Finally, I got placed in a competition.  OK, it wasn't a writing competition.  And being placed didn't win any prizes.  But still, the journey of a thousand miles, and all that. 

I was restricted to 200 words decribing a new invention.

"The Pink Fluffy DVD player has a pre-scan function that automatically scratches any DVD that features Steven Seagal, cars traveling at over 100 MPH or explosions. Unless it stars Keanu Reeves (sigh).  It is fully waterproof, and comes with a tissue dispenser. The remote control has one button, and that button does whatever it is that you want the DVD to do at that particular moment. It is activated by trace amounts of Estrogen found in female perspiration, and so cannot be operated by men.

It has an interactive menu that tells you what he just said, why he's going to Switzerland when you thought his girlfriend was in France, where you've seen her before, and agrees that a skinny cow like that can't be considered sexy. For those romantic evenings in with a boyfriend, it comes with re-orderable eye drops that make it look as though he's crying when really he's thinking about the football he's missing." Bob Simms

SCI FI SAYS: You could never tell this was written by a man, right? No offense ladies, but this brought a grin to our face, and is thoroughly deserving of a mention. Plus, please stop talking through films.