This week, UK riots and looting continued, the stock market plunged and surged, and GOP candidates exchanged verbal punches. Just as lively as the headlines, the Six-Word Memoirs kept coming in this week. Below are the best memoirs of the week–many of them garnering the most ‘favorites’ in the last seven days. As always, click on each of the authors’ names to read more of their stories.

Best Metaphor: “Cheerios girl navigating Fruit Loops world.” -Bevvie
Best Wordplay: “Jumped to conclusion. Landed on truth.” -l8leigh
Most Calculated: “$11/pack, 2pack habit, $22/day, $660/month, $7920/year.” -steelponypoet
Most Self-Aware: “Left the good twin home today.” -ctgoods2
Best Exchange: “Lost popularity, gained my best friend.” -PurpleStarSunshine*, from SMITHTeens
Most Unconventional: “Muses don’t do yearly performance reviews.” -calondon (profile image above) with Six Words About Work-Bosses

Plus: Our current Six Words About Work challenge, “Bosses: The Best Boss I Ever Had,” continues through August 13, and our final challenge “Lessons at Work” begins on August 14. Submit as often as you like for a chance to win an iPad2 or PlayBook and a chance to be featured in a Six Words About Work book out later this year.