When I was nominated, I thought of repeating the line "if nominated, I will not run and if elected, i will not serve" Emily is certainly the sagest poster, and john does an outstanding job. Would somebody please tell me why i got nominated and why i got votes. > Subject: Hockey-L/Hockey3 MVP (most valuable list contributors) official > > The votes are in and have been tallied, with the results hidden in one > of my (empty) coffee mugs for some minutes now. These results are > simultaneously being announced in Blake's Tavern at the Annual Hockey-L > Dinner. > > (trumpet sounds) > > The votes for Hockey3 and Hockey-L Most Valuable List Participant > are in and counted. Thanks to all who participated! > > On the Hockey3 side, we had 23 votes cast, with all candidates > acquiring multiple votes. Write-in Scott Biggar also received 2 votes. > > .... Drum roll, please .... > > And the winner is: We have a TIE. Chris Lerch and Tim Somers were > clear leaders of the pack and received identical count of votes! (By > the way, your Maine administrator did not vote). > > CONGRATULATIONS and THANKS to Chris Lerch and Tim Somers! > > - - - - - - - - - - > > On the Hockey-L side, we had 24 votes cast, with all candidates > receiving votes. > > .... Drum roll, please .... > > And the winner is: John Whelan, in a resounding victory. > > Honourable mention to 2nd place Charlie Shub. Special award to > Indy Rutks for the best (and only) nomination acceptance speech, > reproduced below. > > CONGRATULATIONS and THANKS to John Whelan, Charlie Shub > and Indy Rutks! > > Best regards to all of you in Providence, > Wayne > > (Indy's acceptance speech follows and precedes my signature)... > > From: Indy Rutks <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Vote for MVP - Hockey-L most valuable > participant > To: [log in to unmask] > > What's all this fuss about Indy Rutks being nominated for Most Valuable > Hockey-L Participant? Why, I think he's a few stamps shy of a winning > Bingo card, if you know what I mean! I know for a fact that he hasn't > voluntarily set foot in a church for years, and he spends his free time > watching professional wrestling, guzzling Captain Morgan rum & Coca- > Colas, > and downloading pictures of less-than-virtuous women from the Internet! > Why, I don't think he has contributed anything worthy of note at all > during the past season! > > And who in Heaven's name would nominate such a drunken lecher? Why not > nominate someone like that nice young woman who puts her heart and soul > into preventing young people from being bonked in the head? I just don't > understand how that Rutks fellow could be considered valuable in the > least. And I don't... I... well... hello? Isn't anyone going to stop and > correct me?... What?!?!? That Rutks fellow really *did* get nominated?!?! > Oh my, I finally got one right... Well, since I'm on a roll... > > What's all this fuss about Viagra in the NCAA hockey tournament... > > -Emily Litella > > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to > [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. > > > Wayne T. Smith mailto:[log in to unmask] > Systems Group - UNET University of Maine System > Co-owner of the College Hockey mailing lists > > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to > [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. > charlie shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] (719) 262-3492 (fax) 262-3369 http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.