Best Award Presentation - MisterM's Most Notorious wins!
Apr 7, 2021 10:44:30 GMT -5
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Post by Christmas Chief on Apr 7, 2021 10:44:30 GMT -5
Now that the Award Show has ended, we have one award left to go: the award for Best Award Presentation. Vote for the presentation from this year's ceremony that you believe to be the best.
The text of each speech is pasted below for your convenience. View the Award Show Thread for the fully-formatted originals.
MisterM's Most Notorious Presentation
Jean's Best Profile Decoration Presentation
Hermes's Best Writing Presentation
Sherry Ann's Ghastliest Gamer Presentation
urbanletteropener's Best New Member Presentation
twiggy's Best Artist Presentation
Jean's Most Compassionate Presentation
Hermes's Worst Disorganizer Presentation
twiggy's Best Thread Presentation
Zortegus's Most Amusing Presentation
Sherry Ann's Best Volunteer Presentation
Former adm. + Mustache glasses's Linda Rhaldeen Award for Most Valued Poster
Papricot / Terry Craig's Best Pairing
Thanks to Hermes for the suggestion and help reviving this award.
If you're available to make a banner for this award, say so in this thread or PM me.
Voting locks this Saturday at 11:59pm ET.
The text of each speech is pasted below for your convenience. View the Award Show Thread for the fully-formatted originals.
MisterM's Most Notorious Presentation
Congratulations, fellow 667er!
You have been nominated for a Dante!
Please meet at the following address on the evening of April 1st 2021.
And so the edict went out, and four excited 667ers began bouncing up and down with palpable excitation. Roxy chose her flashied, in-est outfit. Dante, in his usual way, celebrated in his own quiet manner, keeping himself to himself. The Former Admin decided to censor the word 'Dante' so it read 'Doo Doo Fart'. And Jean theorised about what it could all mean,
And at the allotted time, the four of gathered together. It was an old abandoned shack in the middle of the woods, where occasionally the four of them would meet to play games. But this time was another of them there
'Hey' I said. 'So I'm here to give one of you an award.'
'Ooh!' said Roxy
'I see' said Doo Doo Fart
'Haha, Doo Doo Fart' said Former Admin
'I see what you're saying there former admin, and I think that the Doo Doo Fart is clearly a representation of Snicket's continual-' Said Jean Lucio, until I interrupted him.
'Er, anyway' I interrupted. 'I guess all that remains for me to do is skip over the part where I tell you what the award is for reasons that may seem confusing and strange, but should hopefully make sense at some point.'
'Haha' said Doo Doo Fart
'I guess I should start by talking to you' I said, pointing at the Former Admin. 'I mean, no, clearly you haven't won. You're just a mustache and some glasses, and you think that censoring random words is funny. It may be scandalous behaviour, but it's not good enough. Please leave.'
'Loser' said Former Admin, as he stomped sullenly out of the room.
'That's better,' said Dante. 'I can use my real name again.'
'Actually sadly Dante, you should probably leave as well' I said, pointing at him. 'You're a mysterious chap, and you have are infamous for your dedication to Snicket and your secrecy about yourself, but it's not good enough. Please leave.'
'Sigh' said Dante, as he stomped sullenly out of the room.
I was about to start talking again, when suddenly a huge roar came from outside, we rushed outside as the bombinating began to echo around the valley, and the bombinating beast began to - actually wait, that's a different story, not this one. Sorry, I got confused for a minute there.
'Look' said Jean excitedly, pointing at a rock. 'Look at this rock!'
'What about it?' I asked
'This rock is clearly what Daniel Handler was intending. Beatrice must have been at the masked ball, because this rock is unreliable narrator, and Vice Principal Nero was the aunt of Fiona because -'
'It's a rock, Jean.' I said. 'Please calm down. Look, I know you like to make theories and stuff, but as renowned as you are, it's not good enough. Please Leave.'
'That's okay' said Jean, as he stomped sullenly into the woods.
'So it's just me and you' I said to roxy.
'Thats okay, you're in right now.' said Roxy
'Is that a chat up line?'
'What??? No!! Its means your fashionable, glamorous, just like Esme. Shes the best character in all of living memory, shes so wonderful and vivacious and textured and -'
'Roxy, you won, it's fine. I get it.' I told her. 'Your love for Esme is legendary, and yeah, it is actually good enough! Congratulations.'
'Thanks!' said Roxy 'But, um....what have I won exactly.'
'I don't have time for that.' I said hastily, dashing away from her. 'I need to go talk to Jean about this rock!'
The 667er crowd claps and cheers in appreciation
Aw shucks, well, i do my best.
667er audience: But why didn't you say the name of the award?
Well, Theres always bound to be some devilry involved, I suppose
667er audience; Oh but our dear Mister M, we want more. What happened to the cast of this tale afterwards?
Oh er.....well, I guess Former Admin censored himself out of existence. Dante turned to a life of crime and is currently hiding out in Mexico. And Roxy added to her trophy collection by winning a beauty pageant in Minnesota.
667er: And Jean?
Um, he got eaten by a bear. Its what he would have wanted.
~Fin~
You have been nominated for a Dante!
Please meet at the following address on the evening of April 1st 2021.
And so the edict went out, and four excited 667ers began bouncing up and down with palpable excitation. Roxy chose her flashied, in-est outfit. Dante, in his usual way, celebrated in his own quiet manner, keeping himself to himself. The Former Admin decided to censor the word 'Dante' so it read 'Doo Doo Fart'. And Jean theorised about what it could all mean,
And at the allotted time, the four of gathered together. It was an old abandoned shack in the middle of the woods, where occasionally the four of them would meet to play games. But this time was another of them there
'Hey' I said. 'So I'm here to give one of you an award.'
'Ooh!' said Roxy
'I see' said Doo Doo Fart
'Haha, Doo Doo Fart' said Former Admin
'I see what you're saying there former admin, and I think that the Doo Doo Fart is clearly a representation of Snicket's continual-' Said Jean Lucio, until I interrupted him.
'Er, anyway' I interrupted. 'I guess all that remains for me to do is skip over the part where I tell you what the award is for reasons that may seem confusing and strange, but should hopefully make sense at some point.'
'Haha' said Doo Doo Fart
'I guess I should start by talking to you' I said, pointing at the Former Admin. 'I mean, no, clearly you haven't won. You're just a mustache and some glasses, and you think that censoring random words is funny. It may be scandalous behaviour, but it's not good enough. Please leave.'
'Loser' said Former Admin, as he stomped sullenly out of the room.
'That's better,' said Dante. 'I can use my real name again.'
'Actually sadly Dante, you should probably leave as well' I said, pointing at him. 'You're a mysterious chap, and you have are infamous for your dedication to Snicket and your secrecy about yourself, but it's not good enough. Please leave.'
'Sigh' said Dante, as he stomped sullenly out of the room.
I was about to start talking again, when suddenly a huge roar came from outside, we rushed outside as the bombinating began to echo around the valley, and the bombinating beast began to - actually wait, that's a different story, not this one. Sorry, I got confused for a minute there.
'Look' said Jean excitedly, pointing at a rock. 'Look at this rock!'
'What about it?' I asked
'This rock is clearly what Daniel Handler was intending. Beatrice must have been at the masked ball, because this rock is unreliable narrator, and Vice Principal Nero was the aunt of Fiona because -'
'It's a rock, Jean.' I said. 'Please calm down. Look, I know you like to make theories and stuff, but as renowned as you are, it's not good enough. Please Leave.'
'That's okay' said Jean, as he stomped sullenly into the woods.
'So it's just me and you' I said to roxy.
'Thats okay, you're in right now.' said Roxy
'Is that a chat up line?'
'What??? No!! Its means your fashionable, glamorous, just like Esme. Shes the best character in all of living memory, shes so wonderful and vivacious and textured and -'
'Roxy, you won, it's fine. I get it.' I told her. 'Your love for Esme is legendary, and yeah, it is actually good enough! Congratulations.'
'Thanks!' said Roxy 'But, um....what have I won exactly.'
'I don't have time for that.' I said hastily, dashing away from her. 'I need to go talk to Jean about this rock!'
The 667er crowd claps and cheers in appreciation
Aw shucks, well, i do my best.
667er audience: But why didn't you say the name of the award?
Well, Theres always bound to be some devilry involved, I suppose
667er audience; Oh but our dear Mister M, we want more. What happened to the cast of this tale afterwards?
Oh er.....well, I guess Former Admin censored himself out of existence. Dante turned to a life of crime and is currently hiding out in Mexico. And Roxy added to her trophy collection by winning a beauty pageant in Minnesota.
667er: And Jean?
Um, he got eaten by a bear. Its what he would have wanted.
~Fin~
Jean's Best Profile Decoration Presentation
So, since we have to continue the show, in honor of our late friend, I volunteer to start speaking about the Best Profile Decoration award.
After all, he and I have formed a beautiful rivalry partnership in the last year ... I feel like a part of the pair has died and only half have survived.
Let me take the notes I made for this...
Why is it so important to reward someone as the best profile decorator? I didn't quite understand the answer to this question and as soon as I got here I was very casual about my profile. But as time went on, I realized that my profile indicated my identity. Each of us wants to convey a personal message within a forum (if not, we would not be in a forum). Thus, the profile should reflect as much as possible our personality (or personality that we want to express). This is like handing a card to someone we just met. But, more importantly, when we have several well decorated profiles, the forum as a whole becomes more beautiful and interesting. A visitor can really be amazed by the variety of profiles, and really try to imagine how each one is according to what he observes.
(I wonder if Dante would approve of that introduction ...)
Now, let's talk about the contestants and this year's winner.
Anka, twiggy , "bear" and bee did not receive votes. This does not mean that their profiles are not well decorated. I can say that I like them all, and I would be happy if any one of them wins. I won a vote ... Thanks to those who voted for me, because even I did not vote for me. Marlowe , Former adm. + mustache glasses and Papricot drew with me.
Mister M won only two votes. (It is a pity).
We all knew that Sherry Ann would be one of the finalists. But she didn’t win the grand prize. She was tied with Zortegus in second place. Each of them won 3 votes.
And then let's talk about our winner. If you are an attentive person, you will already know who I am talking about. But let's pretend we don't know yet and let's talk about the reasons that led him to win.
The winner had his profile decorated by several members of Dark Avenue.
What does that mean?
Well, the phrase that he exposes in his profile was written by our dear founder Tragedy . His profile photo and one of the images he exhibits were provided by our dear administrator Sherry Ann . In addition, he has a banner created by me. So, each of us put a lot of affection in each of these decorations, and the winner decorated his profile the way my mom decorates her room: with gifts from other people.
How can I not appreciate that?
Yes, I'm talking about willis wonderland one of last year's winners who repeated this feat this year, by winning the Best Profile Decoration award again!
Congratulations!
And since I've actually delivered a lot of artwork to you lately, I created a banner for you myself. You can make a T-shirt with the banner if you wish ... I made sure I didn't use any suspicious colors on the banner. On the contrary, only black ink.
I can say that if it depends on it, you should win again next year, because I put my heart in it again.
After all, he and I have formed a beautiful rivalry partnership in the last year ... I feel like a part of the pair has died and only half have survived.
Let me take the notes I made for this...
Why is it so important to reward someone as the best profile decorator? I didn't quite understand the answer to this question and as soon as I got here I was very casual about my profile. But as time went on, I realized that my profile indicated my identity. Each of us wants to convey a personal message within a forum (if not, we would not be in a forum). Thus, the profile should reflect as much as possible our personality (or personality that we want to express). This is like handing a card to someone we just met. But, more importantly, when we have several well decorated profiles, the forum as a whole becomes more beautiful and interesting. A visitor can really be amazed by the variety of profiles, and really try to imagine how each one is according to what he observes.
(I wonder if Dante would approve of that introduction ...)
Now, let's talk about the contestants and this year's winner.
Anka, twiggy , "bear" and bee did not receive votes. This does not mean that their profiles are not well decorated. I can say that I like them all, and I would be happy if any one of them wins. I won a vote ... Thanks to those who voted for me, because even I did not vote for me. Marlowe , Former adm. + mustache glasses and Papricot drew with me.
Mister M won only two votes. (It is a pity).
We all knew that Sherry Ann would be one of the finalists. But she didn’t win the grand prize. She was tied with Zortegus in second place. Each of them won 3 votes.
And then let's talk about our winner. If you are an attentive person, you will already know who I am talking about. But let's pretend we don't know yet and let's talk about the reasons that led him to win.
The winner had his profile decorated by several members of Dark Avenue.
What does that mean?
Well, the phrase that he exposes in his profile was written by our dear founder Tragedy . His profile photo and one of the images he exhibits were provided by our dear administrator Sherry Ann . In addition, he has a banner created by me. So, each of us put a lot of affection in each of these decorations, and the winner decorated his profile the way my mom decorates her room: with gifts from other people.
How can I not appreciate that?
Yes, I'm talking about willis wonderland one of last year's winners who repeated this feat this year, by winning the Best Profile Decoration award again!
Congratulations!
And since I've actually delivered a lot of artwork to you lately, I created a banner for you myself. You can make a T-shirt with the banner if you wish ... I made sure I didn't use any suspicious colors on the banner. On the contrary, only black ink.
I can say that if it depends on it, you should win again next year, because I put my heart in it again.
Hermes's Best Writing Presentation
Today I am here to present the Dante Rubens memorial award for Best Writing. Though best known as a Snicketologist, our departed colleague was also an outstanding writer, both of Snicketfic and (in the remoter past) 667fic, and so this award forms an appropriate part of this, his memorial event.
I now have to work out who has won the award.
urbanletteropener is nominated for the first scene of The Ropy Rewrite, a new and distinctive dramatization of ASOUE. Sadly, he has warned us not to read this work, so I must conclude that it will not have received any votes.
"bear" is nominated for a poem on the subject of Lemony’s Chimney. Despite the brilliance of this poem, it seems likely that 667ers are not capable of appreciating its greatness, and so it probably did not receive more than one vote.
Jean is nominated for Matt Litory and the Multiple Intelligences. Though in many ways it reflects the spirit of Snicket, it is a work of original fiction, possibly the most substantial such work ever published at 667, and we look forward to seeing it commercially published in future (just as ASOUE was at first printed privately and distributed through VFD libraries before – but I digress). I fear, though, that 667ers have been too busy of late to read this work as a whole, so I estimate that it received no more than two votes.
Mister M is nominated for Black Ink, a complex science-fictional/fantastic/philosophical work set in Lemony’s universe (while drawing on other sources, including Doctor Who. Did anyone else see the Doctor Who reference?). Unfortunately, this impressive work was not completed until after the closing date for voting, so it is unlikely to have received more than three votes.
Finally, Sherry Ann is nominated for The Mystery of the Missing 667ers: A Christmas Story, the first new 667fic for some time, and the first to feature the new generation. This work features splendid portraits of the 667 community, including a suitably villainous Tragedy and SPOILER, and an excessively flattering picture of me. A simple calculation enables me to determine that it has received eleven votes, and so gains an overwhelming victory.
Congratulations home-slice!
Here is your victor’s banner, by Papricot .
(Bother – if I had looked at this earlier, it would have been easier to find out who had won.)
I now have to work out who has won the award.
urbanletteropener is nominated for the first scene of The Ropy Rewrite, a new and distinctive dramatization of ASOUE. Sadly, he has warned us not to read this work, so I must conclude that it will not have received any votes.
"bear" is nominated for a poem on the subject of Lemony’s Chimney. Despite the brilliance of this poem, it seems likely that 667ers are not capable of appreciating its greatness, and so it probably did not receive more than one vote.
Jean is nominated for Matt Litory and the Multiple Intelligences. Though in many ways it reflects the spirit of Snicket, it is a work of original fiction, possibly the most substantial such work ever published at 667, and we look forward to seeing it commercially published in future (just as ASOUE was at first printed privately and distributed through VFD libraries before – but I digress). I fear, though, that 667ers have been too busy of late to read this work as a whole, so I estimate that it received no more than two votes.
Mister M is nominated for Black Ink, a complex science-fictional/fantastic/philosophical work set in Lemony’s universe (while drawing on other sources, including Doctor Who. Did anyone else see the Doctor Who reference?). Unfortunately, this impressive work was not completed until after the closing date for voting, so it is unlikely to have received more than three votes.
Finally, Sherry Ann is nominated for The Mystery of the Missing 667ers: A Christmas Story, the first new 667fic for some time, and the first to feature the new generation. This work features splendid portraits of the 667 community, including a suitably villainous Tragedy and SPOILER, and an excessively flattering picture of me. A simple calculation enables me to determine that it has received eleven votes, and so gains an overwhelming victory.
Congratulations home-slice!
Here is your victor’s banner, by Papricot .
(Bother – if I had looked at this earlier, it would have been easier to find out who had won.)
Sherry Ann's Ghastliest Gamer Presentation
And now, friends, it is time to discover who among us is the winner of this year's Special Award: the Ghastliest Gamer!
There once were five gamers
So thoughtful and true.
They strategized boldly;
Their losses were few.
One was called twiggy ,
But no votes got she.
Her vic’tries in Spyfall
Grand though they may be.
Another was Roxy;
No votes came her way
Despite that good tactics
Go into her play.
Among the best gamers
I too was so named.
But no votes got I;
I too was out-gamed
For one of these gamers
Stood out from the rest
His vic’try well-earned,
His triumphs well-blessed.
No, it’s not Dante ,
Though two votes he got
For spying in Spyfall
With uncanny forethought.
Yes, our victor is Jean !
Who wouldn’t have guessed?
Twelve votes overwhelmingly
Prove him the best.
And as part of your prize
I’ve written a verse
In a language in which
I am certainly worse:
Você é o melhor
Jogador que temos
e por isso nós te
Agradecemos.
There once were five gamers
So thoughtful and true.
They strategized boldly;
Their losses were few.
One was called twiggy ,
But no votes got she.
Her vic’tries in Spyfall
Grand though they may be.
Another was Roxy;
No votes came her way
Despite that good tactics
Go into her play.
Among the best gamers
I too was so named.
But no votes got I;
I too was out-gamed
For one of these gamers
Stood out from the rest
His vic’try well-earned,
His triumphs well-blessed.
No, it’s not Dante ,
Though two votes he got
For spying in Spyfall
With uncanny forethought.
Yes, our victor is Jean !
Who wouldn’t have guessed?
Twelve votes overwhelmingly
Prove him the best.
And as part of your prize
I’ve written a verse
In a language in which
I am certainly worse:
Você é o melhor
Jogador que temos
e por isso nós te
Agradecemos.
urbanletteropener's Best New Member Presentation
The noise in the auditorium was almost deafening. So much had already happened in the first day of presentations, and there was so much to discuss. Everyone was quite engrossed in their conversations, and as a result almost nobody noticed when the piano showed up rather suddenly on stage.
"Look at that ominous yet intriguing piano that just materialized on stage!" shouted a voice from the front of the room, or maybe it was the back.
"Perhaps it's a Vibra-Fonic Deluxe!"
"Hey! I heard that!"
"That's it! This is the key to solving the mystery!"
"Don't go near it! It's a vessel for Dante's wandering soul, which is looking for a new host!"
"Go near it! There might be volunteers that are desperate for help trapped inside!"
"I want to know where the heck this stage crew was for the past thirteen awards shows!"
"This reminds me of the time when I [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] cheese thieves [REDACTED [REDACTED] earthquake [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] hit the meter maid with a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and then I solved world [REDACTED] [REDACTED]! Good times!"
"There's a mysterious creature carved into the wood of that piano!"
"There's a hideous face carved into the wood of that piano!"
"There's an obscene illustration carved into the wood of that piano!"
"There's someone right behind you!"
"There's no hope left for any of us!"
"Tell me something I don't know!"
"I'm going to play the piano!"
"I'm going to get out of here!"
"I'm going to get another drink!"
"I'm going to stop talking because the author is running out of witty and bizarre things for us to say!"
"Me too!"
"Me three!"
"Aye!"
"Me three-and-one-half!"
"I will as well!"
The audience settled down in their seats as urbanletteropener stepped out from backstage and sat at the piano. There was some applause, some cheering, and at least one poison dart thrown, though it missed its target. urbanletteropener sat down at the piano, took a breath, and began to play.
"Hey! This tune is familiar!"
"Shush!"
"I'm wondering why urbanletteropener is typing this out rather than playing and recording it!"
"Shush!"
"It's because he can't sing!"
"Shush!!"
urbanletteropener took a breath and sang in the most beautiful (and sadly fictional) voice you can imagine:
As some day it may happen that a winner must be found
I’ve got a little list, I’ve got a little list
of society’s defenders who are prob'ly underground
Hiding from arsonists
At this show they’ll be missed
Now these specific volunteers, we call them “neophyte”
Question: can my rhyming get worse? The answer is: not quite
All thanks to Dante, rest in peace, and cock-a-doodle-doo
My presentation of the award I now give to you
And it really kind of matters who was put upon the list
The Best New Member list, the best new member list
The blue scrim behind urbanletteropener and the piano was pulled away to reveal three women with very pale faces. In vibrato-filled voices they warbled along with urbanletteropener:
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
"Those women are oddly familiar!"
"Shush!!!"
The first competitor is also known as “baudelaiire”
But as she’s quick to tell you, for that name she does not care
For now she goes by twiggy and she curses quite a lot
Around the barriers of language she has often got
And I’m very pleased to say that she’s a member on the list
The best new member list, the best new member list
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
The next new member (?) is carmelita0cheryl; dear!
It’s hard to believe you’ve been with us for less than a year
You’re always saying something that is clever and cheery
Your music rips have made me happy when I am dreary
And as you’ve probably guessed you are a member on the list
The best new member list, the best new member list.
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
Now it’s past time that I introduced counto and let me say
I am so very glad that you are on this list today
Your topics they are scintillating, time-lining’s a hoot
(and your profile picture's unequivoc'ly a beaut)
Now only two members are left to mention on this list
The best new member list, the best new member list
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
Our penultimate contestant is darling misstastrophe
Whose kindness and whose thoughtfulness one really has to see
If I may gush, I often wish that I could be like her
(I worry I come off as rude, but I am never sure)
It’s with a smile that I sing of her spot on this list
The best new member list, the best new member list
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
And lastly but not leastly is Es- Roxy222
The most stylish and “not a book character” of this crew
Her devotion is admirable, she’s not one to deny
As Daniel Handler will attest with a tear in his eye
And that, dear friends, is everyone who made it on the list
The best new member list, the best new member list
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
And now I hear you whispering “but who won, limeny?”
And I smile devilishly and say “just wait and see”
For although I make some mistakes, I am not a March Fool
I’m just taking a long time, building suspense to look cool
Only one of five can win, and this year’s award winner is...
Roxy222 - hey! Congratulations, miss!
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
And just as quickly as the piano had appeared, it had disappeared. The pale-faced women and urbanletteropener were both gone, leaving the 667ers to wonder if it was all a dream. They would never know.
"I don't know what 'Their presence will be missed' is supposed to mean, but it sounds quite threatening!" said a voice from the left side of the room, or was it the right?
"Look at that ominous yet intriguing piano that just materialized on stage!" shouted a voice from the front of the room, or maybe it was the back.
"Perhaps it's a Vibra-Fonic Deluxe!"
"Hey! I heard that!"
"That's it! This is the key to solving the mystery!"
"Don't go near it! It's a vessel for Dante's wandering soul, which is looking for a new host!"
"Go near it! There might be volunteers that are desperate for help trapped inside!"
"I want to know where the heck this stage crew was for the past thirteen awards shows!"
"This reminds me of the time when I [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] cheese thieves [REDACTED [REDACTED] earthquake [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] hit the meter maid with a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and then I solved world [REDACTED] [REDACTED]! Good times!"
"There's a mysterious creature carved into the wood of that piano!"
"There's a hideous face carved into the wood of that piano!"
"There's an obscene illustration carved into the wood of that piano!"
"There's someone right behind you!"
"There's no hope left for any of us!"
"Tell me something I don't know!"
"I'm going to play the piano!"
"I'm going to get out of here!"
"I'm going to get another drink!"
"I'm going to stop talking because the author is running out of witty and bizarre things for us to say!"
"Me too!"
"Me three!"
"Aye!"
"Me three-and-one-half!"
"I will as well!"
The audience settled down in their seats as urbanletteropener stepped out from backstage and sat at the piano. There was some applause, some cheering, and at least one poison dart thrown, though it missed its target. urbanletteropener sat down at the piano, took a breath, and began to play.
"Hey! This tune is familiar!"
"Shush!"
"I'm wondering why urbanletteropener is typing this out rather than playing and recording it!"
"Shush!"
"It's because he can't sing!"
"Shush!!"
urbanletteropener took a breath and sang in the most beautiful (and sadly fictional) voice you can imagine:
As some day it may happen that a winner must be found
I’ve got a little list, I’ve got a little list
of society’s defenders who are prob'ly underground
Hiding from arsonists
At this show they’ll be missed
Now these specific volunteers, we call them “neophyte”
Question: can my rhyming get worse? The answer is: not quite
All thanks to Dante, rest in peace, and cock-a-doodle-doo
My presentation of the award I now give to you
And it really kind of matters who was put upon the list
The Best New Member list, the best new member list
The blue scrim behind urbanletteropener and the piano was pulled away to reveal three women with very pale faces. In vibrato-filled voices they warbled along with urbanletteropener:
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
"Those women are oddly familiar!"
"Shush!!!"
The first competitor is also known as “baudelaiire”
But as she’s quick to tell you, for that name she does not care
For now she goes by twiggy and she curses quite a lot
Around the barriers of language she has often got
And I’m very pleased to say that she’s a member on the list
The best new member list, the best new member list
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
The next new member (?) is carmelita0cheryl; dear!
It’s hard to believe you’ve been with us for less than a year
You’re always saying something that is clever and cheery
Your music rips have made me happy when I am dreary
And as you’ve probably guessed you are a member on the list
The best new member list, the best new member list.
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
Now it’s past time that I introduced counto and let me say
I am so very glad that you are on this list today
Your topics they are scintillating, time-lining’s a hoot
(and your profile picture's unequivoc'ly a beaut)
Now only two members are left to mention on this list
The best new member list, the best new member list
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
Our penultimate contestant is darling misstastrophe
Whose kindness and whose thoughtfulness one really has to see
If I may gush, I often wish that I could be like her
(I worry I come off as rude, but I am never sure)
It’s with a smile that I sing of her spot on this list
The best new member list, the best new member list
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
And lastly but not leastly is Es- Roxy222
The most stylish and “not a book character” of this crew
Her devotion is admirable, she’s not one to deny
As Daniel Handler will attest with a tear in his eye
And that, dear friends, is everyone who made it on the list
The best new member list, the best new member list
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
And now I hear you whispering “but who won, limeny?”
And I smile devilishly and say “just wait and see”
For although I make some mistakes, I am not a March Fool
I’m just taking a long time, building suspense to look cool
Only one of five can win, and this year’s award winner is...
Roxy222 - hey! Congratulations, miss!
Members put them on the list!
Members put them on the list!
And their presence will be missed
Their presence will be missed.
And just as quickly as the piano had appeared, it had disappeared. The pale-faced women and urbanletteropener were both gone, leaving the 667ers to wonder if it was all a dream. They would never know.
"I don't know what 'Their presence will be missed' is supposed to mean, but it sounds quite threatening!" said a voice from the left side of the room, or was it the right?
twiggy's Best Artist Presentation
ladies, and gentlemen, and everybody in between!
hark! ’tis the germies 667 dante awards !
pablo picasso, vincent van gogh, leonardo dicapri- davinci,,, and now, 667’s very own best artist!
last years’ winner, sᴍᴏᴋᴇ sɪɢɴᴀʟs has been MIA since last year’s awards, so thankfully you don’t have to compete with them. the creativity of our community never ceases to amaze, and without further adieu i shall announce the nominees:
Gregor Anwhistle
Jean
Roxy222
Lily
Sherry Ann
Papricot
tk
and the winner is…………………………...............................................
Lily !!!!!!!!
congratulations on your well-merited win, and i hope you continue to produce and share your wonderful art in the future. thank you to all the nominees for your hard work and sharing the fruits of your labor, keep up the good work ! the artist herself made her very own banner award this year, which is a testament to her talent !!!!!!!
hark! ’tis the germies 667 dante awards !
pablo picasso, vincent van gogh, leonardo dicapri- davinci,,, and now, 667’s very own best artist!
last years’ winner, sᴍᴏᴋᴇ sɪɢɴᴀʟs has been MIA since last year’s awards, so thankfully you don’t have to compete with them. the creativity of our community never ceases to amaze, and without further adieu i shall announce the nominees:
Gregor Anwhistle
Jean
Roxy222
Lily
Sherry Ann
Papricot
tk
and the winner is…………………………...............................................
Lily !!!!!!!!
congratulations on your well-merited win, and i hope you continue to produce and share your wonderful art in the future. thank you to all the nominees for your hard work and sharing the fruits of your labor, keep up the good work ! the artist herself made her very own banner award this year, which is a testament to her talent !!!!!!!
Jean's Most Compassionate Presentation
Suddenly there was a big earthquake.
"I knew we shouldn't have come to San Francisco!" someone said.
"We are not in San Francisco," someone replied.
A young woman entered the room. She had a pocket watch in one hand and a knife in the other.
"Who are you?" Someone asked.
"I'm sorry, but you will all be sacrificed today."
Esmé, Beatrice Baudelaire and Carmelita mysteriously appeared among everyone, pointing machine guns at each of those present at the funeral.
"Stay still, or we will shoot!".
"Where did they come from?"
Hermes asked.
It was then that the answer became obvious, when those present realized that there were two Esmé, one of whom was wearing a bathing suit made of lettuce leaves.
I said, "They came from our creative works!"
The woman with a knife shouted, "A wave of black paint will soon cover all of you."
"I'm sure Echellon must be behind this," I explained.
"Who is Echellon?"
"You need to figure this out yourself," I said. " I think the feelings of the defeated were so strong that it brought their creations to life. MisterM, Roxy222 and I are responsible for these creations."
"I'm not upset about the defeat," replied MisterM.
"Me neither.," replied Roxy, "I have won several awards."
"So it's all my fault," I said. "I was rooting for you."
"Then stop it!" someone shouted.
"I can't. I have a hyperactive imagination."
"Is there anything we can do to keep from dying?"
"I know what to do," I replied. "I need to announce the winner of Most Compassionate."
"It doesn't make sense," someone replied.
"My heart will warm up when I announce the winner, and so it will all end. They won't shoot me after all."
Then a shot hit my chest. Black ink started to spill all over my chest and started to fill the room.
Beatrice had shot me.
Then flames began to fall from the ceiling everywhere, except on Dante's coffin. A fire broke out. I was still alive, somehow.
"Black ink is oil!", Mister shouted.
"Now that he reveals this... if I didn't know we could be safe."
The fire spread quickly. Everyone started to protect themselves, while I agonized through the flames. And then, breathing hard, I thought of those who had been nominated for the award.
667 Dark Avenue - 0
"bear" - 0
Hermes - 3
willis wonderland - 1
misstastrophe - 1
Why was I thinking about who lost? I needed to think about the winner. But, suddenly, I felt someone touching my hand. This person took a chance in the midst of the flames, and passed between machine gun shots to just touch my hand and say, "I'm here for you, Jean." And then, I generated her name with all the last strength I had.
"Sherry Ann , você é a ganhadora!" - I shouted in Portuguese, because it is difficult to translate things when you are dying.
And suddenly all the imaginary characters disappeared, as did the black ink and the fire.
And then, I took out the banner that was with me all the time and handed it to her.
"I knew we shouldn't have come to San Francisco!" someone said.
"We are not in San Francisco," someone replied.
A young woman entered the room. She had a pocket watch in one hand and a knife in the other.
"Who are you?" Someone asked.
"I'm sorry, but you will all be sacrificed today."
Esmé, Beatrice Baudelaire and Carmelita mysteriously appeared among everyone, pointing machine guns at each of those present at the funeral.
"Stay still, or we will shoot!".
"Where did they come from?"
Hermes asked.
It was then that the answer became obvious, when those present realized that there were two Esmé, one of whom was wearing a bathing suit made of lettuce leaves.
I said, "They came from our creative works!"
The woman with a knife shouted, "A wave of black paint will soon cover all of you."
"I'm sure Echellon must be behind this," I explained.
"Who is Echellon?"
"You need to figure this out yourself," I said. " I think the feelings of the defeated were so strong that it brought their creations to life. MisterM, Roxy222 and I are responsible for these creations."
"I'm not upset about the defeat," replied MisterM.
"Me neither.," replied Roxy, "I have won several awards."
"So it's all my fault," I said. "I was rooting for you."
"Then stop it!" someone shouted.
"I can't. I have a hyperactive imagination."
"Is there anything we can do to keep from dying?"
"I know what to do," I replied. "I need to announce the winner of Most Compassionate."
"It doesn't make sense," someone replied.
"My heart will warm up when I announce the winner, and so it will all end. They won't shoot me after all."
Then a shot hit my chest. Black ink started to spill all over my chest and started to fill the room.
Beatrice had shot me.
Then flames began to fall from the ceiling everywhere, except on Dante's coffin. A fire broke out. I was still alive, somehow.
"Black ink is oil!", Mister shouted.
"Now that he reveals this... if I didn't know we could be safe."
The fire spread quickly. Everyone started to protect themselves, while I agonized through the flames. And then, breathing hard, I thought of those who had been nominated for the award.
667 Dark Avenue - 0
"bear" - 0
Hermes - 3
willis wonderland - 1
misstastrophe - 1
Why was I thinking about who lost? I needed to think about the winner. But, suddenly, I felt someone touching my hand. This person took a chance in the midst of the flames, and passed between machine gun shots to just touch my hand and say, "I'm here for you, Jean." And then, I generated her name with all the last strength I had.
"Sherry Ann , você é a ganhadora!" - I shouted in Portuguese, because it is difficult to translate things when you are dying.
And suddenly all the imaginary characters disappeared, as did the black ink and the fire.
And then, I took out the banner that was with me all the time and handed it to her.
Hermes's Worst Disorganizer Presentation
Here I am again, this time to present the award for Worst Disorganiser. Over the last year many 667ers have tried to disorganise events, but sadly have failed to do so. We now wait to find out whose failure was most disastrous.
twiggy disorganised a musical advent calendar. The event got off to a promising start, when she just posted a song on December 1st, with no instructions on what we should do next; but in fact the whole thing went swimmingly, with every one pitching in and contributing spontaneously, so that the whole of Advent was easily filled. She also took on the historic role of Cupid, disorganising Valentine’s Day cards for the board, but alas, this event also went forward smoothly.
Dante disorganised these awards. You would think that dying on the eve of the award ceremony was a good way to disrupt the event, but in fact it has turned out to be a splendid literary occasion.
gothicarchiesfan disorganised a rewatch of the Netflix series. This seems to have been a more successful disorganisation than many others, since the rewatch has not progressed as quickly as it might, but the credit for this must go to the other preoccupations of 667ers, rather than to the skill of the disorganiser.
Jean disorganised Spyfall and many other games. Sadly, this has proved a very successful enterprise, and the Games section has burst into life after many years of relative silence.
Finally, Sherry Ann has disorganised the whole site for the last year, but her efforts at disorganisation have come to nought. The whole site has likewise burst into life, with many new members and new activities, as the whole of this award season shows.
And the winner, in line with a venerable 667 tradition, is a tie:
Dante and Sherry Ann.
Congrats, noble comrade and home-slice! This award is a fitting memorial to Dante, who has unsuccessfully disorganised the Snicket sections of this site for so many years.
twiggy disorganised a musical advent calendar. The event got off to a promising start, when she just posted a song on December 1st, with no instructions on what we should do next; but in fact the whole thing went swimmingly, with every one pitching in and contributing spontaneously, so that the whole of Advent was easily filled. She also took on the historic role of Cupid, disorganising Valentine’s Day cards for the board, but alas, this event also went forward smoothly.
Dante disorganised these awards. You would think that dying on the eve of the award ceremony was a good way to disrupt the event, but in fact it has turned out to be a splendid literary occasion.
gothicarchiesfan disorganised a rewatch of the Netflix series. This seems to have been a more successful disorganisation than many others, since the rewatch has not progressed as quickly as it might, but the credit for this must go to the other preoccupations of 667ers, rather than to the skill of the disorganiser.
Jean disorganised Spyfall and many other games. Sadly, this has proved a very successful enterprise, and the Games section has burst into life after many years of relative silence.
Finally, Sherry Ann has disorganised the whole site for the last year, but her efforts at disorganisation have come to nought. The whole site has likewise burst into life, with many new members and new activities, as the whole of this award season shows.
And the winner, in line with a venerable 667 tradition, is a tie:
Dante and Sherry Ann.
Congrats, noble comrade and home-slice! This award is a fitting memorial to Dante, who has unsuccessfully disorganised the Snicket sections of this site for so many years.
twiggy's Best Thread Presentation
i would like to congratulate the [redacted] volunteers which have already won so far!
this year has given us many new threads and topics to discuss, which leads us to this award.
the nominees for best thread are:
My Cat! (posted by Hi )
Official Poison For Breakfast Pre-Release Discussion Thread (posted by Dante and Jean )
On the first day of Christmas 667 gave to me (posted by willis wonderland )
Practica español (posted by Sherry Ann )
Reasons roxy222 may be Esme Squalor in Disguise (posted by willis wonderland )
Spyfall with ASOUE theme (posted by Jean )
The Mystery of the Missing 667ers: A Christmas Story (posted by Sherry Ann )
and i am proud to announce the winners ! the best thread of the year has been decreed:
Official Poison For Breakfast Pre-Release Discussion Thread (posted by Dante and Jean ) !!!!!!!!!!
your splendid banner was created by the one and only Sherry Ann. congratulations to the lovely nominees, and of course the winners. i implore you all to theorise the long-overdue return of lemony snicket within this thread.
peace out, twigz
*drops mic*
this year has given us many new threads and topics to discuss, which leads us to this award.
the nominees for best thread are:
My Cat! (posted by Hi )
Official Poison For Breakfast Pre-Release Discussion Thread (posted by Dante and Jean )
On the first day of Christmas 667 gave to me (posted by willis wonderland )
Practica español (posted by Sherry Ann )
Reasons roxy222 may be Esme Squalor in Disguise (posted by willis wonderland )
Spyfall with ASOUE theme (posted by Jean )
The Mystery of the Missing 667ers: A Christmas Story (posted by Sherry Ann )
and i am proud to announce the winners ! the best thread of the year has been decreed:
Official Poison For Breakfast Pre-Release Discussion Thread (posted by Dante and Jean ) !!!!!!!!!!
your splendid banner was created by the one and only Sherry Ann. congratulations to the lovely nominees, and of course the winners. i implore you all to theorise the long-overdue return of lemony snicket within this thread.
peace out, twigz
*drops mic*
Zortegus's Most Amusing Presentation
This ceremony has been terribly boring so far, so let's have some fun while I present the Most Amusing award. The library is officially open... Because reading is what? FUNDAMENTAL! Let's get this roast a'cooking!
This year the nominees are particularly terrible at being funny, but what can we expect from a forum about a series of children's books that still tries to survive and be relevant in 2021?
Today we're celebrating Dante , who won most awards last year and got in charge of the ceremony this year. He's been part of this forum for a long, long, long... long long long, long, LOOOOOONG, long time. Now I want to know who the hell nominated him as Most Amusing. Do you even know this guy? Do you even read his posts? No wonder no one voted for him. I bet you guys knew he was about to die and wanted to make him happy.
I mean you guys nominated someone as Sherry Ann , who's constantly [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] while she [REDACTED] the [REDACTED]! Oh sorry, I got so used to her editing my jokes I'm doing it beforehand. I could read her, but she's like "The Dark" by Lemony Snicket, even a child could read her. You know what would be funny? For her to win this award. Congratulations Sherry Ann! You won! Can you imagine? What a laugh riot!
Hermes ... you're a legend in this forum! And I hope you're having the time of your life... because you don't have much time left. This reminds me of when I told him to act his age and he died! Also this reminds me you got 2 votes. Unbelievably high.
Jean , my dear associate from Latin America. These other 667ers always say you have terrible theories, you're incredibly intense and you’re dumb as a rock. But they’re wrong! You don’t have terrible theories. Also, you don't have a Most Amusing award, you lost and only got 2 votes.
My dear willis wonderland , I see you've made yet another account! Make a few more and soon the amount of accounts you have on this forum will be higher than your IQ! Actually, now I pay attention, the amount of votes you got for this award is actually higher than your IQ: 1!
I think of Papricot as one of my favorite people this beautiful community has given me. You remind me of a Russian doll... Full of yourself. Sadly you're not full of votes, since you only got 2.
urbanletteropener, I don't really know you too much but I can see that you have a lot of jokes, but to me they're more like UFOs... I mean, they're way out there and I've never seen one land. Maybe that's why only one person voted for you!
And last but not least, there's myself. I won't read myself because I got 4 votes, and anyone would think I got this one in the bag, but I don't! If you're wondering about who won Most Amusing, I was actually serious: Sherry Ann won with 6 votes, can you believe it?! Neither can I!
That's all folks, see you next year!
This year the nominees are particularly terrible at being funny, but what can we expect from a forum about a series of children's books that still tries to survive and be relevant in 2021?
Today we're celebrating Dante , who won most awards last year and got in charge of the ceremony this year. He's been part of this forum for a long, long, long... long long long, long, LOOOOOONG, long time. Now I want to know who the hell nominated him as Most Amusing. Do you even know this guy? Do you even read his posts? No wonder no one voted for him. I bet you guys knew he was about to die and wanted to make him happy.
I mean you guys nominated someone as Sherry Ann , who's constantly [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] while she [REDACTED] the [REDACTED]! Oh sorry, I got so used to her editing my jokes I'm doing it beforehand. I could read her, but she's like "The Dark" by Lemony Snicket, even a child could read her. You know what would be funny? For her to win this award. Congratulations Sherry Ann! You won! Can you imagine? What a laugh riot!
Hermes ... you're a legend in this forum! And I hope you're having the time of your life... because you don't have much time left. This reminds me of when I told him to act his age and he died! Also this reminds me you got 2 votes. Unbelievably high.
Jean , my dear associate from Latin America. These other 667ers always say you have terrible theories, you're incredibly intense and you’re dumb as a rock. But they’re wrong! You don’t have terrible theories. Also, you don't have a Most Amusing award, you lost and only got 2 votes.
My dear willis wonderland , I see you've made yet another account! Make a few more and soon the amount of accounts you have on this forum will be higher than your IQ! Actually, now I pay attention, the amount of votes you got for this award is actually higher than your IQ: 1!
I think of Papricot as one of my favorite people this beautiful community has given me. You remind me of a Russian doll... Full of yourself. Sadly you're not full of votes, since you only got 2.
urbanletteropener, I don't really know you too much but I can see that you have a lot of jokes, but to me they're more like UFOs... I mean, they're way out there and I've never seen one land. Maybe that's why only one person voted for you!
And last but not least, there's myself. I won't read myself because I got 4 votes, and anyone would think I got this one in the bag, but I don't! If you're wondering about who won Most Amusing, I was actually serious: Sherry Ann won with 6 votes, can you believe it?! Neither can I!
That's all folks, see you next year!
Sherry Ann's Best Volunteer Presentation
The time has come for the Dante Award for Best Volunteer, named this year after its many-times-winner and organizer of these awards. This award is given to the member who has shown the greatest dedication to the works of Lemony Snicket in the past year.
The nominees were:
counto, whose insightful contributions in Burdensome Books have often invigorated discussions.
gothicarchiesfan, whose insights on the Netflix series, organization of the Re-Watch threads, and general expertise on all things film has transformed Atrocious Adaptations into a tremendous resource.
Jean, whose theories inspire both intellectual and emotional responses from 667ers, and whose speculations about the Snicketverse surpass none.
Roxy222, whose character analyses never fail to inspire speculation and debate.
Uncle Algernon, whose consideration of the texts show deep knowledge and careful consideration of the series.
And the winner is ...
gothicarchiesfan!
The nominees were:
counto, whose insightful contributions in Burdensome Books have often invigorated discussions.
gothicarchiesfan, whose insights on the Netflix series, organization of the Re-Watch threads, and general expertise on all things film has transformed Atrocious Adaptations into a tremendous resource.
Jean, whose theories inspire both intellectual and emotional responses from 667ers, and whose speculations about the Snicketverse surpass none.
Roxy222, whose character analyses never fail to inspire speculation and debate.
Uncle Algernon, whose consideration of the texts show deep knowledge and careful consideration of the series.
And the winner is ...
gothicarchiesfan!
Former adm. + Mustache glasses's Linda Rhaldeen Award for Most Valued Poster
The Linda Rhaldeen Award for Most Valued Poster
I'm new here, and apologize for having so little to say for such an important award.
I read Mister M’s guide and see this is the 14th MVP award. I don’t know who’s who but based on a search, I estimate that about 9 out of the 15 winners are still active. I imagine that some of the winners were legends and some of them were wastrels, but MVPs clearly tend to be critical members who keep 667 alive.
This year, the MVP is Germes. It took a lot of effort just to learn enough to say something about him, so if you think I'm gonna write even a word about the other nominees, you've got another thing coming.
How will Germes be remembered when, like Doo Doo Fart, this message board finally expires? I gather from overdone jokes that I find pretty tasteless that Germes is on the older side. He also lives in a country where the virus is still active. If he can hold off the acute threat presented by the interaction of his demographic profile with the pandemic, he will have a good chance of going down as the MVMVP of all time. For now, we should congratulate him on his first solo MVP win. It’s still an achievement, even if there isn’t as much competition these days.
Happy birthday, Germes. Also RIP Linda.
I'm new here, and apologize for having so little to say for such an important award.
I read Mister M’s guide and see this is the 14th MVP award. I don’t know who’s who but based on a search, I estimate that about 9 out of the 15 winners are still active. I imagine that some of the winners were legends and some of them were wastrels, but MVPs clearly tend to be critical members who keep 667 alive.
This year, the MVP is Germes. It took a lot of effort just to learn enough to say something about him, so if you think I'm gonna write even a word about the other nominees, you've got another thing coming.
How will Germes be remembered when, like Doo Doo Fart, this message board finally expires? I gather from overdone jokes that I find pretty tasteless that Germes is on the older side. He also lives in a country where the virus is still active. If he can hold off the acute threat presented by the interaction of his demographic profile with the pandemic, he will have a good chance of going down as the MVMVP of all time. For now, we should congratulate him on his first solo MVP win. It’s still an achievement, even if there isn’t as much competition these days.
Happy birthday, Germes. Also RIP Linda.
Papricot / Terry Craig's Best Pairing
What is a good pairing? Eggs and bacon. Coffee and cigarettes. Fish and chips. Netflix & chill. Rock & Roll. Conga & rats. But what is a BEST PAIRING?
This past year we only had five nominations, but pairings used to be a popular thing here. Hopefully soon there's even going to be a real-life marriage between MisterM and Anka who found each other through 667. I used to be 'e-married' to Pen aka Fredy for a while there (around 2014, I think?), and even though he is no longer an active member, he got in touch with me within the last year and we've exchanged some longer messages to catch up on each other, which was really nice, and I think shows that the bonds we forge here can stay with us for a long time indeed.
This year, the nominees were Bee & Sherry Ann, who, however, did not get a vote; Jean & Dante, who only got one vote despite being notorious for endlessly debating in Jean's threads about his ASoUE fan theories; urbanletteropener & gothicarchiesfan, who only got one vote as well; Sherry Ann & Zortegus, the Shoutbox Abyss-banter duo, who I THOUGHT HAD WON - but no, with four votes they still didn't reach the six votes that went to.........................
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Jean & Roxy222 !!! Conga rats to you two! Here is your banner by yours truly, xoxo
This past year we only had five nominations, but pairings used to be a popular thing here. Hopefully soon there's even going to be a real-life marriage between MisterM and Anka who found each other through 667. I used to be 'e-married' to Pen aka Fredy for a while there (around 2014, I think?), and even though he is no longer an active member, he got in touch with me within the last year and we've exchanged some longer messages to catch up on each other, which was really nice, and I think shows that the bonds we forge here can stay with us for a long time indeed.
This year, the nominees were Bee & Sherry Ann, who, however, did not get a vote; Jean & Dante, who only got one vote despite being notorious for endlessly debating in Jean's threads about his ASoUE fan theories; urbanletteropener & gothicarchiesfan, who only got one vote as well; Sherry Ann & Zortegus, the Shoutbox Abyss-banter duo, who I THOUGHT HAD WON - but no, with four votes they still didn't reach the six votes that went to.........................
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Jean & Roxy222 !!! Conga rats to you two! Here is your banner by yours truly, xoxo
Thanks to Hermes for the suggestion and help reviving this award.
If you're available to make a banner for this award, say so in this thread or PM me.
Voting locks this Saturday at 11:59pm ET.