Here is a thread to post nominations for this year's TEddy trophy, to be awarded to the best/worst pun posted on the board between now and the Wordapalooza.
And the first nominee is HYLA, for:
In reply to:
ancient Hebrew has no tense
I thought they lived in them, out in the desert and all.
Well, thanks for the attention, which any guy is likely to enjoy - though I suspect the tension will be wearing thinner by the time of the great Wordapalooza if we can not think of some other poles of humour to peg our ideas on.
some other possible award categories: welcommen - for acts of mercy above and beyond Digressions-on-Demand (DoD) - for most outre' DoD no-stinkin-badges - for gutter policing (and the like) activities what's-ambiguous-about-pc? - political correctness (or not)? personal computing? printed circuits? phrase conjugation? whatever, we've got you covered
well, just some thoughts; I'm sure we can do better.
To say that I am flattered is an understatement. The only person flatter is Twiggy.
I have to admit that I am sore amazed at having such a prestigious organization as AWAD create an award in my name. And particularly so because I haven't been around in months.
I've been busier this past not quite a year than I've been in some time. Theo's five, almost six, and Sasha will be four next January. Peggy went back to work last November 1, and I've had to pick up a great deal of the slack. In addition, I've been doing extensive work around the house. For example, the only thing that got laid in MY house over the weekend was 250 sf of new laminate flooring. And 550 sf to go.
Beyond that I'm still working full time (one year, one month and 12 days to go!) and I've started working on my second novel.
When I logged on I saw somewhere in the vicinity of 20,000!!! new messages. It's SO intimidating. I remember when I first logged on and there were maybe 1500 or so messages total. It seems to me that a newbie would be so overwhelmed he or she would just leave. Is that becoming a problem or are you still getting an influx of new people?
I've got a couple of new puns floating around that I hope to share with you soon, but today I'd like to bring to your attention the Top Five List, which I get every day. Recently, they puit together:
================================================================== T H E T O P F I V E L I S T It's funny... but it's not TopFive. ==================================================================
Today's Classic Top5: You're Not the "Bad Boy" of Tennis Read it on our website: http://www.topfive.com To subscribe: Top5Classic-subscribe@topica.com
August 10, 2001
NOTE FROM CHRIS:
There's an X-rated version of today's list on the website for our ClubTop5 members to see. For info on joining ClubTop5, go here: http://www.topfive.com/html/ClubTop5.shtml
4> Sauteed filet of Chilean sea bass encrusted with pistachio nuts and served with mango-lime chutney, aromatic Basmati rice and a roasted Mediterranean vegetable medley, with one of Mom's eyeballs on the side
3> Christina Arugula
2> Dork Chops
and Topfive.com's Number 1 Dish Found at a Cannibal Buffet...
1> Juan Tongue Soup
[ The Top 5 List www.topfive.com ] [ Copyright 2001 by Chris White ]
Let's see, they missed:
Farmers' Fannies Poi George Asparagus Spears a la Britney Kale Yarborough Funky Chicken Breasts Fats Domino Felix Frankfurter Hamilton Berger Steamed Donna Rice Jock Full of Nuts Soldiers in Your Cup Manna LaMancha John Birch Beer Chard Davidians Mother Hubbard Squashed Cold Rabbi Beau Grits Gene Shallot Avogadro's Avocado Ted Danson's plums Grandpapaw John Quinces Adams Apple Basil Rathbone Arlene Dahl sauce Mona Lisa dressing Carol Doda's pasties Allan Shepherd's pie Soilents of the Lamb Bush beans Bush baby Pentagon leeks Lennon Meringue Pie Chattanooga Jews Chews Gates' Boullions Ed Koch Tail Rudy Julienne
I'm willing to bet that you guys can come up with a whole bunch more.
I'm going to try to spend some time every day with AWAD, but I can't promise to do it the justice it deserves.
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