TCUE Awards Winners
The awards function was in an abandoned hospital on Saturday night; turn out was quite a bit better than I expected. I was hoping to be able to post the group photo, but no one has put it online yet.
Here are the results. Percentages are out of votes for that category, not total voters, because not everyone voted for all categories. There are less than 3 places in some categories because things or people that only got single votes weren't ranked.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who voted.
I had people who had voted present them. I found out later that there were a few more people who had voted at the event, my apologies for not catching you and making you read something. The awards, in the order that they were presented:
n00b (new explorer showing most promise):
3 - 11% - Peat
2 - 14% - Bones
1 - 36% - Darlinclem
Best Outside Minnesota:
2 - 14% - Confluence
2 - 14% - Paris Catacombs
1 - 43% - KD Station
Best non-American:
3 - 13% - Dsankt
3 - 13% - Wastemaster
2 - 27% - Nivelo
1 - 33% - Siologen
Nicest:
2 - 19% - Darlinclem
1 - 50% - Katwoman
Best Individual Effort:
1 - 38% - Slim Jim
Giant Chicken:
1 - 18% - TC Drainer
1 - 18% - Dr. Magnus
(This category had the least votes of any, and the winners only had two each, so it should be taken least seriously.)
Best Aboveground:
2 - 14% - Schmidt/Landmark
1 - 36% - Pillsbury
Funniest Situation:
2 - 13% - Wackodood and Macsbug, police trouble on Nicollet Island.
"When wackodood and macsbug were accused of being homos by the cops on nicollet island."
"Wacko+ Macsbug 'in the bushes' by santas"
1 - 20% - Gatsby and Peat, poop sushi squad car.
"Gatsby and I walking down Kellog covered in poop at 8:00 AM. I fall asleep on side of road and get picked up by police. We both are detained and then dropped off at the bus stop because cops don't want to deal with us. Our original plan was to go get sushi for the others in the lab."
"Drunk Gatsby in the sewers promising "salad dijon" and "fish filets" when he got back. Then exiting a street manhole at 10AM and walking back to cars in dirty waders to find him and pete got "arrested" while our group of 6 was fine."
"Gatsby and Peat going to get sushi. They ended up in the back of the squad car."
Others, also mentioned:"Housewrecking 2.0"
"Curious George and Warchyld naked on Gold Medal (New Year's)"
"Glass, sans pants."
"Dan Dockery"
"Bunge fireworks show."
"Being chased by cops, dogs and a search light while exploring Ft. Snelling with Mellody and Aldi"
"The Mississippi Canoe trip + one boat with three dogs"
Klutzy Ninja:
2 - 23% - Darlinclem
1 - 33% - Warchyld
Best New Find:
3 - 14% - The Waterfall
1 - 29% - Shiek's
1 - 29% - Santa's
Lover of Poop:
2 - 13% - Slim Jim
2 - 13% - Darlinclem
1 - 56% - Gatsby
In Memoriam:
2 - 14% - Yoerg's
1 - 43% - Red Owl
Best Team Player:
3 - 21% - Grit
1 - 29% - Warchyld
1 - 29% - Clockwork
Best Underground:
2 - 13% - Classified / The Place That Shall Not Be Mentioned
2 - 13% Alpha
1 - 50% - The Labyrinth
The Landmark Six Award:
2 - 20% - TC Drainer and friends, the Landmark 3
1 - 53% - Gatsby, Twenty3, Clockwork, Worm Wirsbo, Ofberenonehand - The Lowry Tunnel 5
Most Hardcore:
3 - 9% - Gatsby
2 - 14% - Freak
1 - 27% - Junkyard
Explorer of the Year:
3 - 8% - Gatsby
2 - 15% - Slim Jim
1 - 47% - Freak
My apologies to my readers who aren't interested in the Twin Cities scene; I'll be posting things from outside the US for the rest of the week to compensate.
Here are the results. Percentages are out of votes for that category, not total voters, because not everyone voted for all categories. There are less than 3 places in some categories because things or people that only got single votes weren't ranked.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who voted.
I had people who had voted present them. I found out later that there were a few more people who had voted at the event, my apologies for not catching you and making you read something. The awards, in the order that they were presented:
n00b (new explorer showing most promise):
3 - 11% - Peat
2 - 14% - Bones
1 - 36% - Darlinclem
Best Outside Minnesota:
2 - 14% - Confluence
2 - 14% - Paris Catacombs
1 - 43% - KD Station
Best non-American:
3 - 13% - Dsankt
3 - 13% - Wastemaster
2 - 27% - Nivelo
1 - 33% - Siologen
Nicest:
2 - 19% - Darlinclem
1 - 50% - Katwoman
Best Individual Effort:
1 - 38% - Slim Jim
Giant Chicken:
1 - 18% - TC Drainer
1 - 18% - Dr. Magnus
(This category had the least votes of any, and the winners only had two each, so it should be taken least seriously.)
Best Aboveground:
2 - 14% - Schmidt/Landmark
1 - 36% - Pillsbury
Funniest Situation:
2 - 13% - Wackodood and Macsbug, police trouble on Nicollet Island.
"When wackodood and macsbug were accused of being homos by the cops on nicollet island."
"Wacko+ Macsbug 'in the bushes' by santas"
1 - 20% - Gatsby and Peat, poop sushi squad car.
"Gatsby and I walking down Kellog covered in poop at 8:00 AM. I fall asleep on side of road and get picked up by police. We both are detained and then dropped off at the bus stop because cops don't want to deal with us. Our original plan was to go get sushi for the others in the lab."
"Drunk Gatsby in the sewers promising "salad dijon" and "fish filets" when he got back. Then exiting a street manhole at 10AM and walking back to cars in dirty waders to find him and pete got "arrested" while our group of 6 was fine."
"Gatsby and Peat going to get sushi. They ended up in the back of the squad car."
Others, also mentioned:"Housewrecking 2.0"
"Curious George and Warchyld naked on Gold Medal (New Year's)"
"Glass, sans pants."
"Dan Dockery"
"Bunge fireworks show."
"Being chased by cops, dogs and a search light while exploring Ft. Snelling with Mellody and Aldi"
"The Mississippi Canoe trip + one boat with three dogs"
Klutzy Ninja:
2 - 23% - Darlinclem
1 - 33% - Warchyld
Best New Find:
3 - 14% - The Waterfall
1 - 29% - Shiek's
1 - 29% - Santa's
Lover of Poop:
2 - 13% - Slim Jim
2 - 13% - Darlinclem
1 - 56% - Gatsby
In Memoriam:
2 - 14% - Yoerg's
1 - 43% - Red Owl
Best Team Player:
3 - 21% - Grit
1 - 29% - Warchyld
1 - 29% - Clockwork
Best Underground:
2 - 13% - Classified / The Place That Shall Not Be Mentioned
2 - 13% Alpha
1 - 50% - The Labyrinth
The Landmark Six Award:
2 - 20% - TC Drainer and friends, the Landmark 3
1 - 53% - Gatsby, Twenty3, Clockwork, Worm Wirsbo, Ofberenonehand - The Lowry Tunnel 5
Most Hardcore:
3 - 9% - Gatsby
2 - 14% - Freak
1 - 27% - Junkyard
Explorer of the Year:
3 - 8% - Gatsby
2 - 15% - Slim Jim
1 - 47% - Freak
My apologies to my readers who aren't interested in the Twin Cities scene; I'll be posting things from outside the US for the rest of the week to compensate.