thank you to someone

One of you crazy people nominated we move to canada for a 2005 Best Canadian Blog award, in the personal category. Whoever you are, I thank you.

I notice that two of my favorite Canadian blogs, Canadian Cynic and The Gazetteer, were nominated in the liberal category.

Now everyone go stuff that ballot box!

I'm kidding. I don't even know who votes or how the voting works.

Comments

  1. Wrye31 October 2005 at 15:55

    I bet it was Rob.

    Actually, I think your entire readership are suspects. Except for Anonymous, I suppose. What you need to do is figure out which of the readership was aware that nominations had opened. Time zones may be a factor.

    If in doubt, gather evryone in a room, smoke a pipe, and start laying out the case. Someone will crack!

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  2. Amateur1 November 2005 at 05:16

    No, no, not the pipe! I did it!

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  3. Amateur1 November 2005 at 05:19

    By the way, from what I can gather, voting has not started yet.

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  4. laura k1 November 2005 at 06:07

    I vote for Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick. That always seemed particularly gruesome to me - getting clonked over the head with a candlestick.

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  5. laura k1 November 2005 at 06:22

    No, no, not the pipe! I did it!

    Did you? Or were you just joking?

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  6. Amateur1 November 2005 at 07:31

    Yes, I really did it. I think that your blog is well written and thoughtful -- and the reader participation is exceptionally good.

    I heard about the awards from Canadian Cynic.

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  7. Amateur1 November 2005 at 08:16

    I hope that the nomination doesn't ruin the community. I'll be run out of town on a rail!

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  8. barefoot hiker1 November 2005 at 12:13

    I'm kidding. I don't even know who votes or how the voting works.

    Not an uncommon sentiment among people from the US these days.

    Oooooo!! That's right... I went there. ;)

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  9. laura k1 November 2005 at 13:15

    Not an uncommon sentiment among people from the US these days.

    ROFLMAO :D

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  10. J Hammack2 November 2005 at 20:12

    I just discovered your blog via that list (mine was mysteriously nominated too!), and I have to say, if it hadn't been nominated already, I would've done it myself.

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  11. laura k3 November 2005 at 05:17

    Thank you J!

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