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Posted on: August 6, 2010 9:21 AM, by PZ Myers
It's a ferocious 3-headed dog, but still…anyway, the Molly award for the month of June goes to Cerberus, for her excellent work in guarding the gates of Hell.
Now who deserves the award for the month of July? Leave comments with your nominations here.
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Posted by: xhakhal
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August 6, 2010 9:44 AM
Dymara.
For her firm hand with the douches.
Posted by: xhakhal
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August 6, 2010 9:46 AM
And of course congratulation Cerberus! It was so well-deserved
Posted by: Bronze Dog
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August 6, 2010 9:52 AM
What am I, chopped liver?
...Or was that a dream where I got a Molly?
(I really need to get back to commenting more frequently.)
Posted by: Algernon, elle sans chapeau
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August 6, 2010 9:57 AM
Ha! Finally. Well deserved Cerberus! You work hard.
...
And now my nominations.
ARIDS for being the most patient OM NOM ever.
Aquaria for being a badass who lets nothing by.
But it wouldn't be a Molly nomination if I didn't say:
WALTON.
Seriously. Because of what he's become of the last years and how nice that's been for the people who post here. Thoughtful, analytical, and at least apparently sincere on a variety of issues, could one ask for more?
Well, maybe more bacon... but I digress.
Posted by: Silič O'Nopolitanopoulos, Färschdbischuf Beesknees aus Ulm und Klein Elguth, Elector Pharynguline.
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August 6, 2010 9:58 AM
Yes, yes you do.
Congrats to the threeheaded one!
Dymara, duh.
A ray in Dilbertspace
Mattir
Posted by: Shala
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August 6, 2010 10:00 AM
Cerberus can now watch over us and make sure no one interrupts as we DINE IN HELL!
Nomination for Walton as usual.
Posted by: dnbarabash
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August 6, 2010 10:01 AM
Congratulations, Cerberus!
Dymara for July.
Posted by: apostrophobia
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August 6, 2010 10:06 AM
John Morales
Posted by: nigelTheBold, Minister of Spankings
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August 6, 2010 10:07 AM
What? Aquaria doesn't have a Molly yet? WTF?
I vote Aquaria, for kickin' ass, taking names, and not giving the names back.
I also vote (early and often) for Walton. This is partly a pity vote for being beaten with bags of switches, but mostly a vote of sincere gratitude for his calm voice, rational and thoughtful posts, and outstanding taste in men and women.
And sincere congratulations to Cerberus!
Posted by: Iris
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August 6, 2010 10:09 AM
Yay Cerberus! You are much loved and admired.
For July, Dymara.
Posted by: jennyxyzzy
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August 6, 2010 10:11 AM
I know Cuttlefish already has an OM, but I'm never the less going to renominate him for the most eloquent comment I have ever read, on the Christopher Hitchens / Atheists facing death thread.
Posted by: ButchKitties
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August 6, 2010 10:14 AM
Congrats, Cerberus. Very, VERY deserved.
I've found myself scrolling through comments looking for Aquaria and Mattir. They've both been on a roll.
I know Cuttlefish already has a Molly, but I think deserves another one for his description of how an atheist faces death. It was perfect.
Posted by: gigi
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August 6, 2010 10:17 AM
Gratz, Cerberus! Your comments are a joy to read.
July:
Walton
Aquaria
Posted by: Cosmic Teapot
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August 6, 2010 10:21 AM
Congratulations Cerberus, well deserved.
Aquaria doesn't have a Molly? Wow, way overdue.
Posted by: Nerd of Redhead, OM
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August 6, 2010 10:23 AM
For a list of previous Molly winners, check here.
Congratulations to Cerberus. Keep your fangs sharp and your coat sniny.
This month I nominate A_Ray_In_Dilbert_Space, Aquaria, and Mattir.
Posted by: Mattir-ritated
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August 6, 2010 10:30 AM
Cerberus is who I want to be when I grow up. This establishes conclusively that maturity and age have a very very low correlation.
I vote Aquaria for her general awesomeness and for using the expression "fuck right off" on the homeschooling thread, which pretty much captured my sentiments but which my residual pearl-clutching won't allow me to say.
Also Walton for being the first Pharynguloid to enter my dream life, in an odd dream in which I was trapped as an observer in a teen comedy and Walton was one of the characters. (Fortunately that's all I recall of the dream, and it's not the weirdest Pharyngula-themed dream that I've heard described in the last 24 hours.) Also Walton for being totally awesome, coherent, and interesting.
Posted by: cicely (Inadvertent Phytocidal Maniac)
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August 6, 2010 10:36 AM
Congrats, Cerberus! You are seven different shades of awesome. :)
I'm conflicted over my next nOMinee/s; so...many...choices....
I guess I'll go with A_Ray_In_Dilbert_Space and Aquaria, for their persistent, long-term awesomeness.
Posted by: JeffreyD
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August 6, 2010 11:38 AM
Cerberus - Well deserved and overdue. (Bow and a smile)
Aquaria for the next. I truly do find it difficult to just choose one, but Aquaria does deserve the Molly.
Posted by: Katrina, radicales féministes athées
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August 6, 2010 11:41 AM
Congratulations Cerberus, OM - well deserved!
I nominate Mattir and Walton this month, as well.
Posted by: Walton, Marquis of Carabas
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August 6, 2010 11:51 AM
Aquaria and Mattir.
Posted by: 'Tis Himself, Quel Dommage
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August 6, 2010 12:01 PM
Congratulations, Cerberus. You can hold your three heads high.
As I have for several months I'm nominating A_Ray_In_Dilbert_Space for general intelligence, good writing, and always being a bride's maid instead of a bride.
The second nomination goes to Aquaria for her insightful ways to tell people to fuck off.
This month I'm added a third nomination. Walton, the Special Dumpling of Awesome, deserves recognition for his intelligence, wit, honesty, and blossoming maturity. Also for getting a First Class degree from Luton University or the University of Westminster or some such establishment.
Posted by: Dae
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August 6, 2010 12:08 PM
Yay, Cerberus!
My nominations are Mattir and Aquaria.
Posted by: Aquaria
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August 6, 2010 12:33 PM
Hooray for Cerberus!
My nominee is a ray in dilbert space.
Posted by: Aratina Cage
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August 6, 2010 12:36 PM
Yip Yip Yip Hooray! Congratulations Cerberus!
For July I would like to vote for: Aquaria: No nonsense allowed.
Hypatia's Daughter: She has a way of saying things that I wish I had been thinking.
CJO: I learn a lot from his comments about historical matters. For example, CJO on Hell.
Posted by: Jadehawk, cascadeuse féministe
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August 6, 2010 12:46 PM
woohoo! Totally deserved and even slightly overdue, Cerberus!! *throws organic, 100% biodegradable, fair trade confetti*
since I wasn't around for most of July, I'm only going to nominate Walton, as a sort of "
lifetimelast-2-years-or-so achievement award", for going from totally clueless ass to reasonable defender of reasonable positions, with some very interesting radical positions mixed in.Posted by: Erulóra (formerly KOPD)
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August 6, 2010 12:57 PM
Cograts, Cerberus. Definitely deserved.
My OMNOMS this time go to CJO and ARIDS, because they both add wonderfully cogent gems to the conversation that are a treat to read. And because I like typing in caps.
KOPD
Posted by: Katherine Lorraine, Chaton de la Mort
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August 6, 2010 12:58 PM
Totally deserved for Cerberus.
I will vote for Mattir and Walton, too.
Posted by: Form&Function
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August 6, 2010 1:21 PM
Many, many congratulations to Cerberus! I don't comment here often, but I read nearly every thread (okay, I don't read all of the Endless Threads) and I wish I'd taken the time, each time Cerberus made one of those patient and carefully argued comments, to offer my congratulations individually. A well deserved award!
Posted by: Cerberus, unnatural product of en-OMnomnom-ification
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August 6, 2010 1:29 PM
Oh, wow, I would like to thank the academy and my horde of evil robot ballot stuffers...I mean, the great and wondrous gift we have in a democracy.
Seriously, though, this is pretty cool. Hopefully I will continue to live up to it.
My nomination this month is just Dymara for providing one of the most scholarly deconstructions of a troll in the Scrutinized Thread.
Next month I have some others in mind, but she simply went above and beyond in July.
Posted by: First Approximation, L'esprit de l'escalier
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August 6, 2010 2:01 PM
Congrats Cerberus! Well deserved.
My vote:
a_ray_in_dilbert_space
Walton
Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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August 6, 2010 2:02 PM
Congrats, Cerberus.
Aquaria, for taking no prisoners. She has style.
Gyeong Hwa Pak, for numerous reasons, here is one example and here's another.
Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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August 6, 2010 2:07 PM
Cerberus:
I'm going to be all curmudgeonly here and say that I don't think it's cool to hand a Molly to a drive-by poster. Especially when we have so many deserving regulars.
*Get off my lawn!*
Posted by: 朴競花/박경화 (Gyeong Hwa)
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August 6, 2010 2:11 PM
Congrats to Cerberus. (I'm sure that fundies are going to say that we're promoting a demon dog within our ranks. So more reason to celebrate.)
Nominations:
Walton
Aquaria
CJO
A Ray
Posted by: JohnnieCanuck
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August 6, 2010 2:29 PM
Congrats, Cerberus.
Hmm. I've always read that as being pronounced Care·bear·us and enjoyed the humour. It would seem that I've been mistaken all this time, at least according to the online English dictionaries. They all use a soft C resulting in Sir·burr·us or some such.
Any ancient(!) Greek experts here that can opine on the original pronunciation?
Posted by: maureen.brian#b5c92
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August 6, 2010 2:32 PM
Congratulations, Cerberus - very well deserved!
I'll ninety-fifth Walton and Mattir.
Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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August 6, 2010 2:38 PM
I'm going to nominate nigelTheBold also, because he gives great narrative. See here and here.
Posted by: MrFire
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August 6, 2010 2:48 PM
Congratulations, Cerberus! Please continue the awesome work - you're one of the most patient commenters we have.
I have to agree with others that Dymara should be nominated. She pulled out a tour-de-force of epic proportions that stood out as one of July's highlights, and I want to put the nom in now since I don't know how much she'll be commenting in the future.
The commenters who I think have earned rolling noms regardless of month are: ARIDS, Aquaria, Walton, Celtic_Evolution (where is that guy though?).
Honorable mentions also go to: Gyeong Hwa for some extraordinarily insightful pieces of wit and wisdom, nigelTheBold for the some of the most lucid and articulate writing ever, and Anubis Bloodsin The Third (formerly strangestbrew) for his unorthodox but giddily brilliant style!
Posted by: MrFire
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August 6, 2010 2:52 PM
And in compiling my comment, I find I did little more than steal some of Caine's suggestions - while simultaneously stepping on her lawn by nominating Dymara!
Hee hee
Posted by: ladyh42
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August 6, 2010 2:59 PM
I have to vote for Ol'greg who tirelessly went through most of the Privilege thread and chewed up some mr.N
I would have voted for Cerberus too had she not just won it
Posted by: Erulóra (formerly KOPD)
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August 6, 2010 3:10 PM
Not an expert, but I can tell you it was spelled and pronounced with a K in Greek. It was Latinized to a C, but would have still been pronounced the same. The S pronunciation is a modern thing.Posted by: cicely (Inadvertent Phytocidal Maniac)
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August 6, 2010 3:28 PM
ladyh42, Ol'Greg was OMnified back in May. Anyone out there you'd like to nOMinate instead?
:)
Posted by: Noddin
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August 6, 2010 3:38 PM
OK. I am new to the blog, for a few weeks. But. If you will vote for my posts, I will appreciate that! Thank you.
I will vote for "a_ray_in_dilbert_space" here. This person wants the prize. I think this is a choice.
I will say one thing. If you think I am not going to get it, then read my post again, please. If I have hurt you before then you did not understand me.
When I see posts on home school, I do not like it. I have seen products of home school. That is not good. It is rancid.
Also. I still would offer help to Doctor Myers for his book. But, if I am not welcome to it, OK. That is fine.
Thank you.
Posted by: CJO
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August 6, 2010 3:48 PM
Gosh, thanks, Aratina. I didn't know if anyone had actually read that! (Sometimes I post such meditations just for the exercise of organizing my inchoate thoughts on a subject into coherent sentences, but always glad to hear that I succeeded and that others found value in what I had to say.)
Grats to Cerberus!
I'm throwing my lot in with Aquaria this time.
Posted by: Erulóra (formerly KOPD)
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August 6, 2010 3:54 PM
Those are always good posts. I read them every time I see them (in fact, I have a few bookmarked to refer to when needed).Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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August 6, 2010 3:55 PM
ladyh42, Ol'Greg received a Molly last month. The OM list: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/molly.php
MrFire:
::sniffs in an uppity fashion::
Posted by: 'Tis Himself, Quel Dommage
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August 6, 2010 4:31 PM
Have you no pearls to clutch nor couches upon which to faint?
Posted by: mikerattlesnake
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August 6, 2010 4:52 PM
"Also. I still would offer help to Doctor Myers for his book. "
If he needs any incoherent blather and self-important nonsense to fill space, I'm sure he'll drop you an email.
Posted by: Kieranfoy, Faerie Godfather of Death, GMKSC, OED
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August 6, 2010 4:55 PM
So, if Ol' Greg has an Order of Molly, why has her name not changed?
I demand... no, wait. Not snooty enough.
Ah dee-mahnd zat you zhange your name to ree-flect your new sta-zion in laff.
/snooty pseudo-French accent
Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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August 6, 2010 5:03 PM
'Tis:
The fainting couch is being re-upholstered and I'm afraid my string of pearls were broken - a case of over clutching, I'm afraid.
Kieranfoy:
A lot of people don't append the OM to their nym. See the list.
Posted by: Algernon, elle sans chapeau
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August 6, 2010 5:04 PM
Oh, I wasn't sure if one should change the name or not. Is that the convention? I guess it does make things simpler.
Posted by: Kieranfoy, Faerie Godfather of Death, GMKSC, OED
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August 6, 2010 5:04 PM
Ziz does not concern me. Ze 'abits of ze lower orders are of no impohtahnce! Ah ztill dee-mahnd zat Ol' Greg, and all ze winners of ze Molly, change zer names to reflect zis honor zat ze P. Zed has done zem!
Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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August 6, 2010 5:16 PM
Greg the Old:
If you want it to be. A lot of people don't. Let's see, Feynmaniac, Zeno, Windy, Sven DiMilo, Owlmirror and John Morales don't use their OM. There's probably more too.
Posted by: Algernon, elle sans chapeau
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August 6, 2010 5:21 PM
Now it is so tempting to play with my name.
Posted by: Carlie of the lacy, gently wafting adjectives
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August 6, 2010 5:23 PM
Congratulations, Cerberus!!!
I vote for Aquaria for long-term kickassedness, and what the hey, also Walton. He is quite eloquent when he gets riled up. :)
Posted by: Jadehawk, cascadeuse féministe
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August 6, 2010 5:31 PM
BoSOM and OM4Jesus have got to be the best ways of incorporating the OM in the name... and then there was SGBM, who used the ॐ Symbol.
One can get creative with this, if one wishes.
Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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August 6, 2010 5:34 PM
Jadehawk, I thought about doing Caine, Om nom nom.
Posted by: CJO
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August 6, 2010 5:44 PM
Yes, there was SGBM.
*pouts*
Posted by: Sastra
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August 6, 2010 6:02 PM
Congrats to Cerberus!
Quick votes for:
ray_in_dilbert_space
Walton
Posted by: Sastra
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August 6, 2010 6:14 PM
As for using the OM, back when I got the Molly, I noted that the other Mollies before me seemed to sport the initials for about 2-3 months, then gradually drop them. I chose to do the same.
Of course, that was back before we had to register. And now there doesn't seem to be any discernible rule-of-thumb re the OM -- Mollies are all over the board, in this as in everything. I think it's nice to use it for at least a month, though.
Posted by: Kel, The Privileged View From Nowhere
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August 6, 2010 6:14 PM
<genetic congratulatory message> Ceberus!
This month, another
roundvote for a_ray_in_dilbert_spacePosted by: Dania
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August 6, 2010 6:26 PM
Yay! Congrats Cerberus!
And what Kel said:
a_ray_in_dilbert_space.
Posted by: Cerberus, unnatural product of en-OMnomnom-ification
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August 6, 2010 6:29 PM
Johnnie @34
From what I've seen, the greek is Kerberos (in the Latin alphabet) so the "correct" pronunciation would have C like K and U like O.
Honestly, I mess up correct pronunciation myself and often end up self-hearing it as C like S and U like U despite knowing that's not "accurate".
Posted by: Cerberus, unnatural product of en-OMnomnom-ification
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August 6, 2010 6:32 PM
Johnnie @34
Also, I love your image.
"Don't make me give you the Care Bear Stare...of Hate!"
Posted by: KG
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August 6, 2010 8:08 PM
Many congrats, Cerberus. For July, ARIDS, Aquaria and Walton.
Posted by: Kieranfoy, Faerie Godfather of Death, GMKSC, OED
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August 6, 2010 8:43 PM
Well, my snotty french accent made Ol' Greg add the OM to her name, so I wonder if I can get someone to nOMinate me with it.
Ah dee-mahnd zat someone vill schoose to nOMinate me for ziz great honor!
It ees mah firm belief zat God wants you to do zis, and vill punish mist maghteelee se person zat reads zis and does not nOMinate me!
*clenched cephalapod salute*!
Posted by: Kieranfoy, Faerie Godfather of Death, GMKSC, OED
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August 6, 2010 8:45 PM
Also, ah nOMinate ze perzon zat, in mah opioyon, deserves ziz honor ze most (alzo not more zan me!) WALTON!
Zis man has perservered in ze face of much oposition to his Libertarian views, and yet, 'e 'as remained civil and on good terms vith ze Horde. Zis is, in mah humble view, most impressive.
Posted by: Hekuni Cat, Champion of Oriana
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August 6, 2010 9:54 PM
Cerberus - Congratulations!
For July, if it is appropriate to nominate someone based on her work in one thread, I nominate Dymara for her wonderful summation in the We have been scrutinized! thread.
I also nominate Aquaria, A Ray in Dilbert Space, and Walton.
Posted by: Silič O'Nopolitanopoulos, Färschdbischuf Beesknees aus Ulm und Klein Elguth, Elector Pharynguline.
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August 6, 2010 11:02 PM
I like it. Makes people sound like thingummabobs!
Sastrom.
Waltom. Feynmaniacom. Zenom. Gregom. Jadehawkom. Cainom.::TPs your house::
Posted by: Josh, "Raquel Dommage," Porte-parole Gay Official
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August 6, 2010 11:37 PM
So well-deserved Cerberus!
Oh, my. Always a challenge. . . we have a surfeit of quality commenters. In no particular order:
Aquaria (OK, this really is long overdue)
Ol'Greg
JeffreyD
nigelThebold
. . .I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting!
Posted by: Rutee, Shrieking Harpy of Dooooom
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August 6, 2010 11:42 PM
Skeptifem.
The only person I didn't see on the list who was just wonderful in the last few threads where I needed it.
Posted by: John Morales
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August 6, 2010 11:53 PM
Congratulations to Cerberus.
I'll again nominate A Ray in Dilbert Space for sustained excellence.
And, as usual, I'll note I think the other nominees above are meritorious (except that (this time) I except Skeptifem from my group endorsement).
Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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August 6, 2010 11:58 PM
Josh, Ol'Greg got last month's Molly.
Posted by: Leigh Williams, Feminist, OM
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August 7, 2010 3:18 AM
Man, I am so out of touch. On the plus side, we're almost finished with remodeling the dining room . . .
Cerebus, dear one, congratulations!
John Morales did yeoman's duty in some thread I can't think of right now -- but really, couldn't it be any of them? -- so I'm nominating him for the tentacle cluster, or whatever the hell it is.
It's time and past time that Aquaria got the nod, I think, so that's my vote.
But then there's Walton, JeffreyD, Mattir, Jadehawk, Pikachu . . .
Posted by: SaintStephen
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August 7, 2010 3:19 AM
This place has really gone to the dogs.
WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!
(That last head is a little shy...)
Posted by: John Morales
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August 7, 2010 3:33 AM
SaintStephen, take a bow.
That is how images should be used here!
Posted by: Canuck
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August 7, 2010 8:25 AM
Walton, please. I appreciate all the others, but see Walton as the most improved.
Posted by: David Marjanović
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August 7, 2010 8:37 AM
Dymara (hasn't commented often enough, but is just too stunning to ignore)
a_ray_in_dilbert_space (long, long, long overdue for consistent awesomeness)
...and I can't find a reason not to jump on the Walton bandwagon.
No, Jadehawk. No. You already have one. Enough people are overdue that we can't give out a second round yet and make OM NOM of you.
ROTFLMAO!
Simply the way it's written: [k] followed by e-as-in-bed followed by an Italian-style [r] followed by [b]... and it's -os, not the Latin -us.
Not yet. NOM = New Order of the Molly.
QFT.
French puns with -um in 3... 2... 1...
Posted by: Audley Z. Darkheart OM, purveyor of candy and lies
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August 7, 2010 9:44 AM
It's about time Cerberus got her Molly!
Yay for Cerberus!
I om nom nom:
a_ray_in_a_dilbert_space
and
Aquaria
For their awesomeness!
Posted by: Janine, The Little Top Of Venom, OM
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August 9, 2010 12:04 PM
A few days late. (Hey! I have been busy!) Three headed dog, two headed dog, what ever. It is my flimsy excuse to like to a Roky Erickson song.
Anyway, congratulations to Cerberus. Just be ready for the initiation orgy next week end.
As for my votes, ARIDS and Aquaria. And yet more apologies for the many other fine people I have yet to vote for.
Posted by: Bill Dauphin, avec fromage
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August 9, 2010 5:09 PM
Congratulations to Cerberus: Well deserved and long overdue!
And I'm so late to this party that I'm going to seem like a bandwagon-jumper for nominating Mattir and Walton, but that's what I would've said anyway... honest.
Oh, and ARIDS, too, of course.
Posted by: chigau (◦_◦)
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August 27, 2010 11:32 AM
If nigelTheBold, Captain Smug doesn't yet have a Molly he should get one for above-and-beyond action in the XCV theist sockpuppet duxasshole episode.
or a promotion. What comes after Captain? Major?
does anyone read this thread?