The *ucd.life* Green Iguana Awards


                        Mentioned in Threads
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  Official *ucd.life* Song
    -  "Ramble On" (Led Zeppelin)
    -  "Dazed and Confused" (from _Song Remains The Same_ extended version)
    -  "Ship of Fools"


  Drew's Personal Theme
    -  "Turd on the Run" (from _Exile on Main Street_)


  Award for the Longest (Yet Entertaining) Post Ever
    -  *ucd.life* Green Iguana Awards Ballot (Sentimental Hermit)
         :> Thanks, Aimee


  Award for Most Annoying Literalism when Sarcas is Being Used
    -  Dr. Grant


                  Write-In's and Single Nominee Awards
                  ------------------------------------

  Adnan Din Award for Lifetime Achievement
    -  IN WHAT, BEING A CHEMICALLY IMBALANCED TWIT? (dtw)
       --I just had to include that for obvious reasons :>
    

  Linda Zunas Award for Best Weekend Plans
    -  John Kinsella for The Third Annual Brewfest at Waterworld USA


  Favorite ucd.life Saying 
    -  "Melt the fucker"
    -  "Subjects mean nothing here" -- honorable mention
    -  {Insert stupid phrase here} boy -- honorable mention


  Incurring the Wrath of CancelMouse Award
    -  Drew Nichols


  Gracie Allen Award for Best Straight Line
    -  "Wanted: A Good Greasy Man" (Gwyndolen Harburg)


  Worst Hissy Fit
    -  Aimee Shepard in reaction to LeRoy Alaways's flippant comment
       on "Star Trek collectibles"


  Most Beloved/Hated .sig Award
    -  Staci Loyola Ostrup


  Male Adolescent Fantasy Come True Award
    -  "Sexual Harassment!?" (John J. Tomashek)


  Imelda Marcos Award for Most Shoes
    -  Jenna Ardaiz


  Medicine Makes You Say Funny Things Award
    -  David T. Witkowski


  Best ucd.life Veterans' Flashback
    -  David T. Witkowski's "Happy May Day" post


  Young (honorary) ucd.lifer
    -  Aimee's son William Maxwell Shepard (11 lbs, 5 ouncs; 21.5 inches long)

  
                             Ballot Results
                             --------------

  Best single post (serious)
   *5  "Sappy" response to Regarding Pet Peeves (Niki Miller)
    = 
    2  Meetings at Plainfield Station
    1  Any announcement/cross-post from ucd.general
    1  None of the above :P~


  Best single post (humorous)
   *7  "The Unofficial *ucd.life* Drinking Game" (Sentimental Hermit)
    = 
    6  "Donut fantasy" (Drew Nichols)
    1  "Rodeo Sex" (LeRoy Alaways)
    1  None :P~


  Best thread (serious)
   *5  "Davis Cop Sh*tlist"
    =
    4  "Topic of Conversation"
    3  "You asked for it.../On Illegal Immigration"
    2  "Sacred Cow Tartar"
    1  "HEALTH CARE ISSUE"


  Best thread (humorous)
   *9  "Subjects mean nothing here" (Garrett Choy)
    =
    3  "Ugly Bitch Syndrome" (Matt Bradley)
    2  "Blah..." (Adam Spragg)
       --also nominated for best long-term humor by N. Miller

  Most ubiquitous topic (tie)
   *6  Speeding tickets and Davis cops
   *6  My car is bitchin / I go fast / Me dumb and drive too
       --well, not really
    =
    1  Last weekend's/this weekend's party
    1  Drew's penis
    1  People's Looks


  Most pointless post/thread (tie)
   *5  "How do you feel about SKATEBOARDING?"
   *5  Anything by Rosa Cabrera
    =
    4  Anything about autmobiles and/or speeding tickets
    1  Anything posted by myself (i.e. Lawrence Trovinger)


  Favorite poster (tie)
   *4  David T. Witkowski (dtw)
   *4  Charles Haase (Rudeboy)
    =
    2  Matt Spinetta (Dark PRiSM)
    1  Kit Wetzler
    1  Adam Spragg
    1  James Pace
    1  Greg Kupperberg (davis.crime)
    1  None (I hate 'em all)


  Favorite flamer
   *12 Charles Haase (Rudeboy)
    ==
    2  John J. Tomashek


  Most Cocky Award
   *8  Drew Nichols
    =
    4  Matt Spinetta
    1  John Kinsella
    1  None of the above


  Most Changed (physically)
   *4  Aimee Shepard
    =
    3  Dunno.../Haven't a clue/I have no idea
    1  Jenna Ardaiz
    1  Hooters


  Favorite "old-timer"
   *5  James Pace
    =
    4  David T. Witkowski (dtw)
    2  Luther Jaffe
    1  Charles Haase (Rudeboy)
    1  John Kinsella
    1  David F. Prenatt, Jr.
    1  Matt Spinetta (Dark PRiSM)


  Favorite "net-chick"
   *5  Jenna Ardaiz
    =
    4  Niki Miler
    2  Cheri Hammerburg (Hooters)
    1  Ilana McPhee
    1  Linda Zunas
    1  Aimee Shepard


  Favorite "net-guy"
   *4  Jake "Watching TV" Sanderson
    =
    2  James Pace
    2  Matt Spinetta
    1  Drew Nichols
    1  Matt Bradley
    1  Kit Wetzler


  Favorite Lurker
   *9 1/2  Sentimental Hermit :>
    =====
    2      None
    1 1/2  Dave Zavatson


  Favorite use of Witty Quotes
   *8  James Pace
    =
    4  Jenna Ardaiz
    1  Matt Spinetta


  Most Thoughtful Poster
   *9  David T. Witkowski (dtw)
    =
    2  Joshua Fox
    1  D.R. Powers (drp)
    1  Charles Haase (Rudeboy)
    1  None


  Most Ubiquitous Poster
   *9  Matt Spinetta (Dark PRiSM)
    =
    2  John Kinsella
    1  Kit Wetzler
    1  Taylor Scott Gautier


  Most Articulate Poster
   *10  Charles Haase (Rudeboy)
    ==
    2   Taylor Scott Gautier
    1   John J. Tomashek
    1   David T. Witkowski (dtw)


  Most Improved Poster
   *9  Drew Nichols
    =
    5  I have yet to see improvement
    1  Staci Loyola Ostrup


  Most Clueless/Irritating/Thoughtless Poster
   *7 1/30  DNA^2
    ======
    3 11/30 Dr. Grant
    3 1/5   Rosa Cabrera
    1 9/20  Drew Nichols
    1/4     Matt Spinetta
    1/5     Naomi Hicks
            --in this and other categories where people
              cast multiple ballots in a single category,
              their vote was split among the candidates


  Best Net Personality
   *4  Matt Spinetta (Dark PRiSM)
    =
    3  Niki Miller
    3  In ucd.life? Ha!
    2  James Pace
    1  Charles Haase (Rudeboy)
    1  David T. Witkowski (dtw)
    1  Aimee Shepard


  Rosa Cabrera Award for Worst De-lurk
   *9  Michael Alvarez
    =
    5  Drew Nichols


  Most Single-Minded Poster
   *5  Dave "Law School" Prenatt, Jr.
    =
    1  Drew Nichols -- guess what's on his mind
    1  Matt Spinetta -- cars and girls
    1  Jean Blacklaw (is that most narrow-minded?)


  Thread That Quickly Went Everywhere Award
   *9  "Subjects Mean Nothing Here" (Garrett Choy)
    =
    5  "Our Story, Chapter 1" (Luther Jaffe)


  Best .sig Quotes
   *10  James Pace
    ==
    2   Matt Spinetta
    1   Linda Zunas
    1   None of the above


  Most-missed Net Personality (facetious)
   *3  Adnan Din
    =
    2  Bunny Bunbun
    2  Jim Hartley
    1  Amy Satterlund
    1  Diane Cheetham
    1  There's someone missing?


  Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Award
   *2  Niki Miller's new haircut :>
    =
    1  Niki Miller and her softball bat
       --either way she wins, really :>


  *ucd.life* "Royalty" (tie)
    -  David T. Witkowski -- Sir David, Duke of Sycamore, Earl of
       Things That Have Two Wheels 
    -  Niki Miller -- Redundancy Queen of Redundancy
    -  Aimee Shepard -- Mother Goddess of *ucd.life*
       --I didn't intend for people to vote on this, so i didn't
         tally results


  Jerk De-lurk Strategy #18 Award
   *4  Cindi 
    =
    1  Michael Alvarez


  Once in a Blue Moon Award
   *7  Drew Nichols's public apology to John A. Kilpatrick
    =
    1  Matt Spinetta's public apology to Niki Miller


  Identity-In-Flux Award
    -  Ilana McPhee a.k.a. Liam Trujillo
    -  Ann Maskar a.k.a. Ilene Aguilar
    -  Niki Miller a.k.a. Lorie Cawley
    -  Paul Gurman a.k.a. Edward Nabighian
    -  Jean Blacklaw -- honorable mention
       --yet another category I didn't intend for voting

And last but not least...

   
  Victor Frankenstein Lifetime Achievement Award
    -  James Pace, founder of *ucd.life*


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Thanks to everyone who voted:

  Sentimental Hermit (rmagusti@engr.ucdavis.edu)
  --oh, that's me :>
  Jake Sanderson (sanderso@cs.ucdavis.edu)
  Andrew Nichols (acnichols@ucdavis.edu)
  Matt Spinetta a.k.a. Dark PRiSM (mmspinetta@ucdavis.edu)
  Niki Miller (nlmiller@ucdavis.edu)
  Charles Haase a.k.a. Rudeboy (cwhaase@ucdavis.edu)
  James Pace (pace@cs.ucdavis.edu)
  Adam Spragg (atspragg@ucdavis.edu)
  Linda Zunas (lkzunas@ucdavis.edu)
  David T. Witkowski (dtwitkowski@ucdavis.edu)
  Ilana McPhee (irmcphee@ucdavis.edu)
  Staci Loyola Ostrup (slostrup@ucdavis.edu)
  Jenna Ardaiz (jlardaiz@ucdavis.edu)
  Kit Wetzler (ckwetzler@ucdavis.edu)
  Lawrence Trovinger (trovinge@cs.ucdavis.edu)