George Loses Robert Benchley Society Award for Humor

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George Elkin Albitz Loses Robert Benchley Society Award for Humor.

In a previously unprecedented total lack of adoration George E. Albitz has lost the prestigious Robert Benchley Award for the fourth time.

The winners are usually notified in the summer months when judges can fly off to topless beaches and bask in the sun with mint juleps, however George’s entry was chosen as a loser even before being received. Actually it wasn't even written yet, possibly due to the bad economy which provided very little humor material, which George stated, was not his fault.

The judging staff which will probably be composed of Dave Barry, Horace Digby, and others, say they wanted to give George a head start on all the other losers and set him as a shining example of what a writer with a fifth grade education can do. They know it can be very nerve racking waiting for the results and hoped to relieve him of the anxiety, apprehension, and distress which causes most losers to be fidgety.

In all honesty the judges shall miss his lively entries which they used to crinkle up and "Shoot" from across the room to their circular floor file. I suppose this year others will have to provide the amusement.

George was unavailable for comment but did say he was honored to be chosen as “First Loser” and looks forward to losing again next year. He pointed out that, like himself, Robert Benchley had never won the award.