Aji charapita pepper seeds are sold by Missouri-based Rare Seeds. Photos: Jason Clayworth/Axios
Axios DSM readers submitted just over 65 corn puns or headlines for our news roundup "The Ear" for a chance to win one of two aji charapita pepper plants Jason is giving away.
Driving the news: WDM resident Eric Doll won a plant for the headline, "You've been corned so you pepper beware."
Chris Andersen of Nevada also won with his take on the Jason Bourne movies: "Corn Supremacy."
Runners up were "ch-ear squad: Grow! Fight! Win!" from Laura Knispel of Grimes and "Silking it for all its worth," from Cedric Fevrier of DSM.
👑 The intrigue: Christine Marchand of Cumming submitted more than 100 puns in recent years.
Bottom line: If you wanna dethrone the Ear queen, you've got a lot of work ahead of you.
Got a cleaver Ear pun? Hit reply. We'll give it some corn-sideration.
