SCORING FOR THE POODLE TWINS

Someone (that would be me) has been logging some serious chart time to catch everyone up as we head into the final kick toward the finish line.  I am also scouring the internet to find the best finale picture ever.  I still haven't found what I'm looking for…. (nice U2 reference there--you're welcome)  I kind of wish I would have held back the fat guy on the greased pole, because that one is still my favorite, but I am praying for a Holy Week miracle that drops the perfect photo in my lap…or I'll just give up and post a big head photo of Nate.  Right now, it could go either way…

I will have the TOP TEN captions for that "toxic waste" photo up later this morning, but I really don't like mixing scoring posts with the fun posts so, I want to get this one up first.  Yes, you read that right…that will be THREE posts in less that 24 hours.  I am a goddamn work horse in the name of Lentertainment.  I do want to note that I LOVE the comments you all make in the voting.  Sorry that I don't always comment on them in a timely fashion.  Sometimes I don't read them until a few days later. Sunday I had to scrub all the tailgate stuff and get it put away AND I scoured my garage floor. I was just so sick of the ugly, dirty, gritty crap that gets tracked into my house through the garage that I took a hose, a scrub brush, a squeegee and a huge bottle of dawn out to the garage and went to town.  While Dave McKeon watched the Masters, I suds and scrubbed the garage floor.  We both felt really good about our Sunday afternoons, which pretty much sums us both us.  I will admit that I get a little thrill in my heart from a well organized linen closet, a pristine garage floor or sanitized tale gate paraphernalia. So, I apologize for not following the voting comments more closely, but I was chasing that cleanliness high.  We all need to find our joy somewhere--mine comes from order and the smell of fabric softener. 

Again, I digress…Here is the latest tally chart--HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, this is a close one.  John and Judy are ACTUALLY tied.  Rob is 3 tiny points behind. We've got Linda, Jessica and Joann in the 400s, Tricia, Stacy, Marie, and Sue E are close behind in the 300s. Basically EVERYONE is still in the hunt, because I'm doling out the extra credit with a shovel these days.  Scoring for the last two photos will be generous and bounteous because that is how we roll. 

A brief explanation for today's scoring (quantity and quality are self explanatory) voting and extra credit were awarded as follows: 

1. To show her TOTAL voting dominance, and the aberration that was the last round with Rob splitting the vote, Judy CRUSHED it in the voting portion for the Poodle Twins round.  For that she got 40 well deserved points, double the usual 20 allotted. And the undying admiration of politicians everywhere. I personally thank her and her posse for running the blog ticker up so high.  And Karla, we need to meet because I really should thank you in person and shake your hand for making this happen. 

2. John got 30 points for coming in second in the voting (nice try, Rob, but Judy cannot be stopped)

3. Linda picked up 20 big voting points and then everyone else who even got a sniff of a vote got 10 voting points--most of you should thank Linda for this because she is such a nice, kind competitor that she always votes for her peers. (this munificence has not gone unnoticed by the judges) 

4. FIVE HUNDRED extra credit points shook out like this: 

• 200 points for Jan because she had the sense to do a bit of self editing, admitted she had nothing and then totally confessed on herself. For some reason, I loved everything about the whole comment…(probably because I could totally hear myself saying/doing the exact same thing) including the part about poodles in pussy hats…still makes me laugh. 
• 100 points for Kiki because I have a crush on her dad and because her caption was terrific
• 100 points for Marie because she keeps us all honest and has some real high quality material.
• 60 points for Tricia because I loved the "b*tches" captions
• 40 points for Rob because he has a poodle/fancy dog and was willing to admit it. 

So, the tension builds. We have two more scoring rounds. Now is not the time to let your guard down. The LENTERTAINMENT grand finale is just four short days away.  Press on, Dear Readers, press on. 

Names	Total	Quantity	Quality	Voting	EC	Total
Judy	513	20	10	40		583
john	523	20	10	30		583
Joann	421	1	10	10		442
Linda	433	17	10	20		480
Rob	500	20	10	10	40	580
Jessica	406	3	10	10		429
Stacy	326	1	10	10		347
Sue R.	160					160
Brian K	50					50
Sue E	372	1				373
Michelle	106	4				110
Nate	105					105
Chris	99					99
Mr. DelFava	122					122
Joe Laken	2					2
Kim W.	2					2
Tricia	284	3	10	10	60	367
Kim P.	2					2
Ginny	58					58
Becky	114					114
Brifry	51					51
Kiki	173	1	10	10	100	294
Marie	243	4	10	10	100	367
Jan	72			10	200	282