announcing the forum \"W.T.F Award\"

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

:laugh:
...with tongue firmly in cheek

for immediate release:

Whereas: Forum members in the past have taken it upon themselves to hand out awards (material and otherwise) to each other as though they themselves constitute some sort of authority.

Whereas: There is an escalating amount of WTF-ness occurring on the Forum on a daily basis.

Be it Proclaimed from this day forward:
That user "stike" of the BGE forum hereby announces the BGE Forum "WTF Award".

Officially called a "WTF?" (which stands for "Who's the Fool?" or "What Thorough Foolishness" for our Canadian friends) it will be given irregularly, arbitrarily, and capriciously. No records will be kept, no pins will be given.

Requirements for the award shall be that a post is more than a little perplexing or confusing, is a baffling non sequitur, or is just plain head-scratch-inducing. Spelling and grammar (or lack thereof) are NOT contributing factors of consideration, unless they contribute to an over-the-top performance. Trolls and obvious baiting are right out. Three shall be the number thou shall count, and the number of the counting shall be three. (?)

Nominations may be made, and the award may be called for by anyone, but user: stike will be the only authority.

There are two inaugural nominations/winners (everyone is a winner!):

One, a post today where the subject line complains of "Problems Cooking on the Egg", yet wherein the subject turns out to be merely an attempt to find turkeys at discount pricing. :huh: I say "WTF?"

The second, a post from the day previous warning (or perhaps bragging) that it is "Pic Heavy" and wherein one, after clicking cautiously (or eagerly, as the case may be), finds 5 photos.

DETAILS:

My own posts are not eligible, not because there would be a conflict of interest, but because my posts are frankly perfect. (that's a joke)

Zippy's posts are also ineligible, simply because i always scratch my head when i read his posts. ...ingredient genius, that guy.

LittleSteven's post are ALSO not eligible, not for any other reason that i couldn't care less about his stuff, and never bouther reading his pourly spelled foroum pousts with their superfluououous Canaudian U's

...remember, it's all in good fun, except where it isn't.

Historic examples (too old for consideration, yet in the spirit of the award) are:

-adding copyright notices to horrendous photographs of beastly-looking victuals

-announcing that one is "done" with the forum, and then replying to that post five minutes later or showing up the next day posting as though nothing had happened

-declaring that one's life/cabinets/religion/career/etc. has been changed forever and that it is a new day and all is right with the world, followed by a post shortly thereafter in direction contradiction to same, declaring that the world is ending and that you are done with this place

-posting a beautiful picture of incredible looking food, masterfully prepared, with a dummy of a human torso impaled on a stand in the background

-Announcing an award for something as though anyone actually cares what you think

-appearing in drunken boating pictures, limbs akimbo, abdomen distended, faculties abbreviated

-creating excessively long big-winded, joycean, self aggrandizing posts about awards or stuffing sausage

-using the word 'joycean' on a frigging barbecue forum, or referring to James Joyce in your signature/tag line

How to make a nomination:
-simply type "WTF?" in your reply or your reply's subject line. The judges will be automatically alerted by magic forum software
-reply that "I'm not sure, but this might be a 'WTF?'-eligible post." and then wait
-email me directly at "BritneySpearsSuperfan2000@AOL.com"

Self-nomination is forbidden. The whole idead of WTF-edness is that the individual generally has no idea of their/the WTF-edness.

Myself included.

FlaPoolman

No Pin????? WTF?

AZRP

:laugh: -RP

Mickey

BOY WAS I WRONG ABOUT THE MEANING OF "WTF" :woohoo:

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

obviously did not read the rules. i said my own posts were not eligible. that's it, i am out of here. good riddance.

lowercasebill

thou shalt not count to four , nor shall thou count to two unless that counting of two is to reach the number of the counting which shall be three.. now fetchest thou the holy hand granade of Antioch

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

temporary award;


i am having some nice enamel ones made up

Cpt'n Cook

I thought you were on "deadline" :laugh:

Mainegg

:blink: we need a shaking your head or scratching it!! Jeff..Jeff...Jeff......

Village Idiot

Much too vague.

After Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F.

YB

It's almost October Jeff and you really should be working on a pumkin.Ha Ha

Larry

Rusty Rooster

Obviously you are serious or you would find all this humorus & hurt your sore ribs laughing.
Apparently I am not elligable because you did not include anything about killing threads.
Sorry if this kills this one. :woohoo:
Other than all that, I love the idea!!

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

if you are gonna quote the Comedy Bible, do it correctly!

i learned that film by rote BEFORE seeing it because i worked with a guy on a loading dock, and i ain't kiddin, he would say it verbatim day after day. i thought it was the funniest damn thing. knew it almost by heart BEFORE seeing the movie. except that he never did it in order, just random bits and quotes.

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

you gotta get out more

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

sent the bill at 10am :laugh: just made two calls about work for this week and next. so i am "in between" as they say. worst time for the forum is when i have nothing to do but must be in my studio by the phone/computer :laugh:

Carolina Q

I see some insulted winners getting a followup award by "announcing that [they are] "done" with the forum, and then replying to that post five minutes later or showing up the next day posting as though nothing had happened."

Jeff, you have too much time on your hands.

Boilermaker Ben

Do thread hijacks count?

Oh hey by the way, I noticed you hot smoked that last batch of bacon. Now that you've gone back and forth from hot to cold to hot, has your opinion of the two processes changed? :woohoo:

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

right there in the rules, it says the WTF award is for head scratching posts. Your reply that we need an award for head-scratching posts means your post is a nominee itself for WTF-edness....

unfortunately, it has no other consideration to recommend it. thank you for playing.

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

rules to be added/dropped as required.

it is a Work In Progress... (another Joycean reference!)

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

"working on the pumpkin"

hey. this is a family forum

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

you really should initiate the "Thread Killer" award. I was a thread-killer before you turned it into an art form.

i am more of a Thread Hijacker lately.

YB

Just checking to see if you would catch it...I should have known better.

Larry

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

the biggest professional achievement of my life is that i created a job with inordinate amounts of "down time".

i suppose i could work full time, but that is for successful people, with houses and cars and vacations and cool stuff like that

lowercasebill

i just remember bits and pieces. have not watched it in years.. guess i should get it on dvd.

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

funny. i mentioned hijacking ion my reply to bill.

i think hijacking counts, but not merely the fact that it is hijacked. it needs to be one of those threads where a newbie asks a simple question (viz: "How do i set up for an overnight cook?") and then one particular reply goes off on a mile-wide, forum-format-frigging flame war. like when a certain someone replies to the original post, and a certain other someone attacks that guy, and they go on for a day and a half mired in vitriol, while the newbie is standing there wondering what it was he said :laugh:

fishlessman

did you buy your pain killers at the corner of broadway and haverhill again :laugh: :laugh: he's got the best stuff

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

i give you>>: Monty Python's Holy Grail

Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker

hahaha
nah. it no longer hurts enough to justify my Oxy....

vidalia1

I want Stumpbaby back!!!!!

:ohmy: :woohoo:

Rusty Rooster

Painkillers??? That explains this thread, thanks for clearing that Fishless!!

Rusty Rooster

Made more sense didn't he!! :woohoo: