NO F-ing way! Wow! Yippee!

This game was rigged in favor of people who participated.

Congratulations, everybody! Thanks for making the last 8 weeks a lot more enjoyable. You guys all rock!

Guess what!? I just got an email from the guy who made the etched glasses! He's been having a problem with the glasses being returned to him because the post office refuses to ship them. He's working on it and they will definitely be delivered as soon as possible. So guess what that means?! Another Voting Award!

(drumroll!) - (I know it's sort of anticlimatic after the grand prize announcements, but still.)

brrdadadaadaddbrbrrbrabadadadabrrrrr

My heart is very full right now.
Congrats all around.

Ditto.

I'm trying to think of something to post and all I really want to say is, wow, thanks for the votes. You guys liked some of my offerings and that is awesome, especially with such stiff competition.

And here she is! Voting Prize Winner #2, who wins these beautiful Jim and Pam etched glasses, is Lady Baker!! Congratulations, LB!

I'm still shocked that my week four entry won.

Also, sorry to sound like a broken record, but winners, please email your addresses to dmpaperco@gmail.com so we can mail your prizes!

gt, I know all about how you were able to win last year. But what'd you do this year? You weren't even on the CPC!

Anque needed a new pair of shoes.

For those who are interested, here is what the official Northern Attack Forum Bumper Sticker looks like. If you would like to order one or more, just email dmpaperco@gmail.com and let us know. We will keep taking orders until they are all accounted for. They will be $3 even and we can work the payment out via email once they arrive at my house. Thanks again, gt, for designing those and congratulations to all the winners! This was a very fun contest!

Congrats to the winners! In related news, I'm not participating in this contest ever again. I'm not clever/witty/funny/awesome enough...no sense in cluttering the contest threads with my subpar attempts.

I know you didn't ask, but I thought your week#4 Besieged entry was awesome, BTF. The best of the week, actually.

eta: I just checked the stats and I'm honestly shocked that it didn't get in the Top 3.

In related news, that's a big pile of steaming horse doo, BTF. You were in the top ten! Plenty of people voted for you. I was also in the top ten and I didn't make it last year either. You are awesome and the contest would be less if you didn't participate. Thank you for participating!

Congratulations, LB!

I guess it pays to drop out of the contest after Week 4 and become a voting fiend. Thank goodness for my mediocrity! =]

Sorry, I was just being a pouty princess...thanks for the words of encouragement, ladies. Must be the heat around here today getting to me.

I really liked your week 7 entry for Accepted. It was my fav. I thought it was funny and true to Jim.

Your week 6 was one of my favs, BTF.

gt!! fantastico! a second well-deserved win. and you thought all the voters were just sucking up last year. congratulations.

and to brian, tear and bobuerto, as well. fine work all. i think at least one of you appeared in my votes every week.

now, having said that, ma nade!, congrats to you too, but could you check on something. i think the winners list is displaying upside down. let me know what you find out.

enjoy your win, gt. but the pressure is on now. it's going to be really embarrassing if next year you lose the 3rd annual garbagethrower summer hiatus contest.

There you are, ferd! Congratulations to you. And thanks for the kind words. You were one of the stiffest of competitors (yes, I noticed) and it is quite a shock to be on top of you.

That goes for everyone ferd mentioned, and more.

congrats to you too, but could you check on something. i think the winners list is displaying upside down. let me know what you find out.

What do you mean? Do you mean I should have listed the grand prize winner last? If so, I thought about that but then it wouldn't go with my quote so I left it as is...or are you talking about the prizes you and I are sharing? Are you telling me you want the Malone's Cones tee for you to wear?

Huge kudos to gt and all of the winners!! As a newcomer to this contest, I didn't realize that gt was the defending champ, but she got more of my votes than any other entrant and is very deserving of the win.

I am so happy that I discovered NA a couple months ago because every week since then has been enhanced by the fun of the contest-- getting to exercise my creativity, enjoying the cleverness of others, and anticipating the thrill of the next prompt. And to top it all off, I was pleasantly surprised to be recognized as the Third Runner Up!

Thanks for appreciating my efforts and for the endless amusement you all have given me. And congrats to the CPC for pulling this whole thing together. And to everyone, may your hats fly as high as your dreams. Peace out, Seacrest.

hey ma nade, i was assuming that you and i would be listed at the top. wait... you and i did win, right? i mean, i was just congratulating gt, until the screw up was worked out... oh, man this is a load a crap!

Sorry, ferd, I heard my script and CD are already on the way. Possession is 9/10ths, right, gb?

And thanks, bobuerto; you received several votes from me as well. Jan & Michael in Lamaze class was hilarious. And Jim's interview impersonations—a great idea and very funny. Your win is well-deserved and, again, I'm honored to be amongst the group of y'all.

oops. gt! i, uh, thought you had left. just trying to make ma nade feel better. (just between you and me i think the girl's taking it pretty hard)

eta: actually to revisit the congratulating for a minute, i'm looking at the weekly winners and both you and brian were first or second in 5! of the challenges. that is really pretty impressive.

Congratulations to the winners! You're all very deserving. I voted for all of you many times. Everyone's entries were funny and creative and the prompts were so much fun.

Also, thank you, Anque, Limonada & Brian, for all your hard work and positive reinforcement through the contest. You guys rock!