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I'll post the two suggestions from the April thread here as well.... My first nomination for the first half of May... This might be construed as a bit grovelly, as it's from an italic (Linda) But I think it's funny... http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/F19585?thread=181628&latest=1 Post 94 Otto

Otto, why don't you give the url like
F19585?thread=181628&latest=1#p1986424

You get the right number by pushing the 'down' triangle of the previous post.
And more important, it will come up in the default skin, instead of your goo.

Please take a look at F74125?thread=133213#p1644932 , Posting 2:

"Editorial Note: This conversation has been moved from 'The Writing Workshop' to 'The Flea Market'.
Hi, This thread has been moved to the Sin Bin because it has been posted twice."

Not really a nomination, but still worth a

What about this one:
F19585?thread=182335&post=1999050#p1998884 (post 24) or alternatively post 25.

And here's another:

F89129?thread=182563, post number 6.

It reads,
'Yeah, no kidding on that opposable thumb thing. Why, just the other day my right index finger tried to stick itself in my right eye, and if my thumb hadn't been there to oppose it, I would have been in so much pain I might have forgotten to say "ha ha."'

--JBY

Right,then!

Must be voting time!

The nominations are the above, plus

Posting 9 from pheloxi here: F77636?thread=181717

It'll make sense if you pronounce it 'hoootooo'

and F19585?thread=183913&latest=1 , post 3.

Cast your votes now!

Otto

my vote goes to 'opposable thumb'


hmm, is there any chance to get an answer for the question on the 'second half of April' thread (right next door) ?

I vote for the *Wuther. Original?* post

Tough choice. I think I prefer 'Wurther.'

JBY

Tough choice. I think I prefer 'Wurther.'

JBY

Bother. Apologies for the second post; I'm not trying to rig the vote, honest!

JBY

Hi Bossell,

Sorry - missed that!

I suppose that the relevent piece of wit ought to have been posted within the timeframe of the award, but we don't have to do it that way. What does everyone think?


Otto.

Within the timeframe of the award - especially from now on... assuming that the awards will be an ongoing

Perhaps a separate category for *jewels from the b'log* or similar???

'jewels from the b'log' sounds *great*

Thumbs up for the opposable thump.

At least the servers seem to work again, so I could find the time to follow the links.

F19585?thread=184551&skip=60&show=20#p2036963

About advertising sanitary towels, very funny. More Swift than Wilde though...

Excellent! Two new Academy Members - I'll add you both to my list this week!

So far we have a two way tie between wurther and opposable thumbs. Anyone not voted so far want to break the deadlock?

Otto

A question for the meantime... why is it that everbody talks of 'Wurther'? A google search for 'Goethe Wurther' yields precisely *6* results, whereas 'Goethe Werther' scores 14,600.

*checks for a pulse *

Is there a in the house?

I'm afraid no