PT Loser Punchout

Posted by Becci, Reigning PT Loser Punchout Champion

First off, I don't cheat.

I didn't cheat.

It is true that I did drive, but I think it unfair to suggest that gave me an unfair advantage. In fact, I think the actuaries would say that the probability of the passenger winning a PT Loser Punchout challenge is high given that he or she is free of the obligation of watching the road directly in front of the vehicle being driven.

The rules of the game are this:

1. For each PT Loser sighted, the person to make the sighting gets one point.
2. If the PT Loser has flames on it or is a convertible, no additional points are granted. Further pity on the PT Loser owner is, however, bestowed.
3. If a PT Loser is sighted on the side of the road under duress of any sort, the person making the sighting gets five points. Pity on the owner of the PT Loser of course, is bestowed, but in a "sorry sucker" sort of way.
4. If someone spots a PT Loser being towed by an RV or any sort of other large vehicle, they also get five points.
5. In the event someone is lucky enough to see a semi-hauler carrying multiple PT Losers, five points is awarded for each Loser-mobile being carried.
6. If, in eagerness to win the PT Loser Punchout, a challenger calls out "PT Loser" when sighting a Honda Civic or other non-PT vehicle, the other team or challenger gets a point.
7. If, in eagerness to win the PT Loser Punchout, a challenger calls out "PT Loser" when a equally disastrous Chevy HHR is sighted, the other team or challenger gets one point. This rule should be amended in future challenges so that the other team or challenger gets two points. HINT: HHR's are a bit more square and are painted in an even more disturbing palate of colors.
8. If a PT Loser is sighted with NASCAR numbers or stickers of any sort mounted on it, the person making the sighting is encouraged to look for mullets inside, but no additional points are awarded.
9. Finally, regardless of points, the game is over if a PT Loser is sighted bearing the confederate flag on it in any form. The person making the sighting is declared the winner and has lifetime bragging rights.

For the record, I won the Wisconsin-North Carolina PT Loser Punchout. I believe the score was 52-38 and I came by my score honorably. I did spot one RV pulling a PT Loser, though Heather made a strong comeback in Asheville, just hours before the challenge ended. We did note that the density of PT Losers increased as we drove South, and that white and cream appear to be the colors of choice down here. We pity the owners.