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Website awards - which are relevant?

Website awards - which are relevant? I received an email from WebAwards this morning "to Honor Best Websites in 90 Industries. It's time to be recognized for your outstanding Web development work by...

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Korean War Purple Heart

How can I find out if someone (living) received a Purple Heart award during the Korean War? (aside from asking, of course).

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Help me take down a scam junk mailer

I just got a shady piece of 'scam' mail in my (snail) mailbox today. It came on an index card-sized piece of blue paper, and promised luxury vehicles, a cruise, and/or outrageous gobs of cash, among...

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Please help me find Budge Crawley's 1976 Oscar acceptance speech

My grandfather won an Oscar in 1976 and I want to find some video of his accpetance speech. He won it in the category "Best Feature Length Documetary" for the film The Man Who Skied Down Everest and...

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How can I win this writing bursary?

How can I win this writing bursary? A new writing bursary has come to my attention, the award is DOUBLE my current salary [go read that again - DOUBLE] and is essentially for a prospective author to...

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Placement of spark plug wires

Placement of spark plug wires.. I just changed my plugs and wires and in the midst of pure automotive geniusdom, didn't mark which wires connected to which coil pack. Does it matter?

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Help us deliver our love

Parents will be in San Diego for an awards ceremony, and we can't make it. So, what can we deliver that's SD-related to their hotel? So my parents will be in San Diego in May for my dad to receive a...

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First, thou pullest the holy pin.

A grey egg, covered with rows of bling and a teeny tiny cross on top -- encased in a block of Lucite. Holy hand grenade? Miniature pope hat? Yes, I have pictures. What is it? A friend gave it to me....

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Give me money. The judge said so.

How collect damages award after winning court case? Friend of mine recently (oh, how I wish it were me!) won a surprisingly large damages award in Supreme Court here in BC. We don't think the defendant...

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Help me duplicate this unique trophy

I am trying to duplicate a unique trophy any way possible. I recently won this trophy. I'd like to share it with some other people involved in my success by making as close a copy as possible --...

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Where is Woody Allen?

I just watched the Golden Globe Awards show and Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona won the Golden Globe for best movie (musical or comedy). Except only a bunch of producers and Penelope Cruz went...

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Does an Oscars for horror film only exist?

What is the Oscar equivalent for horror films? Or rather, what is the most recognized venue for celebrating the horror films of the past year? Are there classy or raunchy ones even? Which is the most...

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Help me find a nerdy-cool trophy to recognize a volunteer!

I'm looking for a cool trophy to recognize someone's contributions to a techy volunteer organization. I need to recognize a volunteer's substantial contributions to the organization and execution of a...

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I need serious diplomas, people.

How do I order some fancy certificates / diplomas? I have a group of young people completing a week long intensive leadership program. The idiots organizing this program are not issuing certificates. I...

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Prestigious Prizes For Photography Pros

Professional photographer types: which photography awards are the most prestigious? I'm looking not necessarily for the ones with the biggest prizes, but the ones where a win would seriously impress...

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Which non-mainstream SF works should I nominate for Hugos?

Since I went to worldcon in Montreal last year, I'm eligible to nominate SF works for the Hugo awards this year. I'd like to try to stretch out from the more mainstream authors, can you help me...

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Gag certificate for co-worker

Ideas for joke award/certificate to present to co-worker on his 60th birthday? Please suggest what to put on a gag award or certificate to be presented by our Team Manager to a developer colleague who...

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Golden Rubber Chicken Medal/Plaque!

GagPrizeFilter: If I wanted to either a) have a shiny gold (spraypainted?) rubber chicken mounted to a plaque or b) have a gold rubber chicken converted into something that could be worn like a medal,...

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What is this thing?

What can you tell me about this award? (Pic 1, Pic 2) My great-grandfather gave this to me when I was a child, no one knows where he got it, or what for. It's a 1923 silver dollar mounted on a...

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Disqualified from an award for winning it too often?

What is it called when you're disqualified from an award for winning it too often? I'm fairly sure there's a specific term for this. The same person wins it year after year and so they basically say...

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