Yeah, I remembr very well that old Annunciation-post — reckonizd th refrence in Queenwillys final entry instantly. In yer write-up about it above, it sounded as if there was anothr underlyin jokeski — a private one — along wit th refrence to th earlyer post. My mistake.

And I think QWs entry is funny evn when considerd apart from any refrence (othr than, ocourse, th biblickle one). As I mentiond, I wouda bet on it to winski.

And yeah … as fer competitions and “winnrs” … I think when one prsons post / coment makes othrs laugh, then EVRYONE wins. That cow-caption post and its coments-string is awready a PRIZE!

Joey: Queen Willy’s reference is not so much private if you’re a Cow-o-phile. I think you will remember it:

http://www.tetherdcow.com/?p=533

I also like Atlas’ ‘soy’ joke a lot and it was one of the stellar entries for sure – as were many of the others. The sad fact of a ‘competition’ is that it looks to a ‘winner’ and so by necessity excludes many worthy entries. I want to reiterate that there were many, many funny contributions but it’s simply too time consuming to enumerate all the thoughts that went on in my head as the competition unfolded.

I will let Sister Veronica look after your SGM coffee mug. I’m sure the thought of her wrapping her lips around something that belongs to you will be adequate consolation.

Anyways, very busy at the moment Cowpokes, but I have another fun post in the pipeline for the not too distant future.

On my first visit to th Cow aftr that contest opmd, I foun myself thinkin, “Kay. … Whaddoo I do wit THIS?”  I mean … Ocourse some ovious gags come imediately to mind; but what t do byond THAT?  I was pretty much at a LOSSski.

Oddly enough, th game atchualy got EASYER th more I playd.  That has largely t do wit th inspiration I gets when my partnr-in-crime, ATLAS CERISE is on th field.  Atlas is th one bloggr Ive encounterd who exibits th kinda reckless abandon (“Funny at all costs”) that Ive come to expeckt from my brothr, Piet, who was always my CO-STAR in th pre-Intrnet days o The Polanski Show.  I can always count on Atlas to try to outdo me at my own game; and I cant imagine anything bettr than that to inspire me to churn out th best stuff Im capable o churnin outski.

Now, ocourse, when it comes to bein funny, I can kick Atlases ass any friggin day o th friggin weekski.  But, fortunatly fer ME, HEs th one prson who dont seem to realize that.  And so, as I go about tryin to find th prfeckt juvenile, below-th-waist jokeski, I can always count on Atlas to do his best to keep me on th straigt-n-narrow.  And Im sure hes pretty straigt and narrow when hes up against ME too.

Atlases “Trojan” entry (#36) recevid well-deservd praise.  Thats one o TWO that I wish Id a-thougt of myselfski.  I toyd wif some Trojan-horse refrences, but nevr thougt to tie it in wif rubbrs.  I know …  Hard to fathom!  Th othr one I wishd Id a-come up wif was th Revrends “Not Methane” entry (#21) — a rathr comickle way fer th cows to discovr th impostr among em, no?  And two more o Atlases seem to keep gettin funnyer th more I think about em — th “‘Soy Milk’” entry (#87) and th “Moot” entry (#95).  These are especialy funny bcause o all th inferrin ya gots to do.  Th “Moot” entry conjures a image o some UNcomprehending cows mooing questioningly; and th “‘Soy Milk’” entry gets ya thinkin about jus what kinda atypickle “milk” is REALY bein prduced by th guys in th cow suit.

And, ocourse, I tip my hatski to th two runnrs upski.  I wouda bet on Queenwillys closr (#225) to take th prize, and I dont evn have th benefit o knowin th private-joke that th entry refrences.  Havin been clued in to th private-joke bhind Cissys “Cheese Sandwich” entry (#136), I can well see th humor in cows playin that game when poor ol Billy strolls ovr.

But — ALAS, Revrend! — you know I gotsta graciously deckline th atchual Winnrs Cup.  While Id love th cup, its a Man Bhind th Curtain thing, ya know?  And anyway, much as I like th honor o bein namd th winnr, Im one who plays always fer th PLAY and nevr fer th PRIZE.  If ya want, you can let Sistr Veronica hang on to th cup for me.  Thatll gimme a reasn to come & see her somday.