The Sticks Awards 276-280

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Hi, and welcome to The Sticks Awards!

The Sticks Awards are given to the best strips of all times, chosen by the polls here in the Playground. Read the The Sticks Awards Results Compilation (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34791) thread for more details and previous results.

To vote, simply post your favorite strip of the current 5 on the thread. You have 3 days to do it.

The poll will close on July 12, 10:00 PM forum default time.

Note: this is the last quarter for this hundred! Soon we'll reach the playoffs... :smallbiggrin:


The Sticks Awards 276-280

276 The Crayons of Time: The Order of the Scribble (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0276.html)
277 The Crayons of Time: Breaking Up is Hard to Do (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0277.html)
278 A New Strategy (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0278.html)
279 No Soup for You (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0279.html)
280 The Boot (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0280.html)

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Soup!

279, it is.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

I'm going with 278: I don't make the crazy rules, I just twist them to my purpose!

But I also like 276-277, just because:

I'm convinced Girard Draketooth is actually Haley Starshine's great grandfather!

Shhhh... It's a secret. Use discretion, I'd hate to cause a plot shift.

[commander43]

First Post.

I'm going to say 280.

"If you help with their verse, you'll just make things worse."

[Pyro]

277 cuz plot points= awesomeness.

[Vondre]

278. Just for V's rant.

[BardicLasher]

278

Insert text here.

[Fighteer]

280. The OJ reference is just priceless, although any of 278-280 could have been my pick.

[mockingbyrd7]

It's a tough one, 5-way multiple choice, but I'm going to lock in 278. Final answer.

*crosses fingers*

*pauses*

*waits*

Wait, so this ISN'T a game show?

Oh well. 278 it is.

[Jawajoey]

278.
Good comic all around, but:
"If intent doesn't matter, let it not matter in our favor"
seals the deal.

[Siwenna]

#278. V's rant is priceless.

[Xaydx]

I liked 277 the best

[16oz]

280

Don't know why, but the improbable appearance of a shoulder height boot just makes laugh

[Nathander]

There's great bits in all of them, and I'm tempted to vote for 276-277 if just do to the fact that I adored the smatterings of information we got about the Order of the Scribble.

When all is said and done, though, I have to go with 280 - The Boot. The main reason for this was just how much I enjoyed the banter between the lawyers, especially the more pragmatic one's (forgot his name) responses to Phil when he brings out the boot.

Hurry back, lawyers. We miss you.

[Accountant]

Ooh, either 277 or 278...

Yeah, lets do 277. I don't want to see another win just because Belkar talks or something.

[Vargtass]

278: Both for the unintended naming of Redcloak, and Celia's punchline...

[David Argall]

Again nothing that is likely to win the next round, but I will try 276.

[TDG]

277. I shall be calling my agent.

[Kurald Galain]

276. Dumbest villain ever.

[dish]

280
'If you help with their verse, you'll just make things worse.'

[Damastes]

277
you know it is annoing that I cannot post just three signs

[Emperor Ing]

280, V's rant and comically large shoe FTW
(Gah! Do i HAVE to say "FTW" every time? Oh well, it doesnt matter, at least to me)

[Ichneumon]

278, I find it very funny indeed.

[Zvendels]

278 Huray for big words!

[Omicroncubed]

The court of OOTS part is not one of my favourite part of the OOTS but I'll just go with 280.

[AngryRussian16]

Im going for 276, rift-orific

[phobiandarkmoon]

278 for me - twisting the rules :)

[ChopSticks28]

280. Nice punchline.

[SKarious]

280
"Look at me! I'm a big giant boot! Wooooo!"
how can you possibly ignore the giant boot?
And panel 5 was chuckle-riffic.

[Megalomaniac2]

278, more for V than Celia.

[Dusk_Rider]

276. "Really? You think he's worse than Baron Pineapple?"

[Tolkien_Freak]

280. Giant boot = priceless.

[YohanLeafheart]

278. Just for V's rant.


Same here, the Self-Destruct is fantastic!

[redcodekevin]

279. Simple and real funny.

[Black of Night]

278. V's rant, Celia's legal twisting, and Haley still with the hairdryer.

[Reigheena]

My vote's for 278

[AlisdairM]

Ooh, do I pick V or Celia?

Lucky they are both in 278, almost an easy vote for once.

That giant boot is pulling me to the last strip, but I'm sticking with 278

[The Vorpal Tribble]

#278! It is one of my favorite strips of all time. Use Celia's quote from it in my signature on Wizards.

[Scarab83]

277.

Dripping wet Haley in nothing but a towel.

[Icewalker]

Stuck between 278 and 276, but I'll go with 278. I like law.
"Hey, I don't make the crazy rules, I just twist them to my purpose."

[warmachine]

278. I'm a fan of cleverness.

[Twilight Jack]

Give me an order of 280. I love the comically oversized boot!

[kukn]

276 is a good bit better than the rest imho - nice mix of story and comic relief (not only the terrible villain line, but mainly the party blabber at the start around the annoying halfling, and the pala jokes). Pity that the voting is pretty clear, and I can't say I find the strip in question to be better than average (not bad, just not great imho).

[happyturtle]

280 for the lawyers, the Boot, and 'If you help with their verse, you'll just make things work'

[TroyXavier]

I'll go with 279 here.

[Yashkaf]

I have to go for 277 for the nice crayon art and Haley in the last panel.

[Snipers_Promise]

280 all the way. One highly skilled legal proffenisal and a man in a expenseive suit.

[Wolfe]

278, Mr. Scruffy further hypothesizes.

[Nazzo, the 102nd]

Finally, poll is closed. Sorry for the delay.

You know, for a moment I though I would be alone in 279's camp. :smallbiggrin:


276 - 5 (10.64%)
David Argall; Kurald Galain; AngryRussian16; Dusk_Rider; kukn

277 - 7 (14.89%)
Pyro; Xaydx; Accountant; TDG; Damastes; Scarab83; Yashkaf

278 - 19 (40.42%)
Surfing HalfOrc; Vondre; BardicLasher; mockingbyrd7; Jawajoey; Siwenna; Vargtass; Ichneumon; Zvendels; phobiandarkmoon; Megalomaniac2; YohanLeafheart; Black of Night; Reigheena; AlisdairM; The Vorpal Tribble; Icewalker; warmachine; Wolfe

279 - 3 (6.38%)
Nazzo, the 102nd; redcodekevin; TroyXavier

280 - 13 (27.65%)
commander43; Fighteer; 16oz; Nathander; dish; The Randomizer; Omicroncubed; ChopSticks28; SKarious; Tolkien_Freak; Twilight Jack; happyturtle; Snipers_Promise