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Commenter Hall of Fame: 92BuickLeSabre

Jason Chen — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:30:00 EDT

We're all gathered here today to award the Commenter Hall of Fame trophy to 92BuickLeSabre, who joins the ranks of homerjay, Pope John Peeps II and Strider as one of the best Giz commenters of all time. Although many of his posts are excellent, which is why we're giving him one of these things, he excels when it counts. Here's one of the best from April 1, T-Day:

You know, others may not like Mr. T, but let me tell you something. I learned a lot today.

I learned to stay in school, stay off drugs, stay in drugs, to pity the foolish, to listen to my mama, to eat right, to stand up to bullies, to maintain my independence, to share, to help others, and to limit my material consumption in light of growing economic inequality...and I'm sure even more lessons that will come to me like a light bulb or a brutal punch to the face when they are needed.

And where did I learn all of this? From Mr. T.

First name Mr., last name T.

So you can jibba jabba about Mr. T as much as you want, but for those that approached today with an open mind...and dare I say it, an open heart....well, there was a treasure hidden in this April Fool's Day spectacular.

A Treasure with a capital T.

Congrats Buick. Now don't get cocky and lose that drive to make good comments, or we'll have to revoke it and demand our five bucks back. [Image via 3wishes (NSFW)]

Comment of the Day

Benny Goldman — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:30:23 EST

Hey commenters: Despite what we may say to one another, I know deep down we are one big happy family. So after sifting through the daily dose of "Will it blend?"s, "DO (NOT) WANT"s, insane rants, conspiracy theories, and this well-crafted missive, I found something that was both funny and out of the ordinary, and it represents how much you all mean to me. True, it did come from the legend Strider_mt2k, but this is good advice for you up-and-comers who hope to see your own comment up in the bright lights one day. So here it is, your comment of the day, a quick one-liner found on the Massive Lens post:

BY STRIDER_MT2K AT 09:08 AM
Holy Milton Berle that thing's huge!

Well done Strider, well done. [Comment Link, Explanation for the kiddies]

Comment Of The Day

Christopher Mascari — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:14:22 EST

Today's comment of the day actually comes from the Question of the Day and is another response type comment. The comment was made by RIPFIRE4 and was addressing morganlh85 's inability to find a decent watch.

BY RIPFIRE4 AT 07:29 PM
@morganlh85: "I haven't been able to find a decent watch that doesn't weigh my arm down or look ridiculous and/or homely."
What's your arm made of? Spaghetti?

Now, some of you might think this is the worst comment of the day, but if you care enough to find out our reasoning, feel free to take the jump. We can't guarantee it will be worth it though...

This is awarded comment of the day status for very different reasons than previous winners. Before, the comments won for thought-out ideas and proper deliveries; sadly this comment does not contain these elements.
The comment wins simply because it produces a funny thought. The idea that morganlh85 has spaghetti for arms; yes that's right, the image of a man with spaghetti arms; with no hands, just long single strands of spaghetti. Then the thought of this spaghetti arm man trying on various watches in a jewelry story and after testing a dozen or so he states in a frustrated tone to his wife, "See what I mean, this watch, it's just too big, it's way too heavy... sheesh, I can never find a watch that fits.."

So there you go, the explanation to why RIPFIRE4 is awarded the comment of the day.
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