{"id":14557,"date":"2015-03-03T11:33:20","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T18:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?p=14557"},"modified":"2015-04-02T08:38:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T14:38:52","slug":"we-think-you-might-be-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?p=14557","title":{"rendered":"We Think You Might Be Funny!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a contest!<\/p>\n<p>In most years, for April Fool&#8217;s Day, the <em>Blue Line<\/em> editors get foolish and post <a title=\"all the April Fools posts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/tag\/april-fools\/\" target=\"_blank\">silly stuff<\/a> about Boulder.\u00a0 Sort of a Boulder version of the Onion (the Bunion!).<\/p>\n<p>Write a winning article for the <em>Blue Line\u2019s<\/em> April Fool&#8217;s issue and win a gift card for a cup of coffee or tea at a local shop.\u00a0 If you are so inclined, include an original graphic.\u00a0 We love charts and graphs of all kinds. This year, we&#8217;re thinking that there must be at least one article about the mood of the town. For example, how about &#8220;Boulder Reaches Peak Umbrage&#8221;?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14558\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/peak-umbrage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14558 \" title=\"peak umbrage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/peak-umbrage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/peak-umbrage.png 481w, https:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/peak-umbrage-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/peak-umbrage-400x240.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How much higher could Boulder&#8217;s umbrage get? None higher!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So here are the rules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All content must be original, developed by you<\/li>\n<li>You must have rights to all images and graphics that you include<\/li>\n<li>For this issue only, you may use a pseudonym (or your real name if you prefer)<\/li>\n<li>Each headline must have at least one paragraph of content to accompany it<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s okay to be sophomoric, but not okay to be mean<\/li>\n<li>Anger isn&#8217;t that funny<\/li>\n<li>Entries are due by noon, March 30<\/li>\n<li>Submit entries via our Submit an Article <a title=\"opens in new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/submit-an-article\/\" target=\"_blank\">page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Winning entries will run on April 1, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Questions?\u00a0 <a title=\"opens in new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/contact-us-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact us<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If we post your article, we\u2019ll send\u00a0you a gift card for a cup of coffee at a local Boulder coffee shop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019re looking forward to your entries!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a contest! 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