Contessa Mendoza’s (the_barefoot_contessa14) winning entry for week 29 has to be seen to be believed. Girl Scouts are the latest purveyors of cancer! Really? Only in Crazy California. View this post on Instagram It’s Girl Scout Cookie time. Don’t touch my cookies! How many boxes of cancer-causing cookies are you going to buy? Me? I...
Proposition 65’s infringement of free speech is wonderfully illustrated by Shanae Chester’s winning Week 28 entry featuring Jiffy Lube. How ironic is it that side by side with the Jiffy Lube pitch “Give the Gift of Peace of Mind” is a Proposition 65 warning? Apparently the price for peace of mind is cancer or birth...
Week 27’s winning picture depicts a TV that not only has features to kill for and a killer price, but also, according to California Proposition 65 actually kills. The winner who was debating whether to show her love by refusing to give her husband his heart’s desire, is Danielle Smith (@mrsnellie08). This is her first win. ...
Week 26’s winner is Contessa Mendoza (the_barefoot_Contessa14). Her colorful pen photo wins on all counts – great picture, humorous quip, and highest social impact. Prop 65 does indeed provide a handy excuse for avoiding study, work, cleanliness and even healthy eating. Even going to the gym for a protein shake is dangerous and a cancer...
There were several excellent entries for week 25. It appears that delivering meals is a risky business in California – there were actually two entries on that subject. For absurdity and humor, however, it’s hard to beat Week 25’s winning entry from Gary Narberes. It appears that his Wal-Mart has lined its aisles with Proposition...
What kind of world are we living in where we are warned that a superhero like Batman causes cancer? That was the question posed by Week 24’s winning entry provided by Contessa Mendoza (the_Barefoot_Contessa14). Her entry, a Batman timer, also had the highest social impact score. View this post on Instagram Holy toxic...
Week 23’s entries were every bit as difficult to judge as the prior weeks. Once again the judges resorted to the social impact tie breaker. Congratulations go to Contessa Mendoza (the_Barefoot_Contessa14) for her clothing store entry and her humorous quip that soon even window shopping may be a hazardous activity in the State of California....
There were some excellent entries for Week #22’s Proposition 65 Contest. Once again, the final decision was made using the social impact tie breaker, making Contessa Mendoza (the Barefoot Contessa14) the week’s winner. The judges particularly liked her quip that at least in California, “Work is Hazardous to Your Health. View this post on Instagram The...
The winner of this week’s #Prop65Contestis again Shanae Chester for her marvelous and absurdly funny collage of not one, but two Proposition 65 warnings in which the solution (washing hands (presumably with soap)) to the warned activity (handling batteries) results in the exact same perils – cancer and reproductive issues. Perhaps washing in California means with water...
The Proposition 65 Contest entries for Week #21 were all terrific. The judges ultimately made their decision using the social impact tie breaker, and declared Shanae Chester the winner for her wonderful picture of her son’s plea for a special toy. The juxtaposition of the California warning with the certification that the toy meets the...
The week’s winner was Contessa Mendoza (The_barefoot_contessa14) for her clever and ironic double entendre of the word, “sign” in a photograph of a fitness center’s promotional sign and its Proposition 65 warning. Her entry also had the highest social impact score. View this post on Instagram I will ignore this sign every time to watch...
Week 19 judging was particularly challenging. The two most timely featured a holiday theme – one post Christmas and one for the New Year. After due deliberation, Contessa Mendoza’s (Curvy_Doll13) extremely funny Wal-Mart entry was declared the winner based in part on greater social impact and in part on the fact that the warning sign literally affects...
With Week #18 falling during the Christmas week, it is no surprise that the two best entries featured a holiday theme. The winner is Contessa Mendoza’s Christmas tree ornaments. The judges particularly liked her ironic caption: “Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree, how cancer causing are thee?”. Her caption led one of the judges to...
Week #17’s entries were so good that the judges based their decision primarily on social impact. There were in fact two excellent posts centered around White Castle burgers. Greg Chester’s amusing burger post wins – the judges in particular enjoyed the quip that a trip to Vegas solved the problem – as in only the...
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