Hi there, Austin! A little while back, after we wrote about cedar fever season arriving, we asked for help coming up with a way to describe a misery that defies description. You’ve had time for your sinuses to stew in their wet, raw, itchy state. It’s time to take stock of who did the best job of summing up #cedarfeverin5words.
My second-favorite reader entry came from William Ward Wyatt, who made excellent use of video — and anything involving this guy is almost a guaranteed win:
Some will quibble with him not winning. And I’m fine with that. Also in the “arguably best” category is Carolyn Cohagan, who also mixed video and words cleverly:
And this has the sort of Eeyore “no one remembers my birthday” tone I think sums up longtime sufferers:
But Linda O. (man oh man, I really hope that’s her actual name) had my favorite reader entry:
Evocative, meet gross. #winning
So congratulations, Linda O. and the rest of our readers, whose entries were all outstanding. Want to judge the entries yourself? We’ve compiled an updated list.
But know that you have not peaked, and there is a standard to which to aspire. For as usual, Statesman staffer Eric Webb is the conquering hero of the clever wars:
Now that some of you are well into into the “body liquefies through nasal cavities” phase of the year, the misery may have inspired a new level of creativity. If so, tweet it with that #cedarfeverin5words” hashtag!
