The Sticks Awards 91-100

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

:smallsmile: Hi, and welcome to The Sticks Awards!

:smallamused: The Sticks Awards are given to the best strips of all times, chosen by the polls here in the Playground. Each poll will have a group of 10 comics, chronologically chosen, and every hundred strips we'll have a "Best of the Hundred" poll, with the most voted strip of each previous poll.

:smallcool: Each poll will have the duration of a week. Voters can only pick one choice. Links are provided for people to re-read the comics. This week's poll features comics #91 to #100.

:smallwink: If you have any suggestions or comments, feel free to comment on this thread.

:smallbiggrin: Thanks for voting!


Winners

#1-10 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26761)
1) :durkon: #7 ThorPrayer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0007.html) (30.67%)
2) :belkar: #3 See Spot Spot (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0003.html) (16.00%)
3) :elan: #4 The Power of Music (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0004.html) (15.33%)


#11-20 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27287)
1) :vaarsuvius: #20 Arcanolypse Now (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0020.html) (36.20%)
2) :roy: #14 Why Roy is Always Tired (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0014.html) (17.79%)
3) :haley: #12 Up a Level, Down a Level (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0012.html) (12.88%)


#21-30 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27829)
1) :haley: #28 Just Like on Three's Company (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0028.html) (18.12%)
2) :elan: #25 Armor Begone (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0025.html) (13.77%)
3) :mitd: #23 Meanwhile... (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0023.html) , :elan: #30 Behind the Secret Door (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0030.html) (12.32%)


#31-40 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28190)
1) :durkon: #40 The Gods Must be Busy (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0040.html) (17.33%)
2) :xykon: #37 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0037.html)Evil, But Cost-Effective (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0037.html) (14.67%)
3) :vaarsuvius: #31 All-You-Can-Eat Brain Buffet (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0031.html) (14.00%)


#41-50 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28622)
1) :elan: #50 The Semi-Secret Origin of Elan & Nale (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0050.html) (20.47%)
2) :elan: #41 Just Take the AoO (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0041.html) (16.96%)
3) :xykon: #47 But is it High Definition? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0047.html) (15.20%)


#51-60 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29208)
1) :belkar: #58 First Aid (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0058.html) (52.60%)
2) :thog: #51 Stupid Isn't Always Cute (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0051.html) (17.92%)
3) :nale: #56 An Alternate Hypotesis (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0056.html) (6.36%)


#61-70 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29803)
1) :roy: #64 Transference (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0064.html) (24.68%)
2) :elan: #68 Unconscience (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0068.html) (20.13%)
3) :vaarsuvius: #65 The Magic Words (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0065.html) (12.34%)


#71-80 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30298)
1) :elan: #80 Replacement Cleric (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0080.html) (34.07%)
2) :durkon: #77 A Battle of Attrition (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0077.html) (21.48%)
3) :durkon: #73 Thor's Teachings (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0073.html) (19.26%)


#81-90 [full results] (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30785)
1) :vaarsuvius: #81 First Church of Banjo (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0081.html)(30.41%)
2) :elan: #90 Consequences of a Failed Skill Check (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0090.html) (25.68%)
3) :mitd: #82 Beats Pay-Per-View (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/../comics/oots0082.html) (12.16%)

[Skippy]

Pocketssssss.... hahahahahaa....

[Spiky]

Many good ones here. But the sex trick into a headbutt....priceless!

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Hey, everybody loves fruit pies!

Top Three Favorites:
#91
#92
and #99

I wish these to place.

[danielf]

Gate, what gate? hehehe awesome

[Demented]

Fruit Pies are better than Goblin Zombies.
But only just.

[warmachine]

"...you will drink the blood of the innocent and you will LIKE IT!" That just cracks me up.

[Mr_Saturn]

evil plans. =D

[Blood]

It was either 95 or 96 for me, but in the end 96 won out.

[Megalomaniac2]

The first-ever use of "Explosive Runes?" The only question here is WHY IS A POLL EVEN NECESSARY??? Vaarsuvius' handwriting for the win!

[Setra]

:vaarsuvius: I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

[Psyke_D]

dead men tell tales, no doubt about it. This strip had me laughing so many times.

1. Cocroach hotel. :redcloak: "closer.. closer.." Bwhahah :D

2. :xykon: ".. no, seriusly, thats pathetic":redcloak: "im well aware, sir" :smallbiggrin:

3.":xykon: i need you to speak with dead" :redcloak: "... um, ok. hello sir, how are you today, this is lovely weather..":smallbiggrin:

4.:xykon: "thanks, the conjuring of his immortal soul saved me the inconvenience of digging out the spare set i keep in my desk." :redcloak: "sigh, i live to serve" Also pure gold

5. :roach: "hey babe, a motel!" :roach: "what kind of girl do you think i am?"

One of the best strips ever actually, loved it :D

[Tharj TreeSmiter]

I love the pies soo funny and soo remeniscant of old comics and cartoons.

[tis_tom]

I totally vote for Xykon talking to the dead!

"Thanks, the conjuring of his immortal soul saved me the inconvenience of digging out the spare set i keep in my desk!"

I mean come ON! Many of those strips are great, but that line is fantastic!

[The Vorpal Tribble]

The first-ever use of "Explosive Runes?" The only question here is WHY IS A POLL EVEN NECESSARY??? Vaarsuvius' handwriting for the win!
Thats the problem, when I first read it I think I cracked up. Now its such a running gag that I can't quite recall the hillarity. The sorcerer pie though, that still makes me grin, so I voted for the one that provided the most long-term amusement.

(not to mention I love those old fruit pies... especially cherry. Mmmmmm....)

[phobiandarkmoon]

What gate?

[Tiako]

Three great Xykons...how do I chose?

I guess 95, for "Um, OK, hello sir, ho are you today? This is lovely weather-"

[Draz74]

I voted for 95, which is currently winning, so that's good.

But my 2nd-favorite, 94, hasn't even gotten a vote yet. What!?!?!?

:roy: Wow, the sheer novelty of having a plan in advance is making me giddy!
Goblin: Actually, that's the aforementioned sulphur fumes.
:belkar: Meh. Either way.

I LOVE that conversation.

My 3rd pick would probably be the onset of the lovely Explosive Runes epoch, #91. At least it's got a decent number of votes.

[Bluesilver]

Go Fruit Pie the Sorceror!

[Mr_Saturn]

Actually...after reading #95, i believe that one is so much funnier.

It has like five jokes in it! darn...i voted for the wrong one....

[Guildorn Tanaleth]

"You're trying to kill me, you fruit-filled bastard!"

*giggles uncontrollably*

[Setra]

I wonder.. when/if this gets to 391-400, who would you/I vote for?

Thus far those have been my favorite 'set of ten' strips.

[Aldebaran]

95 for me

Go team evil!
(plus, the roaches are just hilarious- what kind of girl do you think I am?):smallbiggrin:

[ElfLad]

91. Because Sorcerer Fruit Pie is great.

[GoldenKitsune]

"Dead Men Tell Tales" for me. Xykon and Redcloak for the win!

[DarkLightDragon]

95 gets my vote. The speaking with dead was quite funny. And I laugh each time Xykon does that expression with the big (full-circle) eyes.

[Thog's Puppy]

Thog's Puppy head hurt from so much choices.:smalltongue:

[Wolfie_1066]

hey theres something on the wall in my room...*reads it* i prepaired explosive runes this morn...*BOOOOOOMMMMMM* nuff said :smallwink:

PS: *casts bump thread maximized level 9*

[Kaazmodan]

Damn this is a strong bunch of comics.... especially the Xykon ones which still get me laughing after several years... hmmm I'll roll a d10 for this vote then... too hard to decide...

[Sir_Norbert]

Hurrah.... unlike the last two tens, in this one my favourites are winning! I voted for 95 (Xykon losing his keys) but 91 (Fruit Pie the Sorceror) was the other strong contender.

[WoDHells]

I had to make a very hard decision between 95 and 96.

96 came first, but really close to 95.

[Sir_Norbert]

I wonder.. when/if this gets to 391-400, who would you/I vote for?

Thus far those have been my favorite 'set of ten' strips.
I agree, they've been a great ten (indeed, the last forty or so have contained a very high proportion of excellent strips). Of the eight so far, for me it's between 392 and 393, with 393 probably just sneaking it because it was so fun to work on the cryptograms.

[Level-Up!]

'Twas hard to choose from 91(Fruit Pie sorcerer! :smallbiggrin:) or 95(roach motel and Redcloak talking to Xykon) But I had to go with the former.

[Terraxos]

I voted for 95 (Dead Men Tell Tales), which is one of the classic Xykon/Redcloak strips (and has a bunch of good jokes in it). My other favourites here are:
97 (Evil Plans) - more fun with Xykon and Redcloak.
93 (Teenage Wasteland) - solely for the oh-so-accurate image of Haley as 'Dark Mistress Shadowgale'. Still makes me laugh.
And 94 (The Path to Victory), which may not have many jokes, but is (for me) wonderfully reminiscent of far too many unimaginatively-designed dungeons.

I'm a little surprised to see 91 (Fruit Pie the Sorcerer!) coming second, but I suppose I shouldn't be... it does have a certain surreal weirdness. :smallsmile:

Hmm... I wonder if Fruit-Pie is in any way related to the popcorn, milk duds and others from strip 301? Perhaps the plot here runs deeper than it seems!

[Green Bean]

Yay for preparing exploding runeyness

[Fenix]

:xykon:So sorry for your loss, can you cast the damn spell ?

"What Gate?" close second

[Skydiving_Ninja]

91 is my favorite out of all of these, but "Teenage Wasteland" has the best name. (The Who FTW)

[Silkenfist]

Three great Xykons...how do I chose?

I guess 95, for "Um, OK, hello sir, ho are you today? This is lovely weather-"

Yep - This was how I fell into love with Redcloak....uhm figuratively.

[AIGuy]

I voted for #95 because it has several punchlines. #96 came second, but it only really had one punchline and it's funnier now that it keeps coming back.

[TroyXavier]

I had to go with 95. It was a lot of fun.

[Tharj TreeSmiter]

Pies For The Win!!!

[Cleverdan22]

Teenage Wasteland, man. Seeing Haley as a teenager, and the goblins acting opposite to their parents was priceless.

[Wallyz]

I had to go with 92, as it is the genesis of one of the best running gags in the strip.

I do like #100, too.

[Chunklets]

#93 - "Life is pain"!

[elgrabadula]

that was funny with the roach motel!!!! i went with 95

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[Shott]

91 is definately one of my top 3 favorite strips.