The 2018 Hubbie Award Winners

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samanthacubbisonposted 5 years ago

I wish to extend a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the Hubbies this year. It’s because of you that we have such a flourishing community. The team at HubPages is looking forward to next year (and those that follow) to brainstorm creative and more involved activities for everyone to participate in. Stay tuned for community polls for suggestions/recommendations on our Facebook page.

We hope to promote user engagement and motivate authors even more with some exciting contests and giveaway opportunities as well. Be sure to follow our Instagram (@hubpagesnetwork) for giveaway updates.

Head on over to our blog where we’ve unveiled the winners, OR read the weekly newsletter. Sign up from your “Account Settings” page if you haven’t already. I have some pretty cool stuff to say.

Also, be sure to shoot your favorites a “congratulations” or a virtual high-five or something.
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  chef-de-jourposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Well done all you guys and gals. Fully deserved. Long live the democratic process!
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  Thelma Albertsposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Congratulations to all the winners. Well done!
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  erorantesposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Congratulations to all the winners. I wish you all are enjoying your success.
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  gerimcclymposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  These awards were spot-on. Congratulations to all of the hubbie award winners!!!
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lobobrandonposted 5 years ago
Awesome! It's nice to see that many who I voted for are on that list. Congrats everyone.

Small note to Bev: You at least get something out of the noobie attacks

DrMark: That's a well deserved Life Time Achievement award.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I wanted to vote for Bev in the "Able to deflect bullets and attacks by Noobies" but I could not find that category.
  Oh well.
  Thanks. I am still a ways from hitting my next goal, which I will see as an achievement, but this was nice to see.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Is your next goal a traffic/earnings goal or that 300 article mark (no pun intended).
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I was over 300 at one point but I deleted a bunch of things no one was interested in. I want to get up to 500k a month and was pretty close before that October update hit. My traffic went down about 15% that month but my income was not affected, which I thought was weird.
  My traffic is down a little this month again and my income is way up. I think this is going to be the best month ever, income wise.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Cool. Yeah, I guess the higher CPMs is helping level that ship.
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  theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I only just found out - thanks so much!
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  Jean Bakulaposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Your saintly patience not only with newbies but with tech challenged people like me can't be surpassed. I hope it all comes back to you 3x3x3!
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FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago
WOOHOO! Two years running! Thanks all!

...and hey, since I inspired Rupert to write this one, I'm gonna claim half credit for it.

You're welcome Rupert! High five!

Congrats to all the winners! Onward and upward!
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Haha, yea you should
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AliciaCposted 5 years ago
Congratulations to all the winners! It was great to see some new names on the list as well as some familiar ones.
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Rupert Taylorposted 5 years ago
Okay Keith. Which part of the T-shirt would you like? And, heartiest congrats to Bev for your tireless work in helping newbies as well as old farts such as me.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I was saddened by your article today. I thought the fourth industrial revolution would have something to do with modernized and industrialized rutabaga production.
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paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago
I see that the "Hubber Mostly Likely to Be Banned" wasn't publicly announced, but that's ok.

First, I'd like to thank all the little people. I will do my best to live up to this honor.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Wait, does that mean they will send you a t-shirt that has the Hubpages logo with a big line through it?
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  paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Nah, just the usual $50,000 severance check. I'm fine with that.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  They sent you a check? They just put my $50,000 into my Paypal account. I guess I am okay with that too.
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  paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Really? They've been sending me mine piece by piece over the last 9 years.
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  Natalie Frankposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Shoot - I just got stock options. Maybe it will be better in the long run but I could really use the cash now
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  samanthacubbisonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
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  paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Those of us with the "skewed" sense of humor are really the normal ones.
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  samanthacubbisonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  The community feedback seemed to suggest that it was just too negative. So to be respectful of everyone's wishes, we decided not to include it this year.
  
  I thought it was funny, but I guess my sense of humor is just skewed. *shrug*
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paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago
Meanwhile, congrats to the winners. Well deserved and on the mark.
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samanthacubbisonposted 5 years ago
This was really fun for me to orchestrate. You guys are great. I'm looking forward to next year for sure.
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Chriswillman90posted 5 years ago
Congrats to all the winners!
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Natalie Frankposted 5 years ago
I just found out and am happy to have won it two years running. Congrats to all the winners! I loved seeing Bill win two categories! Thanks to all who voted for me and thanks Sam for all the work that must have gone into orchestrating this.
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letstalkabouteducposted 5 years ago
Congratulations to all the winners! In addition to their writing prowess, they're all generous souls who share they knowledge on the forums or in their articles. I think so many of us here have been touched by Bill's encouragement and open heart. Dr. Mark and Bev show infinite patience helping new hubbers. I also want to salute Brandon for being a terrific authority for us non-tech types. I learn a lot from you so a big thanks!
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Thanks
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  Jan Saintsposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Brandon must have missed an award by a whisker!
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  theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Yes, he must have
  
  Pleased about the rutabaga hub though. It inspired me to have mashed swede with butter and pepper with our Sunday lunch last week.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Looking forward to the 10 Mil accolade Long way to go but I'd like to have that.
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  Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I agree, must have been close. I voted for Brandon and was sure he'd win.
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Rupert Taylorposted 5 years ago
Sorry about that Dr. Mark. I'm hoping the boffins of the fourth industrial revolution are working on genetically engineering rutabagas to make them palatable. That would be Nobel Prize-worthy.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  That would be great. After I read your rutabaga article a few weeks ago I rushed to the feed store and bought a bag. Even my cows were not amused. It kind of makes me wonder why Monsanto is not working to increase rutabaga palatability through GMOs.
  They could get the Nobel prize runner up.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Because Monsanto doesn't exist anymore! I had no clue who they were just Googled it.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Which is why everyone should be against big Pharma.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Yup.
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aesta1posted 5 years ago
Congratulations to the Winners. You are all very deserving of the recognition.
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theraggededgeposted 5 years ago
I think the Americans have a thing happening today Have a great one!

The rest of us carry on as normal... if writers at HP could ever be 'normal'.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Today was the first snow of the year. That's something Happy Thanksgiving to the folk across the Atlantic.
  
  EDIT: I must add it was good snow, just in the air and it all melted as soon as it landed. Not going to be so lucky the next time around. Got to prepare for the attack of the black ice.
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Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago
Hot Dog! Congratulations to the winners!!!
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jansharesposted 5 years ago
Congratulations to all the Hubbie winners. Great picks, fitting choices. I'd like to offer an honorable mention to Brandon for being the coolest member of our HP community.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  hehe I don't know about that, thanks
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  Sherry Hposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  +1
  
  Congratulations to all the Winners! I missed to vote as I was not here but if I were to choose these were (almost) exactly the people I would vote for. And truly a special mention to Brandon
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aesta1posted 5 years ago
Congratulations to the winners. They truly are great contributors here.
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Glenn Stokposted 5 years ago
Congratulations to all the winners. It’s all well-deserved! And thank you to those who elected me as most likely to be a HubPages employee. Guess I need to get my resume in order. LOL.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  After Relache and Marisa, you're the only other person I can think of who would be good for that role
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  Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Thanks Brandon. I voted for Marisa last year for that, when she was still here.
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  Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Congrats, Glen! And to all the other worthy winners as well!!
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Natalie Frankposted 5 years ago
Thanks, Randy!
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  Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  That's right Natalie, I forgot you won a Hubbie as well. Double congrats!
  
  I enjoyed meeting you, Glen and the other Hubbers at Whistler, but sorry to have missed the dinner at Stonesedge. I was in agony and had to go back to the hotel therefore missing meeting more HP people. Enjoyed the experience anyway though.
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  Natalie Frankposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I enjoyed meeting you also Randy. Whistler was a great time and great opportunity to meet other hubbers in person not just on line. It really gave me more motivation to keep writing and staying involved on the forums. I am hoping that perhaps there will be something similar this year! I'm sorry you were in such pain and had to go back to the hotel. I had something similar the first night with a migraine. I went briefly but then had to go back to my room. But the rest of the conference I absolutely loved. Hope to see you again sometime (hopefully at another fabulous conference in a wonderful location!)
  
  And thanks to the HP staff for sponsoring the conference and giving us a chance to meet. I can't wait to see what "other opportunities" the HP folks have planned for this year. Take care.
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  Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I enjoyed the experience as well, Natalie! Perhaps there will be another conference in the future.
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samanthacubbisonposted 5 years ago
REMINDER: If you've won any category, please don't forget to reply to the email! (Let me know if something went wonky.) Thanks!
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  FatFreddysCatposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Samantha, I replied several days ago but have not gotten aa answer to my inquiry about the possibility of getting a t-shirt in 2XL size. I'm a tall fella (6 foot 7) so a standard XL shirt doesnt quite provide the necescary "coverage."
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Nell Roseposted 5 years ago
Congrats Everybody!
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Natalie Frankposted 5 years ago
Thanks Nell!
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Solarasposted 5 years ago
Congrats to all of the winners!!
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FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago
My prize package arrived in today's mail. Thanks y'all. I shall rock my HP tee proudly.
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Natalie Frankposted 5 years ago
I got my prize package as well. The water bottle is great and I will wear my "ringer" with pride! Thanks for such great gifts!
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Glenn Stokposted 5 years ago
I just received my ringer T-shirt and water bottle today too. That bottle is bigger than the Maven one I got in April. Great for hot and cold drinks. Thanks, HubPages, and to all who voted for me.
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  Will Apseposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Did the Maven visit entail any kind of surgical procedure? All those who went seem curiously quiet these days.
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  Natalie Frankposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Not sure who you're referring to - I think we're all still around. And at least as far as I'm concerned I still have my tongue and all my fingers Or did you just mean went quiet about Maven?
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  Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I don’t know what you mean. I see all of us being very active in the forums and/or continuously publishing new articles.
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  Will Apseposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Sorry Glenn, that was meant for Solaras. Can't help noticing a change in the forums since the takeover.
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  Natalie Frankposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  How so?
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  Will Apseposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  It might have something to do with corporate brain worms, lol.
  
  I never thought I would say it, but I miss Making a Mark and Writeangled. Their savage criticism of everything HP set out a big space in which people could say whatever they thought was true or just plain boredom reducing.
  
  I mean, if they could be tolerated (and they were) people could certainly speak their minds.
  
  Also, I sense that Samantha just wants everyone to be nice. I reckon Christy had reached the sad conclusion long ago that people are pretty mad and there was nothing could be done about it.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  What are you mad about? I see a lot of people speaking their mind about the horrible recommended stuff. I ranted about the bad QnA feature and the possible ranking drops due to it and quite a few others complained about this feature too.
  
  Right now I personally have no other complaints (not no more), you?
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  Will Apseposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I am guessing that you are using the word "mad" in the American sense of "angry". Rather than the meaning I intended of howling at the moon, unreliable witness, menace to decent folk, sadly crushed by an unrelenting and inimical reality that is not designed to support human sensitivities.That kind of reading...
  lol.
  
  But putting the cultural nuances aside, let us consider the evidence.
  
  The Maven executive retreat was a remote location in the Canadian outback. The geographical features included millions of acres of gloomy, impenetrable conifer forests. With lakes that could gulp down whole cities of evidence...
  
  Randy comes back transformed. Is there a more reasonable soul in the entire forum? Solaras is almost silent. Glenn is absent from controversial topics. I must admit that Natalie is a state unto herself but she is a rarity...
  
  What is a person to think?
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  Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  That all depends on what your definition is of a “more reasonable soul.”
  
  You’re very observant Will, but speaking only for myself, Maven hasn’t changed me.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Gotcha.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  You do realize this makes you sound like one of those conspiracy theorists? Is the alternative account going to be filled with articles like ""How to make a tinfoil hat to protect against alien microwaves"?
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I didn't want to be the one to say this haha.
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  Will Apseposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  There is no protection against alien microwaves.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Really? One of my neighbors that knows a lot about this told me that if I started a plastic fire on my head the alien microwaves would never bother me.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  That's true. The alien microwaves are out seeking intelligent life. Do this and they won't be after you.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  That explains it! I think this hot topic deserves an online article.
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  paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  The best proof there is intelligent life in outer space is the fact it hasn’t come here.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Or has it?
  
  Punctuation help, please. Do I put a comma after the Or in the statement above?
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  theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  No!
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Thank you
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  theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I wasn't shouting, honest
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Haha. I believe you.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Wow! Do all of you Cornish people get upset and shout like that?
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  theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Only about commas And cruelty to animals.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I had better watch my commas around you then!
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  Will Apseposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Is your neighbor a banana tree?
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theraggededgeposted 5 years ago
My package arrived this morning and the t-shirt and water bottle are lovely A pre-Christmas gift for me. Thank you.
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  samanthacubbisonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Yay! Glad you received them so quickly.
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paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago
Commas; who uses commas; I never use commas; commas are for sissies.
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Is that a Norman Mailer qoute from his book "Tough Guys Dont Dance or Use Commas"?
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  paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I do post lots of quotes here. But this one though is a paradigmsearch original. And I start sentences with "but" and "and".
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  DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I think that calls for one of your great memes. A PDS original.
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  paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Thanks. If a really good one comes to mind...
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Rupert Taylorposted 5 years ago
My prizes made it across the border; the dog sled team delivered the package to my front door. Many thanks to voters and Hub team. I bet the Pulitzer Prize winners don't get a T-shirt.
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  lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  I doubt they do.
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  samanthacubbisonposted 5 years agoin reply to this
  Woo! That's great that they made it safe and sound.
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