Vote for my three best

Can you spare 15 minutes to save the world? Of course you can. But I'm not concerned about that. I'm asking you to spare 15 minutes to help me win a contest. It's kind of the same, right?

Each year the National Society of Newspaper Columnists (aka "the moderately employed") holds a contest for members, asking them to submit their three best humor columns published the previous year. If you have read my stuff, you know I am no judge of humor. But you are. So, having read all 52 columns from last year (an exercise I would not wish on a dog), I have narrowed the field down to five finalists for your consideration. Here is all you have to do:

1. Clear 15 minutes from your schedule (10 if you don't move your lips when you read).

2. Read each of the five columns below, and write their names on a notepad.

3. Score each from 1-5, 5 being funniest.

4. Go here to vote (vote only for your top three). After voting, you will be able to see the overall results.

I will send the three top vote-getters into the contest. What do I get if I win? Bragging rights and a few bucks, I think. I've never won.

Please only vote once. Voting ends Saturday, March 13, 2010.

Thank you for taking your valuable time. (Note: If you cannot find three of these columns funny, you won't be the first. Just do your best). Here are your choices, in no particular order:

Headline Bites Man

Living in Harmony and Bliss

George seeks the "fun" in fundraiser

Showcase house

Real men don't