2016 MEOW MIX AWARDS: ** UPDATE**

[RUFFIAN]

     

**2016 MEOW MIX AWARDS: UPDATE

     HIP HIP HIP HOORAY
AWARDS ARE ON THE WAY
AND BY ''ON THE WAY'' I MEAN
ANY WEEK, ANY MONTH, ANY DAY!
             

I COMPLETED THE WORDS LAST SUNDAY
AND NOW THE ''REAL FUN BEGINS''
FINDING THE MATCHING GRAPHICS
TO COMPLIMENT THE ONES WHO WIN

THAT'S TIGER DANCER'S TALENT
SHE WORKS HER MAGICK WELL
BUT FINDING TIME TO DO IT ALL
  SIMPLY PUT IS GRAPHIC HELL!
                     

BUT AS THEY SAY ~ THE GOOD STUFF
IS WELL WORTH WAITING FOR
SO PATIENCE MY LITTLE POSSUMS
  YOU HAVE A TREAT IN STORE!
                 


THERE MAY BE SOME SURPRISES
THERE MAY BE AWE & SHOCK
BUT AS A FORUM FAMILY OF FUN
WE SURE DO ''HELLA-ROCK!''
                :chickendance:

[blunny]

I love suspense when orchestrated by 2 cute kittens

[RUFFIAN]

          **AWARDS -- UPDATE**


YOU'RE PROBABLY STILL WONDERING
WHY AWARDS ARE STILL NOT POSTED
CONSIDER THOUGH THE FACT THAT IT
IS THE LONGEST SHOW I'VE HOSTED!

MY WORDS WERE ACTUALLY FINISHED
      IN JANUARY'S SECOND WEEK
WHEN TIGER DANCER SAW IT ALL
  INDEED THAT GIRL DID FREAK!
                       

WITH 19 DIFFERENT GRAPHICS TO FIND
A HALFTIME SHOW ADDS EVEN MORE ~
THE TECHNICAL APPLICATION TO COMPLETE
CAN MAKE EVEN A TIGER DANCER ROAR!
                       

SO PATIENCE IS REQUESTED PLEASE
HOPEFULLY WORTH WAITING FOR
AND WHEN YOU SEE THE END RESULT
YOU'LL WIND UP WANTING MORE!
                       

[stark]

                                                 
WITH 19 DIFFERENT GRAPHICS TO FIND

If I, or anybody else, can be of any help please don't hesitate to ask.

With the annual Academy Awards in the books as of tonight and except for the upcoming annual Derby Party in May and finally DelMar's version of the BreedersCup in November, your 2016 annual awards show is about all I have to look forward to, thanks in advance.

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE

[TIGER DANCER]

   ...... AWARDS PROGRESS  --  TIGER UPDATE:   
           
HOWDY HORSE GANG           

ONCE AGAIN... SORRRY FOR THE DELAY OF THE AWARDS
IT'S MY FAULT...... STILL IN PROGRESS......
BETWEEN PERSONAL ISSUES,  HEALTH ISSUES, TECHNO ISSUES....
IT'S HARD TO SIT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME,
STARING AT A COMPUTER SCREEN, .....  YOU GET TIRED!!!
PLUS TIME TO KEEP UP WITH WEEKLY MM -&- SS PIX AND RESULTS.....
   ** AS THE CLICHE GOES.....
"LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHILE YOU'RE BUSY MAKING OTHER PLANS" ....

PLUS, IT'S SO MUCH MORE TIME CONSUMING ON THIS TBR FORMAT.
THE ORIGINAL SITE WAS FAR MORE EASY TO USE / USER FRIENDLY
I COULD SEE WHAT I WAS DOING ON MY POST,
EXACTLY HOW IT WOULD APPEAR;   AS I WAS DOING IT.
WITHOUT HAVING TO:
SAVE IT....  LOOK AT IT ... GO BACK IN TO MODIFY
MAKE NEW EDITS AND CHANGES,  ETC
IF A GRAPHIC DOESN'T WORK.... I HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER THAT DOES, ETC

           

  THIS YEAR'S AWARDS IS QUITE LONG
SO IT'S TAKING ME A LOT LONGER TIME TO GET-ER-DONE
.... I LOVE DOING THE GRAPHICS!!  FOR ALL OUR RESULTS POSTS
IT'S A VERY CREATIVE OUTLET FOR ME, IT'S FUN....
   AND I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY IT JUST AS MUCH

   **THIS IS ALL ON ME..... RUFF HAD HER PART DONE IN JANUARY
                                                   


BUT I'M CHUGGING (AND CHUFFING) ALONG
   AND HOPE TO HAVE IT DONE  .... ASAP
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING!!


                          

    ~TIGER DANCER~

     

[RUFFIAN]

         
   


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SHHHHHHHHH  SHHHHH WHATS THAT SOUND...
   WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOIN DOWN
  COULD IT BE -----  WHAT DO WE HEAR
THAT YEAR END AWARDS MAY ACTUALLY APPEAR
                       :chickendance:

IT'S BEEN A TUFF STRUGGLE
TECHNICAL ISSUES GALORE
SO MANY GRAPHICS TO FIND
19 AWARDS PLUS EVEN MORE
                 

SO PATIENCE & UNDERSTANDING
    WILL GO A LONG WAY
HOPEFULLY AWARDS U WILL SEE
    BEFORE MOTHERS DAY!
                 
(* NOTE THE OPTIMISTIC WORD => HOPEFULLY) 
   
        AS RACHEL MADOW SAYS: ''WATCH THIS SPACE''

*PLEASE READ TIGER DANCER'S COMMENTS POSTED IN THIS THREAD
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND
THE TECHNICALITIES OF WHY THIS TOOK SO LONG
WAY MORE COMPLICATED THAN U MIGHT IMAGINE!
AND SHE ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING!       

                       
                         

[Real Quiet]

Just need a little clarification. Was that Mothers Day 2017 or 2018?

[RUFFIAN]

 
                       


   Once Upon A Time ....
An Idea Formed in the Mind
  Of A Frisky Feisty Feline
     The Kind U Rarely Find

Because Of Her Love Of  Horses
She Created A Game To Play
  They Came From Far & Wide
      To See If It Would Pay

Some Came And Ran And Conquered
   Some Went Away In Tears
      So Now We Will Acknowledge
         The Winners Of The Year

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GOOD EVENING -&- WELCOME TO
   ~THE 2019 MEOW MIX AWARDS~
TONIGHT WE HONOR THE BEST OF THE BEST --
   AS WELL AS SOME OTHER INTERESTING
        BOLDLY BIZARRE 'CAT-A-GORYS'

THE AWARDS EXTRAVAGANZA
    IS COMING TO YOU FROM
    ~THE ENCHANTED FOREST~
CELEBRATING OUR THEME OF THE YEAR:
      **FAERY-TALE-FANTASY**



ALL 'PRESENTERS' MAY .....
MEOW ~ BARK ~ CHIRP ~ GROWL ~HOWL ~ SQUEAK
HOOT ~ WHINNY ~ QUACK ... BUT NO 'HUMAN-SPEAK'
    TRANSLATORS WILL BE ON STAND-BY IF NEEDED
          FOR SOME NOT AS VOCAL AS OTHERS   
       
                 
NOW PLEASE GIVE A RESOUNDING WELCOME TO OUR MC's ....                             
       THE 3 LITTLE KITTENS .....
             TOM ~ MITTENS ~ MOPPET
     
                                     
             
''O THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE STANDING OVATION -&- PURRRS"
   
WITHOUT FURTHER QUIRKY COMMENTARY
    PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO
THE SILVER STUDDED SPARKLE CARPET
     WHICH MAY DULL IN COMPARISON TO
THE SPARKLING STARS OF THE 2019 SEASON ....



PLEASE WELCOME OUR SHINING STARS OF 2019 .....
    LEADING THE PURRRFOUND PURRRCESSION ARE
       OUR CO-REIGNING 2018 HORSE OF THE YEAR ~                                       
  CATALINA -&- BLUNNY=The Energizer-Bunny                                                       

TIGER DANCER {2017 CO-HOTY}                                                         

DUSTY  {2017 CO-HOTY + 2010 HOTY}

RUFFIAN ~ aka "The Cheetah"  {2016 HOTY}                                   

REAL QUIET {2015 HOTY}                                                                           

POST TIME MIKE                                                                               

PEEPTOAD                                                                                                 

THUNDER CAT 

RAVEN                                                                                     

CRUZAN                                                                                                   

ROAMIN                                                                                                             

BRI ===> Welcoming Our New Filly With Wondrous Whinnies

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WE NOW BEGIN OUR AWESOME AWARDS CAT-STRAVAGANZA! 

 
PRESENTING THE "DISTORTED HUMOR" AWARD IS:
  ~ALADDIN -&- HIS MAGIC LAMP~
IN A PUFF OF SENSATIONAL SMOKE
    GENIE HAS EMERGED FROM THE LAMP
        TAKING COMMAND OF THE PRESENTATION
  ...

       

   THE DISTORTED HUMOR AWARD
IS EXACTLY WHAT THE NAME IMPLIES
  'HUMOR' IS 'SUBJECTIVE' AND
      WHAT SOME MAY FIND
         HILARIOUSLY BELLY-ROLLIN FUNNY
OTHERS MAY NOT 'GET IT' OR NOT CONSIDER HUMOROUS

WE HAVE 2 HONOREES FOR THIS AWARD ... BECAUSE EACH
    BRINGS A DIFFERENT 'FLAVOR' OF DISTORTED HUMOR
PLEASE GIVE A RESOUNDING APPLAUSE    
   FOR OUR 2 HUMOR AFICIONADOS:
   ~TIGER DANCER -&- RUFFIAN~       

TIGER DANCER FOR:
       HER THANKSGIVING TURKEY TROT
    THE HALLOWEEN SPOOK-TACULAR 
AND OCCASIONAL UNIQUE MM RACE CALLS
       
RUFFIAN FOR:
HER IMAGINATIVE, CREATIVE, BI-WEEKLY RACE CALLS


  THANK YOU SIR GENIE -&- ALADDIN

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OUR NEXT AWARD IS THE  "LOST IN THE FOG"
       
THIS AWARD CAN EITHER DESIGNATE A WIN
WITH THE LOWEST $$$ EARNED - OR - SOMEONE ARRIVING
AT THE STARTING GATE TOO LATE TO ENTER -&- GETS D.Q.   
                                                                   
TO PRESENT THE 'LOST IN THE FOG' AWARD   
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE
        ~HANSEL -&- GRETEL~
WHO KNOW A  LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT BEING LOST!   
                                 

''THE AWARD THIS YEAR WAS A PHOTO FINISH DECIDED BY $.20       
HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO: ~BLUNNY~  ===> $46.20     
     
AND THE LOST IN THE FOG WINNER:
   REPEAT 2018 WINNER ~THUNDER CAT~  ===> $46.00
                   

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OUR NEXT AWARD IS:  ''THE PRECIOUS''  
HERE TO PRESENT THE AWARD PLEASE WELCOME
             ~THE FROG PRINCE~
   
                                               
'ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL'  IS A BIT DIFFERENT HERE
   ''THE PRECIOUS'' = THE 'RING BEARER' IS BASED ON
                     THE FINAL TOP 4 IN A CONTEST:
1st = BRIDE / 2nd = BRIDESMAID / 3rd = FLOWERS / 4th = RING BEARER
     ''RING BEARER'' RELATES TO FRODO / LOTR / GOLLUM                   

HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO
        3X WINNER: ~BLUNNY~  ===> 15 RINGS

BUT WITH JUST ONE MORE GOLDEN RING
      THE WINNER IS: ~THUNDER CAT~  ===> 16 RINGS
                                   

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THE NEXT AWARD IS 
  THE ''CAT-HOUSE CATNIP KEY"

ENDING UP IN THE CAT HOUSE MEANS ===> LAST PLACE
      WHY THIS IS AN 'AWARD GETTER' IS BEYOND ME!
OF COURSE THE INCENTIVE IS A BATCH OF FRESH CATNIP ~
        MEOW MIX + ANCHOVY BUFFET ~ AND OF COURSE
THE CHIPPENDALES = THE DANCERS ... NOT THE RODENTS!

HONORABLE{?} MENTIONS:
  TIGER DANCER ==> 12 
      DUSTY ==> 13  

BUT ONCE AGAIN ....
THE CAT HOUSE QUEEN ---> WITH 20 TRIPS
TO THE COSMOPOLITAN ~ CHARISMATIC ~  CHARMING CAT HOUSE
    ~RUFFIAN~   WHO APPARENTLY NOW -&- THEN
LETS HER ''INNER-CHEETAH'' REMAIN BACK AT THE BARN TO SNOOZE


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OUR NEXT AWARD IS THE COUNTERPART TO THE CAT HOUSE:
      OF COURSE ===>  "THE DOG HOUSE KEY"
PLEASE GIVE A 'HOWLING' HELLACIOUS WELCOME TO
                   ~THE BIG-BAD-WOLF~
                                                                    

THIS YEAR THE DOG HOUSE KEY WAS STOLEN FROM THE START
    AS IT WAS ALL ~CRUZAN~ RUNNING AWAY WITH IT
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW ===>  WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 24 KEYS!
                                                                                   
THIS COLT IS OBSESSED WITH EITHER       
THE MILK-BONE BISCUITS OR THE VEGAS SHOW GIRLS?



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THE NEXT AWARD IS
      "THE GOLDEN GOOSE EGG"

IT'S A BIT DIFFICULT TO CALL THIS AN 'HONOR' BECAUSE
THE 'CHALLENGE' OF WINNING THIS YEAR END AWARD 
MEANS THE RECIPIENT MUST RUN AN ENTIRE DAY AND
RETURN TO THE BARN WITH $0 ~ NADA ~ EMPTY PURSE                         

HERE TO PRESENT THE GOLDEN EGG IS NONE OTHER THAN
        ~MOTHER GOOSE~  HERSELF
LEAVING HER COZY GOOSE EGG NEST
   TO HONOR US WITH HER QUAZY-QUACKA-DOODLES!   
             ''QUACK QUACK QUACK"     

           
THE HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO ~RUFFIAN~
WITH 2 GOLDEN GOOSE EGGS IN HER FINELY FEATHERED NEST 

THE WINNER ... WITH JUST ONE MORE GOOSE EGG
          IS ~CRUZAN~  ===> 3 EGGS
             


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OUR NEXT AWARD IS:
      "THE BODACIOUS BOUQUET"     

AS THE BRIDE IS #1, THE BRIDESMAID OR BRIDESMAN IS #2                 
   THE #3 FINISHER MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHERS,
      IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE BODACIOUS BOUQUET AWARD                             

PRESENTING THIS HONOR IS:
~MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY~
WHO LEFT HER GLORIOUS GARDEN TO
JOIN US HERE IN THIS ENCHANTED FOREST   
     


HONORABLE MENTION IS SHARED BY:
~RUFFIAN -&- DUSTY~   WITH 12 EACH

AND CATCHING THE BOUQUET A LUCKY #13 TIMES 
      THE WINNER ~THUNDER CAT~
     

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THE NEXT AWARD IS  "THE BRIDESMAID"
THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY 'GENDER' AT ALL
        IT REPRESENTS THE ABILITY TO FINISH 2nd 
MORE TIMES THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE COMPETITION ~                 

HERE TO PRESENT THE BRIDESMAID TROPHY
   AND THE ULTIMATE BRIDESMAID GOWN
PLEASE WELCOME THE 2 STEP SISTERS
   WHO ALWAYS FINISH 2nd TO CINDERELLA!                   
      ~BRUNHILDA and DRIZELLA~   
        

                                               
FINISHING #2 -- AS #2 BRIDESMAID
       WITH 12  'ALMOST WONS'  ~TIGER DANCER~ 
         
AND PLAYING THE BRIDESMAID
   A LUCKY #13 TIMES = ~THUNDER CAT~



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