Congratulations: Poster-of-the-Year, 2017

[Scott]

Congratulations to the 2017 Poster of the Year

 

            TRANSAM

(It took some time, but you finally made it)

       

[Scott]

Congratulations, Transam, on your victory and also a congratulations to the other contestants for their time, consideration and congenial nature.

 

Also, a thanks to the many posters for your humor and generally keeping it a very clean thread.  

[Kadilo]

Congratulations Transam. Look forward to the acceptance speech in due course and your rendition of "Winner takes it all" Commiserations to Colin and the rest of the candidates.

 

 

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[lannarebirth]

Congratulations to Transam on his perserverance.

[ezzra]

Hail to the victorious Transam, much accolades and congrtas to you sir, now the life of fame and notoriety begins expect the Paparazzi to come around soon....

 

[JLCrab]

Congrats to Kuhn Transam. Wrote a song for Everyone -- even YOU!

 

[canuckamuck]

Congratulations Transam: I understand now that your absence in the final hours was due to North Korean hacking. Nevertheless you have vanquished your rivals and passed through to the other side  - The Hall of Gods and Heroes. You will be receiving a Thai Visa Unobtanium card, which will give you access to the POTY club. But remember to knock first in case some else is in there.

Colin: Congratulations for assuming the bridesmaid position. Be patient and your dreams will come true some day as well. Many of us were torn between legend and rising star.

Baboon, I understand that you believe that your inclusion was an administrative error. Well I don't believe it. The nominations were all sent to Moose Jaw to be validated before being sealed in Saskatchewan seal skin and frozen into the ice at an unnamed local hockey rink. When the summer thaw comes we will see if your allegations are true. But if was a mistake you made an excellent run of it, with some of the finest campaigning we have seen to date. We have elevated your status to: Also-ran, which is a much greater honor than it sounds. 

Darksidedog: We were looking for a little more, but you beat Jag, so that's something.

JAG: hello, are you there? You slept through the whole thing dude.

 

Geronimo, we have confirmation that a dot has been allocated to your account. It will take several months to arrive of course but it will give you time to prepare for your elevation into the upper class. Please study the etiquette manuals and brush up on your ballroom dancing.

[JAS21]

Well done mate ... not before time though

 

Looks like the rule change stuffed one up your mango shadow and his mates ...............

[geronimo]

Just woken up to see the news ..... well done to Trans ........ it just goes to show that perseverance gets you absolutely nowhere!!!

 

My most heartwarming thanks to all the runners (without you, none of this would have been possible) and of course, to the many thousands of voters who braved gale force winds and below freezing temperatures to go to their nearest voting station.

 

JAG has been informed by registered mail that the contest is over ... DSD has found a new vocation in life .... Colin sees the bright side of coming second ..... and baboon has found his lifelong partner in Dolly.

 

So, we can all get back to the daily humdrums of the expat life ... and I am really looking forward to meeting JLC at the airport and escorting him to his ringside seat at the crowning ceremony.

 

Thanks to former winners (Nancy and Tutsi) for their keen contributions and I emailed the Guinness book of records guy and told him not to bother as Trans didn't come in second this year ........

[geronimo]

32 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Congratulations Transam: I understand now that your absence in the final hours was due to North Korean hacking. Nevertheless you have vanquished your rivals and passed through to the other side  - The Hall of Gods and Heroes. You will be receiving a Thai Visa Unobtanium card, which will give you access to the POTY club. But remember to knock first in case some else is in there.

Colin: Congratulations for assuming the bridesmaid position. Be patient and your dreams will come true some day as well. Many of us were torn between legend and rising star.

Baboon, I understand that you believe that your inclusion was an administrative error. Well I don't believe it. The nominations were all sent to Moose Jaw to be validated before being sealed in Saskatchewan seal skin and frozen into the ice at an unnamed local hockey rink. When the summer thaw comes we will see if your allegations are true. But if was a mistake you made an excellent run of it, with some of the finest campaigning we have seen to date. We have elevated your status to: Also-ran, which is a much greater honor than it sounds. 

Darksidedog: We were looking for a little more, but you beat Jag, so that's something.

JAG: hello, are you there? You slept through the whole thing dude.

 

Geronimo, we have confirmation that a dot has been allocated to your account. It will take several months to arrive of course but it will give you time to prepare for your elevation into the upper class. Please study the etiquette manuals and brush up on your ballroom dancing.

I'll be happy if the cheque doesn't bounce this year .....

[geronimo]

4 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Congratulations Transam. Look forward to the acceptance speech in due course and your rendition of "Winner takes it all" Commiserations to Colin and the rest of the candidates.

 

 

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I'm just proofing the final draft now ......

[geronimo]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Hail to the victorious Transam, much accolades and congrtas to you sir,

now the life of fame and notoriety begins expect the Paparazzi to come

around soon....

 

He's digging a moat round his house ....

[geronimo]

4 hours ago, Scott said:

Congratulations, Transam, on your victory and also a congratulations to the other contestants for their time, consideration and congenial nature.

 

Also, a thanks to the many posters for your humor and generally keeping it a very clean thread.  

Just noticed my cheque is dated 2019 ......

[geronimo]

That's me unemployed til next December! Am open to offers for campaign building next year .......

[transam]

Just trying to find my speech, fink l left it in the pub, until I find it this pic says all...

 

Back soon.....

 

[Scott]

A picture is worth a thousand words, usually....but maybe not in this case!

 

 

[geronimo]

8 minutes ago, transam said:

Just trying to find my speech, fink l left it in the pub, until I find it this pic says all...

 

Back soon.....

 

So, how does it feel to finally be THE ONE?

[JLCrab]

20 minutes ago, geronimo said:

<snip> So, we can all get back to the daily humdrums of the expat life ... and I am really looking forward to meeting JLC at the airport and escorting him to his ringside seat at the crowning ceremony.

<snip2>

Well if the late Michael Jackson in 1993 could stand motionless and silent for about 2 minutes before an estimated 200 million TV audience, I think Mr. POTY could stay silent longer than that before a somewhat smaller audience and fake out everybody.

[Ulysses G.]

Glad you won Transam. I resisted campaigning for you too much as did not want to jinx you. 

[geronimo]

Just now, JLCrab said:

Well if the late Michael Jackson in 1993 could stand motionless and silent for about 2 minutes before an estimated 200 million TV audience, I think Mr. POTY could stay silent longer than that before a somewhat smaller audience and fake out everybody.

The word is he is going to take you into a soundproof room and sing his heart out!

[colinneil]

Well done Trans, please do not start singing.

Now you are finally there what you gonna moan about now?

Now it is over i am going to make some banana bread (overrun with bananas)

Made 1 yesterday, wife scoffed the lot.

 

Happy new year to everyone,be happy spread a little love, stay safe but enjoy.

[geronimo]

Just wondering who is going to clear up all the bottles and cans strewn around everywhere?

[Scott]

Just now, colinneil said:

Well done Trans, please do not start singing.

Now you are finally there what you gonna moan about now?

Now it is over i am going to make some banana bread (overrun with bananas)

Made 1 yesterday, wife scoffed the lot.

 

Happy new year to everyone,be happy spread a little love, stay safe but enjoy.

Your very respectable showing and your indomitable spirit makes you a very strong contender for upcoming events.   Oh, and don't forget, that should Transam be unable to fulfill his responsibilities (and grueling schedule), you will have to take over!

 

Oh, and Colin, it was a pleasure to read your posts.  

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

Well done Trans, a worthy winner !!

Many thanks to Geronimo and Baboon for their humour throughout the thread !!

Happy new year to one and all .

[Berkshire]

Hey Transam, Burt sends his congrats....

 

[canuckamuck]

35 minutes ago, transam said:

Just trying to find my speech, fink l left it in the pub, until I find it this pic says all...

 

Back soon.....

 

If you were trying  make history by giving the first topless acceptance speech, both Nancy an JT  tried the same thing but the distinction belongs to Tutsiwarrior

[transam]

35 minutes ago, Scott said:

A picture is worth a thousand words, usually....but maybe not in this case!

 

 

The pic was carefully chosen....Meaning....

 

"I may be shirtless but I can smile"....

[baboon]

14 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Well done Trans, a worthy winner !!

Many thanks to Geronimo and Baboon for their humour throughout the thread !!

Happy new year to one and all .

It's alright for you lot. You've got your POTY sorted out but here I remain, stuck with Madam Hussein whose foul mood looks set to continue well into the new year...

[geronimo]

Just now, transam said:

The pic was carefully chosen....Meaning....

 

"I may be shirtless but I can smile"....

Shirtless due to the huge cost of vote buying?

[geronimo]

1 minute ago, baboon said:

It's alright for you lot. You've got your POTY sorted out but here I remain, stuck with Madam Hussein whose foul mood looks set to continue well into the new year...

We can send people round .....