Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 15:42:01 -0500 From: Mary Jane Isles Subject: INT:EmJays: 1997 Poll Winners A scrap of paper flutters in the cool evening breeze, curled and twisted from the door where someone hastily thumbtacked it. Voices hushed, minds curious, the occupants of the Sweating Pig Tavern gather around. CathyB, in her red dress, spreads out the curled paper and begins to read in a strong and yet nervous voice: "Hear Ye, Hear Ye... The results of the 1997 EmJays are hereby compiled and presented as follows. All kudos and material expressions of gratitude should be directed to Miss Wendy Kroncat, WZIP, as she has risked life and limb to deliver this long-awaited list from the clutches of the Evil EmJay to you, all of you, who are now freed from mystery and shadow. Your heroine, Wendy Kroncat." And now the winners: Best All-Round List Member Has nothin' to do with bein' round, y'know! ;) Of all the helpful, playful, thoughtful and friendly nominees, Wolfess is the winner, with Phanny a close second, followed by MJ. The nominees also include tink, Robyn Meta Herrington, Pat Fish, muck, Barbara Harris, Izzy, Gene Chambers, CathyB, Roz, Terry Lulashnyk and Bill Lantry. Best Contest Organizer Distribute those playing pieces, draw the chalk lines and let's have some fun! :) Thanks to everyone who voted for me, MJ, pushing me a little bit ahead of Phanny... but not by much! Also in the running were Robyn Meta Herrington, Anthony Dauer, and Barbara Harris. Best Critiquer Each time I've been nominated for this category (never winning, most certainly), those were proud moments, maybe even better than the kick-bed nominations *grin and wink*... each of you deserves a round of applause and pat on the back! :) :) :) Top vote-getter for Critiquer is *tada!!* Robyn Meta-Herrington, followed closely by Randy Money and Phanny. Other CRIT'ers we admire are Gene Chambers, Diana Narciso, Dee Churchill, Terry Lulashnyk, Bill Lantry, Anthony Toscano, Anthony Dauer, Mark Troy, Mary Wilson, DonnaB, Peter Davis, Trish Beard, Momkat, Carol Cross, CK, Clive, Merideth and Roz. Best Flame Douser So... does this category title mean the best quencher of flames or the best finder of flames? ;) Water Bucket Wielders Local #001 gives top honors to Wolfess, a' slobberin' all over those sparks. tink brandishes an accurate squirtgun, seems, as does LL, Izzy, Phanny, Robyn Meta-Herrington, MJ, Tia Duran, Raini, James Wiley, Roz and CathyB. Best Flamer No ambiguity on this category no indecision on the part of the voters, lemme tell ya! Had Anthony Dauer not been blackballed in this category, he would have won manos down, as the other Anthony would say... as Fate would have it, Mr. Dauer *still* finished in second place behind our vivacious Vixxen! Bill Lantry ("The Master of Civilized Insult," "exquisite and rare") and Barbara Harris tied for third, with the balance of the Bic-flickers including Zak, Wolfess, and Roz. Not me? ;) Best INT Story Herein enters complexity, my friends, as the threads appear to intertwine and some are combined with others. However. :) The clear winner of this category (that manos thing again), is SPT, Sweating Pig Tavern! Other INT'rs that keep our INTerest: HHR, The Resort, Dysmal Keep, The Hub, Lancomb's Adventure, Highway 41, and I quote this one completely: "Crystal City and Underground Tunnels Thread which includes the Basilisk and Chloe Frog in the Dysmal Keep... the threads intertwine." No joke!! Congrats to those of you who participate in these wonderful stories. I admire your work tremendously. :) (That's me talking, MJ.) Best INT Character And characters you all are! A hotly contested category with, as you know, a resulting tie. Well, the INT character with the most character by popular vote is... Wolfess Elle, with 11 1/2 votes. (that's right, 1/2). Muttpupp came in second with 7 1/2 votes... but lemme tell ya, folks, there were neck and neck for a while! Wowser. Other well-liked INT characters: "The Stranger in the Shadows on Highway 41," Buttdawg, Hagatha, Omar the Tentmaker, Tidybowl Man at DK, "Niniane, the Lady in Black," Oglum P. Boomp, Xiao, Raini, WayneH, Phanny, David Voelke, Rqy McDowell, The Beast, The Frog, Dr. Nathaniel Strange, Shurlock the Punny Puppy. Best List Pair Whoa, now here's a loaded category! *SMIRK* Use your imaginations freely. The votes here were all over the field, and boy did I enjoy the responses! Now, a bit of explanation: some votes were cast for an individual, others for specific pairs of individuals, ok, and the votes were tabulated accordingly. The top vote getters in the "pairs" category: CK and Anthony Dauer, with 16 votes! Holy mackeral! :D Seems the list thinks you make a... couple. :D :D Finishing in second place, "Bill and MJ" (you guys!!) with other list "pairs" nominated including AnthonyD and FatherD, Phanny and Wolfie (the great resort hoax), Wolfess Elle and Kennedy Dane, Wolfie and Buttdawg, Phanny and Wayne, CK and Bill, Dustin and Tia, Chris Lott and Anthony Dauer, Lord Seamus and Lady Colleen, Bill Lantry and Anthony Dauer, and "CK and anyone she disagrees with." *hee hee* Oh yes, also "Anthony Dauer and Anthony Dauer." :D Individuals nominated for Best List Pair (I'm not asking!) included Wolfie, Phanny, KD's legs, Roz's Nikes, Chris Lott's legs. As for the winner, well, I'd tell you who but I'm too embarrassed. *BLUSH* Best Picture (write-in) Hey Izzy, say cheese! :D Best .Sig File LL Demerle, come on down to the bottom of the page and strut your stuff! A landslide, for sure! Bill Rawlinson's .sig file was very popular along with Danny Lloyd, Zak, meredith and Wolfess. Other .sig files we admire belong to WayneH, Alistair Potter, CK, MJ, Jason, Anthony Dauer, "that Adair School of Charm lady." Huh? ;) Maybe I need to sign up for classes! Best Trench (write-in) Jim Isbell. Move over, Jim, lemme in! ;) Best Webpage You all sure do know how to make these polls close, no joke! Even with the tie-breaker, we still had a very close race. Bill Lantry wins by two votes over Scott Kerlin. tink is in third. Other neato webpages to check out belong to Gene Chambers, LL, AnthonyD, Robyn Meta Herrington, Izzy, Robyn Harris, Terrie Mollohan and Jason. Best Writing Exercises Yet another landslide, folks. Tink and/or his "tinkblots" is our overwhelming choice for Purveyor of Playful Prose and Poetry Proposals. Yeah, tinky! :) Roz and Anthony Dauer received kudos for their writing exercises, and the individual threads singled out for cool brainstorming are "Fragments Falling Free," "Bowl of Dried Tears," and the Interactives. Favorite Essayists Convince us, teach us, spin a tale of life... Valentine Michael Smith, you have a monopoly on this category, once again our fave essayist. Check out the webpage info recently posted to the list, all, for more of VMS's phenomenal work. Other essayists we enjoy? Pat Fish (coming in second place!), Anitra Freeman, tink, Chris Lott, Peter Davis, Randy Money, Dan Goodman, JC, Roz, Daffy Daffid, Va Carper, Joe Zingaro, Carole Bastian, Wolfie, Bill Lantry, BT, Gene Chambers, Youngblood Brasket, Michael V. Smith, Anthony Dauer. Favorite Poets Read me poetry and kiss my hand, and I'll follow you anywhere! Well, ok... as much as I like our favorite poet CK, I'll pass on the handkissing! ;) Second place is tied with Carol Cross and Bill Lantry, with an extremely close race for third and fourth. Terry Lulashnyk, you just edged out Gene Chambers, Peter Davis and Merideth. Whoa. Other well-liked WRITERS poets: Bon Johnston, Donna B., Anthony Dauer, Terrie Mollohan, LL, Dustin, Phanny, Kennedy Dane, Jackie Rosenfeld, John Freudeman, Fernando Rivas, Audrey, AnthonyT, Rodney Coates, Barbara Harris, Jody Schiesser, Pete Peterzens, Momkat, BT, Anitra/Streetwrites, Palmer Hall, Tia, Cyzann Simonov, Jose Pierola, Chris Lott, Roz, Jane Wanklin, Donna Cross, Mark Kalmus, A. Rose, and Dana and Meredith Whaley. Favorite Short Story Writers Once again, Robyn Meta-Herrington barnstorms the place! Robyn, my dear, the list adores you! Chris Vaughan is a firm second followed by Randy Money, Rory and Youngblood tied for third. Other vote-getters: Tony Roberts, Danny Lloyd, Mark Kalmus, Martin Zurla, Dee Churchill, Marlene Canton-Taylor, Mark Troy, Rodney Coates, Jason, Anthony Dauer, Pat Fish, Daffid, Jackie Reis, Dustin, Fernando Rivas, Carol Cross, Raini, DonnaB, BT and Jody Schiesser. List Conservative Well, maybe. Lemme think on it... *heh* Anthony Dauer received the most votes for List Conservative. Our second most conservative person is Mark Wilson, with Gene Chambers not far away in third. Bill Lantry, Val Smith, JC, Barbara Harris, Jim Isbell, Daffid, AnthonyT, Mark Davis, and "Whatsowhosi That Never Posts" also came to the voters' minds as suitable nominees. List Curmudgeon Oh heavens. :S This was one hotly-contested category-- sheesh! Bill Lantry is the Official List Curmudgeon. I certainly hope he has a fitting acceptance speech planned. *heh* Second most- grumpy goes to AnthonyD *and* Chris Lott (hence the "list pair nomination? ;D ), with third also a tie, Gene Chambers, Zak, and "Scott That Romantic Guy Fischer." What is it with curmudgeons and ties? Other nominees in this category, stand up and be recognized. Tis the season! Daffid, Wolfie, JC and WayneH. List Daddy More ties. GEEZ. This is like a virtual Father's Day. Who da dad? Da tink!!! Daffid is da dad in second, as the results of the tie unknot themselves. Other father figures: Peter Davis, Mike Caverhill, Randy Money, AnthonyD, WayneH, Jim Duncan, Wolfie *hee hee*, Gene Chambers, Dan Goodman, Pete Davis, Bill Lantry, Chis Vaughan and Chris Lott. List Flirt CK, you are such a bad girl! Winkin' and blinkin' away at those guys... ;D Now Wolfie, doncha be chastising our Vixxen, as you're a winkin' and blinkin' too, we've seen you. Phanny... *finger waggling* you and Kennedy Dane are being naughty, the "little birds" see you! Other flirty WRITERS? Robyn Harris, Dustin Klein, Bill Lantry, LL, Roz, MJ, Raini and CathyB. Hmm... :) List Gandalf/Sage Keepers of the Gates of Wisdom, come on down! tink is the Thinker of Major Thoughts, with Roz and Bill Lantry tied for second. A multi- tie (those ties again!) for fourth, between Chris Lott, Wolfess, Daffid and Phanny. Other Wisdom Wielders: Tony Roberts, Randy, Val, Rodney Coates, Pete Davis, Gene Chambers, JC and Izzy. List Kid Nanny-nanny-boo-boo, I'm tellin'!! Finally, hey? ;) Robyn Alyson Harris's campaign for List Kid paid off in a big way. We love you, childish one... and this one must be a record at 22 votes! Wowser. My playful antics scored me second place, thankee :), and the very close race for third has CK, Dustin, Muttpup, Roz, and Ali flinging tinker toys here, game pieces there, with fun, fun, fun being the agenda. :) Other funny kids: Kennedy Dane, Bill Leprechaun, Chadly, AnthonyD, Nikki Parker, Krystan Douglas, Jason and Rory Smith. List Liberal *hee hee* Oh boy. Well, Chris Lott, I proudly pronounce you the winner. :D Bill Lantry, quit laughing, you're right there only a few votes out of first. Chris Vaughan, Roz, Val, Dan Goodman, Zak, Rodney Coates, Carol Cross, Izzy, Jim Duncan, Wolfess, and Greta also received votes. Not me? *smirk* List Mommmie Me!!!!!! :D 26 votes, thankee!!!!! *happy beagle dances* Roz finishes second with her salty advice and nurturing ways. Wolfess also mommies us the way we like. Rounding out the field of mommies, we have Barbara Harris, CathyB, Phanny, Momkat and... er... if the truth be known: TINK. :D List Sicko Winner is, not surprisingly, "The Once and Future TJ." Thomas J. knows how to turn our heads... all the way around. *ewwwww* AnthonyD would have been tied with our List Sicko King (isn't this multiple years for TJ? *grin*) except that he was blackballed in this category too and ended up with a score of -2. Other folks who will give TJ a run for his Monopoly money? Sam Plahetka, Jane Wanklin, Barbara Harris, Merideth, Pete Peterzens, muck, MJ, Ck, BT, Peter Davis, Marq, Jason and Roz. What a group! I'm proud ta be one o' ya! :) Most Agreeable Opposite of Best Flamer, hey? Who do we have here... hmm... looks like Wolfess Elle is the Most Agreeable lambykin aboard, with Roz and Phanny a'gittin' after her! *hee hee* CathyB, you're in good company with LL, Raini, Kennedy Dane, Daffid, Pierre, tink, Tia, MJ, Terry Lulashnyk, Barbara Vaughan, Merideth, CJ Keller, Momkat, and Kat Reinholz. Do we all agree on this? Well... somewhat. ;) Most Blatant Self-Promotion for an EmJay: Everyone! Most Happy to be a List Member (write-in) Aw Roz, this was sweet!!! :) Casting plenty of petals upon you as we crown you Queen of Happiness. So very glad to have you along, really and truly. Most Intellectual Me!!!!!! Hahahahaha! Well, what do you expect after all of this typing? *dingdong* Hey, I did get one vote. :) Thankee. However, one vote does not a winner make. :S So... the Most Intellectual for the 1997 EmJays is... Chris Lott. Bill Lantry comes right in behind ChrisL (not surprising, you two are phenomenal debaters!), with third place going to JC. Now that you've all picked yourselves up off the floor after fainting from surprise at the top three *grin*, we have plenty of others with considerable brainpower. Valentine Michael Smith, Mark Wilson, CK, Anthony Dauer, Cyzann Simonov, muck, Michael Karman, Robyn Meta Herrington, Dr. Frog, Jim Duncan, Peter Davis, AnthonyT, Randy, Wayne, Daffid, and Dustin. Oh, and me. ;) Don't forget me! Most Like A Prince of Amber Corwin, the One and Only. All hail the Prince! :) Most Likely to Be Published Geez, I'm gonna hafta make a macro for this woman's name: Robyn Meta Herrington! ;) Congrats, girlfriend! CK, you're second most likely by popular vote, my dear, and Bill Lantry is tied for third with Dustin's Novel. *hee hee* (My mind reels with bad jokes, enough so that I would end up with an even higher score in List Sicko, uh-oh!) Ahem. I canna help myself, cap'n. :D Other Most-Prolly Published Pensters: Youngblood Brasket, AnthonyT, DonnaB, Petey, Randy, Chris Lott, Rodney Coates, Fernando Rivas, JC, AnthonyD, Jim Duncan, Kennedy Dane, Rory, LL, Joanne Draper, Chris Vaughan, Daffid, CaroleB, Mark Troy, Barbara Harris, CathyB, Pat Fish, and the most altruistic and sweet votes: two nominations for "all of us" and "everyone who sent a publication announcement to the list." Awww, that's sweet! Most Likely to Be Seen at an Open Mike Anitra Freeman (aka Streetwrites), step on up here and accept your first place! :) AnthonyD and Izzy are tied for second place, Rqy, Robyn Harris, Bon, ORry, Momkat, Merideth, CK and AnthonyD (there's that pair thang again), CarolC, muck and one each for "Wolfie if Inebriated" and "Pete Peterzen if Sober." *heh* Most Likely to Win a Poetry Slam Anitra, by one vote! Geez... KD, you're in second place, but hey, we need more than one person at the slams. :) Most Mysterious Who dat? Who goes there! Why, it's our Mystery Man, Jim Duncan! Jim, good job on your campaigning. :D tink, you keep the list wondering, as does Roz... and Bon Johnston, Valentine Michael Smith, Mark Wilson, Deborah Pomerantz, Arnie Saknussen, Sam the Lurker, Laura Bell, Anitra Freeman, muck, Wolfess, Jason, Daffid, Rob Hampshire, Jody Schiesser. Trenchcoats and masks all around, the treat's on me! ;) Most Outspoken CK, you Vixxen!!! :) Hey, since CK is winning so many categories, I think she should throw a BIG PARTY and invite all of us to her place in Michigan. This weekend. Yes! AnthonyD doesn't keep us guessing with what he thinks either, lemme tell ya. Nor do Chris Lott and Wolfess, as well as muck, Bill Lantry, LL, Roz, Daffid and JC. Hey, don't be shy, ya'll. ;) Most Personalities I'm not even going to say her name. That vivacious, vexing, vivid, vital, virtuous, virginal, vocal member of the Vulpes genus... and not Wolfess, either. Holy heck. Party in Michigan, everyone, let's go! CK, you are something else, woman! Other WRITERS fairly teeming with personality: Barbara Harris, second place, and AnthonyD, Rqy, KD, BT, Wolfess, Roz, muck, Danny Lloyd and "Ali, Alisha, Goddess of all Niobe." :) Most Persuasive How many times have you heard this line, hey? Awwwwww, come on.... you won't get in trouble, let's just do it... ;) Not that I've ever *used* that persuasive tactic. Nope. There are, however, others who are more persuasive. For instance, I hear tell that Wolfess has sold many, many WRITERS oceanfront property in Nevada. Imagine that! :D Chris Lott, you're pretty darned persuasive too... only one vote behind Miz Wolfie. Our other list rhetoricians include Bill Lantry, BT, Robyn Meta Herrington, MJ (thanks!), muck, JC, tink, LL, Roz, Chris Vaughan, Randy and Jason. Most Political And in an election year too! Well, every year is an election year of some type, isn't it? ;) El Crown Politico goes to Chris Lott, Ruler of the Great White North. AnthonyD is just a few votes behind on the political bandwagon, as is Valentine Michael Smith. Bill Lantry, Mark Wilson, Daffid, Rodney Coates, Zak and Chris Vaughan are stumping for your votes too, good job, all! :) Most Postings Yet another landslide: AnthonyD! That man can talk! CK is second... has anyone noticed how these two keep getting next to each other? ;) And Wolfess is third. CarolC, CathyB and Zak also received votes for Most Postings. Two votes were received for "The Newbies," which made me chuckle just as it always does. :D Hey, I remember those days... it's not been that many... years. Most Romantic A dance in the moonlight, anyone? How about a kiss on the hand? Barbara Harris, you romantic soul! Charlie is indeed a lucky man. :) Tied for second are Dustin Klein and moi (*winky* at Dustin, c'mon, vote for meeeeeeee.... *hee hee*). Third place is a mega-tie: Phanny, CK, AnthonyT "talk Spanish to me, bambino," Chris Vaughan, Izzy, and Raini -- whoa! ;) Other romantic listmembers? Maria Murphy, Jody Schiesser, tink (woooo, tink!), Jason, Bill Lantry, Valentine Michael Smith, Youngblood Brasket, Terry Lulashnyk, Wolfess, BT, TJ, LL, Tia, and Rodney Coates. Most Sensual Getting warm in here... ;) CK, you mooooooooooooove us! Good going! I'm right behind you, though... watchit, girlfriend. That "feline in heat" vote helped, thanks to the initiator. *heh* CarolC is right there with us, along with Bon Johnston, Scott Kerlin, Terry Lulashnyk, Tia, CaroleB, Daffid, Rodney Coates, Rory, Chris Lott, Maria Murphy, Allan Davis, Fernando Rivas, Mykle D., Deborah Pomerantz, and that List Kid, Robyn A. Harris. Most Serious No joke. Valentine Michael Smith, first place; Chris Lott, second; JC is in third place. A three-way tie for fourth, those individuals being Mike Barker (tink, but we're being serious!), Rodney Coates and Anthony Dauer. Other just-the-facts-ma'am WRITERS: Bill Lantry, Chris Vaughan, Rory, Fernando Rivas, Jane Wanklin, Gene Chambers, Youngblood Brasket and Dan Goodman. Aw, c'mon, really? :) I've seen all of these WRITERS make jokes. Seriously. Most Surprising BOO!!!!! Thus sayeth Wolfess. ;) Roz, you're always making us look twice too, surprise! Grietja, CathyB, WayneH, Danny Lloyd, tink, CK, Peter Peterzen, Pete Davis, Kat Rinholz, muck, AnthonyD, CarolC... what a surprising bunch. Congrats! Oldest on List Now, this can be either behaviorally or chronically, right? ;) Roz, you're the top vote-getter, grannie! :) Valentine Michael Smith is second with Bill Lantry in third. tink, you didn't score badly either, wow. Other oldies-but-goodies include Dan Goodman, Pete, Chris Lott, Daffid, Gene Chambers and Jim Isbell. Now, don't have too many of those Geritol shooters in celebration, ok? ;) Peanut Gallery Dese folks, dey quack us up! In no particular order: Wolfess, Phanny, CarolC, Roz, WayneH, Melissa Relyea, Daffid, Rqy, KD, TJ, Jackie Reis, Mark Wilson, MJ (thanks!), Greta, CathyB, LL, AnthonyD, Kat Reinholz, Peter Davis, CK, BT, Zak, muck, Jim Isbell, Danny Lloyd, Merideth, tia, Maria Murphy and Dustin Klein. Such distinguished company! Does this mean we get free peanuts? :D I would like to trade mine for cashews. Soul of the List Once again, tinky-baby is our Soulman. :) Makes me wanna dance! I'm the second-place soul, thankee, and other soul-men and women are Phanny, Wolfess, AnthonyD and Celia. Another democratic and sweet response: "each and every one of us, lurkers too." :) Who Wouldn't You Kick Out of Bed? WRITERS never ceases to amaze me with creativity, talent, humor, imagination always-present lust! :) What a group. The winner in the men's category is Bill Lantry. :) Other males we take a more-than-passing interest in: Chris Lott and Fernando Rivas, tied for second; Dustin, AnthonyT and Chris Vaughan, tied for third. The winner in the women's category is, ME!!! :) Thankee!!! *happy beagle boogie* Not by much, though, as I see Wolfess and CK have captured the hearts and imaginations of the WRITERS males. :D Close race for second, you two... and no, I'm NOT telling who voted for ya. Unless they say it's ok. Plenty of other fantasies on the list, let's see... how about Rory, Wayne, Allan Davis, Roz, Kat Reinholz, Robyn Meta Herrington, Scott Kerlin, CJ Keller, LL, Jeanie Musick, Dee Churchill, Teena Shields, Kat Gillespie, Carole Bastian, Tia Duran ("Woooooo!"), tink, Jane Wanklin, Robyn Harris, Zak, DonnaB, Anitra, CathyB and Danny Lloyd. Who Would You Let Babysit Your Kids? A squeaker, this! You mean, you all would *really* let *ME* babysit those littles? *bwoooooooo-hahahahahahaha!* Why, it would be my pleasure. Don't you worry about a thing. *heh* In case I'm busy that night, Wolfess is right up there too, y'know... along with CathyB, Dustin the Snowbound Bun, Phanny, Barbara Harris, Randy and Roz. Other kindly keepers are Gene Chambers, CJ Keller, Daffid, Petey & Chainsaw (really??), Bill Lantry, Merideth, Terry Lulashnyk, LL, Robyn Meta Herrington, tink, Youngblood, Jason, Izzy and Jackie Reis. Ok, everyone, send your kids to Dustin's place this weekend. *evilgrin* Who Would You Least Likely Let Babysit Your Kids? Hey, where's my name? ;) Looks like AnthonyD won't ever have to worry about the bulk of WRITERS progeny showing up at his place on the weekend. :) Nor will Barbara Harris, Jane Wanklin, Merideth, Wolfess, TJ, Zak, Scott Fischer, Bill Lantry, Samuel Plahetka, Robyn Harris, Chris Vaughan, Robyn Meta Herrington or CK. One vote was lodged for "WRITERS in general." Does that mean I get a vote? :) Who Stimulated the Most Subs by Others tink, tink, he's our man!! And dat's all, folks... :) ************* Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees; to those who voted and played along through FIL and INT, thank you very much. CK, I appreciate your help and support. --Herself, winner here and there... most grateful :) ******************************************************************* mji@srmoo.engl.sru.edu "Horses just naturally have mohawk haircuts." --anonymous