Last month’s Fake Ad for the Spitting Vulture Casino on page 101 of the December Observer prompted 135 correct entries. The previous winner’s name, “Waltje,” was hidden in the combination of coming acts, “Patton OsWALT” and “JErsey Boys.”
“The Giva-pottomi tribe is what tipped me off!” wrote Luke Paisley. ” Good work hiding [the clue]. I never read advertisements as carefully as when I look through the Observer.”
“You never see Patton Oswalt’s name in print so that was a tip-off,” wrote Plymouth’s Diane Cupps. “It’s my understanding that vultures (turkey vultures anyway) don’t really spit as much as ‘vomit.’ It’s a defense mechanism. Attractive, no? BTW … your entertainment line-up sort of makes me want to vomit. Tony Orlando and Dawn Experience? Happy Holidays!”
Our winner was Mark Brantmeyer. He’s taking his gift certificate to Zingerman’s.
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To enter this month’s contest, find the fake ad in the January issue and follow the instructions in the box at the bottom of the Back Page. The fake ad always contains the name of last month’s winner in some form.