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Old 10-11-2005, 12:07 PM
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We have a winner!

Talk about a come from behind victory! Team Banana surged ahead to win the very first academic pentathalon! Yay Bananas! When you each find your 5 smilies, let me know. I'm going to work on getting a trophy in your postbit. Well done, gang.

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Old 10-11-2005, 12:58 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Wow, that is all due to the banana-ettes. I certainly didn't do much.

We get 5 each? How cool!

(Oh, and we didn't even have to make up poems!)
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 12:59 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Congrats on a great performance! Trophies well earned.

And congrats to all the other good sports who played. Winners don't do drugs!
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 01:01 PM
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Re We have a winner!

George, do you like your trophy?
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 01:08 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Congratulations!

I like the trophy--very sweet!
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 01:22 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Congratulations! Well-done, all (but especially the Bananas).
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 01:24 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Wow, cool, Judy! Thank you!

I know one smilie I want - the old : eek : that we used to have. Other than that, I have no idea where to look.

Thanks, Amy, this was a lot of fun! (And I'm not just saying that cuz I'm on the winning team.... )
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 01:53 PM
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Re We have a winner!

The trophy rocks. # We are the champions, we are the champions....#
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 02:00 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Very, very cute trophy. Congrats you guys!!!!
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 03:31 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Congrats, Bananas!
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 03:46 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Third place! Sorry Andy and Stephen...we can't even take the place of the Bananas should they be unable to fulfill their duties as the first ever...yadda, yadda, yadda...
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 03:48 PM
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Re We have a winner!

I'm so VERY embarassed by the vocabulary stats (I'm second to last...and I bet the GUEST was somebody's pet playing with the keyboard)...

don't tell my editor!
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 03:52 PM
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Re We have a winner!

I have an idea for next time. How 'bout the single person with the best average personal score get an honor, too?
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 04:30 PM
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Re We have a winner!

Congrats bananas! Well done.
It's not like I'm competitive or a sore loser or anything - but JUST WAIT TILL NEXT TIME!! That's a really cool trophy. I want one. Must have one. Need a trophy....grumble....grumble.....

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Old 10-11-2005, 04:32 PM
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That's a good idea, Em.
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 04:36 PM
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Oh sure, why not honor the knuckleheads who have poor grammar and vocabulary yet STILL manage to get paid, albeit abysmally, to write?
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 06:02 PM
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Congratulations to all the bananas and the rest of the fruit salad.
 
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Old 10-11-2005, 06:19 PM
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Congratulations to the Banana group

and congratulations to all who participated.

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Old 10-11-2005, 08:24 PM
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Oh, yes, of course...congratulations bananaheads!

(sorry for my self-pity wallow...I'm not a very good loser, obviously!)
 
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Old 10-12-2005, 12:16 AM
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Re We have a winner!

#Tra-la-la, thanks to my smart pals,
tra-la-la, we stomped the fruits.#


(wanders off, whistling)

How long do I get to keep the cool trophy dude?


Oh, I'll be a gracious winner. I'm thankful I had smart people on my team because I was their deadweight. But the trophy dude is way cool
 
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Old 10-12-2005, 02:23 AM
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The trophy is WAY cool and we wouldn't have it if George hadn't reminded me I was supposed to play. It's been nuts around here for over a week and not much sign of letting up.
 
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Old 10-12-2005, 02:43 AM
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Re We have a winner!

Oh cool. I did something right. Bless you, Judy!


#Tra-la-la....#
 
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Ya'll are singing the Snorky song!
 
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Old 10-17-2005, 08:36 PM
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Hey, not that it would have mattered, but I finally went back and looked at the quizzes. The final two questions of the lit quiz didn't load when I took it. I was so certain I had gotten all the questions I answered right, I couldn't figure out why my score was what it was--it's 'cause I didn't get the final two questions. Whew!

We won't even talk about the math one--that all did load, but man, it was Greek to me.
 
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