Option B is the overwhelming favorite with ~6 votes. Write in candidate E had ~2 votes and loathsome option D finished third with a single vote.

Victor and Phin will spend the year in an unholy embrace at second place on the 2005 winner's board.

Speach! Speach!

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11 people guessed the artist.

(Click here to see it in all its majesty.)

Only Pixy Misa got it right. That's right folks, this spectacular landscape was drawn by yours truly. The exceptionally sad part is that I wasn't attempting to draw like a kid. That's about the best artwork you should ever safely expect from me. My Mom is an artist and Bacon is showing definite signs of the same but this trait has definitely skipped a generation.

Pixy wins the whole ball of wax and takes a commanding lead in the early Points season. more...

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1 What the....????

Posted by: Tiffani at January 10, 2006 11:01 AM (KE4Gu)

2 Don't hate the playa, hate the game.

Posted by: Jim at January 10, 2006 11:18 AM (tyQ8y)

3 Well, I want to put it on the refrigerator!

Posted by: Margi at January 10, 2006 11:36 AM (nwEQH)

4 Hey now, I did say it looked like an older child's handiwork! I should get SOME credit!

Posted by: diamond dave at January 10, 2006 04:53 PM (0gB9X)

5 You're right Dave. I'll award you twice the points of everybody else who got it wrong. Mwah hah hah hah!!

Posted by: Jim at January 10, 2006 05:08 PM (tyQ8y)

6 LOL, I wouldn't even guess... But now that I look at i, it is such a HAPPY picture

Posted by: Elizabeth at January 11, 2006 03:21 PM (uqPyj)

7 Okay, I wouldn't be able to draw to that level. The doggie is cute. And in case it isn't a doggie the bluish creature with the bird on its back. Why is the dog being chased by a wolf and I didn't know snails came that big.

Posted by: Rachel Ann at January 11, 2006 04:33 PM (fIRjZ)

8 The blue thing is a dog. The brown thing half behind the bushes is a wily fox. Can't you see how the wily just drips off of him?

Posted by: Jim at January 11, 2006 04:54 PM (oqu5j)

9 That's pretty shitty, Jim.

Posted by: Victor at January 12, 2006 08:40 AM (L3qPK)

10 Shitty "ha ha" or shitty "peculiar"?

Posted by: Jim at January 12, 2006 08:45 AM (tyQ8y)

11 Both! Plus it's a comment on your artistic skills.

Posted by: Victor at January 12, 2006 02:39 PM (L3qPK)

12 Can you people please post something? Jesh. I'm going through withdrawl. Come on already!

Posted by: Tiffani at January 13, 2006 10:52 AM (KE4Gu)

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I've put back the submit button on the individual archive pages. You'll no longer have to preview a comment before submitting.

You may all thank the great and powerful Pixy Misa, whose recent anti-spam activities have made this possible. Also, the automatic comment closer for old posts helped a lot.

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A problem has been pointed out in the season finale post. Victor is in there twice. Once is way up at the top and the other is way down there at the bottom. If the two scores are combined it brings Victor up from 4th place into a tie for second place. What's up with this? Several theories abound:

1. The Snooze Points™ database was hopelessly corrupted during a system crash caused by the world renown chess battle between the Munuviana servers and Big Blue.


2. Commies, Islamic fundamentalists and/or PETA hacked the list and added another entry for Victor near the bottom (where it wouldn't be noticed for several days after posting) to sow discord in the hopes they can use this confusion to their unholy advantage.


3. At some time during the year Jim screwed up the list. When he put in a new score for Victor he failed to combine it with Victor's existing points, creating instead a second entry.


4. At some time during the year Jim screwed up the list. When he put in a new score for Victor he added the new tally but failed to remove the original score, thereby creating instead a second entry.

An in depth investigation shows that the world renown chess battle between the Munuviana servers and Big Blue never happened. Big Blue chickened out. Additionally it was found that neither commies, Islamic fundamentalists nor PETA have the mad hak3r skillz required to pierce Snoozecurity. We are left with only two viable theories and no way to determine which one is correct. Victor should be in either 2nd place or 4th place for the 2005 season and we have no deductive method of figuring out which.

So we'll vote on it! Yeah, voting. Nothing pisses off Commies, Islamic fundamentalists and PETArists like good old fashioned democracy. Cast your vote for one of the following:

A) Victor ties for 2nd place. Phin is cast off the legacy board among jeers and cheers. Phin vows revenge upon all things Pointy in general and Victor in particular.

B) Victor ties for 2nd place. Phin stays on the legacy board which is increased to four spots this year in a sop to Phin.

C) Victor stays in 4th place. Victor vows revenge upon all things Pointy in general and every person who voted for this option in particular.

D) Victor stays in 4th place. Victor joins the legacy board which is increased to four spots this year in a sop to Victor.

Lacking an armed secret police force to drag citizens to the polls we'll bribe folks instead. One point for each civic minded voter. Chicago residents, per tradition, may vote multiple times*.

* Though only one will count. Hah!

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It's been a long, productive, occassionally frightening year. Season leader dafyd was upset late in the game by a very determined Tiffani. One must wonder how the final tally might have been different if he were properly engaged in the last quote contest instead of doing such pedantic things as working. Priorities, Dafyd! Priorities!

It was a tight race for the runner up spots as well. phin narrowly edged out Victor for the #3 spot thanks to being one of only three people to get the final contest of the season (Paul's Sham/Share) correct. It just goes to show that goldfish are better pets than rats, though only marginally.

The three top finishers get pride of place on the leader board for the entirety of the 2006 season. First prize winner Tiffani gets a special mystery gift of humorous nature and dubious value.

Here are the final results of 2005:

(45) Tiffani
(42) dafyd
(40) phin
(39) Victor
(2 diamond dave
(23) Clancy
(19) Holly
(17) Rob
(16) Paul, shank
(15) Tommy
(12) Kenny, Helen, vw bug, Simon
(11) Jen
(10) Spirit Fingers, Frick, Denise, Jeff
(9) LeeAnn, pylorns, The Lovely Brat Wife
(7) Rob P, Garret, Boudicca
(6) Kathleen, MojoMark, Random Penseur
(5) Craig, Kev, DeAnna, Machelle, Mo Mo, Oorgo, Margi
(4) Jeremy, Harvey, Contagion, Stephen
(3) Matt, Victor, Timmer, Susie, Trey
(2) Mike the Marine, Ryan, Squire Trelane, Elyse, 8ZERO8, Wendy, Me
(1) Jeremy, Ilyka, knpepper, Daniel, Rudy, el Robbo, Tony, Tim Adamec, Rachel Ann

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1 WHy the fuck an I not onthere???????????????

Posted by: The Brat at January 05, 2006 11:59 AM (oqu5j)

2 Oh wait...never mind....missed "The Brat" was looking for LW....:-P

Posted by: The Brat at January 05, 2006 12:01 PM (oqu5j)

3 I could change it to Lovely Brat Wife. ;-)

Posted by: Jim at January 05, 2006 12:14 PM (tyQ8y)

4 There. All set now.

Posted by: Jim at January 05, 2006 12:18 PM (tyQ8y)

5 Two years on the Season Winners board. I either have no life or I am THAT good!

Posted by: Tiffani at January 05, 2006 12:36 PM (KE4Gu)

6 Why can't it be both?

Posted by: Jim at January 05, 2006 12:54 PM (tyQ8y)

7 Snoozepoints is becoming a cultural microcosm. Jim, you should really entertain the idea of a Snoozepoints Tournament of Champions or something. Get the top three players from each of the past few years (or as many as you can) for a week-long Dork-a-Thon.

Posted by: shank at January 05, 2006 01:15 PM (+H1yK)

8 You want me to have a dork-a-thon with Tiffani? My Lovely Brat Wife would kill me.

Posted by: Jim at January 05, 2006 01:33 PM (tyQ8y)

9 Shank honey, are you calling me a dork?

Posted by: Tiffani at January 05, 2006 02:38 PM (KE4Gu)

10 I'm calling a lot of people dorks. But hey, at least you're not the one who came up with Reverse Snooze Points.

Posted by: shank at January 05, 2006 02:47 PM (+H1yK)

11 Gah. I'm never working again. Ever.

Posted by: Dafyd at January 05, 2006 06:34 PM (+YcSo)

12 Four Points? Four Lousy Points? How on earth did I get four points?

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at January 05, 2006 08:25 PM (DdRjH)

13 I suck. Oh well...

Posted by: Wendy at January 06, 2006 12:10 AM (10FwA)

14 Woo Hoo, i made the top te... Fuck! Steenking ties. :-D I'll get there one of these days, ~Top o' the world, ma, they said i'd never make it, but i'm here!! -- BOOM!~ :-D

Posted by: tommy at January 06, 2006 01:11 AM (ZDj4b)

15 I AM THE GREATEST! Okay, #3, but it's close. Congratulations, Tiffani.

Posted by: phin at January 06, 2006 09:20 AM (Xvpen)

16 Actually, I am tied for second with Dafyd. Notice I am in fourth place with 39 points AND I'm also listed third from the bottom in a massive five-way with Susie, Trey, and two other dudes. Obviously, Jim forgot to add three points to my total; ergo 39+3=42. Keep revising, Jim.

Posted by: Victor at January 06, 2006 09:42 AM (L3qPK)

17 RECOUNT!! Jim's trying to steal the election from Victor! Probably so he can place the winning trophy in someone's hands whom he can trust with advancing his neocon agenda of world domination. CONSPIRACY!! Why do you hate freedom Jim? Terrorist! Nazi! Fascist pig! Puppy-kicking, jack-booted, menace!!

Posted by: shank at January 06, 2006 09:51 AM (+H1yK)

18 Shank You forgot cow teet sucker. I better shut up before he takes my points way. oh and thanks Phin

Posted by: Tiffani at January 06, 2006 12:04 PM (KE4Gu)

19 Well, I came close to the coveted number 1 spot with such Snooze Button Celebrities as Jeremy and Ilyka, but it's a new year. Watch out, y'all! I'm a contender!

Posted by: Trey Givens at January 08, 2006 10:29 PM (xYfsS)

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Points are awarded for the weird habits submitted to this post.

Winner (5 points): Jennifer
Sucking on giant cow udders.
Don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

First runner up (4 points, +1 for existing habit): diamond dave
Taking the pants off completely when doing the No. 2.
As some famous person once said "Would they be of silk still should these fetters chafe and bind". Last thing I need while sitting on the can is binding, I tell you what.

Second runner up (3 points): phin
Dressing up in Red Panties and parading around the office.
What's the normal color - blue?

Third runner up (2 points, +1 for existing habit): Victor
You have sex with your wife on a regular basis.
It's only "weird" if the barn fowl protests.

Honorable mention (1 point): Tiffani
Walking around with your shirt off.
I'm seldom without a shirt. Quite often I'm without pants but after the third time the ASPCA tried to "bag" me I made it a habit to always wear a shirt. more...

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Victor here, announcing that several stealth points went unclaimed last year. Someone should tell you about them and it may as well be me because I offered them to y'all.

To be honest, the first point may or may not have qualified for stealth points. I sent Jim a note and he never replied, but I'll mention it here as a just-in-case. It was just last month, when my incredibly awesome caption won Jim's caption contest. In case you've forgotten, it was Fluffy the Hutt was not at *all* pleased when Han Solo had to dump the load of Triskelian Mice he was smuggling.

I'll get the obvious out of the way first: It was not the Star Wars references. Jim has stated that painfully obvious references, such as Monty Python, are not eligible for Snooze Points, and I suspect references to characters from Star Wars would qualify as painfully obvious. However, read it carefully...does anyone not remember Star Trek? Particularly hot alien babes? Particularly the blue-haired drill-Thrall hot alien babe Shana from The Gamesters of Triskelion? Anyway, "Triskelian Mice" got their name from this episode of Star Trek; I used "triskelian" because I needed an alien-sounding name.

(For the record, mice, rats, squirrels, rabbits, nor any other form of rodent figure in this episode not one bit.)

There was one other stealth point that could have been awarded. Since this was originally posted in October, you would have received one point for finding it, one point for finding it twenty-four hours after it was posted, and I would really have pressured Jim into awarding a third point if you had it right. See, when I told Jim about it, I was wrong.

Back in October, I titled a post His only crime was being born delicious! in reference to Phin smoking Jim's mascot. For some bizarre reason, I thought I got that phrase from a Simpson episode--the one with Pinchy the lobster--and that's what I told Jim.

A few weeks ago, that phrase was thrown in my face while I was re-watching one of my favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000, Manos: The Hands of Fate, when Crow T. Robot uttered that phrase during the invention exchange (The Chocolate Bunny Guillotine).

I would have accepted MST3K or Manos for that answer...after having the shock of reading it wake me up and get me to Google that phrase to make sure I was wrong.

So, there you go. Had Dafyd googled all of my post titles, he would have found that and ended up tied with Tiffani for Grand Snooze Points Champion of 2005. As it is, Tiffani stands highest on the podium, where she belongs.

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