2016 Zoner Of The Year

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Well gang, the time has come. It has been an honor serving as your 2015 ZOTY. Representing the very best this community has to offer has been a truly humbling experience, and one I will always cherish.

There are many worthy candidates this year. We had strong thread contributions from Chance and Buncombe. Jim Reardon established himself as the Zone's most prescient prognosticator with his unparalleled work during the NBA Finals. A couple of Zoners made strong cases for Lifetime Achievement ZOTY.

It might seem too obvious; but I believe a rare group ZOTY should be awarded to Lava, Judit, and Davey for their work in building the community a new home here.

Never in the history of the prestigious ZOTY award has a group been nominated and won.

Please cast your vote for the 2016 ZOTY. Votes will be tallied over the next week, and the 2016 ZOTY will be announced next Friday at 2 pm MDT.

Good luck everyone!

yes

i concur 

Thank you, Mark (and popi), but the year's not over yet!

^^^ admin's sock?

There is no completion here.

Judit

Lava

Davey

 

Hands down ZOTY's.

Buncombe gets comeback award....but only if he shows face here

yes

I concur too

I vote yes.

Ladder climbers ~sigh~

 

Oh well back to putting the lights up, Got a ten foot ladder to climb.

It's not even a contest.

((((Vivala Trio))))

JUDIT

LAVA

HEYD​A​VEY

yes heart 

Oh yes

The 3 Zoners Of The Apocalypse

They'll win the popular vote for sure.

Heartily Agree!  Who makes the medals and / or certificates?

 

> Who makes the medals and / or certificates?

A better question to ask is Of whom are the medals and / or certificates made? Here at Vivalazone, we take the previous year's ZOTY, melt him or her down, and then cast the molten remains into the new year's ZOTY medals and / or certificates...

What does one have to do at this late juncture to be in the running?  You know, for a "friend".  :)

 

And yeah, the VLZ masterminds are without a doubt in the upper upper upper echelon of contenders.  

oh thank fuck, Peg made it to the party!

1075090.jpgthis will be the medal, and what an honor it will be to get it.  

Now, that's what I call a benevolent dick tater...

Some fancy stuff here.  

It's a Christmas miracle Tracy!!!

 

 

To the Zoner Cloners!!

(I kinda stole that from GFish)

 >>>we take the previous year's ZOTY, melt him or her down, and then cast the molten remains into the new year's ZOTY medals and / or certificates

ZOTYs are unmeltable, MikeE

Three thumbs up for the Three Amigos! 

Vote early, vote often. 

>>To the Zoner Cloners!!

>> (I kinda stole that from GFish)

 

Brilliant and I concur!!

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> ZOTYs are unmeltable, MikeE.

That's what they all say, Mark. Stay moist while you still can, amigo...

Anyway. Early in the process here, but this is shaping up to be a landslide victory.

If it's not Judit, then the election is RIGGED!

Mark tell me again who is addicted to the ZOTY muse?  That shit really went to your head.  I guess you didn't win many trophy's as a child.

>>>this is shaping up to be a landslide victory.

I've heard that before....

 

>>>then the election is RIGGED!

heard that too.  

 

Who is the boisterous dark horse?

(((((1st ZOTY 3SOME)))))

LAVA, JUDIT, HEYdAVEY 2016 ZOTY TRIFECTA <3

 

A few strong contenders this year, but after thinking about it, I feel Lava is the true 2016 champion

Turning into a real bloodbath in here.

Still six days of voting left; but barring a miracle dark horse candidate with the charisma of a young Bill Clinton playing Dark Star on a saxophone, this thing is all but over.

It really should be based solely on quantity of posts. Bill playing Dark Star is quality, but hat shit is superfluous. Post count or nothing!

Judit or the triumvirate. 

> It really should be based solely on quantity of posts.

It sounds like you're missing your little nipper pal, Brian...

I know not of whom you speak. Out of sight, out of mind, Praise Allah!

Judit. 

Out of sight, out of mind

 

In this case - more like out of site...

Hey Jess!

Judit & Co.    

Judit & Co.    

Robin. For all the bullshit she had to deal with from that psycho Kirley

menage a zoner-judit, heydavey, lava

 

"the triumverate"

Folks, there's only one day of voting left until we announce the 2016 ZOTY.

Let your voices be heard.

In alphabetical order:
 

HeyDavey

Judit

Lava

The three workhorses who created this site, and Taper Rob for honorable mention.

But really, who gives a shit? It's meaningless.

Obviously somebody is a little tender over never having been nominated for ZOTY.

Judi, Lava, and Davey for making the Zone GREAT again!

It's YUGE!!!!!!!!!!

Not to piss on the zoey that is truly deserved by those three for putting up so much effort and this site.....but!!!!

what about Taperrob?????

Had to throw that in there!

Well, if it's not going to be me, then I guess I'll vote for those 3!

 

Well doneyes

I'd vote for Bret H. for carrying the load for so long and putting up with all the foolish emails and general whining he must have endured, giving the zone the time & energy to flow over here.

Or maybe a Lifetime Achievement award for him.

Buncombe was strong in 2016, but that seaboar deal did get tedious.

But then maybe that's why he SHOULD be ZOTY.

Reardon? Please. White noise.

Buffoonery has it's place on the zone, but it shouldn't earn such a prestigious award.

They all have my vote.

I'd throw Sideshow Bob in there.  Guy was on fire towards the zones end.

Zoners of the year: the community. Philzone, Viva la Zone, it's all of us.

Hello again all!

I'll also throw my vote in for

Judit

Lava

Davey

 

Are you the Davey I hung out with in Vegas?

 

Yes, Scott.

Critter, if you look three posts up from yours, Taper Rob is mentioned. And the Bret idea from Lance is very worthy also. 

And Mark, you couldn't be more wrong. I'd be embarrassed to be ZOTY, but obviously you're quite proud.

That's cool. Different strokes. Very glad you enjoyed your year of "fame" and that it meant so much to you.  

I just don't think you have what it takes to be ZOTY, Slickrock.

Sorry. 

Slickrock's good in my book.


Thanks for hooking me up with SUWA.

 

Mark, I hope that parenting is treating you well...."The toughest job..."

Slickrock's a good choice for me, too, as are many.

 

And Bret deserves so many awards!

For the Viva ZOTY the trio wins hands down.  For the Zone I would think Bret, and Mikew are close to a tie.  

Doing well, Johnny, thanks. She's 9 months and getting really excited about food, which is cute as all get out.

Judit, I hate to be a stickler for the rules, but ZOTY voting is strictly limited to one vote per Zoner. You're kind of all over the place here. Pick a horse.

Oh, well, you do know the rules. That's too difficult for me right now, Mark. I can't choose one, so I'll vote for the community.

I just exploded a spaghetti squash in the microwave. I heard it as half of it flew out of the microwave and went to the floor leaving strands and seeds along the way. The remaining parts are clinging very tightly to the walls and floor of the machine. I'm not looking forward to this cleanup.

Sorry Judit, I hate it when that happens.  Last night I was mopping the Kitchen floor, and nocked over a bottle of bleace.  A real pain in the ass, and then my hands smelled like bleach all night.  Sometimes life is not easy.  

It's these common things... uncommonly done.

Haha J

My wife loves spaghetti squash and would love that story. And yes the cleanup sounds horrible.

>>>> I just don't think you have what it takes to be ZOTY, Slickrock.

You have no idea how happy I am to hear that, even if your opinion means nothing to me. If in your mindset you think you're dissing me, please think again. It's a compliment in my book. 

Taper Rob, Bret and the three Viva founders have performed wonderous acts on behalf of a community.

But for just a "poster" to earn that title, it means you pissed away a hell of a lot of time on a internet chat site where you could've been doing something useful for people.

If you want to take pride in that, so be it. I'm very glad you're happy with the distinction as ZOTY and glad you enjoyed your "reign".   

 

Thanks Skudebro. Always happy to turn people on to groups protecting our public lands. You and your boy saw it and felt it, so you know why.

Lots of battles coming up. 66% of Utah is controlled by the federal gov'mt.  Scary.

Went to the SUWA winter party last night. A GREAT time.

Waiting on a new national monument for southern Utah within the next two weeks. Maybe as early as tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

>>>>But for just a "poster" to earn that title, it means you pissed away a hell of a lot of time on a internet chat site where you could've been doing something useful for people

 

Something useful like hosting a drug band message board? Something like that?

(((Fingers crossed)))

>>>Something useful like hosting a drug band message board? Something like that?

If that's what it is, why would you be proud of or want to be ZOTY? Odd.

Some think it's a community of people who would like to be kind and share. I believe Bret's vision became much more than what you described.

Sorry if you didn't feel the magic that was there on occasion.  

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(((The Magic^)))

Let see: Bret and schnee and company ran the board for 15+ years. Maybe the award or another award should go to them. PZ award of the decade or life of zone.  I understand the vote for Judit, dave and Lava though that is the new zone. It is really what bret and schnee and company did that enables the 2 new PZ to be created. Don't want to forget the founders!

My 2 cents...

Only a few hours left until the crowning of the 2016 ZOTY is upon us.

I have received word for our exit polling team that Slickrock's single ZOTY vote has him fatally behind in the early projections. Not looking good.

Obviously, not much interest in this "competition" you've mistakenly thought is so important, Mark.

I guess even you've lost interest also since you're 45 minutes late with the big announcement.

Hey, will there be an award for "Zoner Fail of the Year"? I might have a nomination for you.

Have a great day and weekend everyone. And congratulations to the winner(s).

Voter apathy isn't my problem, Slickrock. I'm only here to tally the votes and pass the torch.

Unfortunately, there's been a delay due to some irregularities with the voting in Utah. Apparently some douchebag wearing a Patagonia fleece has been threatening people at the polls. 

We're going to delay the announcement until 2 pm MDT next Friday, December 16th. The integrity of ZOTY will not be compromised.

 

Unfortunately, there's been a delay due to some irregularities with the voting in Utah. Apparently some douchebag wearing a Patagonia fleece has been threatening people at the polls. 

 

Fleece vest

 

Thanks for the update on the Patagonia fleece, Hoover.

I've just received a report from our field team in Utah that the individual in question may also be wearing cargo shorts and strumming an acoustic guitar.

Obviously this person is a major tool.

Psst.  Patrick.  It's not real.

 

Good point, tho'.

test

case

I nominate Mark to get the award in perpetuity.

he should also get the Lifetime Achievement Award every year. Why waste time with all these formalities?

I just want to follow up on the exploded spaghetti squash. It only took about 20 minutes to clean everything. Best  news is the microwave still works. 

Good for you Judit.  Seriously.  My bleach mess ruined a 100 dollar pair of jeans.  The dog pissed on the floor the next day, and I had to mop again.  

did you nuke it whole, judit?

Yes, fish, but only because I couldn't get the knife to cut through it to split it. I didn't really think that it might explode but also thought that the slit cut by the knife would release the pressure buildup. Nope. So wrong.

I'm guessing that you forgot to pierce it with a fork.

And sorry about your jeans, Chris. I wish your dog would pee outside.

Never nuke an egg....bad things happen

Brian, it was a very hard shelled spaghetti squash. See above your post.

Got it...

Pierce it with a knife or fork as much as you can, nuke for 8 minutes, then cut and seed it.

i love spaghetti squash.

It was very cool that 1/3 of it flew out of the microwave and time stood still. I was able to collect the parts that stayed in the shells (3 pieces) and have been eating them over the last couple of days. I just heated a little with cheese on it - cozy on a very wet day.

I damn sure wish the fucking dog would piss outside as well.  Might end up like the cat my father threw down the stairs.  Just kidding, but it is a pain in the ass.  I know someone that would

take him, but my son wouldn't go for it.  :(  There are worse things in life than dealing with some dog shit, and piss.  

The other day I picked up a wee tiny one. It was perfect as a side for 2.

Those petite squash, so cute. 

I'd just like to thank everybody for their patience here. This has been an unusual year, and I know people are feeling pretty run down by the entire process. 

Over the past several days, the ZOTY team has been investigating the situation in Utah, and we've made some determinations. Slickrock's single ZOTY vote has been stricken from the voting tally. I can't get into much detail, but we do have evidence of voter fraud, voter intimidation, and acoustic man balladry. Merrell footwear may also be involved. 

We've also had some difficulty tallying the 727 votes Judit submitted for the entire VLZ community. I believe we're close to resolving that issue, and we are working to ensure that everyone gets a trophy. You're all special little snowbongs, and we appreciate you. 

Given these issues, we're planning on a recount to be completed sometime this week. We'll continue to beat the living shit out of this dead horse, and keep you all updated as things progress. Thanks.

Do you own any hiking boots?

I sure do, Slacker. 

Asolo. Pro tip: I wear them them when I hike.

This is a really underwhelming development...

Yeah the Merrell footwear, in particular, barely got on the radar.

I understand Patchwork Quilt was strummed at one point though, which is concerning 

Hey ma, great news-

Guess who made zoner of the year?

Everybody!

St. Mark, that's great news; I guess the recount of my votes is cancelled? 

Yes, we're very close to resolving that, Judit.

I appreciate the cooperation you & the Viva admin team have demonstrated throughout the process; as well as the spirit of transparency you've shown in allowing us access to the Viva user databases. 

This may go down as the most controversial ZOTY ever, despite the overwhelming majority of votes being for you, Lava, and Davey. 

It was a good year for SteveR but his early retirement hurt his chances.

SteveR was an early dark horse, for sure.

Sadly, you can't win a race if you don't finish. I suppose that's weirdly appropriate for a Golden State Warriors fan, isn't it?

BK gets an honorable mention for putting up with  Dogman and his onslaught of virtual dicks.

Agreed. Withstanding a dick eating barrage of that magnitude took grit.

(((True grit)))

 

 

>>>can't get into much detail, but we do have evidence of voter fraud, voter intimidation, and acoustic man balladry. Merrell footwear may also be involved. 

 

 

Sometimes I feel like we can't get anything done around here without it devolving into acoustic man balladry 

That is so true, E.

Somebody picks up an acoustic guitar, and the whole place goes to shit.

I never knew you/but then who really did?

Isn't there some sort of deadline in place for this thing???

 

 

I can't stand this ongoing flood of nonsensical tweets...

I have always hated Patchwork myself.   

Зона была взломана.

Zona byla vzlomana.

 

 

Товарищ Трампа будет ZOTY

Tovarishch Trampa budet ZOTY

 

 

Hated Patchwork Chris?  Really?  I may have heard it a couple hundred times at this point and maybe even prefer another selection. But I never thought of hating that song.  Not a bad song at all. 

i accept. 

*oh shit. I already voted 3sum