{"id":630,"date":"2003-01-26T20:19:27","date_gmt":"2003-01-26T23:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/whuzzup\/?p=630"},"modified":"2011-06-03T22:32:36","modified_gmt":"2011-06-04T03:32:36","slug":"the-golden-finger-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/whuzzup\/the-golden-finger-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Golden Finger Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/images\/posts\/awd_bnr.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Yes. She's sucking on a thumb... so?\" width=\"450\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/images\/posts\/gfingr1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"gfingr1.gif\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" \/>Yes, boys and girls&#8230; THIS IS THE MOMENT. At long last, this week&#8217;s event of the century is here. Are you nervous??? You bet your bippy you are, and why shouldn&#8217;t you be? For a while now, your most intimate thoughts, your innermost dreams, and your dumbest quiz results have been out on the WORLD WIDE WEB for all of us to see&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You wanted accolades and praise for talking about your breakfast, the furniture you bought at IKEA, and your Friday Five answers&#8230;. you got it!!!<\/p>\n<p>But first, let&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/images\/posts\/gfjudges.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My alternate personalities...\" width=\"400\" height=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<h3>A W A R D S<\/h3>\n<p><strong>OVERALL SEXINESS<\/strong><br \/>\nThey&#8217;re sexy, intriguing and fascinating. We put them down, and bitch about them behind their backs all the time because apparently we&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best legs on the net<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Angel<\/strong> of Kiss My Fish.Net.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexiest telephone voice<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Deb Smouse<\/strong> of Sometimes I&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surprise webcam babe of the year<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Sara<\/strong>, of Simply Sara<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexiest latin saxophone player<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Kira<\/strong> of Desert Flower<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexiest brainiac who speaks latin<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Judy<\/strong> of Jewdez.Com<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most edible Danish<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Sara<\/strong> of Looking Out<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexiest nerd that should be a p0rn star<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Nerdboy Mikey<\/strong> of Electric Bugaloo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexiest comedy Troll<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Nico<\/strong> of Negative Subspace<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best use of boobs for a cause<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Robyn<\/strong>, Boobies to Florida<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best boobs in best use of boobs for a cause<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Jessica<\/strong> of Bloganon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best use of her ass for a cause<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dawn<\/strong> of Up Yours<\/li>\n<li><strong>Making PMS sexy, and bitching about men a turn-on<\/strong> &#8211; Hormonal Bitch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexiest coconuts<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Ali<\/strong> of Paradise Ali<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lusted after more than any other sockpuppet in Shari Lewis&#8217; closet<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Lambchop<\/strong> of Blogging in a New York Minute<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fuck the ozone! Big hair will ALWAYS be in style and sexy<\/strong> &#8211;<strong>Susan<\/strong>, of BobtheCorgi fame<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexiest Laker Fan<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Yvonne<\/strong> of Aged and Confused<\/li>\n<li><strong>So strange and enigmatic, she turns you on&#8230; admit it!<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Shasta<\/strong> of ShastaBlog<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexiest use of the word &#8220;Hooha&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Batgrl<\/strong> of Cuppa Tea<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Ass<\/strong> &#8211; Angel of Kiss My Fish.Net<br \/>\n(Awarded by Solonor)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Ass<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Solonor<\/strong> of Solonor&#8217;s Ink Well<br \/>\n(Awarded by Angel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>**\/\/ Wait&#8230; can we DO that??? *SHRUG* \/\/**<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Geekiest online relationship<\/strong> (of course with her lil&#8217; code monkey) &#8211; GeekGrrl<br \/>\n(Awarded by Jewdez)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excellent use of sexy colors<\/strong> &#8211; Faith of ctrl-alt-ego<br \/>\n(Awarded by Nico)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Streaking During a Golden Finger Acceptance Speech<\/strong> &#8211; Jewdez<br \/>\n(Awarded by Kathy K.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>POLITICAL<\/strong><br \/>\nNothing generates laughs more than Capitol Hill. Aw hell, it&#8217;s the comedy nexus of the world&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;d even re-elect that idiot Bush, if she posts enough wet t-shirt pics&#8230;<\/strong> Goes to <strong>Michele<\/strong> of a small victory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best use of venomous humor on Yasser Arafat<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Simon Laurence<\/strong> of Amish Tech Support<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best use of venomous humor on Ariel Sharon<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Nico<\/strong> of Negative Subspace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>PROBLEM ADULTS<\/strong><br \/>\nThese are people impervious to ritalin. They cause madness and mayhem everywhere they go, and feel the internet is nothing more than their litterbox. You stay on their good side, nervously laugh at their jokes, and suck up to them&#8230; because you&#8217;ve seen the wrath and destruction they&#8217;ve brought upon their enemies up close.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best spud gun designs<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Todd<\/strong>, The Ripperman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snowball Warrior and\/or Best use of Calvin &amp; Hobbes<\/strong> &#8211;<strong>Tracy<\/strong> of About D@mn Time<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goofing off on company time as an art form<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Maria<\/strong> of ::Dayzed and Confused::<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most disturbing short movies<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Jack<\/strong> of Jack&#8217;s Corner<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best blog by an Amazon affiliate with pierced nipples<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Kat<\/strong> of My Single Mom Life<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most twisted use of Green Lantern in a webcam<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dan<\/strong> of Red Cricket<\/li>\n<li><strong>Long-lost sister that I STILL haven&#8217;t met<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Tina<\/strong> of The Other Cheek<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crazier than half her patients<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Tracy<\/strong> of Crazy Tracy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Still using the nickname &#8220;Kittybat&#8221; months after the Hoopty scandal<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dave<\/strong> of Random Ruminations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Only blog left on the planet without comments<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dan<\/strong> of The TimeSink<\/li>\n<li><strong>Like she REAAAALLY needs a gun to tear a hole in your sorry ass<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Rachel Lucas<\/strong> of Piquant Rants<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patti of the Year<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Patti<\/strong> of I Must&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stalks no-name bloggers with 5 hits a day or less<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Robyn<\/strong> of Tampatantrum<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biggest Blogwhore with a conscience<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Solonor<\/strong> of Solonor&#8217;s Ink Well<br \/>\n(Awarded by Lambchop)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best use of a food word as an insult<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Nico<\/strong> of Negative Subspace<br \/>\n(Awarded by Angel)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cutest Picture of Blogger with Tree Companion<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Red Eagle<\/strong> of Eagle Eye View<br \/>\n(Awarded by Faith)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most cuddliest and sweet blogger in the whole dern blogiverse!<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Faith<\/strong> of ctrl-alt-ego<br \/>\n(Awarded by Pete)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>TRIAL BY FIRE (and other legal crap)<\/strong><br \/>\nPeople who have been through legal and personal hell this year, and were kind enough to share their pain for us before we moved on the our next read.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Screw blogging, my kids come first<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>T<\/strong>, of Eagle Eye View<\/li>\n<li><strong>There&#8217;s more to Hawaii than coconuts and Ukeleles<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Ali<\/strong> of Paradise Ali<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doin&#8217; Time: An inside look at L.A. County Jail<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Kim<\/strong> of The Sick Side<\/li>\n<li><strong>America, you will be rounded up and shot<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Matt<\/strong>, of Ezrael<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exposing the horrors and shocking truth about school fundraisers<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Kim<\/strong> of Musings of a Misfit Mama<\/li>\n<li><strong>All your &#8216;Zillas am belonging to us!<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dave Linabury<\/strong> of Davezilla<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comeback of the Year<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Tammie<\/strong> of My Little Ones<\/li>\n<li><strong>Because she&#8217;s been through hell and back too and has a great outlook<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Anne<\/strong> of semi composementis<br \/>\n(Awarded by Pete B.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>HOLLYWOOD LOOKALIKES\/ACTALIKES<\/strong><br \/>\nThey either look like your favorite Hollywood celebrities, sure as hell act like them&#8230; sometimes they&#8217;re even better than the original.<\/p>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t mess with the bull, young man&#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dick Vernon<\/strong> of Demented and Sad, but Social<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;no I am NOT Sigourney Weaver! Leave me ALONE!!!&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Skarlet<\/strong>, the Punk Princess<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robin Williams of the Web<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>John<\/strong> of Linkworthy<\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m John Lennon. Really.<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Steve<\/strong> (I don&#8217;t know his last name) of Benway<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mistaken for Samantha Fox all the time<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Tess<\/strong> of Echoes of a dream<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reminding us why we all love Led Zeppelin<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Kathy K.<\/strong> of Mindless Chatter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Has no idea why I&#8217;ve nicknamed her Amy Fisher<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Mollie<\/strong> of Vivid Emotions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kinda like Blossom, only sexier<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Liz<\/strong> of Idiocracies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Had a site she designed once listed on Arlo Guthrie&#8217;s Site<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Brooke<\/strong> of Rivervision<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Wil Wheaton of the Web<\/strong> &#8211; Wil Wheaton<br \/>\n(What? Did you think he wasn&#8217;t going to win anything here?)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best use of Buffett lyrics in a blog<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Bran<\/strong> of .em<br \/>\n(Awarded by Dan)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Link That Made Us All Cringe: The Cheeky Girls Song<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Mike<\/strong> of akacooties<br \/>\n(Awarded by Kathy K.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;You have a gift Jack. You SEE people.&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Pete B.<\/strong> of The Blog O&#8217; the Blurf!<br \/>\n(Awarded by <strong>-=e=-<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>CODING AND DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><br \/>\nThese are the web stars of tomorrow&#8230; or maybe the day after that, or maybe the day after that. Who the hell knows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PHP Boy Wonder<\/strong> &#8211; Pete of Encyclopeteia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who needs MT? We don&#8217;t need no steenkin&#8217; MT!<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Lisa Whirrett<\/strong> of Just Lisa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most innovative use of DBMan<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Mike Brown<\/strong>, for The Pepy&#8217;s Project<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greatest web designer&#8230;.EVER!<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Jann<\/strong> of Sweet Aspirations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most blog design changes in a year\/month\/week\/day\/hour<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Bran<\/strong> of .em<br \/>\n(Awarded by Dan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>IS THIS POST ABOUT ME?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhy, yes. Yes it is! You are the stars, the moon, and the sun, baby! Tim Berners-Lee created the web JUST for you, and Evan came up with the schematics for Blogger with YOU in mind! Contrary to what Robyn&#8217;s highly-paid minions and lackeys would have you believe&#8230; YOU, sir, are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TROOLY<\/span> <strong>The Princess of the Blogiverse\u2122<\/strong>. Aaaand if the shoe fits&#8230; hey, throw the damn thing out and start a flame war, fer chrissakes. What good is HAVING only ONE shoe that fits anyway?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>My CD&#8217;s are more important than the Holocaust<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Jessica<\/strong> of Peace Dividend<br \/>\n(Awarded by Melly)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most direct method of viewer weeding that I&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Angel<\/strong> of KissMyFish.Net<br \/>\n(Awarded by John)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snarkiest Blogger<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>John<\/strong> of Linkworthy<br \/>\n(Awarded by Faith)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Queen of the Universe<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Faith<\/strong> of ctrl-alt-ego<br \/>\n(Awarded by Maria)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>BOO. FUCKING. HOO.<\/strong><br \/>\nAWWWWWW!!!!!! Lookit -e-, HAVING a pity party at his own awards show! Nobody&#8217;s nominating him for jack shit. Let&#8217;s toss a few his way to shut him the fuck up before he starts whining again.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Most Shameless (and successful) Trackback-Whoring on the Net<\/strong><br \/>\n(Awarded by Pete)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best satire of the Bloggies<\/strong><br \/>\n(Awarded by Les)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most excessive use of Vaseline Intensive Care<\/strong><br \/>\n(Awarded by Nico and Jewdez)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most Likely to Get Hickies in Linky Love?<\/strong><br \/>\n(Awarded by Batgrl)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blogger who took the longest to get his site NS compliant.<\/strong><br \/>\n(Awarded by Faith)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>TALENT??? YOU NEED TALENT IN THIS BIZ?<\/strong><br \/>\nSome bloggers tend to go against the grain and actually *DO* something that interests someone other than themselves. No. Really. It happens sometimes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fastest clicking of a link in someone else&#8217;s comments<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Solonor<\/strong> of Solonor&#8217;s Ink Well<br \/>\n(Awarded by Angel)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best blog named Joe by a guy named Scott<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Scott<\/strong>, of JoePixel<br \/>\n(Awarded by Faith)<\/p>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Classiest Blogger&#8221; in the &#8220;I can actually WRITE category&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Dawn<\/strong> of Blatherings<br \/>\n(Awarded by Maria)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classiest use of Retro (Kitsch?) styling in a weblog <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Faith<\/strong> of Undisturbed<br \/>\n(Awarded by Angel)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excellent use of the hopeless color combination of pink and red<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Min Jung Kim<\/strong> of Brain Dump<br \/>\n(Awarded by Nico)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best blog using home brewed blogging software<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Sue Bailey<\/strong> of SueBailey.Net<br \/>\n(Awarded by Dan)<\/li>\n<li><strong>best collage graphics<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Batgrl<\/strong> of Have a Cuppa<br \/>\n(Awarded by Faith)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>FRIENDS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE DISTURBED AXE MURDERERS<\/strong><br \/>\nPeople that have touched our lives, and enriched it through the internet. Like that hot little vixen you cybered on IM who ended up being a 45 year old dude in Chicago&#8230; appearances can be deceiving. That&#8217;s ok. Things happen. They may or may not be Hitler&#8217;s offspring, or goat rapers in real life, but online&#8230; they&#8217;re ok and treat us good. And that&#8217;s what counts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>kick-ass friend and inspiration<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Tam<\/strong> of Faded Dreams<br \/>\n(Awarded by Kim)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gainfully employed because of these awards<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Deborah<\/strong> of Thoughts Interrupted<br \/>\n(Awarded by Evil Batgrl)<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8230;because she just fucking deserves one!<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Rha<\/strong> of Very Black is Rhondalicious<br \/>\n(Awarded by Kat)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT<\/strong><br \/>\nThese are the the people who have made the web a better place long before some of you had a clue what the web was. They were doing it for decades. Don&#8217;t even waste your time approaching them. You know you&#8217;re not worthy. In fact, why don&#8217;t you do us all a favor and just get the hell off the web before you embarass yourself further?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best use of pin-up girls and retro art<\/strong> (long before anyone else was doing it) &#8211; <strong>Miz Kitty<\/strong> of Here Kitty, Kitty<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keeper of the Orange<\/strong> (Passing the mantle FROM Zeldman) &#8211; <strong>Faith<\/strong> of ctrl-alt-ego<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unearthing the lost treasures of the web<\/strong> (stuff like the very first web page to the morse code translator) &#8211; <strong>Steve Timberlake<\/strong>, the LinkMeister<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most quoted on the web<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Lisa Whirrett<\/strong> for Lisa-isms<\/li>\n<li><strong>most amazing parenting collaborative weblog<\/strong> &#8211; Real Life Parents<br \/>\n(Awarded by Kim)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blogging longer than God<\/strong> &#8211; Mark of furtive explorations<br \/>\n(Awarded by Rha)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blogger With The Largest Smilie Collection<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Gina<\/strong> of Recycled Thoughts<br \/>\n(Awarded by Maria)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<h3>CONGRATULATIONS!!!!<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/images\/posts\/closeup.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Uhm....\" width=\"172\" height=\"172\" align=\"left\" \/>&#8230; to all our winners of <strong>round one<\/strong>. I gave you &#8220;The Finger&#8221;, and dammit, you truly deserved it!!!<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<p><strong>Pick up your award:<\/strong><br \/>\nOf course I made an &#8220;alternate version&#8221; of the award in case your site has visitors or family that don&#8217;t quite understand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remember<\/span>:<\/strong> &#8220;Don&#8217;t be a dick, always right-click.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/images\/posts\/gfingr1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"gfingr1.gif\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/images\/posts\/gfingr2.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"gfingr2.gif\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;m well aware that I missed a lot of people, but I&#8217;ve been at this post for three days now&#8230; don&#8217;t worry, you may *STILL* be a winner!!!!<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<h3>ROUND TWO<\/h3>\n<p>Inside the comments section will be acceptance speeches, people whining, and others boycotting this event due to all the sordid tales of sex, drug abuse and cheating among the judges (my alternate personalities). I&#8217;m very tired of it all, and GLAD it&#8217;s over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, boys and girls&#8230; THIS IS THE MOMENT. At long last, this week&apos;s event of the century is here. Are you nervous??? 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