2nd Annual Chessie Awards

[JoeKoh]

found the mat all clean now. Most informative poster has to be Mr. Mark Hemphill.Subject that was the most watched and anticipated the files of Detective Cinderdick.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

Interesting.

12) I know of at least one RR President who is already on the forum and several other officials...

LC

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe

Can the same person be nominated for more than one position under different names?

You may nominate any person and/or create a category...those were just some examples from last year's..

[gabe]

Can the same person be nominated for more than one position under different names?

[cherokee woman]

person most likely to be abducted by aliens: tie between
cleveland rocks and sterling 1

[cherokee woman]

wise and sage counsel: Ed Blysard

best postress in a supporting role: Mookie

humorous poster: Dan Harmon

favorite ferro forum former fire fighting foamer: locomutt

[espeefoamer]

11) Most Conspiracy Theory based post... And the winner is( pause, open envelope) Boxcars With Shackles[:)](much applause).

[dharmon]

It's that time again, to recognize the members of the forum that make this such an ..uhh....an....interesting place to be. The awards will be held at the Depot DIner and Coffee shop. Please wear something nice or else everyone will make fun of you and gossip behind your back when you walk the red carpet.

All righty then.....at the end of Day 3, the nominations so far....(I had to alter a few but tried to keep the intent). To minimize space I will post this at the top of the thread. Categories and nominations are open to all.....

And I corrected the Cheesie to Chessie...sorry

Most popular thread (non-fiction)....- dgwicks for "The MIlwaukee Road"
- talbanese for "Why did the Penn Central fail?"
- Tracy15 for "Coal Mines"
- Randy Stahl for Smoke, Sparks, and Scary Noises

Most popular thread (fiction)....
- detective_cinderdick for "Don't worry detective_cinderdick is here"

Most knowledgable poster.....
- Mark W. Hemphill
- M636C (Peter)
- Limitedclear
- Overmod
- Randy Stahl
- oltmannd

Practical railroader of the year...
- mudchicken
- BaltACD
- kenneo
- PNWRNNM
- arbfbe
- CShaveRR
- artmark
- Old Timer
- shrek623
- ValleyX
- zardoz
- arbfbe

Wise and sage counsel....
- Edblysard
- Mookie

Best questions posed to the forum...
- jeaton
- gabe
- ericsp
- MP173

Best Postress......
- Mookie
- cherokee woman

Most humble poster...
- Rick Gates

Humorous poster....
- dharmon
- vsmith (sorry Vic, you stay)
- zardoz
- Limitedclear

Most formidible fantasy locomotive picture...
- vsmith

Most Personalities attributed to a single individual (Sybil Award).....
- Clevelandrocks / trainfinder22 / kissmycaboose / detective_cinderdick
- Evil engineer / Evil conductor

Most controversial post........
- Anything by Clevelandrocks (et al)
- Doggy for "Does anyone know what happended to Rickey Gates of Conrailwho caused the big Wreck in Chase, MD"
- Doggy for "Do You support Rule G"
- Aw heck just about everything Doggy posted

Most conspiracy theory based post......
- trainfinder22 (et al) for "The Death trains are coming! Boxcars with shackles..."

Best adaptation or hijacking of a thread....
- dharmon for "Don't worry detective_cinderdick is here"

Person most likely to end up president of a major/minor/shortline Railroad.......
- Limitedclear

Favorite ferro forum fire fighting foamer
- locomutt
- tree68

Most unintentionally humorous post...
- Clevelandrocks (et al)

Most talk of mass transit in the Boston area
- Clevelandrocks (et al)

Person most likely to be abducted by Aliens...........
- Clevelandrocks (et al)
- Sterling1
- Doggy

Most likely candidates to be sent to the couch.......
- dharmon
- vsmith
- KevinsthemissingRRman

The Missouri Lifetime Achievement Award - for most postings and saying nothing.......
- Sterling1

Automotive insight...
- CShaveRR
- modelcar

Best food entree, food item or beverage....
- Mudchicken for himself
- Tree68 for acres of BBQ
- Limitedclear for his pea soup
- Matt and JoeKoh for chocolate cake (and missing fries)
- cherokee woman for best all around food preparation and menu coordination
- NJMike for non-alcoholic beverage (OJ..the drink)
- Junctionfan for best alcoholic drink