*** The DUzy Awards are hereby discontinued ***

[JeffR]

Thanks & sorry to everyone who has sent PMs over the last week. It's just too much to handle.

And huge thanks to kgfnally for the madly great DUzy graphic, and to MilesColtrane for the consistently entertaining responses on DUzy Award threads.

[Horse with no Name]

1. All good things must come to an end

But thanks for the memoriesssssssss....

How much more cliche-esque can I get?

Thanks for the time you invested in this.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Sorry to hear it

But I understand the time constraints.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Jeff, I can surely understand ....... But how about accepting a HUGE thank you from all of us ......

..... for all you did.

[ColbertWatcher]

7. Looks like we need a new appreciation thread! n/t

[blm]

17. hear. hear....

.

[ColbertWatcher]

4. Nooooooooo!

Aww, that's too bad.

Can't someone else take it over?

[Javaman]

5. Thanks JeffR. I know it was a massive weekly undertaking for you.

I looked forward to them each week and I congratulate you for keeping it up for so long.

I will sadly miss them, but I also know that you have a life. :)

Cheers, peace and thanks for the laughs.

[countingbluecars]

6. Thanks for all your time and hard work. n/t

[ReadTomPaine]

8. Thanks for keeping up with them as long as you did!

Few DUers do more than you to help build the community here. :thumbsup:

[maddezmom]

9. Thanks for doing them as long as you did

:hug:

[Xipe Totec]

10. ...

Thank you, for every one of your posts!

:patriot:

[Ilsa]

11. Thanks for all your hard work on them. I'll miss them. nt

[Submariner]

12. Well thanks for your great efforts

We really appreciated them and enjoyed them immensely. My most tearful LOL moments were realizing how truly deranged my fellow DU'ers really are. :rofl: It's good to be in such good company. Thanks again. :toast:

[tridim]

13. Every time I read the DUzys I thought to myself, man that must have taken forever to compile

So thanks for all the hard work, I enjoyed them immensely.

[FourScore]

120. Ditto. Thank you so much JeffR.

[n2doc]

14. Damn. Thanks anyway for all your hard work

the DUzy threads were always a highlight. Understand completely about the workload, I can't even manage to get a Friday Night Eye Candy thread going regularly.....

[Deja Q]

15. Thank you kindly for the time you were able to put in.

:yourock:

[Cabcere]

16. Thanks for a wonderful job, JeffR.

:hug: You da man! :yourock: :loveya: :thumbsup:

[AlCzervik]

18. Thanks so much for all your hard work.

you're the best.

[TK421]

19. Thanks for all of your hard work on this....they will be missed!

:thumbsup:

[Pithlet]

20. Thank you for all the hard work you put into it.

:yourock:

[Vanje]

21. Loved the DUZYS

Thank you.
Your hard work has been laughed at.

[malaise]

22. I'll miss them big time

Loved them and genuinely appreciated the amount of work required to keep them going. Thanks JeffR et al.
:grouphug:

[Hubert Flottz]

23. I'll miss the DUzys but...

You gotta' do what you gotta' do...

Thanks Jeff

[rateyes]

24. Well, the DUzy's weren't good anyway...

THEY WERE FANTASTIC!!

Thanks, Jeff.

:applause:

[11 Bravo]

25. I can only imagine how much work went into the weekly DUzy compilation.

They will be greatly missed, but heartfelt thanks, Jeff, for all your labors.

[smokey nj]

26. Thank you JeffR!

:hug: :yourock:

[Graybeard]

160. Well smokey nj, I guess your charm bracelet is finished.

FYI dear Duers, I once asked smokey how she was going to display all of her Duzys. She said she was making a charm bracelet out of them.:rofl:

[Occam Bandage]

27. That's disappointing. Thank you for all the work; we all loved it. nt

[roguevalley]

28. thank you for all the hard work and laughs. I cannot imagine how

hard this was to do every week but thank you again.

[cynatnite]

29. Thanks for doing them...you did a great job! n/t

[babylonsister]

30. Thank you so much, Jeff, for all of your work that went into them.

You provided laughs for us all, and please know I appreciated them. :hi:

[mzmolly]

31. Thank YOU JeffR for the weekly

laughter during difficult times. :yourock:

[TheDoorbellRang]

32. Thanks so much, JeffR

They were truly awesome. Thanks for all your work compiling them for us.

[Ikonoklast]

33. Thanks for all the hard work, JeffR.

You deserve a huge DU thank you from all of us.

Here's to JeffR!

[awoke_in_2003]

34. Sorry to see them go...

but they were good while they were here. Thanks Jeff.

[mopinko]

35. aw that is really sad. that wicked wit is what makes this place tolerable

sometimes. thanks for all the time you put in. i will miss them.
and yes, kgfnally's graphic is absolutely outstanding.

[SeattleGirl]

36. I'm sorry to see them go, but damn, you really did a yeoman's job there,

JeffR!

Thank you so much for all your work, and for bringing a laugh to us all!

:yourock:

(And thanks to all the DUer's who gave JeffR an abundance of witticisms to work with!)

[kayakjohnny]

37. Thanks JeffR ...I don't blame you one little bit. It's obvious how much time went into that.

It was mind boggling. Thanks for all that work. You were an institution here.

At least my eyes won't get all buggy and wonky from scrolling through those posts.

And thanks for thinking some of my shit was funny.

Take care, partner, and enjoy all that new free time of yours!

[lonestarnot]

38. Thanks JeffR, kgfnally milescoltrane! They were fun!

[gratuitous]

39. Not as funny as your usual posts

But someone will recommend it for a DUzy.

[Call Me Wesley]

40. Thanks for the great work!

They will be missed, of course, but your life's above them. :hi:

[Mind_your_head]

41. Thank you JeffR for ALL of your very hard work and consistency in compiling the DUzys!

The awards will be much missed, that's for sure. However, I hope that YOU are still going to be around, aren't you? DU wouldn't want to lose YOU!

:hug: and :applause: for all of the fine work you did on the DUzys and for a fine DU'er! :toast:

[JuniperLea]

42. It was fun while it lasted!

Thanks for doing a thankless job for so long... sorry we couldn't have paid you more:)

[xiamiam]

43. thanks Jeff....there were times that the only political thing that made me laugh were the DUZYs..

appreciate all the time you gave to help improve our spirits..Bless You..

[orleans]

113. "there were times that the only political thing that made me laugh were the DUZYs.. "

same here. they were great.

[Arugula Latte]

44. Wow ... We will miss the DUzys.

Thanks for all your hard work and thanks for the laughs!

:hug: :grouphug: :hi: :yourock: :applause: :patriot: :thumbsup: :headbang: :party: :applause: :yourock: :hug: :grouphug: :hi:

[sarge43]

45. Thanks JeffR, kgfnally and MilesColtrane.

The DUzies will be missed.

:loveya:

[muriel_volestrangler]

46. Thank you for doing it for so long

I always thought the workload must be enormous.

[Blue Diadem]

47. They will be missed. I appreciate all the work

you put into them. Thank you so much. :yourock:

[Adsos Letter]

48. Thankyou for all the time and energy you put into the DUzy project JeffR...

I feel honored to have received several from your pen. :patriot:

[Danger Mouse]

49. Thanks for all your hard work.

:pals: They'll be missed. The DUzy's gave me my finest hour on DU, the only thread I ever produced (on GD no less!!!) that turned out to be a lot of fun for just about everybody, laughing at ourselves as a community.

[Z_I_Peevey]

50. Thanks for all the work...

you're a mensch.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

51. They could not be the DUzys

And a burden.

You have brought so much joy to we, the happily insane that words could not express.

Just knowing you is a joy. Calling you a friend is rarified and wondrous air.

Your Servant Sir.
Always.
SCmfE

[Bucky]

52. I hereby grant this totally unofficial final DUzy to you, Jeff

to JeffR

You tickled my funny bone (and puffed up my ego beyond all just desserts) for lo, these many months. You've made DU a funner place to be.

[Hippo_Tron]

53. Thanks for all of your work JeffR, I looked forward to them every week

[hfojvt]

54. this is a joke, right?

I nominate this OP for a DUzy.

[cliffordu]

55. Thanks, JeffR

They were a delight to read every week.

[barbtries]

56. thank you for doing it JeffR

it must've been quite a job.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

57. Thank you, JeffR

I enjoyed these so much!

Cheers and a huge DUzy to you!

[azmouse]

58. As Carol Burnett would sing:

I'm so glad we had this time together
Just to have a laugh and sing a song
Seems we just got started and before you know it
Comes the time we have to say, 'So long.'

[ColbertWatcher]

64. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgbYZ3F4DjM

[Starry Messenger]

59. Thank you for all your hard work!

What a huge job. :hug:

[flvegan]

60. They had a good run. Thanks for all the hard work, JeffR!

[jimshoes]

61. Hey JeffR, it has always been a treat to read

the DUzy's. They'll be missed along with other greats such as "Equal Time With Bob Boudelang". Kudos and thanks a million for all the work you (and everyone who contributed) did to bring us the DUzy's.:toast:

[alfredo]

62. Not sure if I can go on.

Thanks for the entertaining posts over the years. I'm sure someone will pick up the torch someday.

[SidneyCarton]

63. Thanks for the laughs.

I will miss the DUzy's

[The Straight Story]

65. Can I still use them on my Resume?

:)

Thanks for all the hard work you put into them my friend.

[myrna minx]

66. Thank you so much for putting them together for us.

:applause:

[Mz Pip]

67. Thanks for all the laughs

and all the hard work you did putting those laughs together each week.

Enjoy your extra time. You certainly deserve it! :loveya:

[yowzayowzayowza]

68. You must need a promotion.

Perhaps a facsimile of the process could occur within a running DUzies collection thread. Folks could post nominations to the tread 'bout as easily as sendin 'em to you.

[NashVegas]

69. Thanks For Your Time Jeff

It was a great contribution.

[laststeamtrain]

70. That's bad news. I enjoyed the DUzys.

Oh well. I understand. Thanks for all the laughs.

[NightWatcher]

71. First newyaker99 disappears and now this? where are the DU institutions going?

Have you thought about getting an assistant to handle your "real" work so that you can have free time to do this?

j/k. Thanks for the memories. (cue Boyz2Men....it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday....)

[H2O Man]

72. Thank you for doing them.

I always got a good laugh reading them. They were one of my favorite parts of DU. Your efforts were/are greatly appreciated.

[ThatsMyBarack]

73. Don't blame ya.

You did a heckuva job, JeffR! :hi:

[AzDar]

74. It was a great run, JeffR.

:yourock:

[rug]

75. Would it be easier to pick the stupidest posts and call the the Dontzys?

[AwakeAtLast]

83. Those are easy to spot - Deleted message: name removed

:D

I like that though - Dontzys. That's pretty good!

[devilgrrl]

76. Thank you Jeff - sorry to see the DUzy's go.

:-)

[KamaAina]

77. Very well, then. No more snark.

From now on, just straightforward analysis of the type generally associated with the Sunday morning talking head shows. :boring:

On the bright side, this means Sarah can go back to moose-hunting full time, since I no longer require her services as a source of material. :P

[Solly Mack]

78. The DUzy Awards were a gift of time and love.

Thank you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

79. My dear JeffR...

Oh, I am so sorry, sweetie...

I know it was a lot of work...

How I shall miss them!

I loved getting the few that I got, and seeing my friends get them too...

:cry:

But I want you to take care of yourself, and so if this is what you have to do to do that, then so be it...

Thanks for the great ride, JeffR!

:hug:

[Gormy Cuss]

80. DUzy!

Thanks for all your hard work, JeffR.

[Botany]

81. You are the best! Thanx

[DinahMoeHum]

82. Hey, it was fun while it lasted. Maybe somebody else

with time on their hands can take over.

[DarkTirade]

84. ...

[AwakeAtLast]

85. They were so awesome!

You always did a superb job - DU is so much the better for having them.

One question, though - Are we still allowed to be funny? :shrug:

;)

:hug:

:hi:

[ronnykmarshall]

86. I have my multi DUzy's on my mantle.

[vard28]

87. Hard to say anything more than everyone else before me

Just one more heartfelt thank you for all your hard work. I am happy that I have gotten to know a few of the people who have won DUzy awards. The Lounge and the DUzy awards keep me sane!

[arcadian]

88. Thanks Jeff. I really enjoyed them.

:hi:

[Fire Walk With Me]

89. Thanks a bunch for all of it, Jeff!

:thumbsup:

[Tindalos]

90. Thanks JeffR

Love the DUzys but I can only imagine how much work it must have been. Thanks for the weekly comic relief. Take care.

[L0oniX]

91. I guess this will make Bob Boudelang happy.

[rzemanfl]

92. Well, as soon as you started giving them to that Tangerine

LaBamba woman I knew it was coming to an end.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

99. What's a DUzy?

Is it this rash I can't seem to get rid of?

I think I got it from rzemanfl, but he was unconscious, so maybe not....................

[rzemanfl]

101. Even when I am out cold, I still have it. I hope I don't get that

rash from you though. I hear people can get rashes from aging their soap so it dries out and lasts longer. You aren't doing that, are you?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

102. Soap?

What's soap?

[rzemanfl]

103. Hey! I just figured out something. YOU OWE ME a new pair

of corduroy slacks-and why was my tie on backward?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

106. I told you what to tell the dryclearner,

and that tie is the only long thing on you that I can hold on to.

[rzemanfl]

108. I told the dry cleaner I got tangerine juice on my pants. He could

not get the stain out.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

119. He called me

He told me you said "... in your pants."

He said he didn't want to get involved.

I told him to lie to you.

[rzemanfl]

109. When you're hiding the other....

[Phentex]

93. Thanks for doing it, Jeff!

:hi:

:yourock:

[Patsy Stone]

94. Thank for just being you, Jeff!

Don't go changin'. :toast:

[mmonk]

95. .

[merh]

96. I'm disappointed but I understand.

thank you so much for bringing them to us and for caring enough about us to want to give us some laughs and celebrate the collective humor of DU.

:hug:


:yourock

[katsy]

97. Thanks for all the smiles!

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

98. Damn, we'll miss 'em, JeffR!!!

Thanks for doing them and for bringing so many laughs to so many people for so many weeks!

[foxfeet]

100. Thanks for all your work! You did a great job. I'll miss 'em

and at least I got a few before the end.:7

[WilliamPitt]

104. Oh, damn.

Those were such wonderful compilations. Funny shit. Thanks so much for doing it for so long.

:toast: :hug:

[Vickers]

105. Damn.

:(

You had a kick-ass run, my friend.

:thumbsup:

[Seldona]

107. Sorry to see them go.

Thanks for all the hard work and laughter.

[maryf]

110. Sorry I never saw one...

knowing you they must have been a hoot!!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

111. I blame Bush for this.

Seriously, as one who's received the honor on a few occasions, thanks for a supremely entertaining diversion that I know we will all miss. It was evident with each edition that it was a labor of love, and I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that I respect your decision and simply want to say "thanks for the memories."

:toast:

[intheflow]

112. I'll miss them, but I don't blame you.

I always wondered at how you could keep up with them. They must have eaten up a ton of your time, and you did them so faithfully.

Thanks for the memories! :hi:

[Richard Steele]

114. Thanks for all the great work you did for DU, Jeff. It was greatly appreciated...

...and will not soon be forgotten.

You rock, dude! :thumbsup:

[Lugnut]

115. Thank you, Jeff!

Your hard work has been so appreciated and enjoyed.

:applause:

[yardwork]

116. Thank you, Jeff. They were wonderful.

[TreasonousBastard]

117. I hear ya, and thanks for all the fun while it lasted.

[orleans]

118. they were absolutely wonderful

it was a great idea, and so generous of you to take the time putting them together (in such a fun and readable way) for all of us. sometimes i would even print them up so i could read them to family members. i appreciate all you did with them and all you did for us. sorry to see them go--another end of an era.

thanks so much. :hug: :fistbump: :hug:

[Blue_In_AK]

121. JeffR, you're the best.

I'm hoping this will give you more time to play music and take photographs. :) I hope all is well with you and Nance.

[racaulk]

122. Thank you, JeffR.

The DUzy Awards you compiled never failed to make me laugh. Thank you for all of your work and diligence in presenting these to our community. :pals:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

123. Twas a copious compendium of cathartic quips...

craftily compiled.

Hearty thanks, good sir!

[Danascot]

124. Does this mean my Duzys are collectibles now?

[DeSwiss]

125. LOL!

DuZys .......

[MilesColtrane]

126. Damn....called out by the man himself.

Thanks to JeffR and his staff. He separates the....oh, fugit!!

...just thanks, man.

:fistbump: :applause: :patriot:

[machI]

127. Sorry to see it go.

But Thank You!

[FLAprogressive]

128. aw - fun while it lasted

[trusty elf]

129. Thank you JeffR for what was clearly a labor of love!

The DUzys will be missed!

Best wishes,

BF

[MsLeopard]

130. Thank you for all your work

DUzy's have given me much laughter over the years - thank you for all you did to make it happen.

[shadowknows69]

131. Thanks for all the great ones JeffR

I was starting to get mad for you at some of the posters that would badger you every week for something that takes a lot of work. Hope that wasn't part of your decision. Anyhoo, thanks again for keeping the entertainment here at DU top notch.

[Bennyboy]

132. Thanks for doing them..I will always cherish mine and keep them

on my mantle in my winter cabin in Aspen.

[bigtree]

133. well done

:toast:

[nuxvomica]

134. O Captain! My Captain!

You created a genuine phenomenon here and for that, and all the laughter you gave us, you should be very proud. It's been a great ride. Thank you.
:patriot:

[MattSh]

135. Well, you just better keep the photos coming then...

We can't let you off the hook there. :)

[graywarrior]

136. You mean you have a life unike the majority of the rest of us?

How dare you!
Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Nice post Hitler.
Locking.




You rock the house, JeffR.

[Turbineguy]

137. I would have liked

to give an answer worthy of a DUzy, but Thank You!:toast:

[sinkingfeeling]

138. Drats!! I'll never have a DUzy on my mantle. Thanks, JeffR.

[derby378]

139. How about a handy-dandy DUzy Archive?

That way, we can browse it at will and see if any of us made the cut. :silly:

[helderheid]

140. You rock. :) Thanks for the laughs!!

[Soylent Brice]

141. that SUCKS. but thank you for all your hard work!!

[lavenderdiva]

142. thank you for all the smiles you've brought-

I know you put in lots of work each and every week getting the DUzy's together. Thank you :hug:

[pinto]

143. Thanks for them all JeffR.

Great reads and a lot of work. Thanks. :thumbsup:

[islandmkl]

144. in this forum of great interactions...

the DUZY'S were the best...

[Jackpine Radical]

145. Thanks for doing it for as long as you did.

Thanks for all the laughs, thanks for the times you singled out my droolings for notice...just Thanks.

It is the passing of an era on DU. The DUzy awards were one of the remarkable features that made this place fun during all those long months and years in the wilderness. I will most assuredly miss them. How anxiously I would search the board every Friday night, hoping to see that they had been posted.

I wonder if there might be some way for others to pick up the gauntlet and keep them going.

[Renew Deal]

146. Sad to hear that. But thanks for all your work!

It was always fun! :bounce:

[alfredo]

147. I've lost all incentive to be smart and witty.

[Orrex]

148. Way ahead of you

I've decided to make myself unfunny retroactive to the day I joined DU.

[alfredo]

166. some experience that when they say I Do.

[Deja Q]

153. I lost half of mine...

Which many people will find to be a cause for relief...

:hide:

[MilesColtrane]

163. Admit it. You put them up for sale on Ebay didn't you?

[Ichingcarpenter]

149. Thank you Jeff for your hard work and

effort that made this place enjoyable and funny.

I will sincerely miss them, it is the end of an era.

[Occulus]

150. Thanks for the hard work, JeffR

I can see how it would be such a formidable task, though.

And thanks to everyone who liked the DUzy award image! I'm glad I could contribute in some small way :D

[endarkenment]

151. Nice post, Hitler.

Somebody had to say it.

[Nikki Stone1]

152. Well, to be fair, it hasn't been as amusing around here as it used to be.

Good luck, Jeff. :hi:

[blondeatlast]

154. Damn--but I can appreciate the time and effort it took. Thanks for a nomumental,

mental-preserving effort, guy.

:toast:

[dixiegrrrrl]

155. Damnation! Well, means I can go to bed before midnight then, too.

And Mr. D. will not have to listen to me screaming with laughter at a particularly fine section.

Mixed feelings, of course, and Iunderstand.

You did so well at it.

[Skinner]

156. Thank you so much for the DUzys. They were a highlight of my week.

I understand how hard it must have been to do it. We appreciate that you were able to stick with it for so long. The DUzy Awards were a special part of DU. Thank you.

[Hawkeye-X]

164. So where's the top 10 conservative idiots?

I miss 'em!

[Skinner]

172. EarlG actually posted one on monday.

So, they're back!

[NJCher]

157. the DUzys were my reward for doing acts of drudgery

You know those tasks--we all have them. Cleaning out the car, organizing the junk drawer, paying bills. If I did half an hour of that, I was entitled to read the DUzys.

I'll miss them but understand why you can't do them forever, Jeff. Thank you for one of the best things ever about DU.

And btw, everyone, if you start jonesing for a DU-zy, just enter "DUzy Awards" in the Google search engine and you will turn up all the past threads. Maybe you'll run across one you missed.

Hugs to you, Jeff.

:hug:



Cher

[JimGinPA]

158. Slacker!!!!

Seriously, thanks for the time & effort you put into the DUzy's, and for all the times you saw fit to include my silliness in them. Believe it or not, I have bookmarked every one that my posts were in. They were a great tradition here and I hope someone (or a commitee) with more initiative than me chooses to pick up where you left off.


:fistbump:

[John Q. Citizen]

159. It was a great ride! Thanks for sharing.

[leftstreet]

161. Why is Obama waiting so long to appoint a DUzy Czar?

:shrug:

[Graybeard]

162. Thank you JeffR.

The Duzys were a favorite for so many of us here on DU. Best of luck to you in all that you do.

[BrklynLiberal]

165. Thank you for all you put into the DUzy Awards. They were great while they were here.

[Cleita]

167. Sorry to hear that JeffR, but I can understand how

it probably took over too much of your life. Thank you for the laughs you gave us though up until now.

[Yavapai]

168. Didn't hurt this much when "W" stole the 2000 election!

Only thing that compares to this news, is when "The far side" ended.

Thank you JeffR, for the time and effort you put into the Duzy's. We owe you a great debt!

[tavalon]

169. I'm so sorry, but thank you for all the laughs all this time

I hope whatever is going on in your life eases.

[scarletwoman]

170. Aw, Jeff. If anyone deserves a rest, it's you. There is no permanence, there is only change.

At the risk of sounding maudlin, the DUzys came into my life at the perfect time. Your work literally pulled me through some of my darkest days. There are certain DUzy threads that will ALWAYS remain among my fondest memories.

A thousand thank yous for all the joy and all the laughs. You have gone above and beyond. Your contribution of the DUzys -- week after week, through all the strife and sturm and drung of DU -- was an act of extraordinary selflessness.

The wheel turns, the seasons change. Bless you always.

Love,
sw

[Cetacea]

171. There should be an award for you, JeffR.

Thank you for all of the work you've done here as well as in the photography forum.