Hundreds of thousands of people are marching in Tehran, demanding the results of the Iranian presidential election be put aside.

We know the pressures of having to decide winners and losers. We do that each week with ScuttleButton.

But we don't shirk our responsibility.

Remember, to be declared the ScuttleButton winner, you first need to take one word or one concept per button, add 'em up, and arrive at a familiar saying or a name. Submit your answer and hope you're the person chosen at random. NOTE: You MUST include your name and city/state to be eligible.

And also remember, the answer does not necessarily have to be political. For instance, the answer to a puzzle a while back was "Minnesota Twins" -- not political at all, unless you're thinking Mondale and Humphrey instead of Killebrew and Oliva.

Last week's buttons, in case you forgot:

Picasso's "Hands holding Flowers" -- Now and then I try to add some culture to ScuttleButton.

Christian Citizens for Curtis -- Thomas Curtis was a Republican congressman from Missouri.

For President / John Anderson -- Anderson, a moderate/liberal GOP congressman from Illinois, sought his party's presidential nomination in 1980. When he failed, he ran as an independent in the general election.

So, when you add Hands + Christian + Anderson, you kind of get ...

Hans Christian Andersen -- The Danish author of fairy tales (1805-1875), most notably "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling."

(Several responders came up with "Flowers for Algernon," the short story by Daniel Keyes. Interesting, but wrong.)

Anyway, the winner, selected at random among the correct responders, is (drum roll) ... Carol Martini of Chickamauga, Ga.

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10:53 - June 16, 2009

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