On March 9, 2002, at 4:00 P.M. EST (9:00 P.M. GMT), the 2001 XYZZY Awards Ceremony was held at ifMUD. Below is the transcript of the event, with comments made on the #peanut-gallery discussion. Should you not wish to see those comments, an expurgated version is also available.

Massive Auditorium
The collapse of FrobozzCo.com has obviously taken its toll: the cavernous hall's ceiling is badly in need of a paint job, and most of the magical spotlights are no longer functioning. Strung between the weather-beaten golden pillars that flank the stage is a large "HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR" banner, with "CHINESE NEW YEAR" crossed out and "2001 XYZZY AWARDS" written in with magic marker. The velvet-covered seats are still plentiful, but watch out for springs. The doors through which crying throngs fled the last stockholders meeting are to the west.

You can see: READ THIS PLEASE, a chalkboard listing the winners, Note for the Xyzzy awards, xyzzy drinking game
Players: markm, PerrySimm, Rob, Ryan, Stacey, neild, Storme, Thrax, eileen, Oren, neild2, Skip, jwalrus, DavidW, devil, atholbrose, Aris, nm, Bishop, Miseri, BoingBall, Gunther, buzzard, Jota, maga_dogg, Tanan, josh_g, Paul, ctate, boucher, Emily, Markov, baf, inky, Alex, Hugo, veek, Photon, Ellison, andyf, Yekrats, Jacqueline, Recchi, Dennis_Jerz, RyoVII, ralphf, Jaybird, Hjalfi, Ander, Jarb, Sargent, Noura, Marvin, Carrad2, wuss
Visible Exits: west
[peanut-gallery] atholbrose says, "Sorry."
[peanut-gallery] ctate says, "mmm, the hunting of the snacks..."
[peanut-gallery] Dennis_Jerz says, "I thought it was a boojum"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says (to Hjalfi), "4 minutes by my watch"
[peanut-gallery] ctate says, "timing :)"
[peanut-gallery] maga_dogg says, "in the last seconds of countdown"
[peanut-gallery] devil says (to Stacey), "Only if you're not a boojum."
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi exclaims, "20 seconds!"
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says (to Jota), "true. I suppose I could specialize my snarks"
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi says, "I'm asking the mud."
[peanut-gallery] Jota says (to Gunther), "Type 'time'."
[peanut-gallery] ctate says (to gunther), "you're way off, mister :)"
Iain arrives from the west.
Iain disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Iain arrives from the west.
[peanut-gallery] Ryan says, "It's time!"
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi says, "We are now officially late."
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says, "I am typing FROM THE PAST"
[peanut-gallery] Thrax says, "HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME"
RyoVII says, "lol"
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says (to devil), "No, you can serve me with greens, and I'm handy for striking a light."
[peanut-gallery] baf says, "You could specialize in boojums..."
[peanut-gallery] Iain says, "Phew, made it!"
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi exclaims, "Yay!"
[peanut-gallery] (from DavidW) blue Battleship board arrives from the west. (No, not really.)
[peanut-gallery] Jota says, "Woo, lateMUD. No, wait."
[peanut-gallery] ctate says (to Hjalfi), "the diva must have declared a 5 minute hold"
[peanut-gallery] Paul says (to thrax), "yes"
[peanut-gallery] Iain says, "So lagged I hadn't realised I'd entered the room."
[peanut-gallery] Ryan says, "Let's get this party started!"
[peanut-gallery] Thrax says, "er, s/ITS/IT'S/"
[peanut-gallery] Jota says (to Iain), "I thought you were supposed to be relating tonight."
[peanut-gallery] (from Gunther) % Connection closed by foreign host.
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says, "I am partying at the xyzzy's Chicago style"
[peanut-gallery] Thrax says, "Eliot was careful about his grammar."
[peanut-gallery] Iain says (to Jota), "She hasn't arrived yet."
[peanut-gallery] atholbrose says, "Gunther -- if you're in the past there's one thing I gotta tell you! Don't ejif08vy8dadsjf;adfa..."
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
[peanut-gallery] maga_dogg exclaims (at Ryan), "CHUG ! CHUG! CHUG!"
[peanut-gallery] BoingBall says (to josh), "hooray"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Okay, settle down, you crazy kids!"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says (to josh_g), "THE PANTS GO DOWN!"
[peanut-gallery] ctate says, "yay the emcee!"
maga_dogg cheers wildly
Dennis_Jerz covers his bowl of cherios
[peanut-gallery] Paul says (to thrax), "itym hi's grammar"
<Eric> Eric has connected to ifMUD.
[peanut-gallery] Jota says (to Iain), "Handy."
BoingBall settles in transit
Eric arrives from the west.
[peanut-gallery] Thrax says (to Paul), "your rite"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says (to atholbrose), "yay"
ctate builds a log cabin and proceeds to clear the forest.
Jaybird exclaims, "At the tone, 4:00. Beeeep!"
Gunther bounces around the room madly.
[peanut-gallery] Ryan turns off the Access Hollywood XYZZYs Arrivals Show.
<dhan-spain> dhan-spain has connected to ifMUD.
maga_dogg sets fire to EVERYTHING
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says, "THUSLY THE TEST SCORES RISE"
NamelessAdventurer says, "All the special effects are tied up in bankruptcy court, so without further ado - here's Eileen."
Kiz walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice her approaching it from the other side.
Iain says, "YAY"
Iain says, "Wait, that's Kiz."
[peanut-gallery] Gunther asks, "where are the BACKSTAGE INTERVIEWS?"
neild exclaims, "Woooo!"
Paul claps for Eileen
[peanut-gallery] Recchi asks (of eric), "Is this Eric Mayer by any chance?"
neild2 says, "wooooo2"
Sargent says, "Yay Eileen no wait Kiz!"
DavidW claps.
Hjalfi claps sedately.
Aris claps
Marvin says, "woo"
dhan-spain arrives from the west.
[peanut-gallery] atholbrose tries to remember that sf story: "Where the guy was being told what not to do to stay alive by a little demon, and the last thing he was told was "Don't caskly" or something like that.
Gunther clasps.
Thrax yay Eileen!
eileen exclaims, "Hello everyone!!"
BoingBall applauds
josh_g golfclaps.
maga_dogg says, "woo"
Jacqueline claps for Eileen.
eileen exclaims, "Thank you all for coming today!"
Thrax boos his own typing.
Dennis_Jerz claps
RyoVII exclaims, "Hi!"
dhan-spain says, "hello from Spain"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther asks (of josh), "golfclaps?"
Iain says, "Applause!"
atholbrose waves and applauds.
Aris applauds again!
ctate beams.
[peanut-gallery] neild exclaims, "We did the Come On Eileen joke already!"
[peanut-gallery] devil says (to Iain), "I used to work at Applause."
eileen exclaims, "We have a great show for you today!"
Tanan applauds
[peanut-gallery] Dennis_Jerz says, "Is the sound of one hand clapping "Applau?""
Stacey says, "huzzah"
Iain applauds Spain!
Jacqueline says, "Yay!"
Ander applauds (for the first of many, many times today).
[peanut-gallery] Thrax says (to Dennis), "no, it's 'Advsys'"
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says, "the golf clap = very quiet extrapolite clap"
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi says, "One applau, two applause. Makes sense."
ctate says, "Fish!"
Dennis_Jerz honks the horn of the Pratt Dynamo
[peanut-gallery] Paul says (to thrax), "yay"
maga_dogg clicks his wrists
Gunther just applauds constantly until his hands fall off.
[peanut-gallery] atholbrose says, "just app because it's not very laud"
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says, "like they do at golf tourneys"
neild says (to Gunther), "Take it to #applause"
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi asks, "If a cat claps, is that appaws?"
Ryan clicks his mandibles.
Gunther says (to neild), "YES SIR SORRY"
Jaybird yayyayyayyayyayyayyayyayyayyay!
[peanut-gallery] ctate says (to Ryan), "hee hee"
[peanut-gallery] Jacqueline says, "Cute, Dennis. Very cute. (Honking the horn, that is)"
neild says (to Gunther), "Take it to #apologies."
Sargent gives #channel-nazi to neild.
Gunther says, "#ok ..neild ok"
LoneCleric arrives from the west.
[peanut-gallery] baf says, "golf clap consists of striking palm of one hand with fingertips of other hand."
ctate says (to LoneCleric), "DOWN IN FRONT"
BoingBall says (to Sarge), "#godwin"
neild says, "everybody hee"
Thrax says (to neild&Gunther), "stop flirting, you two, or at least take it to #smoochies"
eileen says, "The first award to be presented is for Best Use of Medium"
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
[peanut-gallery] ctate says, "oooh, a seance!"
NamelessAdventurer says, "oops"
andyf dispenses plaudits.
[peanut-gallery] Dennis_Jerz says, "Shoulda put a fortune teller in my game."
Iain says, "Yay award which nobody understands what it means but sounds cool anyway!"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says, "George W Bush better be a presenter tonight"
eileen says, "Let me introduce the presenter..."
josh_g says, "huzzah!"
[peanut-gallery] maga_dogg exclaims, "SCREAM if you love best use of medium!"
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
NamelessAdventurer asks, "Now?"
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says, "SCREEM"
[peanut-gallery] Jota says, "This is for games that were too big for the ifCOmp, but too small to be considered epics."
[peanut-gallery] (from ctate) A hollow voice says, "Fool."
[peanut-gallery] Aris screams
eileen exclaims, "...NamelessAdventurer!"
[peanut-gallery] Thrax says (to Jota), "heh"
[peanut-gallery] Ander says, "Well, crud. I forgot I had other plans. I guess I won't be here today, guys."
Gunther says, "WOO"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Hi everybody!"
Marvin says, "woo"
[peanut-gallery] Kiz says (to md), "coincidentially, david is screaming right now"
DavidW claps.
[peanut-gallery] Ryan asks (of Jota), "i.e. Medium-sized ones?"
Paul exclaims, "Yay Nameless!"
[peanut-gallery] Thrax says, "timing needs work, clearly"
Stacey says, "hooray"
Jota cheers.
BoingBall says, "hey-hey"
Hjalfi claps.
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says (to ryan), "boo!"
Sargent says, "Hi there N._______!"
[peanut-gallery] Kiz says, "but that's about how badly his photos were developed"
[peanut-gallery] Jota says (to Ryan), "'Xactly."
Jacqueline applauds enthusiastically.
[peanut-gallery] Ander says, "So, anyhow, I guess I'll read the log later.... Damn."
Paul says, "Nameless as a man can be"
Thrax says, "yay"
[peanut-gallery] boucher says, "I thought it was for well-designed stove range dials."
NamelessAdventurer says, "Adam Cadre is CLOSED NOW, so I'm here in his stead."
Iain says, "Joke Sargent just made!"
[peanut-gallery] maga_dogg says (to Thrax), "it's a complex timing puzzle. needs lots of savescumming"
josh_g says, "huzzah Nameless"
[peanut-gallery] ctate asks, "Adam is closeted?"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says, "Closet Adam!"
[peanut-gallery] baf exclaims, "I didn't even know he had openable!"
[peanut-gallery] Stacey asks, "why is Adam Closed?"
Thrax says, "yay for who is quite a ! Yay""
RyoVII says, "lol"
Carrad2 asks, "Awards starting soon, then?"
Iain says (to NamelessAdamcadre), "More yay!"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says (to baf), "check out the trophy case"
NamelessAdventurer says, "I'm very honored to present the award for Best ... Best ... what's it called? Use of Medium, right. A very prestigious award."
[peanut-gallery] neild falls over.
Gunther says (to Carrad2), "they are already"
BoingBall says (to carrad), "in a couple of minutes ago"
Iain says (to Carrad2), "Soon being a few minutes ago, yes."
[peanut-gallery] Sargent says, "Really, Nameless can stand in for just about anyone."
[peanut-gallery] andyf says, "Crap, gotta go."
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says, "next up, Best Use of Large and Small"
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi says, "He needs more character development."
andyf will resume tomorrow at 10 AM after the Ritual Of The Watercress.
</andyf> .mlbrZ
dhan-spain says, "Medium... its sounds like parapsicologist..."
[peanut-gallery] ctate says, "awww"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says, "@name nameless = palimsest"
NamelessAdventurer says, "Following the ceremony, there will be fistfight in the Carousel Room over what the award is supposed to mean. But for now..."
[peanut-gallery] Thrax asks, "did someone make Adam ofclass container again?"
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says, "yay"
[peanut-gallery] ctate says, "ooh, party!"
[peanut-gallery] BoingBall says, "it's amazing we get fresh jokes out of 'medium' every year"
DavidW cheers fight to come.
[peanut-gallery] atholbrose offers Gunther a 'p'.
[peanut-gallery] maga_dogg says, "yay, a fight"
[peanut-gallery] Iain says, "THIS AWARD MEANS FISTFIGHTING IS WRONG AND EVIL"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says (to atholbrose), "dammit"
[peanut-gallery] Iain says, "I suspect this means I will lose the argument in the Carousel Room, but still."
<dfan> Ooooooh ah! Zso zso zso zso zso zso zso zso. Fa, fa, fa, fa, fashion! Beep beep!
[peanut-gallery] ctate throws a peanut at Iain.
NamelessAdventurer says, "The nominees for Best Use of Medium in a 2001 game are..."
dfan walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice him approaching it from the other side.
Dennis_Jerz catches the peanut
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Best of Three, by Emily Short!"
Rob claps!
maga_dogg exclaims, "Yay!"
ctate says, "yay!"
Storme says, "yay"
josh_g says, "yay!"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Heroes, by Sean Barrett!"
Paul exclaims, "Yay Bo3!!!"
inky says, "yay!"
Marvin says, "woo"
Iain says, "Yay swordstick!"
Aris claps.
Thrax exclaims, "yay!"
Rob claps
Dennis_Jerz yay
baf says, "yay"
Jacqueline says, "Yay! Emily!"
Iain says, "Yay dragon!"
Storme says, "yay"
Recchi cheers!
Paul exclaims, "Yay heroes!"
ctate kweepas!
Yekrats claps for all.
josh_g says, "also yay!"
nm says, "woo"
Marvin says, "woo"
Tanan applauds
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says, "haven't played those..."
Sargent says, "yay all around!"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Pick Up The Phone Booth and Aisle, by too damn many people for me to tell you all right now!"
maga_dogg exclaims, "Yay!!!"
Rob claps and whistles!
Gunther says, "yay!"
Emily says, "YAY!!!"
Photon exclaims, "woo-hoo!"
Storme says, "MUCH YAY"
Sargent says, "PUTPBAA!"
Marvin exclaims, "WOO!"
DavidW claps
nm says, "hoot"
Rob jumps up and down!
Iain says, "Yay wait NOT THAT ONE"
Paul exclaims, "Yay PUTPBAA!!!"
dfan says, "Whooooo"
Thrax exclaims, "yay too damn many people!"
Stacey says, "hooray too damn many people"
Jacqueline says, "Yay!"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Textfire Golf, by the peripatetic Adam Cadre!"
maga_dogg exclaims, "WOOHAA!"
Storme says, "yay"
Recchi cheers
josh_g says, "yay wait what the heck"
Gunther says, "DON'T CALL HIM PATHETIC"
Jacqueline says, "Yay!"
Rob claps.
Oren says, "yay!"
inky says, "foooore!"
Marvin says, "woo"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "And The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt!"
[peanut-gallery] baf asks, "Does the PUTPBAA team have a designated representative?"
Carrad2 takes a nap...
[peanut-gallery] Sargent says, "PUTPBAA should win just so they have to make some thirty medals"
ctate hooks his tee shot into the rough!
Paul exclaims, "Yay TG, BTPAC!"
Iain says, "Yay plus fours!"
dfan says, "Putt putt"
[peanut-gallery] DavidW asks, "peripatetic?"
Thrax exclaims, "yay ubiquity!"
Marvin says, "woo"
[peanut-gallery] Yekrats asks, "What does peripatetic mean?"
RyoVII goes home.
</RyoVII> RyoVII has disconnected from ifMUD.
Rob claps.
<RyoVII> RyoVII has connected to ifMUD.
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says, "hee hee"
josh_g golf claps for Golf.
NamelessAdventurer says, "And the winner is..."
</RyoVII> RyoVII has disconnected from ifMUD.
[peanut-gallery] dfan says, "Moving frequently"
Paul exclaims, "Yay gostak!!!"
Iain says, "Jsj dyeoih feioh!"
[peanut-gallery] Sargent says, "The fact that one would go to me in no way affects my outlook."
[peanut-gallery] Paul says, "Wandering about"
DavidW doatches at the Gostak!
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says, "quaduple bypass"
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi asks, "What would you like it to mean?"
[peanut-gallery] Dennis_Jerz says, "Peripatetic means one, singular, and sensational. Just kidding."
NamelessAdventurer says, ">OPEN ENVELOPE"
Ryan rolls a drum.
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "The winner for Best use of medium is: The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt!"
Rob applauds!
buzzard exclaims, "Woo!"
Gunther comes under the drum and loses both legs
devil says, "Yay"
baf nurls.
Stacey says, "YAY"
Thrax exclaims (at baf), "doatch at us, you snave guy!"
Tanan applauds
Ryan says, "Yay!"
Iain says, "Woo!"
ctate says, "GO GO GOSTAK"
Photon claps.
Storme says, "yay"
Marvin says, "woo"
Hjalfi claps.
Emily says, "yay!"
inky says, "yay gostak"
[peanut-gallery] Miseri gets squashed by a rolling drum
dfan says, "Kick ass!"
Paul exclaims, "WOOHOO!!!"
Yekrats exclaims, "Yay!"
Gunther says, "YAY BAF"
nm says, "hooray"
josh_g cheers.
NamelessAdventurer asks, "Is there a baf in the haus?"
atholbrose applauds! Yay!
Oren says, "woo"
Aris exclaims, "Congrats, baf!"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says, "ha ha"
neild exclaims, "Wooo!!!!!"
Kiz says, "yay Gostak!"
baf says, "There is."
DavidW gasks until he's blide.
Iain says, "Yay the one game I haven't played winning!"
Sargent says, "BEN! I mean, YAY!"
[peanut-gallery] maga_dogg says, "I love the suspense effect"
Jacqueline claps. "Yay!"
Recchi applauds for the Baf!
[peanut-gallery] Paul says (to thrax), "you'll get your wish"
Jota cheers. "Woo Gostak!"
Dennis_Jerz says, "Woo-hoo"
baf says, "Well, gosh. Thanks."
DavidW claps.
Photon exclaims, "Gostak zanked them all!"
[peanut-gallery] Stacey pells deave.
NamelessAdventurer gives Best Use of Medium trophy to baf.
Skip hunts the parking-lot whale.
</Skip> Emily says (to Skip), "This is a new disconnect not by Markov."
josh_g says, "yay spamcheer!"
Gunther says (to baf), "Onto the stage!"
eileen claps wildly
Thrax tunks baf and smarches.
ctate says, "Speech!"
Iain says (to baf), "SPEECH"
[peanut-gallery] Stacey exclaims, "Doatch!"
NamelessAdventurer drags baf behind the podium.
DavidW exclaims, "Yay the Gostaktunder!"
Iain says (to baf), "IN ENGLISH"
Sargent says, "Speech! But a comprehensible one!"
Miseri smiles for the camera.
Dennis_Jerz guns the engine of the Pratt Dynamo
ctate laughs.
Photon exclaims, "Doatch!"
Ellison says, "woo"
Recchi laughs at Iain
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says (to baf), "MAKE US LAUGH LIKE A FUNNY MONKEY"
<Sophie> Sophie has connected to ifMUD.
Jota exclaims, "Doatch!"
baf gombs the stage
Gunther distims the doshes.
[peanut-gallery] BoingBall asks (of josh), "with cymbals?"
Sophie arrives from the west.
Iain says, "Noooooo!"
[peanut-gallery] ctate asks (of josh_g), "do funny monkeys laugh? Who knew?"
[peanut-gallery] josh_g says, "dear Lord, my capslock key is out of control again"
dhan-spain asks, "why not spanish?"
[peanut-gallery] neild says, "Man, I'm not gonna get any of the inside jokes this year."
Thrax exclaims, "Pell at the delcot!"
[peanut-gallery] Jota says, "Down with comprehensibility."
Sophie says, "hi"
Iain says (to dhan-spain), "Well, that'd do too."
Gunther says (to dhan-spain), "y no habla espanol"
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says (to neild), "just make something up; people will probably think they missed something"
[peanut-gallery] Sargent says, "that is why we will laugh at you neild"
Carrad2 says, "Yet the chalkboard is still blank..."
baf says, "I'm afraid I don't have a prepared speech in Gostak dialect. I hope I'm not disappointing too many people."
[peanut-gallery] dfan says, "OK, the only category I was nominated for is over, I can go home now"
[peanut-gallery] Ryan says, "I know, I've played exactly zero of the games that are up for awards."
[peanut-gallery] neild exclaims, "Flough mushlik!"
[peanut-gallery] ctate says (to dfan), "awww"
Iain says (to Gunther), "Mu esta capabalo don utiliso don Google alt Babelfisho"
Photon sniffs.
[peanut-gallery] Gunther says (to dfan), "yay"
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says (to neild), "very nice"
ctate says (to baf), "THANK GOD"
BoingBall says (to carrad), "the ceremony is ruined"
[peanut-gallery] Thrax exclaims (at baf), "quick, make one up for your next award!"
katre walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice him approaching it from the other side.
[peanut-gallery] Emily says (to dfan), "yeah, your heroic napping efforts made PUTBAA what it was"
Gunther says (to Iain), "Puaj!! Great error!"
[peanut-gallery] Bishop asks, "Damnit, parents called. What'd I miss???"
baf says, "But, if there is a parrot in the room, I would like to demonstrate something."
[peanut-gallery] ctate says (to bishop), "best use of medium = Gostak"
Alex flutters out of the room.
Alex flutters into the room.
[peanut-gallery] katre says, "hi all"
Iain says (to Gunther), "Bugger!!"
NamelessAdventurer says, "Okay, I guess that was what passes for a speech these days. And now..."
baf asks (of Alex), "What is a gostak?"
[peanut-gallery] Bishop exclaims, "Yay!"
Alex says (to baf), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that the gostak is what distims the doshes."
[peanut-gallery] dfan says (to Emily), "Just wait until PUTBAA II"
Thrax exclaims (at Alex), "yay!"
Alex exclaims (at Thrax), "Awwwk! You're a great crowd! I'll be here all night -- try the tarte au chocolat aux cork nuts!"
baf asks (of alex), "What is a dosh?"
Alex says (to baf), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that dosh is singular for doshes. Furthermore, cash is dosh."
[peanut-gallery] Sargent says, "He's not the Nameless Adventurer, he's the Snarky Adventurer"
baf asks (of alex), "What is distimming?"
Alex says (to baf), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that distimming is what the gostak does to the doshes."
Rob says, "Best Use of Parrot"
[peanut-gallery] ctate asks, "speech by proxy?"
Iain says, "Yay"
DavidW claps for the parrot.
Gunther says, "Alex channels the gostak"
baf says, "I would like you all to know that the bird learned that without my help."
[peanut-gallery] Sophie has joined the channel.
Carrad2 snatches everyone's booty and hides it ideep in the maze
[peanut-gallery] Dennis_Jerz says, "Proxy is my favorite author."
Gunther says, "therefore HE IS A MEDIUM"
[peanut-gallery] Hjalfi asks, "Was Alex nominated for anything?"
buzzard exclaims, "yay!"
[peanut-gallery] Paul says, "If you're going to be snarky, it's best to be nameless."
NamelessAdventurer says, "So I was walking through this dungeon last week, and LET ME TELL YOU..."
Jota exclaims, "Yay!"
ctate laughs.
[peanut-gallery] Iain says, "Proxy Gostak is my favourite prog-rock band."
[peanut-gallery] Dennis_Jerz says, "Or named Les."
baf says, "And if a parrot can figure that stuff out, so can you."
[peanut-gallery] Thrax says (to Paul), "...by an author who shall remain snarky."
devil says (to baf), "Awww."
Jota exclaims, "Woohoo!"
Iain says (to baf), "It all makes sense now!"
Carrad2 says, "crossing over, now that's funny."
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says, "I liked Alex's game, "Pick Up My Cork Nut And Die""
[peanut-gallery] ctate says, "YAY"
Iain says (to baf), "Wait, maybe that means we should take the award back."
Gunther says, "It means "The gostak depants the parrot""
[peanut-gallery] buzzard says, "heehee"
[peanut-gallery] DavidW says (to Stacey), "heh"
Carrad2 says, "what? I didn't win? oh, that's right, I didn't write an IF"
[peanut-gallery] Hugo cheers Gostak somewhat belatedly but no less enthusiastically.
Thrax asks (of Alex), "okay, so how do I get past the cobbic glaud?"
Alex asks (of Thrax), "Um, seven?"
[peanut-gallery] ctate asks (of Hugo), "what, Canada is STILL lagged?"
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says, "hee hee"
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says, "what have I wroght now"
Rameses disappears.
[peanut-gallery] Stacey says, "+u"
<Duchess> Fascination casts a spell and you became more than just a mystery...
BoingBall says, "disappears? uh"
[peanut-gallery] Gunther asks, "hang on ,stephen bond is here?"
baf asks, "Um, are you waiting for me to give more speech or are we just lagged again?"