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Punorama results

13:40 UK time, Wednesday, 20 December 2006

aerosmith203.jpgGiddy with Christmas spirit and year-end reflection, this week's Punorama has an end-of-term edge.

The Magazine is looking for a punning title for its .

Eh? Well, pop groups used to be content to label their "greatest hits" collections just that. Then some marketing wag came along and saw pun potential in the format. Thus, instead of Take That's Greatest Hits, we get Take That's "Never Forget"; rather than the Best of Jamiroquai, we get "High Times"; in place of the Essential George Michael it's "Twenty Five"… OK, even that's a bit cheap - it's just 25 of his greatest hits. (Kudos to the likes of Aerosmith, pictured above, and Gloria Estafan, who both share the "Very Best of..." title in the current album chart).

Here are some of your suggestions. As there are only a few more sleeps to go, particular preference has been given to those that show the Magazine and its assorted hangers-on in a favourable light.

Robert Cross took an early lead with The Best We've 'Zine, with The Greatest Wits, from Catriona Smith, not far behind. Right on their tails is Stig (who else?) with The Zest of the Magazine , with Helene Parry nipping at his heels with The Articulate Collection.

But coming up on the inside are variations on this organ's name itself - Magaseenitallbefore from Rory Walke, Mag: As Seen by Gareth Jones, Isle of Anglesey, Anna Lilley's MEGAzine and Murray Milne's Magnificents.

But will Nigel Macarthur's The Pun-day Supplement prove to be a dark horse? Or will Monitor: the blogged set by Helene Parry (again) pip them all at the post?

Always worth a flutter is Kip, with not one but two entries - Partycles and Smarticles. But when it comes to rating the runners and riders, it's best not to overlook Simon Rooke, with The schlock of ages.

They're coming round the outside now and into the home straight... it's Simon and Robert, neck and neck - no, Gareth and Helene - wait a minute, here's another contender... and the winner is -

[STATIC CRACKLE AND POP]

- whew, what a race! Congratulations. The rest of your entries - those that didn't make it out of the starting blocks - are posted below.

Comments

  1. At 03:48 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Magazine Monitors Greatest Wits.

  2. At 03:51 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Magazine Monitors Greatest Twits.

  3. At 03:55 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Keep Write On.

  4. At 03:55 PM on 19 Dec 2006, wrote:

    "They didn't print my letter the first time, either"

  5. At 03:57 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Lee Pike wrote:

    The Downloadable Digital Digest.

  6. At 03:58 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Going to the Blogs

  7. At 03:59 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Blessed of Prose

  8. At 03:59 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Lee Pike wrote:

    The Mighty Organ

  9. At 04:01 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Periodically Great.

  10. At 04:02 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Nick Rikker, Barcelona, Spain wrote:

    Zeitgeist of Christmas 2006 (apologies to Dickens)

  11. At 04:04 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    A Higher Zine-eth

  12. At 04:11 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Gus wrote:

    Indefinite Articles

  13. At 04:12 PM on 19 Dec 2006, John R wrote:

    One for the oldsters:

    THAT WAS THE WEB THAT WAS

  14. At 04:13 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Merry Mag Convened

  15. At 04:19 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Violette Cameron wrote:

    "Golden bullet-ins"

  16. At 04:19 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Annus PMirabilis

  17. At 04:27 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Robin, Edinburgh wrote:

    The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Website - All the Hits

  18. At 04:28 PM on 19 Dec 2006, S Clarke wrote:

    14 Routemaster Buses and 3 Olympic Sized Swimming Pools Full of MM

  19. At 04:28 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Periodical Pains

  20. At 04:28 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Gareth Jones, Isle of Anglesey wrote:

    Magazine Monitor's Top Shelf

  21. At 04:32 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Monitor scissored

  22. At 04:35 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    The Monitor and the Merry Crack

  23. At 04:38 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Pix6, Vienna wrote:

    Quick wits/papers
    [with apologies to Charles Dickens|

  24. At 04:39 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Brian Gunn wrote:

    Midnaught Express

  25. At 04:41 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Brian Gunn wrote:

    Magazine Minotaur 2006 - Just the mag - No bull

  26. At 04:51 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Chris A wrote:

    The best (and the worst) of PMS (Paper Monitor Stories)

  27. At 04:52 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Chris A wrote:

    1) PM's cabinet of hits

    2) Get down loadable hits

  28. At 04:53 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Paper Tigers.

  29. At 04:54 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Pix6, Vienna wrote:

    A pot o'clips, wow! (Reflux)

  30. At 04:55 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Monitor Wizard

  31. At 04:58 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Rob Falconer wrote:

    The least worst of Monitor?

  32. At 04:58 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Pix6, Vienna wrote:

    Teal we meet again...

  33. At 04:59 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Pix6, Vienna wrote:

    The Magazine Inessential Selection Collection

  34. At 05:00 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Auld lan zine

  35. At 05:04 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Wisdom of the Pages

    Caught in the Net

  36. At 05:07 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

  37. At 05:08 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Danny Burke wrote:

    Appundicitis

  38. At 05:10 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Brian Ritchie wrote:

    Magsimum Monitor

  39. At 05:11 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Simon Robinson wrote:

    Jest of Pumorama

  40. At 05:11 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Danny Burke wrote:

    The appundix

  41. At 05:11 PM on 19 Dec 2006, M. Webb wrote:

    Most Downlauded

  42. At 05:17 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Matt wrote:

    Magazine Reloaded?

  43. At 05:18 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    20 Golden Gripes

  44. At 05:24 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Peter Forrester wrote:

    Shrink Monitor

  45. At 05:25 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Stig wrote:

    The Zest of the Magazine Monitor

  46. At 05:28 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    Auld lang zine

  47. At 05:28 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    Readin' In The Year

  48. At 05:31 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Great, fully yours

  49. At 05:33 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    Now That's What I Call Musings

  50. At 05:34 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    Forty Clicks

    (bless the Stones!)

  51. At 05:36 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    The Brains Trussed

  52. At 05:36 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Pix6, Vienna wrote:

    Of cabbaging and things.

  53. At 05:37 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Charles, USA wrote:

    Top Shelf Stories

  54. At 05:42 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Charles, USA wrote:

    Monitor Watch Over 2006

  55. At 05:45 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Stig wrote:

    C’est the Best of the Magazine

  56. At 05:46 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Speed wrote:

    The Bests of the Jest.

  57. At 06:05 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Mark wrote:

    Maga-hits

  58. At 06:20 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Speed wrote:

    So You Think You're Punny.

  59. At 06:29 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Stig wrote:

    The Page of Enlightenment

  60. At 06:41 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Pat McGarry wrote:

    Reader Redux

  61. At 06:50 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Helene Parry wrote:

    Highly Organised Kudos

  62. At 07:19 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Mike Newcastle upon Tyne wrote:

    Magazine - Reloaded

  63. At 07:23 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Daniel wrote:

    Funorama

  64. At 07:23 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Sarah, Dartmouth, NS wrote:

    The Magazine - Unloaded

  65. At 07:35 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Martin wrote:

    The best byte awards that only one pun in ten did well.

  66. At 07:52 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Catriona Smith wrote:

    Magazine : The Greatest Wits

  67. At 08:10 PM on 19 Dec 2006, sarah trieste italy wrote:

    The Definite Article

  68. At 08:12 PM on 19 Dec 2006, sarah trieste italy wrote:

    Magna Carta

  69. At 08:45 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    PM's Greatest Wits

  70. At 08:47 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    PM's Greatest Writs

  71. At 09:13 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Candace wrote:

    PMMVI

  72. At 09:34 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    (For the Spanish readers)

    Los Letters.

  73. At 09:36 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Deja review

  74. At 09:39 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    Rifled magazine

  75. At 10:28 PM on 19 Dec 2006, Kip wrote:

    More repeats from the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳

  76. At 12:32 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Kieran Boyle wrote:

    The Magazine - Reloaded.

  77. At 01:08 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Tony Doyle wrote:

    Read when you're bored...

  78. At 01:09 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Tony Doyle wrote:

    The Licence Fee Rebate...

  79. At 01:10 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Tony Doyle wrote:

    What were they saying?

  80. At 01:16 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Tony Doyle wrote:

    If this is the best of the magazine, then you don't want to see what we left out...

    (admittedly, not a catchy title)

  81. At 01:18 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Tony Doyle wrote:

    The Cabbage Rag 2006

  82. At 01:21 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Tony Doyle wrote:

    So long and thanks for all the cabbages?

  83. At 01:22 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Tony Doyle wrote:

    O-Pun-ionated 2006

    or

    No Pun Intended 2006

  84. At 03:19 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Richard Peacock wrote:


    The Golden Gloats.

  85. At 05:35 AM on 20 Dec 2006, sarah, trieste, italy wrote:

    Punters' Review

  86. At 06:54 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    The Encyclopedia Beeb-monitor

  87. At 07:02 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    The Monitor Review of the Year, now guaranteed free from the deadly LBQ.

  88. At 07:18 AM on 20 Dec 2006, TIM McMahon wrote:


    1)UN-STOPPABLE PRINT-INS ?
    2)MUST-READS OR MISS-OUT ?
    3)SCOOPS FOR THE TROOPS ?
    4)ESSENTIAL CONFIDENTIALS ?

  89. At 08:17 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Behind You! (2006, that is).

  90. At 08:20 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Unchained Memories

  91. At 08:21 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    The 2006 Slick Sheets Pick

  92. At 08:21 AM on 20 Dec 2006, PiP wrote:

    Rock Bottoms

  93. At 08:29 AM on 20 Dec 2006, David Davies wrote:

    "Cobblers" The monitors last review of 2006.

  94. At 08:43 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Gareth Jones, Isle of Anglesey wrote:

    Blog up your daughters

  95. At 08:43 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Lee Pike wrote:

    The Observeder

  96. At 08:51 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Lee Pike wrote:

    The Inspection Pit

  97. At 08:56 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Lee Pike wrote:

    The Retrospeculative

  98. At 09:01 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Danny Burke wrote:

    The punhouse

  99. At 09:02 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Danny Burke wrote:

    The Puntheon

  100. At 09:07 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    The '06 Slick Sheets Pick

  101. At 09:09 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Phil wrote:

    Magazing!

  102. At 09:33 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Simon Rooke wrote:

    Wrest from the breast

  103. At 09:42 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Graham Parsons wrote:

    Surely it has to be the obvious...
    The Magazine - Reloaded

  104. At 10:18 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Tall Tone wrote:

    Scraps from the Stable: Best of the Magazine Monitor

  105. At 10:19 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Steve wrote:

    The Best of MM has to be:

    The Definite Articles

  106. At 10:25 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Dave Smith wrote:

    "Immaculate collection"....
    ( the best of "Mags"! )

  107. At 10:25 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Darren wrote:

    MM2006 - The Definitive Articles.

  108. At 10:25 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Bob wrote:

    Mag cum laude

    Magnus opus

    Magnifique!

  109. At 10:32 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Stuart wrote:

    Span-a-rama

  110. At 10:33 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Stuart wrote:

    The Berry Vest of Punorama

  111. At 10:36 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    The (Non!)-inaccurate Collection

  112. At 10:39 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    The Yule(tide) Is High

  113. At 10:39 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Darren wrote:

    Now That's What I Call Nuws [sic]

  114. At 10:40 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Daniel Hassall wrote:

    Monitor Wizard

  115. At 10:44 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    2006 Notches On My Pun

  116. At 10:47 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Daniel Hassall wrote:

    Magazine's Greatest Bits
    Always Look on the Light Side of Life

  117. At 10:47 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Mag's 2006 Riches

  118. At 10:48 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Bryan wrote:

    Monitor goes green: Last year recycled

  119. At 10:48 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Now That's What I Call Myooz-hacks 2006

  120. At 10:53 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Nigel Macarthur wrote:

    Now That's What I Call News Hacks 2006

  121. At 10:57 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Rob Falconer wrote:

    Whirled News

  122. At 11:20 AM on 20 Dec 2006, S Clarke wrote:

    the back issues....

  123. At 11:36 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Gearoid O'Muimeachain wrote:

    SILVER, GOLD AND POLONIUM

  124. At 11:37 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Richard - Bedford wrote:

    Carlsberg don't do magazines but if they did.......

  125. At 11:45 AM on 20 Dec 2006, Alan Gifford wrote:

    Start collecting 'One hit Wonders', their Greatest Hit, the Single, its much cheaper that colecting the one hit you know and the other 11 tracks you dont know!

  126. At 12:04 PM on 20 Dec 2006, Stuart wrote:

    Re-read 'em and weep

  127. At 12:14 PM on 20 Dec 2006, Gearoid O'Muimeachain wrote:

    THE PUNS IN THE WORLD... EVER!!!

  128. At 12:15 PM on 20 Dec 2006, Gearoid O'Muimeachain wrote:

    NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL PUNS - 1

  129. At 12:22 PM on 20 Dec 2006, Gearoid O'Muimeachain wrote:

    HELLO FROM THE PUNNY FARM

  130. At 12:27 PM on 20 Dec 2006, Gearoid O'Muimeachain wrote:

    "ESSENCE"

  131. At 12:30 PM on 20 Dec 2006, Gearoid O'Muimeachain wrote:

    Blondes have more Pun

  132. At 12:32 PM on 20 Dec 2006, Gearoid O'Muimeachain wrote:

    WELCOME TO THE HOUSE OF PUN

  133. At 01:14 PM on 20 Dec 2006, wrote:

    Bytes and Pieces

  134. At 01:38 PM on 20 Dec 2006, Stuart wrote:

    Greatest Wits

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