Funniest member Guru award time approaching

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The discussion revolves around the upcoming Guru awards, specifically the Funniest Member category. Participants are nominating members they find humorous and sharing thoughts on past winners and the nature of the awards.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest nominees for the Funniest Member award, including BobG, jimmysnider, Artman, and MIH.
  • Several members express their desire not to be considered for the award, with some humorously referencing fears of public perception.
  • There is mention of past winners, such as tribdog and Cyrus, and discussions about the implications of winning, including disappearing acts.
  • Participants discuss the possibility of other awards, such as a gloomiest member competition and a most conceited award.
  • Some members reflect on the qualifications for nominations, including the status of retired staff and mentors.
  • Humor is a central theme, with jokes about the volcano and flammability, as well as playful banter about the nature of nominations.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no clear consensus on who should be nominated or the rules surrounding the awards, as multiple competing views and humorous exchanges remain throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the rules of the awards, including whether a member can win multiple times and the eligibility of certain members based on their status.

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Members interested in community engagement, humor, and the dynamics of online awards may find this discussion relevant.

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Yes, it's almost that time of year. December will be here along with the Guru awards.

All right all you funny people, start strutting your stuff.

BobG is a shoe in.

jimmysnider is too, but he refused to run last year.

Artman is always hysterical.

I will be taking suggestions for nominees, so if you think someone is really funny, add their name here and links to posts of theirs that are funny.

If you are listed here, but don't want to be, let me know & I will remove you.
 
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I do not wish to be considered for this award.
 
jimmysnyder said:
I do not wish to be considered for this award.
Afraid of the volcano, eh?
 
jimmysnyder said:
I do not wish to be considered for this award.
You weren't, but jimmysnider was.
 
tribdog!
 
lisab said:
tribdog!
Tribdog won already, then he disappeared for a year, right after winning.
 
jimmysnyder said:
I do not wish to be considered for this award.

Evo said:
Afraid of the volcano, eh?

He's afraid people will laugh at him.
 
What about Cyrus?
 
BobG said:
He's afraid people will laugh at him.

Isn't that what being funny is all about?

I wish there was a most conceited award. That's a trophy that definitely belongs on my mantle.
 
  • #10
JasonRox said:
What about Cyrus?
Cyrus won already.
 
  • #11
Mathwonk!
 
  • #12
Evo said:
Tribdog won already, then he disappeared for a year, right after winning.

If a disappearing act accompanies the award, we may have to elect our most annoying members for this! :wink:
 
  • #13
physics girl phd said:
If a disappearing act accompanies the award, we may have to elect our most annoying members for this! :wink:

Now, that's funny. I nominate physics girl phd.
 
  • #14
BobG said:
Now, that's funny. I nominate physics girl phd.

You honestly want her to disappear? :eek:
 
  • #15
What about Kurdt?
 
  • #16
So Funniest Member award can only be won once? Are all guru awards like that?
 
  • #17
tribdog said:
So Funniest Member award can only be won once? Are all guru awards like that?
Nope. FredGarvin got Engineering Guru twice - consecutively! :approve:

I think jimmysnyder is overqualified! :biggrin:
 
  • #18
Mathwonk and Matt Grime keep swapping maths guru badges.
 
  • #19
physics girl phd said:
If a disappearing act accompanies the award, we may have to elect our most annoying members for this! :wink:

Maybe we should nominate all the crackpots for it!
 
  • #20
I definitely vote for Artman. Some of his captions in the Caption Competition are priceless.
 
  • #21
MIH just cracks me up.
 
  • #22
I would certainly vote for MIH. I think I have before actually.

Arildno is rather witty though I haven't seen him around much lately.
 
  • #23
MIH definitely gets my vote!
 
  • #24
I guess this would be the "funniest member" primaries?
 
  • #25
Do we have a gloomiest member competition?
 
  • #26
Borek said:
Do we have a gloomiest member competition?
We once had a "most improved member" category, but I thought it sounded bad. Now I wish I had kept my mouth shut, I think it would be fun. Brewnog made me promise if we ever put the category back, he'd be the first to get it.
 
  • #27
Andre said:
You honestly want her to disappear? :eek:

Of course not. But it was funny.
 
  • #28
BobG said:
Of course not. But it was funny.

Well, let's skip the disappearing act then. I'd have a hard time chosing between LisaB,
MiH and Evo.
 
  • #29
Andre said:
I'd have a hard time chosing between LisaB, MiH and Evo.

Me too, but not necesarilly in the "funniest" category :smile:
 
  • #30
I think Mentors can't be nominated for member awards unfortunately. :frown:

I see christina wants to off me in the PF volcano, probably because I keep calling her chrissie. :wink:
 

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