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2nd place- 4 points
3rd place- 3 points
4th place- 2 points
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1. Mikey Squirrel with "You Buttered Your Butt"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/thewho10.shtml
    The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKDDl5yOwhQ

2. Peter Andersson aka K1chyd with "I Didn't Use The F-Word"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/billyjoel249.shtml
   The Yotube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3PVHVn0kE

3. Phil Alexander with "The Fundamentalist's Song"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/gilbertandsullivan118.shtml
   The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBc-6-tcoxA

4. Jeff Reuben with "Homely No More"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/2000s/robthomas7.shtml
    The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcVTbiSAyUE
    Jeff's Recording: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=302085&content=songinfo&songID=5972179

5. Agrimorfee with "My Porn"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/thetemptations36.shtml
    The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCRcra2o964

6. Jason with "Low-Tar"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/garynuman2.shtml
    The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cdgTWitj_o

7. Alex J with "I am the very Model of a Student Undergraduate"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/gilbertsullivan65.shtml
    The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBc-6-tcoxA

8. McKludge with "Pump-kins"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/presidentsoftheunitedstatesofamerica13.shtml
   The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sj_U6vObUA

9. Max Power with "Please Don't Tase Me Bro"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/thebeatles2031.shtml
   The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuGgWRyhPsI

10. Conquerer_of_Parodies with "Sequel Love"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/2000s/justintimberlake66.shtml
     The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrHKaa9m8b0

11. Guy DiRito with "Pisano Man"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/billyjoel279.shtml
      The Youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rZ1_M_L_RSI

12. Kristof Robertson with "Lyin' Spies"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/theeagles207.shtml
      The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnmImt2y6RA

13. Matthias with "Witch's Brew"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/thewho113.shtml
     The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dYVKB1MRIE&mode=related&search=

14. Stuart McArthur with "Lola (the ex-wife of this dude I met)"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/thekinks41.shtml
      The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMsnqQHOwFg

15. Below Average Dave with "Don't Touch My Mohawk"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/madisonavenue0.shtml
     Dave's Recording: http://www.badave.com/hosting/parody.php?st=49
     The Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EyDvjgwX2I

Ill eneter one next month, the one I really wanted to enter, I didnt finish.

*bump*

The current SOTM voting round should never be off the front page. IMHO, of course.

Ant

Hey Matthias,

When you get a chance, can I get the link to my recording added?  Thanks!

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=302085&content=songinfo&songID=5972179

5 Points To: Alex J's Student Undergraduate
4 Points To: Jeff Reuben's Fugliness
3 Points To: Stuart McArthur's Friend's Ex-Wife
2 Points To: Dave's Mohawk
1 Point To: Mike's Kinky And Fattening Sex

Where the hell is everybody?!?!?!?

Where the hell is everybody?!?!?!?


Where the hell is the records room???

5 Points
I didn't use the F-word
Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd

4 points
Lola (the ex-wife of this dude I met)
Stuart McArthur

3 Points
You Buttered Your Butt
Mikey Squirrel

2 Points
Homely No More
Jeff Reuben

1 Point
I am the very Model of a Student Undergraduate
Alex J

5 Points
I didn't use the F-word
Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd

4 points
Lola (the ex-wife of this dude I met)
Stuart McArthur

3 Points
You Buttered Your Butt
Mikey Squirrel

2 Points
Homely No More
Jeff Reuben

1 Point
I am the very Model of a Student Undergraduate
Alex J


Do you bother to comment on all the entries? It's required

Do you bother to comment on all the entries? It's required


DoRitos = Guy. He commented on all the entries.

Ant

DoRitos = Guy. He commented on all the entries.

Ant




Thanks. :)

HM to Kristof and Matthias

5th, 1 Point to Phil Alexander (I may be tired of this song, but this was too good not to point)

4th, 2 Points to Alex J (Ditto Phil. . .Seriously, AWESOME WRITE--esp for a first timer)

3rd, 3 Points to Peter Anderson (You are on a very serious streak here buddy)

2nd, 4 Points to Stu McArthur (Amazing parody, I would love to here a recorded version of this)

1st, 5 Points to Jeff Rebuen (Having done backing vocals for you, I have real appreciation for this one, I love EVERYTHING about it)

5pts=Peter
4pts=Alex J.
3pts=Phil A.
2pts=Guy
1pt=Stuart

A lot of creativity and amazing word power was brought to the table in this round. You are all 5pt.ers!

Yes! Big shocker! 2 days before voting closes, and I'm not doing this at the last minute! Busy, busy guy that i am, better do this now while I can.

This was a tough round but I'll have to go with these votes...

5 pts: Peter's F-ing Fenomenal parody
4 pts: Jeff's ugly side
3 pts: Dave's bad hair day
2 pts: Alex's model student
1 pt : Guy's swimming with the fishes

5 points: "The Fundamentalist's Song".
I have a soft spot for this type of pun-damental rants, and nobody does it better than our own Philbo, here in top form!

4 points: "Lola (the ex-wife of this dude I met)"
This is a hard song to do (I've tried) and here it was pulled of just great!

3 points: "My porn"
Short and sweet, just like I kept telling my ex-girlfriend it should be…

2 points: " Lyin' Spies?"
A Godsend, I went and cancelled my Moldavian mail order brides after having read this

1 Point: " Witch's Brew"
Home cocking just like Ma did it…

Special kudos to Jeff Ruben who made the list on funny but was bumped a few notches on pacing (though admittedly I agonized over how much emphasis to put on that after having heard the recording and that it worked as karaoke), to Alex J the newbie who probably would have made the list had he done the full song, to "you buttered your butt" for the wackiest title ever to appear in SOTM, to Guy for making a comeback, to etc, etc, etc… Effing good stuff all over the line this month! :)

1 point to Alex the Undergraduate
2 points to BAD Hair Day
3 points to Jeff the Homely
4 points to Stu/Lola
5 points to Double-0-Kristof

Ouch, I hope next month goes better for me...although I highly doubt it.

whoa, huge month :o

5 points...................Phil Alexander with "The Fundamentalist's Song"
4 points...................Kristof Robertson with "Lyin' Spies"
3 points...................Alex J with "I am the very Model of a Student Undergraduate"
2 points...................Peter Andersson aka K1chyd with "I Didn't Use The F-Word"
1 point....................Jeff Reuben with "Homely No More"


HM to Mikey Squirrel with "You Buttered Your Butt"

Very troublesome, you lot are....stop writing such high quality work all the friggin' time!  :D

5 pts: Phil's Phundamentalists
4 pts: Alex's Study Shenanigans
3 pts: Mikey's Slick Ass Song
2 pts: Stu's laugh-ola
1 pt: Peter's F....reakin F...unny F...ooling

HM to Ugly Jeffy

5 pts - Phil the terrorist

4 pts - Peter the F**king rabbit

3 pts - Mike's elevator action

2 pts - Stu's name was Lola, she was in Havana...

1 pts - Alex graduates like Kayne West

Only need a few more votes and I can wrap this month up.

Only one complaint, this month: Kristof, this is getting a bit repetitive ;)

5 points - #12. Kristof Robertson with "Lyin' Spies"
4 points - #7. Alex J with "I am the very Model of a Student Undergraduate"
3 points - #2. Peter Andersson aka K1chyd with "I Didn't Use the F-Word"
2 points - #4. Jeff Reuben with "Homely No More"
1 point  - #1. Mikey Squirrel with "You Buttered Your Butt"

Wow! What a wonderful selection of tunes! I can only vote 5 on them!

5 Points to Kristof Robertson
4 Points to Below Average Dave
3 Points to Stu McArthur
2 Points to Agrimorfee
1 Point to Guy

Good Luck To All Of You!

Jason.

5 pts:  Mikey Squirrel
4 pts:  Alex J
3 pts:  Peter's F-Bombs
2 pts:  Stu McArthur
1 pt:  Below Average Dave

Sorry I'm late.  I got sent on business to Central Louisiana (CENLA to the locals, hell to everyone else) and have been working 10+ hour days.  But a couple hours before the deadline is good enough.  Is that dueling banjoes I hear in the distance?  :\'(

5 points to Lyin's Spies (isn't that redundant?)
4 points to Mikey's Oleo'd A-hole
3 points to Phil's Fund (like he needs more  :))
2 points cuz Lola stole a bowl ah never mind
1 point for Alex's excellent debut.

And the winners of the October SOTM Contest are.......

In 1st Place (31 Points): "I Didn't Use The F-Word"
Peter Andersson aka K1chyd

In 2nd Place (By a tie-breaker) (31 Points): "Lola (the ex-wife of this dude I met)"
Stuart McArthur


In 3rd Place (27 Points): "The Fundamentalist's Song"
Phil Alexander

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4th Place (26 Points): Kristof Robertson
5th Place (21 Points): Jeff Reuben
6th Place (20 Points): Mikey Squirrel
7th Place (12 Points): Below Average Dave
8th Place (5 Points): Agrimorfee
9th Place (4 Points): Guy DiRito
10th Place (1 Point): Matthias

Honorable Mention: Conquerer_of_Parodies, Max Power, Jason, and McKludge

Sorry to Alex J, who would have won for SOTM if he had voted in time.

Congrats Stuart, Peter, and Phil!!!

Congratulations to Peter, Stu and Phil!

This looked like a really close SOTM - I can't believe the gold medal parody wound up a DQ - no newbie has ever won his first SOTM, and no one has ever forfeited a gold in SOTM.

By tiebreak rules, I tally Peter with 3 first place votes to Stu's, uh, less than three first places votes, so Peter is first (again) and Stu is 2nd (again).

Ant

Congrats Peter, Stu and Phil.  ..Peter---two in a row man. . .awesome.  Thanks for my 12 everyone who voted for me!

...I can't believe the gold medal parody wound up a DQ - no newbie has ever won his first SOTM, and no one has ever forfeited a gold in SOTM...


Ahem, don't really know what to say here since I apparently won but didn't really win, or shouldn't have, or what to call it, and if and how congrats to the other medallists are in order etc…

BTW, has anyone heard from Alex, why he didn't vote?

Anyway, I think I oughta say something so I'll let you in on the behind the scenes story, this little alliterated ditty of F-words was an idea that has been in the tube even longer than "I am a tired runner in a super-ultramarathon", though I didn't really feel up to really get down to work on it and grooming it until I came up with the idea of failing/bleeping at the end and those injokes on the original song itself, then I knew I could squeeze some fun out of it and that it wouldn't just be a list of random words.

Thanks to all of you for voting it this high and special thanks to Merry and Pippin for giving me the initial idea (check out their parody "Letter B" and my first day K1chyd comment on it back in the summer of 2004):

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/thebeatles30.shtml

Ahem, don't really know what to say here since I apparently won but didn't really win, or shouldn't have, or what to call it, and if and how congrats to the other medallists are in order etc…

BTW, has anyone heard from Alex, why he didn't vote?

Anyway, I think I oughta say something so I'll let you in on the behind the scenes story, this little alliterated ditty of F-words was an idea that has been in the tube even longer than "I am a tired runner in a super-ultramarathon", though I didn't really feel up to really get down to work on it and grooming it until I came up with the idea of failing/bleeping at the end and those injokes on the original song itself, then I knew I could squeeze some fun out of it and that it wouldn't just be a list of random words.

Thanks to all of you for voting it this high and special thanks to Merry and Pippin for giving me the initial idea (check out their parody "Letter B" and my first day K1chyd comment on it back in the summer of 2004):

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/thebeatles30.shtml


Peter, Alex didn't vote, which means you DID win regardless of where he may have finished, after all his vote may have changed his 'victory' anyway. . .Alex, your entry was very strong, and I hope you enter again in the future--but why didn't you vote afterall?

Shades of the F1 season, here... though in that case the newbie *didn't* win it on a techicality, rather than t'other way around.  Seems very harsh on Alex (not to mention it that robbed me of my favourite fourth place), but it wouldn't be fair on all the others who've been DQ'd for it not to stand.  Any odds he didn't read the full T&C, so simply didn't realize what was expected...

Anyway thanks, all - it was a really rather tight one, wasn't it?  Well done Stu and especially Peter for doubling up, back-to-back wins (with what was definitely the most original entry this month).  On the hat-trick...

ALEX!!!

I mean, how frustrating is that? I dare say Alex doesn't yet know that he has thrown away a gold medal on his first attempt.


  Any odds he didn't read the full T&C, so simply didn't realize what was expected...


I'd put a tenner on that, Phil....it's so rare that a noob does SO well in SOTM, that this scenario rarely pops up....but for me, it's infuriating to give precious votes away and see them wasted.


(not to mention it that robbed me of my favourite fourth place

It's actually quite comfy here....the seat's warm, but why does it smell of Guinness and used PC parts?  :D



Congrats to Peter....like Abba, IKEA and Volvo, a Swedish invasion...but far funnier!
Stu: What can I say? I think that's 9 podium finishes out of 10 this year...I'm not sure even Spaff could lay claim to such consistency; I certainly can't!! Well done again, mate.
Phil: Twas my fave of the month, so I'm chuffed it never ended up in fourth place.


Anyway thanks, all - it was a really rather tight one, wasn't it? 
...said the priest to the altar boy...fnar fnar!

It's actually quite comfy here....the seat's warm, but why does it smell of Guinness and used PC parts?  :D

Sorry 'bout that - shouldn't have eaten all those cables, but I was hungry and it looked like spaghetti.  I was surprised by the smell of Guinness, too, given that I hadn't drunk any for a while... maybe it's 'cause I'm a little stout myself.



Phil: Twas my fave of the month, so I'm chuffed it never ended up in fourth place.
...
...said the priest to the altar boy...fnar fnar!

Thanks, you're too kind (as the altar boy probably didn't reply)


PS Kristof (and Stu) - if you didn't hear it first time around, listen to this week's Now Show: if not for Mitch Benn's brilliance, then at least their analysis of the Australian election results :)

Congrats Peter - because as Dave pointed out, and a point that I hadn't immediately thought of, the twist here is that Alex almost certainly would not have been the winner IF he HAD voted - because he only had to put you into ANY ONE of his 5 slots and he would have come second to you, and it would be hard to not put your parody in the top 5. 



Stu's, uh, less than three first places votes.....



You are totally correct to point that out Jack.  My parody didn't score a single 5-vote so it deservedly comes second to Peter's, the logic being that the 5-vote is open-ended - eg. a masterpiece like "Shakespearian Pie" might put the rest of the field to shame but can only ever beat the second best by one point.  The system works imo.

Congrats also to Phil, who was also my clear 5-pointer this month - it would have been a travesty for that masterpiece not to podium-finish.

Thanks for all my votes everyone, and like Peter, I'd just like to comment on my entry, as some people said they thought it was a bit weird.  I know you're not supposed to explain humour, but what I was trying to do was a nudge-to-the-reader piece - the story wasn't funny at all and wasn't meant to be - I was hoping that the "spectacle" of watching a parodist desperately trying to contrive endless "-ola" rhymes just to make a parody scan to the end would be funny because of its sheer contrivedness - so it was a bit self-referential - it would probably work better as a recording, because I could then then have laboured that gag

A newbie just blew a win? :o

Congrats Peter - because as Dave pointed out, and a point that I hadn't immediately thought of, the twist here is that Alex almost certainly would not have been the winner IF he HAD voted - because he only had to put you into ANY ONE of his 5 slots and he would have come second to you, and it would be hard to not put your parody in the top 5. 

You are totally correct to point that out Jack.  My parody didn't score a single 5-vote so it deservedly comes second to Peter's, the logic being that the 5-vote is open-ended - eg. a masterpiece like "Shakespearian Pie" might put the rest of the field to shame but can only ever beat the second best by one point.  The system works imo.

Congrats also to Phil, who was also my clear 5-pointer this month - it would have been a travesty for that masterpiece not to podium-finish.

Thanks for all my votes everyone, and like Peter, I'd just like to comment on my entry, as some people said they thought it was a bit weird.  I know you're not supposed to explain humour, but what I was trying to do was a nudge-to-the-reader piece - the story wasn't funny at all and wasn't meant to be - I was hoping that the "spectacle" of watching a parodist desperately trying to contrive endless "-ola" rhymes just to make a parody scan to the end would be funny because of its sheer contrivedness - so it was a bit self-referential - it would probably work better as a recording, because I could then then have laboured that gag






I thought it was a masterpiece, in fact, this is the first time in awhile, all three of the podium finishers--were in my top 5, I got it:)

and yes Max, that is exactly what happened (sort of--since we really don't know what he would have voted--which likely would have resulted in either Stu or Peter winning anyhow. . .with him finishing third)  . . .but regardless, yes he did, I just hope that he's ok, and checks in to see it---because it may encourage him to join another round and make sure to mark his calendar to remember to vote.

A newbie just blew a win? :o


That's definitely a new one! I'm pleasantly surprised that Alex got so many votes...let's hope he can do as well in the future!

Congrats to Peter, Stu and Phil!

And lastly...ouch, I haven't done that badly in SOTM in a while. Oh well, here's hoping for next month.

Big congrats to Peter, Stu and Phil.
Quite a close one with all it's ties, DQ's, and technicalities. Thanks to all who voted for me and help me achieve my most impressive SOTM turnout since my 3rd place podium entry of Makin' Love In The Men's Bathroom Stall.

Hmmm.. I'm starting to sense that you all like my kinky sexual parodies...interesting... ::)

Quite a close one with all it's ties, DQ's, and technicalities.



Actually, you've put your finger on one of the reasons I like this site and these comps so much.  I like the way the SOTMs have their own life and legends - a bit like the Super Bowls, or our Aussie Rules Grand Finals, where it's not just about the winners, but the themes, newbie entrants, tiny dramas, etc.  Each SOTM contests develops its own personality.  There would be a lot of SOTMs where you could describe them as "the one where..." like they do with Friends episodes

who can remember "the one where Tippy Girl (was that her name?) caused all those problems, then ended up not voting anyway"
who can remember "the one where poomaster tried to lower the tone"
who can remember "the one where the M M-G craze was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where the BOG craze was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where We Didn't Satrt The Fire was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where Arwen had it won after just 8 sets of votes or so"
who can remember "the one where JD got his first win"?
who can remember "the one where 2nz missed out on a podium-finish by countback

etc.

Are there any more anyone can think of that can be summed up by one unique ingredient?

The onbe where Jack Wilson thought his shoppnig parody had a shot in the top 3,but it didnt, it would get top 3 in ABC though

Congrats Peter - because as Dave pointed out, and a point that I hadn't immediately thought of, the twist here is that Alex almost certainly would not have been the winner IF he HAD voted - because he only had to put you into ANY ONE of his 5 slots and he would have come second to you, and it would be hard to not put your parody in the top 5.

Well, if so the same goes for yours Stu, one point for just any of the two of ours would have separated them and possibly so in favour of yours. Now having said that I draw to open mind what might have subconsciously caused my initial uncertainty of whether or not the results should be as they are, despite me knowing about this DQ rule, that Arwen's parody received shared victory with Kristof's in the last SOTY despite her not voting herself, a similar situation where just one point from her would have given it to KR alone, but then I remembered that there is no mandatory voting in SOTY.

I'll also take comfort in the fact that we might be doing Alex a favour (sic!), starting off with a win it can only go downhill from there. No, he should work his way up the hard way like I've (just realised that I've) done; a fifth, a fourth, a bronze, another bronze, a silver, getting overconfident and cocky and knocked down to a long period of mostly in the five to ten area, then another silver, a gold, and finally a gold handed over on a plate just for being in time!  :P

...that Arwen's parody received shared victory with Kristof's in the last SOTY despite her not voting herself, a similar situation where just one point from her would have given it to KR alone, but then I remembered that there is no mandatory voting in SOTY.



...ah, the elephant in the room as been mentioned

I totally agree, Peter - I was VERY uncomfortable about that.  In fact that is the single reason I changed the ABC3 Parody Of The Tournament voting to nominations, followed by an Academy-Awards-style choice of 5 top nominations, where you had to have nominated for your parody to be eligible.  It was very possible that Arwen would have given given Kristof a place in her top ten, and then Kristof's parody would have been Parody Of The Year.  It's not Arwen's fault (except for her not voting) that there were such extreme consequences to her inaction, but it definitely highlighted a flaw in the non-compulsory voting rule. 

And that's why this situation struck a chord with me too



 

Actually, you've put your finger on one of the reasons I like this site and these comps so much.  I like the way the SOTMs have their own life and legends - a bit like the Super Bowls, or our Aussie Rules Grand Finals, where it's not just about the winners, but the themes, newbie entrants, tiny dramas, etc.  Each SOTM contests develops its own personality.  There would be a lot of SOTMs where you could describe them as "the one where..." like they do with Friends episodes

who can remember "the one where Tippy Girl (was that her name?) caused all those problems, then ended up not voting anyway"
who can remember "the one where poomaster tried to lower the tone"
who can remember "the one where the M M-G craze was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where the BOG craze was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where We Didn't Satrt The Fire was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where Arwen had it won after just 8 sets of votes or so"
who can remember "the one where JD got his first win"?
who can remember "the one where 2nz missed out on a podium-finish by countback

etc.

Are there any more anyone can think of that can be summed up by one unique ingredient?

In Friends, I really was looking forward to "The one in which they learned the basics of English grammar"

...ah, the elephant in the room as been mentioned

Up here we make discreet excuses for our women when they are late, but I'm sure she'll appreciate that aussie proverb(?) compliment to conspicuous and fabulous resident women too, especially if she's a republican…  :P

Actually, you've put your finger on one of the reasons I like this site and these comps so much.  I like the way the SOTMs have their own life and legends - a bit like the Super Bowls, or our Aussie Rules Grand Finals, where it's not just about the winners, but the themes, newbie entrants, tiny dramas, etc.  Each SOTM contests develops its own personality.  There would be a lot of SOTMs where you could describe them as "the one where..." like they do with Friends episodes

who can remember "the one where Tippy Girl (was that her name?) caused all those problems, then ended up not voting anyway"
who can remember "the one where poomaster tried to lower the tone"
who can remember "the one where the M M-G craze was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where the BOG craze was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where We Didn't Satrt The Fire was at its peak"
who can remember "the one where Arwen had it won after just 8 sets of votes or so"
who can remember "the one where JD got his first win"?
who can remember "the one where 2nz missed out on a podium-finish by countback

etc.

Are there any more anyone can think of that can be summed up by one unique ingredient?


"The one where Spaff got a medal"?

It's not Arwen's fault (except for her not voting) that there were such extreme consequences to her inaction, but it definitely highlighted a flaw in the non-compulsory voting rule. 



extreme consequences? Nahhh.....;-). I still got to hold the SOTY trophy (although I had to push Arwen out of the way...) which was way cool. You could never make SOTY compulsory voting, so at the end of the day, it only represents the opinions of those motivated enough to trawl through 39 parodies and select their faves- it's a nice honour, but not something to break a sweat over

"The one where Spaff got a medal"?


Claude, that's like the first 20

who can remember "the one where Tippy Girl (was that her name?) caused all those problems, then ended up not voting anyway"
who can remember "the one where poomaster tried to lower the tone"




cutie_girl did vote, although I seem to remember that you and are we almost at the point of placing bets against that happening.  ;)

And I believe pm entered the same contest.


Are there any more anyone can think of that can be summed up by one unique ingredient?


who can remember the one where "a following month entry was allowed into SOTM due to a loophole in the rules"?

Every SOTM is probably "unique" to each person as far as how memorable it is. I do remember the ones I quoted, but I doubt anyone but me remembers my first medal, barely edging out a certain unknown, extra terrestrial "Spaff.com" writing team in a double tiebreaker for the bronze.

You got all the SOTMs that I remember in general - just to be complete (and slightly off topic for a moment):

The ABCs:

who can remember the one where (WCRTOW) "Leo Jay scored 60 points"
(WCRTOW) "three parodists finished in a tie for first place"
(WCRTOW) "the one where there was only three entrants"
(WCRTOW) "Arwen was DQed/not DQed depending on what time zone the board clock was adjusted to"

...hmmm, can't seem to remember any more at the moment.

Ant

Sorry Guys! Completely forgot to vote! Went on holiday last month plus I had a lot of other stuff on and it completely slipped my mind. I'm sure I'll get a win another day, well maybe.