2009 WIWPies of the Year

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All our thanks to the academy members for working so hard to make this year's Wine Internet Wacky Personalities (WIWPies) such a success. Let's go right to the results:

The 2009 WIWPie of the Year Goes to:

Chris Coad
Congratulations to Chris Coad on the longest and most discussed hiatus in the Wine Internet's history. No one knows how it started, why it continues and if it will ever end. All we know is that Chris Coad has been sorely missed and his absence has been the major event of the season. Congratulations!


Runner Up:
Peter Creasey
Best Joe Dressner Fictional Creation Since Robin Garr Award


Second Runner Up
Brad Kane
Perfecting The Art of the Self-Congratulatory Post Award


The other notables include:

Jay Miller
The Lou Gehrig Wine Criticism Award


Jim Cowan
The Being Too Nice and Normal to be on the Wine Internet Award


Kay Bixler
Longest Running Gag on the Wine Internet that is Still Funny Award

Yixin
The Veteran Fake Belligerent Posture Award


Sharon Bowman
The Fifth Annual "And What Does that Woman Do for a Living?" Award


Thor Iverson
The Annual And What Does that Guy Do for a Living?" Award

Putnam Weekly
The Art of The Wine Photo Essay Award

Levi Dalton
The Most Intense WIWPie Who Holds Down a Real Job Somewhere Award

Alice Feiring
The Just Fishing for a Story Line or an Older Bottle of Huet Award


SF Joe
The Most Seemingly Rational Poster Award


Professor Jonathan Loesberg
The Most Erudite Chteauneuf Fan


Mark D and Mark S
The Annual Which One is Which Award

Joe Dressner
The Has Anyone Actually Seen the MRI's and Confirmed Dressner Really has Cancer Award

The Guy Who Used to be Known as Brad
The Best Explanation of How to Recork Wines with Synthetic Closures Which Ought to be Drunk Young in the First Place Award

Victor de la Serna
The Highest Parker-Rated European Winemaker Who Posts on Wine disorder for Old Time's Sake Award


Cory Cartwright
Best Hipster Get-Up for Someone Not Living in Williamsburg of the Year Award

Rahsaan Maxwell
Best Semantic Analysis of Someone Else's Tasting Note of a Wine Rahsaan Maxwell has Never and Will Never Drink. Indeed. Award


The Two French Guys from Terroir
Best Angry Young Wine Geeks with Plumbing Problems Award

Yule Kim
Most Intelligent Newbie in Past Four Years Award


Joe Perry
The WIWPie Trying Hardest to be Funnier and Hipper than Neal Rosenthal and Not Succeeding Award

David Bueker
The Dionne Warwick Say a Little Prayer for You Award


Eric Asimov
The Most Prestigious Lurker Award
 
Eh. Reads like the Oscar voters were involved. The old Politburo could have done better. In fact, the...

*ouch*

*oof*

*ouch*

On second thought, it's just fine. I'd type more, but it's hard with just my nose.
 
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Mark D and Mark S for the Annual Separated at Birth Awards
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Mark Davis and Marc D were separated at birth, Mark S is our big brother.
No problem, I still get confused, so I don't expect you Politburo guys to keep it straight.
 
I think Bowman and Perry got lesser awards than they deserved, but then maybe I am just
easily dazzled by writing talents and ice-fishing skills.

I think Ben Bernanke's people are going to be upset that he won nothing here.

And what's the deal with not handing out an award for best use of LOLCHAT/LOLCAT in a wine post?
 
Putnam Weekly was lost in the Politburo's transcription notes. Mr. Weekly has been restored to his just place of honor above for his pioneering work on the Wine Photo Essays.
 
Judging by the spelling and formatting in this post, I'm starting to suspect that the Politburo is Guilhaume & Luc.
 
I still think it's you, Thor.

In any event, as one once chided for immaturity, I have to wonder why the masked man is doing this. It smacks of high school.
 
there is no such thing as "The two french guys from terroir".
Luc and dagan own terroir. I have not much to do with it anymore...
And i'm not angry, i'm just a dickweed.
 
Too broad? Too obvious?

dressner_praying.jpg
 
 
originally posted by Thor:
Judging by the spelling and formatting in this post, I'm starting to suspect that the Politburo is Guilhaume & Luc.
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Nah, the shift key saw way too much action.

Also, it wasn't entirely a quote of someone else's post with random sentence fragments intermingled.

You gotta know how to suss it out, man. Especially when you have no real line of work.
 
You gotta know how to suss it out, man. Especially when you have no real line of work.
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I know, right? I don't understand why I'm not hanging out in Paris, grazing in wine bars and generally drinking too much, too late, too often. I mean, I should be, shouldn't I?
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
I still think it's you, Thor.

In any event, as one once chided for immaturity, I have wonder why the masked man is doing this. It smacks of high school.
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My goal is to have every 2009 WIWPie sign my yearbook.
 
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