It’s a writing contest, in case you are interested. If you are wondering about the title, when my Daddy got tickled about something, he said, “That just blows my dress up.” I’m not sure if that originated because of the famous incident with Marilyn Monroe’s dress blowing up above her waist in the movie Seven Year Itch, or not. But, that’s a family saying, and I like it. So, there you go.

I’m looking for a blog that “Blows My Dress Up.” I want you to give us a good laugh. As before, it won’t be my dress blowing up. My friend Jenny McB at J’s Thoughts and Musings has graciously agreed to judge the posts. Jen has a great sense of humor, and she has promised that she will not peek ahead of time and that she cannot be bribed.

I learned from my last attempt at having this contest, so I’m streamlining it this time. Instead of three entries, just send me one funny post you have written. There will be one winner.

As each entry is submitted, I will post links to the essays here in the order that I receive them, so the rest of the blogosphere can read them. The winner of the contest gets a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com. and a button, similar to the picture on this page, to post if they choose. Every contestant accepted will get a link on the page.

Here is what I seek: I’m looking for original humorous essays. Please do not send a post that is just a cartoon, or a joke. My judge will not see any pictures that you have posted with the essay. I want your writing. It can be on any topic you choose, but you have to keep it clean. I reserve the right to reject any entry if there is objectionable content or if it does not meet the above guidelines.

How do you enter?

1)Send me the permalink to one of your posts that you think are funny. It can be a new post that you have written for the contest or one from your archives. E-mail me. You can use “other” as the subject matter.

2)The Deadline is High Noon (Texas Time) on Saturday, June 16th.

3)Mention this contest and link to this post in either the new post you write to enter, or in a separate posting.

4)On June 18th, I will announce the winners. It’s time to start typing, y’all.

If you’d like to visit the entries to the previous contest, you can see all the entries here.

This Eclectic Life’s This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest OTHER ENTRIES:

• Life is RANTastic entered with Shades of Gray (Thursday Thirteen #18)
• TeaTime Ramblings has submitted Is that perfume I smell?
• Rosemarie at Miscellaneous Matters entered Embarrassing Moment
  
• SusieJ entered This Elf Just Won’t Leave
• The Zen of Motherhood submitted So, You Think You’re Funny, Huh?
• Mama Milton is in with All skate, reverse direction
• Artist By Nature added 8 Things I Know–Pass It On
• The World According To Suz entered The Sugar Wagon Fling
• Tumbled Words submitted Leaks of the human kind
• Design Your Writing Life entered “He’s Not Using Quotation Marks”
• The Blogabillies entered My Mama’s “Recipe” - Good For What Ails You
  
• Solo-Mommy added The different degrees of SMART
• Hamelife has entered 10 Pastimes Strictly the Domain of Men
• Entertaining Angels submitted The PK’s Life
• Simply Nutmeg added Further Reflection on My Fear of Funerals
• Absolutely Bananas offers Squirrel Violence on the Rise
• Surviving Motherhood added one, and titled it This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest
• Child Lost submitted Sense of Humor
• SAHMbles entered What not to Wear
• Carma’s Window posted Four Legs and an Interview
• Whee! All The Way Home entered My Little X-Girl
• and rudeness entered Extraordinary Is More Like It.
• Island Life added What’s That Smell?
• Olive Plants entered Bedlam
• A day in the life submitted Pink UFO
• ExPat Mom entered Messy Stuff.
• What’s A Quirk? submitted The Lone Shower Bug
• QuipWhit entered Summer Obsession

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