The 2004 Golden Scribes Award Show

[Kodos]

____________________ ____________________




Despite the severe budget cuts which resulted from the exceptionally low Nielsen ratings that the First Annual Golden Scribes Award Show had garnered, the mood was upbeat at the site of the second annual award show. While the venerable Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City had been replaced as the site of the ceremony by the local Hooters of Vernon Hills, Illinois, the thirty or so people who were in attendance seemed to be enjoying themselves to some extent.

Standing on the Solecismic yellow carpet outside of the G-rated boobfest restaurant, Kodos, the self-elected President of the Golden Scribes Association, attempted in vain to convince the 2 or 3 local reporters who had bothered to show up that the event had only been moved in order to provide a "more intimate setting for the show." According to the alien, the fact that the first show had shattered U2's previously unreachable record as the lowest-rated primetime broadcast on a major network had not played a role in the decision. Finally, when asked if he had created the awards in a pathetic attempt to boost his low self-esteem, the alien had retreated hastily, saying that he wanted to "get some of those fabulous Hooters brand hot wings" before the show began.

With the show off to an inauspicious start, the attendees occupied themselves with ogling the young, buxom waitresses, and waited for the presentation of the first award...

[sabotai]

"Here To Stay" by Korn plays through an $80 stereo as the lights dim down. A spotlight
appears on a figure. It's Michael Buffer holding a microphone. Actually, it's not Michael Buffer,
but the night-time manager of the Hooters who just happens to kind of look like Michael Buffer and
does a pretty good job at impersonating his voice.

Night-Time Manager: (in Michael Buffer voice) Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome. We are here tonight
to acknowledge the fine dynasty writers of the FOFC. They are the most dedicated, most creative and
most..attention needy people at the FOFC. Ladies and Gentlement at the HOOTERS...this is the
UNDISPUTED, UNDEFEATED AWARD SHOW OF THE FOFC...THE ONE AND ONLY (thankfully), THE GOLDEN SCRIBE
AWARDS! AWARDS!

The music stops and the lights come on as sabotai steps out to present the first award.

sabotai

College football. What is college football? Well, it's football played by college students. Over
this past year, a couple of great college football dyansties, and a slew or horrible ones, have been
written out using various games for our enjoyment. Unfortunatly...mine was one of the horrible ones.
I say it was so artistic that people just didn't "get it".

And now presenting the College Football dynasties so uncreative, that everyone was able to "get it".

First off we have the Eastern Michigan University dynasty. This one was written by the king
of dynasty writing, Anxiety. At least in terms of quantity rather than quality. Surprisingly enough, this
dynasty was one in which Anxiety led the Eastern Michigan college football team. In this dynasty, Anxiety
showed that you can write an appealing, exiciting dynasty with as little text formatting as possible.

Second nominee is the Indiana: A Villege Challenge. A collaboration between several FOFC members,
the main ones being Alf, 3ric, Cornhuskerly, bigjdotcom and now most recently, cthomer5000. In this dynasty,
the members of the "village" take turns running the team. If this dynasty has tought us anything, it's
that no matter who is running the Indiana college football team, they will never get higher than 9th
in the rankings, and that they will only finish in the top 10 twice in their long, dreadful history.

Our 3rd nominee is another cthomer5000 dynasty, this one has been a solo effort much like his sex life.
Rutgers...the birthplace of college football is cthomer5000's own cure for being a real-life Rutgers
football fan. In this virtual world, Rutgers has become a dominate powerhouse. Luckily for the rest of
us, Rutgers will only ever be a dominate college football team in a virtual world.

Next we have the FOFC Glory II - Back In College dynasty written by our favorite pre-teen, Shorty.
In this dynasty, members of FOFC signed up to create a player in NCAA 2004 and we got to see if their
player got drafted by any of the teams in Madden.

Next is the NCAA FOFC Recruits Dynasty by Nyarlahotep. This was basically a copy-cat dynasty
of Shorty's FOFC Glory, except the big difference in that Nyarlahotep actually commited to it! I think
this one will lose points for the fact that The Afoci got drafted #4 overall.

Our last nominee is TCY: The 2003 Top Ten National Recruits written by thealmighty. The best
way to describe this dynasty is that it's like a "5 Great Men" dynasty with a size complex and compensates
by following 10 high school players and their college careers instead of 5. What's next thealmight,
recreating the entire history of boxing to compensa...anyway, THE WINNERS ARE!

For 3rd place and the Bronze Scribe...



We have a tie! Eastern Michigan Universit by Anxiety and NCAA FOFC Recruits by Nyarlahotep!

For 2nd place and the Silver Scribe...



Rutgers...the birthplace of college football by cthomer5000!

And the winner of the first Golden Scribe for 2004...



Indiana: A Villege Challenge by Alf, 3ric, Cornhusterly, bigjdotcom and cthomer5000!

[tucker342]

Hey congrats you guys!

Enjoy this win as it looks like this will be the only thing that you guys ever win!

[Blade6119]

HEY KODOS!

Can you PM my results?...not sure i ever got them...

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

HEY KODOS!

Can you PM my results?...not sure i ever got them...

Now you know the results in 2 categories, you lucky devil!

[Tasan]

The smattering of applause dies down, and the Michael Buffer look alike Manager comes back out to the mic. "All right all right, we've got a schedule to keep here folks, keep the applause to a minimum." Somewhere in the back, we get a drum riff. "Next up, Tasan to present the Best Epic Dynasty!!" A couple of claps preceed Tasan as he ambles out to the stage, drink in one hand, the remains of a chicken wing in the other.

"This category is perhaps the oddest to have at a football gaming site, but also perhaps the most read of any of the the categories. Epic battles between man and alien, struggles of lowly countries trying to rise above themselves, tanks charging into the brink, space battles of immense proportions and societies growing from infancy all can be found here, with a passionate, and some times participating, readership following every word as if it was a work of Clancy or Crichton." He pauses to take a bite of the remaining wing, then follows with a sip of what appears to be a strong drink. "Whoa....thought I said double not triple....okay where was I. Oh yeah. The nominees for Best Epic Dynasty:

¡Bienvenidos a Tropico! by Its Vanilla - Set on a tiny tropical island, this Epic Dynasty follows the island of Tropico from the 50's to the 80's as it trys to grow into a Caribbean power. With great screenshots to add flavor for the reader, its a game-playing inspiration of a dynasty. Sadly, we only to into the 80's, and this may hurt voting.

EU2 Dynasty - The Saga of Granada by Anxiety - Another great Europa Universalis-flavored dynasty by Anxiety, the master of the sub-genre in my opinion. Anxiety assumes the role of a court advisor again, this time for the tiny Iberian country of Granada, sitting on the rock known as Gilbraltar. Anxiety uses his brief but deep writing style to give you all the information you need to follow him as he takes on Spain, France, the Papal States and more all the while expanding his territory. Once again though, we don't get to see this one all the way through to the end.

The FOFC Brigade by DataKing - One of the ever popular group participation dynasties, DataKing introduced modern warfare to the sub-genre. As Marines in World War II, DataKing led his group of tanks and infantry through the jungles of the South Pacific. Lots of great strategy in this one, and a personal favorite of mine. The comedy was there too, who could forget Radioman Boris, and the horrible XCom loaner radios?

Rise of the Remorhaz Society: A SEIV Dynasty by sachmo71 - Space Empires 4 is the game setting for this dynasty, as sachmo71 brings us a great space epic story, with several added sub-plots writen in for flavor. This is the one games on the list I haven't played personally, so to be honest this dynasty didn't catch my eye the first time through. sachmo71 did a great job writing this. He combines game elements with dialog and story lines to form a really compelling read. Alas, it succumbed to the fate of the previous 3 and following dynasty, and didn't go all the way to the end.

Superpower: A Civilization III Dynasty by Franklinnoble - This dynasty got me to pick up Civilization 3, plain and simple. Franklinnoble's setup descriptions set the tone for the dynasty's depth. He adds in screen shots and reader participation as he goes, and comes up with a great story element to spice up the writing. This dynasty spawned a sequel and a Play by Email game, which reminds me I've got a turn to play!

X-COM II: The Earth's Revenge by Godzilla Blitz - Now for the granddaddy of them all. I saved this one for last, so everyone wouldn't be bummed out and just quit reading the descriptions. The readership and participation of this one probably surpasses any other THREAD on the board, not to mention dynasty. Pages and pages of riviting story, from harrowing deeds by human aligned multi-tentacled aliens, to Skyranger pilots who need constant eye exams, this one has something for everyone. It had a slight hiatus last year, but is back as strong as ever for the final push to the alien lair on Mars. It will be a sad day when the story is over, but until then, we will continue to get great, pulse pounding reports from the battlefield and wit from the associated crowd. A masterpiece."

Tasan wipes the sweat from his brow, as the lighting in the building seems to be a litte strong on the impromptu stage area. He downs the rest of his drink, shakes his head violently, lets out a strong sigh, licks the remaining barbeque sauce from his fingers, and continues.

"And now, Joe, if you could give us something useful from those drums back there......"

"Bronze scribe for Best Epic Dynasty goes to.......

ITS A THREE WAY TIE!!! FOFC Brigade by DataKing, Rise of the Remorhaz by sachmo71, and Superpower by Franklinnoble!!!!!!"

The three guys saunter up to the podium, where they realize Kodos has been too cheap to by three statues, and they have to fight it out in a mudpit for the one trophy. DataKing comes out on top, so to speak, and grabs the trophy and hauls ass out the backdoor, screaming "Its mine Its MINE," as the other two collect themselves, wash off and sit back down, disgruntled.

"Well wasn't that interesting" quips Tasan, and the goes back to his cue cards.

"Silver scribe goes to.......

EU2: The Saga of Granada by Anxiety!!!!!!!"

Anxiety nervously looks around the room to make sure nobody else is charging to the podium for this one, and then makes his way to the front to collect his trophy. He says a few words then heads back to his seat, uneasily.

"Someone get that man some Prozac!" Okay, the writing for this one was bad.

"And now, the one you've been waiting for, the Golden Scribe for Best Epic Dynasty goes to.........

X-COM II: Earth's Revenge by Godzilla Blitz!!!!!!!!!"

The whole room goes nuts and everyone jumps to their feet in applause, oddly enough all wearing "Official X-Com Member" garb. Seems the place is packed with them tonight. GB comes to the stage to give his acceptance speech.

[sterlingice]

Maybe I'm blind but I think there should be a link thread from the main forum over here. I didn't even see this until two days in.

SI

[Alf]

Thanks for the Indiana TCY VC, I have been lazy lately but plan on getting back to it. You guys voting for us make me want to keep on !

[DataKing]

DataKing re-enters the Hooters, looking slightly disheveled but none the less very pleased with himself. He returns to his seat, apparently oblivious to the dagger-stares he receives from sachmo71 and Franklinnoble.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Maybe I'm blind but I think there should be a link thread from the main forum over here. I didn't even see this until two days in.

SI

There is one, but it's buried in the presenter's thread. I will post a more obvious one now.

[Abe Sargent]

Dang, coming in second to GB's X-Com, that's like getting gold in a regular competition!


-Anxiety

[DataKing]

Originally Posted by Anxiety

Dang, coming in second to GB's X-Com, that's like getting gold in a regular competition!


-Anxiety

Yeah, it's hardly fair having to go up against the likes of GB.

[Nyarlahotep]

Michael Buffer's long lost twin brother once again addresses the crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to apoligize in advance for the presence of our next presenter and every table will recieve a complimentary order of wings for having to suffer through his being here. I'd also like to assure everyone that his racist tribute to the suburbs will not be taking place and emphasize that Hooters has a policy of hiring any suburbanite who is qualified." He gestures to the side of the stage. "Bring theat bastard out here."

Two burly men wearing bounty hunter jackets escort a handcuffed Nyarlahotep to the microphone amid a chorus of jeers. "Apparently my contract requires me to appear regardless of death threats." The crowd throws a generous amount of free wings at him. "I'd like to start off by saying that my scheduled performance was in no way intended to be racist, in fact I am half suburbanite myself." He hides behind the bounty hunters as the crowd throws chairs. "Anyways on to the nominees for the Golden Scribe Award for a baseball dynnasty."

"First up we have Marmel's Baseball History Revised. We got to see an alternate reality version of the league starting in 1911 done with OOTP5. It was a nice break to see theCubs as perennial contenders for at least a divisional title. Then JeeberD's upstart Astros showed up and ruined everything."

"Our second nominee is OOTP5-- Hangin' The Halos by Chief Rum. This is another OOTP5 dynasty, this time played in modern day. We were treated to a very thorough look at the Anaheim Angels' attempt to repeat as champs. Unfortunately they finished a disappointing two games under .500 and the hoped for CUbs and Red Sox Series didn't come about.

"SkyDog's OOTP5.13 Manager Career is our third enterant in this category. Marmel retold us the past, Chief Rum gave us the present, and SkyDog gave us a look at MLB half a century in the future. We got a nicely detailed look at 1 1/3 seasons of SkyDog's attempt to make Cincinnati one of the premier teams in baseball. Judging from the results of two drafts he was well on his way to doing just that.

"The Vincent Memorial League by Honolulu Blue. This is an OOTP4 dyansty set in a not too distant future where leagues have realigned into a tier system based off their financial standing with the ability for teams to be promoted and demoted based on performance. After simming a decade with these new rules he takes over the worst tem in the league and attempts to turn things around. Over about 20 years he is able to move them up to Division I and even made it to the Champion's Cup one year.

"Marmel gets a second nod for his What-If Baseball Series. We got to see the best of the best as he pitted the last 32 World Series winners against each other to see who was the best team. The A's and Yankees had strong representaation in the second round with each team having four former champs advance.

Nyarlahotep is handed an envelope by one of the bounty hunters. He quickly opens it as he looks out over the crowd.

"I would first like to say thanks for the Bronze Scribe for my NCAA dynasty and secondly say surburbanite power!!!"

As the crowd starts to get ugly, he quickly begins reading off the winners.

"The winner of the Broze Scribe is..."

"The Vincent Memorial League by Honolulu Blue."

"Getting the Silver Scribe for the Best Baseball Dyanasty this year is..."

"nobody."

"And the winner of the Golden Scribe is..."

"Baseball History Revised by Marmel and OOTP5-- Hangin' The Halos by Chief Rum"

"Congatulations everyone and have a NOW!!!"

Nyarlahotep disappears in a puff of smoke as a group of scantily clad surburbanites run on stage and start dancing.

[Kodos]

That guy wasn't worth wasting my wings on...

[DataKing]

DataKing examines the numerous wing sauce stains on the back of his jacket.

Hmmm...looks like sachmo71 and Franklinnoble have got pretty lousy aim.

[Eaglesfan27]

This is hilarious... I never saw the first show. Now, I find myself going back and revisiting the past shows as I can find them via an exhaustive search.

[GoldenEagle]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

This is hilarious... I never saw the first show. Now, I find myself going back and revisiting the past shows as I can find them via an exhaustive search.

Or you could click the link at the top of the thread.

[albionmoonlight]

*orders more hot wings and beer*

[Nyarlahotep]

Originally Posted by Kodos

That guy wasn't worth wasting my wings on...

They were free.

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by DataKing

DataKing examines the numerous wing sauce stains on the back of his jacket.

Hmmm...looks like sachmo71 and Franklinnoble have got pretty lousy aim.

Bah. We only have to get close. The rhinocerous will pick up the scent and handle the rest.

[DataKing]

I'm pretty sure I don't wanna know...

[Godzilla Blitz]

Hey, thanks for the award!

It might be cliché to say so, but the dynasty truly is more of a group effort than it is something that I’ve done individually, and this award belongs to everyone who’s been a part of the thing from the start to its present state. The comments, additional fiction, and humor from others in the dynasty puts a funky edge on the whole thing; without it, the dynasty would have died a long time ago. And as always, credit should go to Vince for coming up with the idea. Thanks again!

Hey, is that a rhino at the door?

[Marmel]

Thanks and congrats to Chief. Great to share the Award with a terrific dynasty writer.

[The Afoci]

Do to my notes about each dynasty being at work and me being at home today, I will post the misfit one tomorrow.

[Nyarlahotep]

Suburbanite.

[Raven Hawk]

Hey where is everybody. I just went to the Vernon Hills Hooters for lunch. Something is amiss here . . . Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.

And the next day.

And the day after that.

And so on.

And so forth.

[Kodos]

I figured some of the locals would actually know where the Hooters in question exists.

[DataKing]

Originally Posted by Raven Hawk

Hey where is everybody. I just went to the Vernon Hills Hooters for lunch. Something is amiss here . . . Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.

And the next day.

And the day after that.

And so on.

And so forth.

Dammit boy, CALL ME the next time you're headed there...

[Poli]

Ahem, and me. Well, DK has my number, anyway.

[Kodos]

Too bad their food isn't fit to serve to maggots...

[tucker342]

Congrats to GB! You deserved that one

And congrats to Marmel and Chief Rum! Both were great dynasties

[JeeberD]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Too bad their food isn't fit to serve to maggots...

Excuse me? Hooter's Ham and Cheese sandwich friggin rocks. As does the beer. Too bad everything there is overpriced...

Enjoying the show so far! Keep it up, boys!

[sabotai]

Where are all of the awards? It's already Tuesday and we've only had a couple. Let's GO people!

[Blade6119]

i should be up some time tomorrow...soccer dynasties take a long time to read

[Breeze]

Hey Sabs,

I think they are going slow to up the beer sales. I think Kodos is part owner of this joint.

[Kodos]

In that case, I've been investing a lot of money in myself.

[The Afoci]

Now for the freaks who can’t write a dynasty that fits into any other category. These people are generally tortured people, which generally causes them to write dynasties for things no one else thinks about. But more often then not, these are some of the most entertaining ones. This year was no different. Now without further delay, let me bring up the three finalist, who will be tortured by the taunts of myself and everyone else until we announce the victor!

Our first finalist is Skydog and his Real Life Tucker Tigers Dynasty. Who could forget the ups of Tucker reaching the Georgiadome or the heartbreak when Thomas Brown broke his leg or when the clock ran out during the semifinals game? Many people will follow the group of players through the numerous colleges that they will attend. But we will all remember them as the kids Skydog tried to recruit for his church league basketball team.

Our second finalist is Honolulu Blue and his Know when to Hold’em Poker dynasty. We followed him as he tried to make the World Series of Poker, eventually did and then bowed out too early. He could be credited with the overabundance of Hold’em Poker threads on the board now-a-days.

Our third and final finalist is none other than Anxiety. His Dragon Den’s Studio dynasty is one of 1,345,643,217 dynasties he wrote last year, and features his simple, yet informative writing style. And how quickly “The Diary” became a worldwide number was shocking. So was his spending of 1 billion dollars so quickly, but who was counting?

Now the winner of the Bronze Golden Scribe…. Drum Roll…. Pawnshops get ready… This man looking for a way to finance his way back to the World Series of Poker…

Congratulations to Honolulu Blue!



As Honolulu Blue walks up to grab the trophy, he grabs the silver one too! He runs out screaming “Suckers!”

What luck! We didn’t have a silver medal winner! So now, it is time to have a death match to see who gets to take home the gold!

In this corner, Skydog, the Patriotic short wearing, guitar slinging, stud muffin. In this corner, Anxiety. Hmm…

Paper Rock Scissors war!

Round 1, begin!

Paper on both sides.

Round 2, begin!

Scissors on both sides.

Round 3, begin!

Rock on both sides.

The crowd ohhhhs and awwwwws. The two combatants stare deep into each others eyes. Suddenly they shake hands and raise the trophy together. Could this be a story made in California? Tune in next year. Congrats to both Skydog and Anxiety for the victory and bringing home the Gold!

[Kodos]

Nice presentation, The Afoci! But let's also give a nod to our other Island of Misfits finalists:

Hollywood Mogul Interactive Dynasty by Superman=#54;
Life in the Fast Lane by Honolulu Blue; and
Sabotai's How I Suck At Poker Dynasty!

This is my fault, as I only sent the medalists names in the PMs, but we can't forget the other deserving finalists!

Sorry folks!

[Abe Sargent]

Congrats Skydog!

-Anxiety

[The Afoci]

Anxiety, no offense meant when I gave the big intro to SD and nothing for you. SD has banning powers, I figured I better suck up.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by The Afoci

Anxiety, no offense meant when I gave the big intro to SD and nothing for you. SD has banning powers, I figured I better suck up.

I just figured that you were intimating that I was naked.

You do want me to be naked, don't you?

-Anxiety

[3ric]

Suddenly the air above the little space in the dingy corner that passes for a stage here in the Illinois-based Hooters restaurang buzzes with static. As the small crowd recoils from the shock, an image start to materialize - it's a live video feed from frigid Scandinavia, and it's the mild-mannered FOFC presenter known as 3Ric!

This can only mean one thing - it's time for the award in the ultimate geek-category: Best Add-On Utility!

*bbzt* Welcome... *crackle* ...a pleasure... *static* (pause while downloading yet another Microsoft security patch for Windows XP) *static clears*

"As I tried to say, I'm honored to be talking to you even though I couldn't be there in person. But it's fitting for this category that we can use a beta version of the IP hologram technology to broadcast this live using only a webcam, my laptop, and some shoestring! What this is about is to acknowledge the programmers that makes utilities to be used with FOF or TCY. Those utilities represent a vital part of our little community as the authors all share the fruit of their work with us all, to enhance the experience of the games. Without further ado, the nominees are:

- HeavyReign for his FOF2004 League Generator. A simple way to create a random universe to start a new game with.

- Taco for his FOF2004 City Editor. Allows full control to put any city you want into the game. Canadian, or even European cities are now possible.

- WheelsVT for his FOF2004 GamePlanner. Enables the gamer to separate parts of existing game plans and put them together in any combinations.

- MizzouRah for his FOF2004 Logo 7 Pack. The most extensive logo pack available for FOF, allowing you to choose between helmets or logos, retro or snazzy.

- Fido for his FOF Reporter. Already in use in many online leagues, and is surprisingly popular with solo players as well as you can store your career's full statistical history on your computer or a web server."

And the winner of the Bronze Scribe is...

*crackle*



MizzouRah for his Logo pack!

and the Silver Scribe award goes to...

*bzzzt*



Taco for the City Editor!

"...and now, the moment you've been waiting for..."

*image flickers and disappears*

The crowd sighs and boos. The empty stage is peppered with thrown peanuts. A Hooters waitress gets a phone call, steps in front of the stage and flashes the audience, getting the loudest cheers of the night so far.

*image flickers back into sight, showing 3Ric banging his fist on top of the camera*

"Ah, we're back on the air. As I was saying, the Golden Scribe award for best Add-on utility at FOFC for the year 2003 goes to..."



Fido for the FOF Reporter!

Congrats to all the winners and have a good time! Somebody have a beer on my behalf!

*bzzzt!*

[Godzilla Blitz]

Without further ado…

Groundbreaker of the Year

These awards go to dynasties that push the edge of the envelope, whether it be through creative or technical innovation. The finalists we have here today are the dynasty writers who have followed the beat of their own drums, who have dared to go where none of us have yet traveled, whose creative imaginations led them to look at a plain old dynasty, shake it up, and come out with something better, something new.

First, we have Everyone panic! The Crawfish have lasers!!!, by The Afoci. (camera pans to Afoci, who is sitting at a table with a bizarre collection of chanting soccer players with Crawfish flags). This “part Hattrick soccer dynasy, part acid trip, part dynasty of dynasty-like substance” is one of wildest, most twisted, and most hilarious pieces of writing to ever grace the FOFC dynasty boards.

Our second nominee is Enter The Matrix, by Franklinnoble. (camera pans to Franklinnoble, who is scrambling to change out of his “Civilization” T-Shirt.) This creative, participatory FOF/TCY dynasty drew high interest during its popular run last year, and has already garnered one award in this year’s ceremony.

Our third nominee is The 1970 Frederick Tequilas - An Experiment in Chemistry, by newcomer cuervo72 (camera pans quickly to cuervo, who is casually sipping, well—a Tequila). This dynasty created a fictional universe with strict chemistry rules, added in some amazing graphics, and spiced it up with outstanding writing to produce one of the year’s finest dynasties.

Our fourth nominee is prolific dynasty writer Anxiety’s My Dream Dynasty. (camera pans to Anxiety, who is, um, asleep at his table). Not a game dynasty, this collection of vivid, detailed dreams takes the term “dynasty” from “game recording” to “adventures in reality,” and is another creative example of how one is likely to find anything and everything in the dynasty forum.

Our last nominee, ZFL, by Revrew! (camera pans to revrew, who playing solitaire at his table—well, at least it looks like solitaire). This wildly popular, half card game, half football game has drawn enthusiastic support from its dedicated followers, and has had a long and popular run at FOFC.

Now, on to the awards…

Our Bronze Medal Winner….



Everyone Panic! The Crawfish have lasers, by Afoci!

Congratulations!

Our Silver Medal Winner…



ZFL, by Revrew

Congratulations!

And lastly, our Gold Medal Winner…



Enter The Matrix, by Franklinnoble

Wow! Well done, Franklinnoble! Outstanding job!

And congratulations to all our other finalists this year! Your efforts have pushed the edge of the envelope! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed looking over the five dynasties that have been nominated for this award. Each one of them shows amazing creative talent.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Anxiety

I just figured that you were intimating that I was naked.

You do want me to be naked, don't you?

-Anxiety

The answer to this can be found on the "Top 10 List: Things not to Ask The Afoci".

SI

[tucker342]

LOL

Congrats to the winners so far!

[GoldenEagle]

(GoldenEagle stands up and heads to the stage. He has two beautiful Hooter girls, one on each arm. He is dressed out in a nice suit and tie. Someone teases him about being able to be in GQ. His hair is styled and he is wearing sunglasses.

GoldenEagle sees one of the chicken wings thrown earlier and picks up and begins eating it. He makes a comment to one of the girls about some three day rule.

He steps to the microphone and begins his speech.)

Good Evening.

My whores, excuse me - escorts, and I are here to present the award for the best Basketball dynasty.

Before we get to the nominations, I thought I would tell a little joke:

Kodos walks into a bar and asks, "Got any grapes?"

The Afoci (who is the bartender), confused, tells the Kodos that no, his bar doesn't serve grapes. Kodos thanks him and leaves.

The next day, the Kodos returns and says, "Got any grapes?"

Again, The Afoci tells him that, no, the bar does not serve grapes, has never served grapes, and, furthermore, will never serve grapes. Kodos, a little ruffled, thanks him and leaves.

The next day, Kodos returns, but before he can say anything, The Afoci begins to yell: ''Listen, Kodos! This is a bar! We do not serve grapes! If you ever ask for grapes again, I will nail your stupid tentacles to the bar!''

Kodos is silent for a moment, and then asks, ''Got any nails?''

Confused, The Afoci says no.

''Good!'' says Kodos. ''Got any grapes?

Now on to the nominations…..

First, is WussGawd’s “It Rhymes with Puke Dynasty.” The dynasty is used with Tournament Dreams Basketball and the writer does his best to run down the Duke basketball program. Does he succeed in his trying? I would advise you to check out the dynasty for yourself.

The second nomination is Marmel’s Fast Break College Basketball’s Colgate dynasty. Unfortunately, I left my Marmel jokes at home. All kidding aside, this is a great dynasty where Marmel attempts to take Colgate to the top. Check out the thread for more info.

Now for the winners…..

For third place and winner of the bronze trophy….


Unfortunately, there was not a nomination in this category. However, I have decided to use my presenter powers and reward it anyway. The award goes to Ronnie Dobbs for his work in the FBB Clippers dynasty.

For second place, and the silver trophy…



Marmel and his Colgate dynasty!

For the Golden Scribe in basketball, the winner is…..


WussGawd and the “It rhymes with Puke dynasty!!”

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

For third place and winner of the bronze trophy….


Unfortunately, there was not a nomination in this category. However, I have decided to use my presenter powers and reward it anyway. The award goes to Ronnie Dobbs for his work in the FBB Clippers dynasty.

Nice use of presenter's license! And great joke!

[Denny Green]

I'll have something for everyone sometime tomorrow afternoon. Sorry I haven't had a chance to speak yet.

[tucker342]

Congrats Wussgawd!

[WussGawd]

Originally Posted by tucker342

Congrats Wussgawd!

Thanks much! I guess this means I ought to dust this puppy off and finish it.