The Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award

[trof]

Called the Rigid Digit, the Winged Weenie, Wonderful Wiggler, Friendly Phlange, and the Nifty Knuckle, this weekly satirical award was presented by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin on the weekly comedy variety series ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN/NBC/1968-73 for the dumbest/craziest news item of the week. Gold/Silver in color the award was a "hand" mounted on a trophy base. Its index finger adorned with two small wings rotated in a "Whoopee!" circular motion. Recipients of this "uncoveted" award included then Los Angeles Chief of Police, Ed Davis who suggested that "gallows" be put in all airports for the hijackers. When they were apprehended they could be hung on the spot; the City of Cleveland for their Cuyhoga River (It caught fire due to its high pollution levels); and a Wonderful Wiggler went to William F. Buckley for his philosophy "Never clarify tomorrow, what you can obscure today." Top awards went to the Pentagon. They won five times.

So, is it time for DU to revive the FFFFA?
Who's your nominee?
I mean besides him*.

[grannylib]

1. That hateful Phelps guy and his monument

[trof]

2. hey grannylib

Welcome aboard.
:hi:

[Faygo Kid]

3. Condi Rice

What a LOSER. Had such high hopes for her; an intelligent Republican. Is there a greater disappointment?

[Paschall]

4. Found a pic, trof. Just for you

[trof]

5. Ain't you the thoughty one.

I heard they wanted it to be the middle digit, but the censors wouldn't pass on that.
Times have sure changed.

[BurtWorm]

7. My favorite thing about this award is that the finger stirred the air

like whoop.ie.

[Bertha Venation]

6. memories blight the corners of my mind....

[SonofMass]

8. Prime Time Live

for running a (yawn) story about Princess Di being murdered.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

9. Veddy interesting...

but SHTOOPID! :)

[Kolesar]

10. Nothing could best the "Top Ten Conservative Idiots" on this site

You gotta admit: that is a brilliant feature, pithy and succinct. The damn conservatives give the authors so much material to work with!

[LuLu550]

12. yeah....

Top 10 Conservative idiots is what brought me to this site...it is killer stuff!

[LuLu550]

11. Laugh In

Rocky and Bullwinkle...these are the shows that made us liberals...what are today's kids going to turn into watching the likes of "Threat Matrix" and "JAG"?

[SOteric]

13. The Butthead who rang my desk 83 consecutive times

this morning because he/she couldn't figure out that the phones were on the blink and the call wasn't getting through.