“If only the Agean Golden Helmet included an automatic AARP subscription, and small item location assistance for all the things I put down and immediately forget!” writes Mary Kupec-Adams. John “not ready for the helmet yet” Bean suggested a few other features: “a mute button for incoherent ramblings, a smell meter for it’s time to take a bath, and an ear, nose, and eyebrow hair trimmer. Bonus, it is a helmet, so when they fall it protects the head.”
Our winner, Matt Burton, is taking his gift certificate to Carlyle Grill. To enter this month’s contest, find the Fake Ad and let us know at the address below. Hint: The ad always contains the name of the previous month’s winner in some form.
What a fabulous experience we had at the A2 Community Bookfest! It was wonderful to meet so many Fake Adders in person. We signed and sold some books at Bookfest, but we do still have some available for the holidays at annarborobserver.com/books.
