(The lights dim, the curtains part. A Portly Person takes the podium)
Good evening Ladies, Gentleman and Creatures.
(Sundry sqeaks, grunts, mewings of approval)
The Y2K Cinderella Project Secretariat are pleased to announce the Winners of the prestigious Cinderella Awards for 1997, in the following categories.
(Drum roll. Symphonic blast)
"And the winners: "
Jointly awarded to Karl Feilder and Peter de Jager
(Deafening applause)
"Please pass me the envelope .."
Pamela Hystad
(Deafening applause. Cries of "more, more...")
"For the Second Year running, the joint winners are..."
Charles P. Reuben and Tom Becker
(Whistles. Cries of "take it off...")
"The winner is.."
Natasha Flazynski, Our Webmistress
(Applause. Yay, etc..")
Our Sister Organisation, Cinderella's Mice (in their capacities as spokespersons for The World Guild of Singing Mice) have voted unanimously in the following category:
Citation: "For Herculean Labours in creating the WEBARTCL and WEBSITE documents and keeping them up to date.
And the winner is :
Jackie Bachenburg of Equifax
(Roars of high-pitched approval, squeaks, grunts, "hooray", singing "For she's a jolly good fellow".. etc)
This year we seem to have been assisted by a cast of thousands. Many people have contributed and it is impossible to mention them all by name. Thanks Guys.
Our thanks to the "unsung heroes" such as George Girod and Bill Cook for their websites.
To Tenagra, for NFARTICLE on de Jagers site, possibly the most useful single Y2k Web Page, our congratulations.
Cory Hamasaki and the team at C.S.Y2k have made a lot of noise this year and have not achieved much, but they deserve an A for effort, even if the Spam levels and off-topic posts are at an all-time high.
To the old pro's such as Alan Simpson of Com.Links and of course the dreaded Westergaard, our thanks for making the lives of Wall Street Moguls a living Hell.
Even Gary North in his weird way has kept the Y2k flame alive, even if somewhat warped.
To the Newbie on the Block, Ed Yourdon, welcome.
To the Keeper of Elves and Gnomes, our Webmaster at Parsifal, for providing the Mirror Site at no charge (even if the thing is pig slow and never current), our eternal gratitude.
To Graham Slogrove, Mr Fastlight, our long suffering ISP, our thanks for extending our credit beyond belief.
Thank you all for participating in this special event.
No prizes or certicates or cash or anything are awarded to our glorious Winners.
They merely go forth in the light of Everlasting Fame ..
Our best wishes to you all for a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.
1998 is the crucial year, let's make it count.
Goodnight. Sleep Well and don't let the Y2k bug bite.