Award winning posts, and the envelope please....
 

....and the award for me goes to CaronlineJ, of the 2 londoners SW report for this wonderful post......

.....despite all the tigers and lions and leopards, I can quite categorically say, the scariest thing I saw was Seigfried and Roy's plastic surgery..... Bejeezus!.........I Imagine the tiger must have needed its stomach pumped after a mouthful of that......

Again , my winning quote goes to CarolineJ, thanks for the laughs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Utahtea's are my favorites--
Have followed the advice and always "right on"

and to tag along with Caroline J's post..Roy looked grrrrreat!

CarolineJ.-absolutely agree! Bravo!

Caroline J told a nice story, but for helping posters with down to earth travel facts and tips, the award goes to Utahtea.

Why would someone make a joke of someone's near death experience? There's a difference between humor and a sick comment like that.

That being said, I have read the most hallarious comments on this board and also the best advise available.

As for the original question...
My favorite was the whole Maine Haunted House thread that has since been removed. It was a ghost mystery about Sirius Ackney (???) posted in installments by "Arnie." It was never finished, and later deleted. Perhaps because it wasn't actually travel-related - but it had a HUGE response and posters begging for more!

Thanks for bringing us back on track Dreamer!

I knew if anyone responded to my post, someone else would be rightously offended with a tiger actually acting as mother nature intended and reclaiming its alpha position in the universe...sorry I missed your nomination, sounds fun! Love Maine and would have loved hearing the heresay!!!! And yes Utahtea is very hip, just don't have a quote from her! Mahalo G

"Sirius Ackney"???? How could I have missed that ? :))

There have been so many award winning posts, we need catagories!
Tipping the Pilot
Elviras reports
BookChicks Italy reports
Canadas forums - St Cirq exploring Montreal, going where no tourist visits and should.
I really enjoyed CarolineJs report!
Bridget Jones reports
...what others, I cannot think....

A sense of humor is SO important! on these boards and in Life :)

Let us not forget the poster that was writing from work on the day he was supposed to leave for Asia or someplace to say his boss had called that morning and forbade him to go on vacation. He was posting on whether or not he should just quit his job and go on vacation.

There was a poster a couple of years back planning on a fancy wedding in Hawaii. Daddy was paying for everything (and there was a lot of everything), but she wanted the entire wedding party to leave 'her' hotel after the ceremony so she and hubby could have the place to themselves.

I,too, vote for the Syrus Aekney(sp?) Maine haunted house story. The author had many of us going for months and everytime he/she posted a "chapter" of the story people screamed for more.

Ending the whole thing with the author's "death" being related by someone form his/her town was simply the icing on the cake.

Strive

Darn, I missed the Sirius Ackney posts. Don't supposed anyone saved them somehow?

One of my favorite posts was from someone who described what had to be the worst airplane flight ever - on an Aeroflot plane where they had to shut off the air and it was so steamy it started "raining" inside the cabin and then some local went nuts and charged the cabin. It was so funny I cut and pasted it and sent it to friends. I tried to find it recently but couldn't.

I also liked Mai Tai Tom's trip report.

There was a small post long time ago - somebody asked if a visit to the Hoover Damn worth it. If there is an award for the damnest misspelling, this person deserves it.

Agree 100% with Kath--the psycho plane flight was SOOOO funny! Also I LOVED the "how to cut soap" thread! And the Taking the Bus parts 1 and 2.

I would give the award to the old "Mole People" thread. That was hilarious!

Hmmmmm......exactly what kind of awards are we bestowing here? If it's for the most tenacious and transparent use of the greatest number of multiple aliases, well then, I think we all know who that winner is!

If it's for most consistently promoting the worst third rate city in the U.S., again, we know the answer.

If it's for most personal attacks on anyone who disagrees, I'm afraid the same person is again the hands down winner.

You know who I'm talkin' bout.......say it with me......San Jose Weirdo!!!!!!

Was it NIGHTMARE? AT TAVERN ON THE GREEN? that lasted so long? Not sure if "nightmare" was the right word. The toilet thread was good (and clean, actually) too.

Thanks to GoTravel I remembered this one: The big scary drooling dog post! Some people saw the thing drooling, some didn't. Although short lived, it was pretty funny. Definitely an award winner!

It is called "Stop the Moving ads. They make me dizzy". Saw it tonight.

What about the Mankato thread & the one from the father who took his one year old on his first airplane flight.

Does anyone else remember the what should I have for lunch post? I got a big laugh out of that.

I remember the Maine haunted hotel story - I was dieing to read the next installment.

And I loved the 2 Londoners report of the SW. Very funny.

Any trip report that is about more than just what was consumed where is interesting. I like reading about peoples impressions of places. Its really hard sometimes to put words to what you are feeling so I admire those that can do it well.

If anybody @ Fodors is listening....how about compiling "Best of Fodors Posts" in your General Index (i.e.,where you have the various geographic areas, 'Other Topics', etc.) It's fun recalling the above mentioned posts & it wld be great for us to be able to readily access them!

My vote goes to roxy's trip reports. Can't wait till she goes somewhere again!

My personal favorite is the pilot tipping. There was one a few years ago where the topic line was something like "fjlp" -- and the creative people had a heyday. Loved the monkey thread, and anything about crispy pink jogging suits or haggis.

I also remember the spoiled bride-to-be who wanted the guests to fly to Hawaii, then disappear. I wouldn't call it award-winning (maybe thought-provoking).

OMG, thanks Austin! Working on a new one for Santa Cruz/San Francisco...with some forays into the great beast that is San Jose. Coming soon!

love
roxy

O.K., the guy who wants you to rent his motor home with HIM in it along for YOUR vacation must qualify for some sort of award, LOL!

I thought that the thread by the man who wants people to "sponsor" his trip to Alaska was funny.

Tipping the pilot. I loved that one, especially the part about using a Crown Royal bag.

I also loved the one about passengers having to fly naked, segregated by sexes, with only plastic spoons for the meal.

The Monkey thread was my favorite followed by Tipping the Pilot. How about the thread where the gal breaks up with her abusive boyfriend and wants to know if she should take him to Hawaii since the trip is already paid for.

Ditto on the Hawaiian Bride story
I also enjoyed the Clara and Herb Saga

Clara and Herb? Pray tell!

And thanks all!!!

Love that Roxy! I'll be doing her kayak trip soon, and when I called they were in awe of her, mine wasnt' the first to use darling turn-it-on as the person recommending the trip. So kudos to darling Roxy!!!

What was the one about the guy or his father in law that didn't tip enough? Anyone remember? It was an upscale restaurant and the bill was around $1,000? Is this ringing a bell with anyone?

GoTravel - I remember that one. The guy said he was chased down the sidewalk by the waiter.

How about the sponser my trip post that's out there now. I love the responses.

There were also threads about "I was drunk the day my mother got out of jail" and "Moments of lunacy, moments of Zen" -- I think on the Europe board -- that were wonderful. Unfortunately, I think we've lost some of the most creative and whimsical people thanks to the creeps who take over a thread with political ranting or just plain thug-like nastiness, which makes Fodor remove the thread and it's lost forever in cyberspace.

Occasionally a troll thread comes along that prompts lots of really funny stuff, but the spoilers are out there and they've found this board. Too bad. I miss Elvira, whose funny trip reports were a delight. She deserved an award category all by herself.

Really Roxy? How soon is "Soon"???

Looking forward to it!

Strangest poster: Darvy Kuntz

Anyone see her post last Friday - the one with the poem about giving it to the boys? Weird, too weird. It's still out there too...

gyppielou, Clara and Herb were the stars of a Europe Forum thread that could only have existed in the pre-registration era. You can see it at http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...amp;tid=879167.

Is is truly a thread for the ages.

Just a thanks for the thread reference, Neal. Spent the better part of the morning reading what's easily the best I've seen on Fodors.

OMG, Neal, thank you!! I forgot how truly funny that thread was..poor Simba :))