Mike 220's votes...
The Willie: While I think the case could be made that without the efforts of the Big 3, there would be no DUmp for us to look at, they've really just sat back and managed the asylum. My vote for the Willie however has brought the reputation of the dump to all corners of the intertubes. Her/His/Its (?) penchant for weaving hardly believable, complicated and just plain bullshit stories has managed to get him/her/it an eponymous term inducted into that greatest of internet monuments, Urban Dictionary.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my vote for the Willie will go to: Bouncy Ball. The Annie: If I had known of this category before say early October, this one would have been a hell of a hard one to choose. There are so many deserving candidates. Bobbo (did you know she was homeless?), Doug's stupid ex-wife (seriously, if she was any more stupid, we'd have to water her) and the scorpion prim (Mr. "I am the Final Arbiter of Blackness") are all worthy selections as are all the others. But that changed a few weeks before the election. That is when the Messiah himself showed up to the lead the DUmmies to the Promised Land of Milk and Honeyâ„¢. Now granted, he flamed out spectacularly come November 2, but that hasn't stopped the DUmmies from singing his praises to the heavens for all to hear. And now, they're not content with a soon to be ex-Congressman; they're looking beyond that! To the Presidency, by G-d! This man is a shoe-in! He speaks truth to power! America loves you, O Messiah! Just pick the right running mate and we shall have paradise on earth!
Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, my vote for the Annie is none other than your favorite living Messiah and mine: Alan Grayson.Finally the hard part. I tend to focus on a few of my favorite DUmmies that I know something about, then the rest I know by passing acquaintance. Kind of like the difference between the guy who sits next to you at work who you play paper football with as compared to the guy down in accounting who you say "hi" to in the hall but you never can seem to remember his name. But here we go.
Top of the list is my favorite DUmmy. I will make no secret of the fact that I row to the island sometimes just to see if he's dropped new turds of wisdom. There's something to be said for this choice, and that thing is: "he's ****ing nuts." But still... The level of paranoia here is amazing to behold. The paint on the wall is after this guy. And the best way to deal with problems with people like the GOP that want to kill you or throw you into camps is to do it first. What's a little preemptive internment between friends after all?
Ladies and Gentlemen, my first vote for DUmmy of the Year is: BantheGOP.This next vote was easy. I've never called anyone a
before for, but this guy has to be a
. Seriously, there's no other explanation that can be drawn from the verbal diarrhea that spills from him. And judging from one of his latest tirades, as a Conservative Jew, I'd be ****ed if he ever got his way
Ladies and Gentlemen, my second vote for DUmmy of the Year is: AnArmyVeteran.For my third vote, this person makes the half dead bush in my front yard look like a Mensa member. Whether its her patented style of answering tough question (put fingers in ears and go "lalallalalalalalallalalal" really loud) to her support for Yugo (I'm still trying to figure out if that's the car or the dictator), really, how could I not vote for this person.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my third vote goes to Doug's Stupid Ex-wife: EFerrari.For my fourth vote, this person crowed to the heavens how she(?) was allegedly accepted into a masters program based on her alleged "poetry." I think that says more for the school that would accept you if it actually happened, than your poetry.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my fourth vote goes to: "My dear" CalPeg. For my fifth vote, this voter is so prolific, you can find him on any thread in any forum, it doesn't matter the subject. And he always sounds so forlorn, like the puppy you just brought home then beat with a newspaper cause he piddled on the floor on accident. I always wonder what this guy's problem is when I see him.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my fifth vote goes to: NameRemoved. For my sixth vote, I must confess I nominated this person. Until a few days ago, right before nominations ended, this DUmmy had managed to stay off my radar. I'm sure I've run across him before, but he never made an impression on me until now. And bloody hell if I can't remember why at the moment. I should have bookmarked that thread. Oh well.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my sixth vote goes to: ProudDad.For my seventh vote, did you know this person was homeless? But she has an IPhone. Go figure. This DUmmy has the incredible ability to turn any thread into a critique on how nobody helps the homeless. Even if that thread is about how your grandkid got a cool new toy for Christm... I mean the Winter Holiday. More than one of the fellow inmates has attempted to help this person before, but unless you're coughing up a 3,000 sf 5 bedroom mansion, free all you can eat gourmet buffet every meal, free health care and paid utilities, keep on walking. However, as an added bonus, if this person wins DotY, I'm personally throwing in a 1985 Buick Skylark to go along with her award.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my seventh vote goes to: bobbolink (did you know she was homeless?)My last three votes I'm just going to hand out to DUmmies who I happen to know something about, but the list of things that would prompt their nomination are too long and distinguished to go into. We all know why they're here.
Accordingly, my eight, ninth and tenth votes go to Stinky the Clown (the Odoriferous Harlequin), The Magistrate (The Magisterial One) and Hannah Bell (putting the [elementary school] class in Marxist class warfare for 20 years) respectively.