The second half of Résumé (ODQ, 8th edition), by Dorothy (‘Dotty’) Parker (‘Nosey’), reads: ‘Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.’
First prize Peter Berridge, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Runners-up Liz Knights, Walton Highway, Cambs; Peter King, Oxford
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