As usual I find myself the beneficiary of the entirely undeserved generosity of many boarders, including Mogzilla, The Cosh, Ming, Mikey, Pete Wells and Commando Forces. They've made what has been the shittiest of years a lot brighter. To pick one major instance, I really can't describe the lift I got when Mongrol landed in my deserted strip-mined former office, once I got over the sheer shock, and daft though it sounds it's actually sustained me to the end of the year.
Obviously my votes
should be drawn exclusively from this pool of cuddly fools, but I'm going to take my off-board gratitude out of the equation and nominate soley on the basis of overall contribution to my enjoyment of the forum as-she-is-written. There are worthier boarders to be sure, folk like Trout, Emperor, RAC, CrazyFoxMachine, Emperor, and the aforementioned Wells and Burdis, who keep the forum running and fllled with fresh content, but these three are the ones that put a smile on my face almost every time I log on:
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Joe Soap. Just a funny fecker. I was torn between Joe/Garageman and George Dread/Krombasher for the most brilliantly pointed individual posts, and while I think Krom's prose is the sharper of the two, this almost-movie-year has give Joe ample opportunity to slice and dice the unwary with his inside knowledge of the industry and solid common sense delivered with an acid-coated scalpel.
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The Legendary Shark. I'm not a regular chattroomerer (seriously, I spend far too time here already without committing long stretches of an evening), but I love TLS's wacky and thought-provoking threads which have proved very illuminating for me, even if not necessarily in the exact way he intended!
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Roger Godpleton. RG tickles my funny bone like no-one else can (not even his Mum), and I missed his savage crudity and occasional intelligent insight hugely during his absence. Welcome back you nasty little scrote.
HM: Campbell come home!
Best thread: 3.
Cosplay. This took over from the Underwear thread as my guiltiest board pleasure. Keep googling, you pervs.
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The Advent Calender 2011. Incredible, just incredible a winner in any other year, but...
1. This year, there can be only one Number 1- a Joycean peregrination through the powercut fumbles and charity shop rummages of the early 21st century. Douglas Coupland seethes with jealousy that Cyberleader got there first:
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