Oscar Winner Contest....BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.....THIS JUST IN.....BREAKING REPORT!!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Big news this morning to announce on DoodleKisses!! Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen. This week, we had a contest on DK to see who could pick the Oscar winners. The grand prize was our own version of an Oscar....no, it wasn't a gold statuette.

It was something even bigger and better than the little guy called Oscar and his name is Brad, or BUB (blow up Brad) for short.

Things were at a fever pitch last night as the excitement built for everyone wondering WHO would walk away with "Best Sucker Person to Give BUB a Home." Luckily, our very own Pricewaterhouse Doodles accountant, Karen (Karen and Jack), was home watching the show carefully, tallying the entries, and posted the results shortly after the show ended. Since her job and her tying for first place seemed to be a conflict of interest, she bowed out of the race gracefully and contented herself with holding the large hand she had won previously in another contest.

Due to her generosity, there was no reason for me to think of a tie breaking question, because Karen had already "handed" off BUB to the other winner, Jane (Jane, Rooney, and Stuart).  I immediately notified Jane that she was the contest winner and soon she would be driving around in her golf cart with BUB riding shotgun.

Despite the fact that BUB did not take the news well that he was re-locating to a place where gators roam free, Jane is packing heat, and he was reduced to being Jane's boy toy and would have to submit to being paraded up and down the streets of Florida in Jane's attempt to reduce other women to tears, he had accepted his fate by the time I fell asleep.

Luckily for BUB, in my morning mail was an email from Jane. After much thought and consideration, she decided that she did not want to get the reputation around town as being a Cougar and BUB should go to Jennifer (Jennifer and Jack) instead and spend his days relaxing with her in a calmer, quieter setting.  I am not sure about quieter since Jennifer had already told me if she won the contest, BUB would spend his days swinging on her IV pole until her church group visited.

Jennifer really was the person who wanted BUB the most, so Jane came up with the perfect solution! Thank you, Jane, for sacrificing what could have been a golden opportunity for discussion after discussion regarding your adventures with your blow up doll :) Meanwhile, I think Jennifer is going to rename Brad, because she has had no luck with boys whose names start with B, and immediately talked about going with a J name. Uh oh....my husband has a J name, which made me question for a few moments who I should send to Jennifer....B or J, but since J provides me with most of my blog material, the choice was obvious if I wanted to continue blogging.

Jennifer, enjoy your gift. Many people rejected are responsible for Brad making his way to YOU!!!!

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Well - like I said - my dh just wasn't all that excited about the news that I had won BUB - thanks to Karen conceding.  Also I wouldn't mind being a Cougar but lets remember that I live in a community of older people - I'd of hated to be known for giving people heart attacks when they saw me cavorting around the golf club with BUB.  I can just see them dropping like flies.  Jennifer - may BUB bring you much joy and happiness - perhaps he can accompany you on the Doodle Lovers Cruise!!!!!  Now Laurie where you found the above photos I have no idea but lets just say that the girl in the car - with shorter hair - did look alot like a younger me!  Too funny!!!!

[Jennifer and Jack]

Jane I am forever in your debt!!!!!.. I can't wait to buy him so clothes, I think a speedo with a sock in it is in order for the cruise.......

[Joyce & Wilson]

DH had nothing to worry about as Bub seems to be radically neutered!!!  Lol

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Jane, I wished I had a picture of you riding around in your golf cart...LOL!! Glad I came up with something close. Yes, I think you made the right decision. I don't want the next blog to be, "BUB and I have been evicted from our community due to recent events." LOL

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

It never ceases to amaze me how selfless DKers are!  First Karen and now Jane....heartwarming and inspirational.  I must say that I'm pretty excited that Brad is going to be shacking up making his new home with Jennifer.  She wanted him so badly, and she deserves to have a hunky guy to hang out with after everything she's been dealing with....and the kind that don't talk are the best.  I'm anxious to see Brad "on the pole"....woo hoo!  I'll be looking forward to Jennifer's acceptance speach post.  She's probably overwhelmed right now, so it may take a little while for her to collect herself.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Jane, Don't forget to thank my daughter. I had to pry Brad from her hands...LOL! She will kill me if she reads this comment :) Jennifer is going to have to start a weekly column, "Where in the World is BUB?" LOL

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

I'd like to thank the Academy for seeing things mostly my way (well and Karen's too), Laurie for the contest and her daughter for giving Brad up! 

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Oh yes, and thank you Laurie's daughter not only for giving Brad up but for agreeing to pose for these pictures.  My daughters won't do anything like that FOR ME.  I'm going to start saying....why can't you be more like Laurie's daughter! 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Jane, Just a teeny weeny problem with that statement. My DD did not realize, when she posed, that I would be plastering it all over DK :) LOL

[Bonnie and Kona]

Are both of your DD's on DK or could you avoid her discovering this?

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

They are members, but they never get on DK :) What she doesn't know won't hurt her!!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Phew!