From: orinoco Subject: Adrics 2000: Worst Thread Date: Thursday, 18 May 2000 18:15 /A fat Womble steps onto the stage, smiling smugly and holding 2 Adrics statuettes/ Snarky has asked me to present to you today the Award for Worst Thread of 1999. However, in true Frank Leboeuf mode (non-Brits won't get this one), I'm not going to because 'I won ze Rookie of ze Year Award' /Orinoco blows a raspberry at the gathered audience and walks off stage/ /sounds of a whispered argument and punches being thrown from behind the curtain/ /a strangled cry sounds, as tho someone was being throttled by a scarf/ /Orinoco reappears/ Damn. It appears I have to give this award anyway. Now, where did I put the speech I prepared days ago when I was meant to present this award...... /searches Womble Litter bag/ Ah. Here it is. /clears throat/ /the audience screams 'GET ON WITH IT'/ A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away they had never heard of rec.arts.drwho. And there was much rejoicing. While we know that there are many interesting topics discussed here on this newsgroup, unfortunately these are outclassed by the threads of doom which although we know we shouldn't post to, we have an odd fascination with keeping them going long, long after their sell by date. Honorable mentions of these threads that are worse than anything worn by Duayne Dibley - /the crowd gasps at the audacity of Orinoco using a Red Dwarf reference - both of those that get it that is/ - are Any thread in which DBurns6554 posts more than 1 message in 10 McCoy is a jew Any thread that covers the same old ground about DVD releases Who and Freedom of Information bill Avoid Paul Ebbs in the UK Anything that uses Steve Roberts' name in the title Azaxyrs' xmas threads Anything about continuity McCoy vs Pertwee Dr Who and Christianity Thoughts on the departure of Lawrence Miles What's the state of play on the Doctor's origins? However, if you thought those were bad, they have nothing on the finalists, which make Anne McCaffrey's threads look postively cuddly - /again, 2 of the audience chuckle at this, the rest look bemused/ the 3rd runner up is In Memoriam: Columbine High School the 2nd runner up is Autumn Mist: Just Read It! (and various spin offs) /cheer from Adam Richards/ Ok - who let Adam vote more than once in this category? the first runner up is DBurns/Azaxyr pro-McCoy trolls threads /DBurns moans 'I thought I was a cert for this category'/ but the winner of the worst thread category 1999 is /tan-ta-ra/ God these rent-a-fanfare people are crap. Azaxyr's 'JEWS ARE THE SCUM OF THE EARTH' drivel now you know the reason that he has returned - he is here for his award. So could Henry 'Azaxyr' Vizi come up and make a few last minute insults to Jon Blum.... shit, I mean accept this award /Orinoco runs off stage/ Orinoco, wombling free I was brave, I was bold, I was fearless I was famous for the things that I did I was quick on the draw as I tidied up the floor So they called me the Orinoco Kid * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!