This month's turnout of 32 voters matched last month's. Again, I was pleased to see some many new members and lurkers dropping in to vote. Several have put their names on the Reminder Email List. The latest version of voting form split the short and long categories onto two separate pages. Six voters did not use the long category page. The new setup allow the voter to view the anagram number and the anagram (or an abstract) prior to submitting the votes. Thank you to Phil Carmody for showing me how to manipulate the data like this. Here are the winners of the September 2001 Anagrammy Awards. ---------------- GENERAL CATEGORY Last month, Allan Morley declined to accept an award because he found out that his winning anagram had been previously discovered. This month there is no such impediment to his win in this category. Allan led most of the way, with good competition from Janet and a late run by Mey. This is his first Anagrammy. Janet's second place netted her 13 wins this year and 25 altogether, promoting her to 7th on the All Time Table, equal with the legendary Mike Keith. 1st. Allan Morley with: 42 A skeleton in the cupboard = Bones are locked up in that. 2nd. Jaybur with: 32 Oh, I pray that each find ~ Faith, Hope and Charity. 3rd. Mey Kraus with: 28 Nude Modelling = Indulge old men. 4th. Richard Grantham with: 20 Competition = Come top in it. 5th. David Bourke with: 19 Private health insurances = ÊNHS? I purchase alternative. ---------------- ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY Much to my surprise, I led throughout the contest until the last day. Richard G swept past me with 18 points in the last 24 hours compared with my 2 points. 1st. Richard Grantham with: 40 "What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?" = "Cackling at pieheads with original lines like you." 2nd. Larry Brash with: 32 The Spanish Artist, Francisco de Goya = I paint horrid ghosty scenes as a fact. 3rd. Jaybur with: 28 Laurence Olivier in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights = Surely the genius here: brilliant gothic movie winner. ---------------- TOPICAL CATEGORY The events of September 11th had a strong influence on several categories, but particularly in this category. Zoran was in good postion throughout the contest, with Mey keeping close until the last day when he opened a 6 point lead for his first Anagrammy. 1st. Zoran Radislavlevic with: 39 Usama bin Laden = Damnable in U.S.A.!! 2nd. Meyran Kraus with: 33 The World Trade Center Towers in Manhattan, New York City = Ah, went down in the worst terror attack recently; many die. 3rd. David Green with: 18 Mohammed Atta, the Islamic fundamentalist terrorist = This frustrated, militant Moslem man: Death to America! ---------------- RUDE CATEGORY David Bourke seems to be taking out a monopoly on this category, with yet another easy win here. This was David's 13th win of the year, giving him a grand total of 33 awards. 1st. David Bourke with: 47 ÊDurex contraceptives = Cervix/anus protected. 2nd. Maurice Goddard. with: 31 ÊMassage Parlours = Orgasms are a plus! 3rd. SpursKevin with: 30 Swiss Youth Tour = Show us your tits! ---------------- PEOPLE'S NAMES CATEGORY I am not against the concept of self nomination as my win here shows yet again. If you think your anagram is worth a nom and everyone missed it, then nom it yourself. Mey was equal leader on the second last day, but 6 primary votes and a total of 21 points on the last day gave me my 8th win this year and 60th All Time. 1st. Larry Brash with: 47 Osama bin Laden = A bad man (no lies). 2nd. Meyran Kraus with: 39 The Renaissance Painter Michelangelo Buonarroti = A genuine Roman creator - labor in the Sistine Chapel! 3rd. Jaybur with: 23 The pioneer surgeon Christiaan Barnard = Sound brain in heart operating research. ---------------- OTHER NAMES CATEGORY Only six in this category this month, but one was a runaway leader from the beginning. James Young's very apt anagram was the highest point scorer for the month. 1st. James Young with: 58 A Nintendo Gameboy = Made to be annoying. 2nd. Larry Brash with: 39 Afghanistan capital, Kabul = Halt a fucking Taliban, ASAP! 3rd. Mick Tully with: 32 The Intel Corporation = Tailor one rotten chip. ---------------- SPAM CATEGORY This was one the closer contests this month, in a month where there were many clear wins. David and Richard went neck and neck, but Richard finished more strongly. 1st. Richard Grantham with: 36 Boat based Whale watching is one of the fastest growing tourist "must do's", in the world today. [snip] 2nd. David Bourke with: 30 Get Any Bitch You Want [snip] 3rd. Larry Brash with: 24 ASK YOURSELF THESE 3 QUESTIONS: [snip] ---------------- LONG CATEGORY Only three starters this month. I suspect James' early nomination put a lot off us trying. Another big win for him with 12 of the 23 primary votes received in this category. Two wins this month gives him 4 this year. 1st. James H. Young with: 51 I hail USA! Our crazy law is in a list: [snip] 2nd. Jaybur with: 38 I'm all of the glamorous ladies [snip] 3rd.Maurice Goddard. with: 34 The Latest News. Three of our esteemed English members [snip] ---------------- SPECIAL CATEGORY Richard G took charge of the Special Category on Day One and was never in trouble. Richard has 30 wins this year and further extends his margin on the All Time Table with a massive 86 wins in a little under 2 years with alt.anagrams. SpursKevin finished strongly to move from near last to second place for his second award. Mey's third gives him 20 wins this year and he has 70 all-up. 1st. Richard Grantham with: 36 No terrorists here! Join our porn site, turn off the TV, quit watching the crap happening in the states [snip] 2nd. SpursKevin with: 29 "When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, [snip] 3rd. Meyran Kraus with: 23 Anagrams of various of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's paintings [snip] ---------------- AWARDSMASTER'S CHOICE AWARD FOR THE BEST NON-WINNING ANAGRAM. Quite a few good ones to consider this month. Usually a runnerup will win, but it was third place that caught my eye. Mick Tully has not won an award for a while and I felt that this one needed more recognition. Mick Tully with: The Intel Corporation = Tailor one rotten chip.