Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Wacky Wednesday - Lottery-Winning Monkeys

Write a TV news spot about a jittery spider monkey who wins the lottery.


Dana Lee wrote:

This just in from Djibouti, Africa! Franklin the spider monkey won the lottery jackpot of $134,431,354.99. Live from Djibouti with Franklin is our own Sally McSmittenson.
Sally: Hello Franklin, how are you today?
Franklin: goo faa goo toaf.
Sally: I see, and what will you do with your earnings?
Franklin: faa feaa geaas geaat


Sally: I see. Well you are obviously busy so back to you in the studio!


Pope Jon wrote:

"Up next, we have a unique little story out of Winchestertonfieldville, Iowa, where something big has happened to someone little, and it has them hooping and hollering. Over to our reporter on the scene, Brock Johnson. Brock?" Lisa Lyn Baxter smiled that T.V. anchor smile, pleasant but empty, and waits awkwardly for the camera to switch over.

After the obligatory pause, Brock seems to activate suddenly with his story.

"Thanks, Lisa," he says with a curt nod of his perfectly sculpted hair, "Here in Winchestertonfieldville, the small towns inhabitants are going ape-crazy over what's happened at the local corner store." B-Roll of the town's storefronts, traffic, and citizens shot from the neck down plays as Brock forces his way through more puns. "A local man, by the name of Barnabas Barnacle, has won Iowa Lottery's 'Hot Lotto Sizzler,' a prize of over 3.7 million dollars. But he's not alone. Someone else is trying to monkey their way into his money, by 'apeeling' for half."

Margary Whitaker is shown as she begins her interview, "My little Samson deserves the money just as much as Ol' Barny Barn." Samson picks at Margary's curly hair as she explains her side of the story, "Years ago he took a likin' to lotto tickets, and uses his own allowance to buy one every Sunday after church."

Margary is muted while Brock voices over, "But some of the other citizens are saying, 'You must be bananas!'"

Barnabas Barnicle is shown, his face beet red, "Just ain't right. No monkey should have my money. He's be happier pickin' flees than pickin' up my money!"

The shot returns to Brock, now with Samson sitting uneasily on his shoulder. Both seem uncomfortable with the arrangement, but Brock, ever the professional, forces out his final pun to wrap up the story, "As of right now the Iowa Lottery has not reached a decisive decision as to-"

Samson suddenly screeches directly into Brock's ear, effectively cutting him off. Brock dons an embarrassed smile and attempts to continue, but is cut off again. He soon gets into a screaming match with Samson, and Lisa Lyn is forced to take over.

The feed of Brock cut off, Lisa attempts to regain the studio's honor.

"Well, looks like Brock's busy monkeying around. When we return, an update on Kim Kardashian's latest shenanigans."


Melody Joy wrote:

“In other news, a spider monkey just won the lottery in Lima, Ohio. Apparently the owner, Mitchell Owens, takes his spider monkey to the convenience store with him every Saturday night to allow the little guy to play the lottery. He claims that the monkey, who is 7 years old and goes by the name of Bradley, has nervous breakdowns if he doesn’t make their weekly trip. So, Owens has been allowing Bradley to pick his own numbers in the Power Ball every week for the last 3 years, and as the Power Ball climbed to a record-breaking high this past week, this little spider monkey just got lucky. According to Owens, Bradley has plans on purchasing a new home for both of them with the winnings, as well as donating much of it to help spider monkey rescues across the globe.”


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