And the Winner Of Our "Name That October Caddis Dry Fly" Contest Is…
By Tom Chandler on Oct 10, 2007 in Underground Entertainment
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for — when the Underground recognizes Exceptional Achievement in Naming a Truly Mediocre Dry Fly While Under the Influence of Medication.
First, a few words of thanks to everyone who took the time to enter: You’re all Sociopaths Winners.
Honestly, you people scare me, and if you think I’m moving because I want a bigger house, you’re sadly mistaken. I’m moving because many of you are clearly psychotic, and too many of you already know where I live.
Kudos aside, let’s waste no time.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Orange Tang by Freedog96150 (Archaic astronaut references kill me)
Last Chance Caddis by j. Dub
Orange Caddylicious by Burglar Bill
MISTAH OCTOBER by Paul Bruun (I’m a Dodger fan, but allowed this anyway)
Sloptober Caddis by Roger W (This name references my casting instead of the fly, but)
Rocktober Caddis by greg hall (A standard)
The RUNNERS UP (who will assume the title of winner should the winning name be unable to carry out its duties)
The Fluttering Cheeto by Kbarton10 (Strong — he should apply it immediately to his version of the fly)
Caddis Cadaverosus by Gerry (I’m a sucker for Latin humor)
Candy Corn Caddis by Alex (The L&T loves candy corn)
The WINNER!!
The Cantara Tanker by Dave Roberts (I couldn’t resist his “It kills fish all down the river” tagline — a stunning, politically incorrect, but damned funny reference to one of the unfunniest fisheries events of all time: the poisoning and sterilization of the Upper Sacramento River in 1991)
Roberts will soon take possession of my review copy of Mark D. Williams “So Many Fish, So Little Time” — a book whose writing I liked a lot.
Thanks to everyone who entered (and the Academy). Certainly, the list was the product of a great deal of intensive drug use drug abuse mind abuse creative thought, and big fun too.
See you on the Contest Trail, Tom Chandler
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samistopdog | Oct 10, 2007 | Reply
Ah, jeeze Tom…this really sucks …now I and all the rest of his clients are going to have to read a chapter to him before we launch …or he will be in a shitty mood than normal
Roberts I hope you forget to zip up before you step out the next time …I’m waiting to get that on film.
Stephen Johnson
Tom Chandler | Oct 10, 2007 | Reply
I’m sorry. It’s hard for Dave to read too much on his own; his lips get tired.
jims | Oct 10, 2007 | Reply
The cantara tanker??? I think this was all a setup and you planned to give your book to YOUR BEST FRIEND all the time. You know in contests they disqualify friends, family, and employees to remove any improprietaryty.
Jim
samistopdog | Oct 10, 2007 | Reply
Jim…
I truly believe Chandler is not a friend of Dave Roberts …if he was, he would have said something to him about the lunches he serves on his guided trips….
Steve
kbarton10 | Oct 10, 2007 | Reply
“I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don’t have maps,” (the winner) said tentatively.
I smell a rat, as I didn’t see our winner participate in the swimsuit session or the geography quiz.
Curly Friede | Oct 10, 2007 | Reply
…wha?…wha?…but…but…not even an Honorable Mention of the Drunken Discoursmocus?… You don’t really know Latin –no…NO!…NO!…NOOOOOOOOH…I’mmmellltiiing.
.. back…back…(fading) back into the curly dark depths and watery anarchaic nether regions of the under-underground… .
Tom Chandler | Oct 10, 2007 | Reply
I knew my faithful readers would take this well. Just knew it.
Alex | Oct 10, 2007 | Reply
And to think, I was [i]this[/i] close to owning a bad book.
Smellslikefish | Oct 11, 2007 | Reply
“Quick, choose a name” thought Tom, “or I’m gonna have to pack that damned book and drag it to my new house.”
John Davidson | Oct 12, 2007 | Reply
So Tom, are you moving closer to the upper sac, or are you still 10 miles away? If you were smart you would get a house right on the banks of the upper sac, so after dinner you could go out with your cigar and catch some nice 20 inch trout in front of your house.
wayne eng | Oct 12, 2007 | Reply
John….I tried to sell Tom our house you can see the olives coming off as we speak .but the lovely talented Nancy said that would be grounds for divorce……ET..
j. Dub | Oct 12, 2007 | Reply
It can’t be fixed guys, It’s common knowledge on the R that Dave can’t read. If his lips are tired it’s from holding softhackles in his mouth.