Awards Anyone?

Most Gracious:Elizabeth Edwards

I'll second Jacquie!

This is great, Mary! I laughed at a couple of them. Thanks for my inclusion, though "Most likely to succeed" would have really made my day. :)

Most likely to start a fire: Eric M.
Most tongue in cheek: Mark M. (he's hilarious sometimes)

Which local heavy-hitter is the biggest lurker?

Step into the light and claim your award....

C'est moi.

I'm sure this thread is making Mark M ectastic. Now he has something to fill in the gaps between "scintillating articles on people shopping AFTER Christmas" and New Years Resolutions!

Dan--I will only accept the best researcher award if I can share with you and Will. Wanna share the other one too? :)

I'll second the nomination of Ginny for best defense of a controversial post.

Since Mary R was so generous in her divvying up, she really deserves something better than most ignored on LEAP. Most snitty comments?

Eric--the progressive most likely to ignore the progressive party line? (an honor in IMHO)

Gerry Cohen--best memory (Dan C is a close second)

Most thoughtful posts--Anita

Sincerely,

Terri, aka the pit bull

Amendment: Mary's award should be "best snitty comments" not most snitty. Sorry Mary, should have taken time to proofread.

Best blog host who makes this all possible: Ruby-Thanks for a good year!

Thanks, Terri, I accept your award as phrased.

I'd like to thank the Academy, my parents, my loving wife Leslie, my two wonderful and beautiful daughters, my extremely cute little dog, all of my high school English teachers (especially Ms. Carpenter, whose exercises in sentence diagramming set me up for a life in writing), Michael Chertoff, Sam Alito, Steve McQueen, Elie Wiesel, Paul McCartney, Glenn Tilbrook, Andy Partridge, Josef Ratzinger, and my therapist.

My suggested category: "Most Like Karl Rove." Nominations?

On reflection, I believe that my sophomore year English teacher was still Mrs. Carpenter. It was 1977, after all.

Since I can't get Eric's award, I hereby nominate myself for "most annoying poster from the local media." ;-)

Seems like we can't give Eric the Most Likely to Start a Fire award. That has to go to Ginny doesn't it?

See http://missoginny.blogspot.com/ if you don't get this post.

Dang! Is that what that container was for? I took it out back, filled it with sand and used it to sight in my new scope on my high powered rifle! Oh well, I guess at least it won't hold any rain water. I gotta get all the lead slinging in I can, before I am annexed. I am sure it is illegal to discharge a weapon within town limits...

I am truly honored to be nominated for the award of curmudgeon, accept the award and will do my best to rant in such a manner as to retain the award in perpetuity.

I too am thankful for this site, I have really enjoyed it. I would prefer personal conversation, but I this is a very good second place.

Perhaps some day we can have an OP regular's party?

I nominate Melanie See for best political historian, and best overall "poster-child".

Happy New Year and Blessings to all!!!!

John--
Thanks...I think!

In typical town-gown relations traditions, the UNC bloggers on our somewhat cohesive blogring are having their own get-together without inviting the townies. :)

Ours will be better than yalls though, if only because we go into this with full awareness of how nerdy it is to have a bloggers party, because we are poor students for whom chips and salsa counts as classy hors d'oeurves and because our invitations will be caricatures drawn by the witty and talented Pip. And because those of you who read The Daily Tar Heel online may miss Pip's cartoons -- http://piptoons.blogspot.com .

Hmm, I wasn't invited to an OP party either. Maybe because I'm so serious?!

wow, I got two awards. Thanks all!

I would like to add that I've met Eric, I've dined and conversed with Eric. He is definitely better in writing than in person.

Ahh. Back from a really nice vacation.

Party invitation?? Guys, I was just daydreaming about having one, it was a suggestion.....I could not dream of throwing one, unless you all are into spam and pork rinds with a coke or cheap beer chaser!!

Melanie- let me 'splain- a "real" poster child as defined by me is someone who presents something well enough to get their picture put on a poster. Thus you being a "poster (to this site) child" was intended as a compliment.

JMK

[I knew there wasn't a party.]

Ruby, I think Mary's post was tongue-in-cheek, and in any event, all she's saying is that she is unlikely to read you on the subject of UNC. That doesn't necessarily mean that others are unlikely to read you. So keep writing!

:)

Just a quick note to thank all you "best" folks for keeping this amazing place running so smoothly and effectively. I've learned much by spending time with OP over the past year . . . and I look forward to even more in 2006.

J

Back in high school, my superlative award was "Most Studious." I was (and continue to be) a nerd of the highest order.

Mary, I feel that this is an unfair characterization. I think most people who read my posts realize that I am strongly in favor of DOUBLE-TRACK railways.

To all those who read my transportation/land use-focused postings on OP, thanks.