For those of you who missed or may have had trouble hearing, here are the winners of this year’s creative ride titles Pointless Prize.
I must say that it was both a joy and real task to select; there were literally scores of deserving titles, ranging from funny to satirical to profound to poetic to literary and on and on. I’ll add another post of honorable mentions later.
Each winner received a gorgeous, ready-to-be-framed memorial certificate along with a related Pointless Prize of immense value.
Creative Ride Titles Special Commendation
Awarded to:
Millie T
For her 38-day ride-title
saga of dubious fiction in tribute to Freezing Saddles. Thanks!
Pointless Prize for her work of dubious fiction: a fictional doobie
Creative Ride Title
Category: Glad it Was You and not Me
Awarded to:
Kevin W
For his title that suddenly takes a turn for the worse:
“Hills, Loop and A MACHETE-WIELDING MANIAC!”
Pointless Prize: a machete, of course (actually a plastic sword)
Creative Ride Title
Category: Theology
Awarded to:
Cynthia P
For her title series that put bicycles in their appropriate place:
“Give us this day our daily ride…I mean bread. And forgive us our sleaze, as we forgive them that sleaze against us. And lead us not into temptation, except of the two-wheeled kind. For thine is the kingdom, the power, the glory and my bicycle, forever and ever. Amen.”
Pointless Prize for this spiritually inspiring effort: a votive candle
Creative Ride Title
Category: I’m not a Poet, but I Sometimes Play One on Strava
Awarded to:
Kurt M
For his stolen title
:
“Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the disheveled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame.” ― W.B. Yeats
Pointless Prize: an anagram of Yeats: Yeast = a bagel
Creative Ride Title
Category: True, True, True!
Awarded to:
Gillian B
For her definitely not-false title:
“Everyone’s wearing pants so we’re good”
Pointless Prize: a pair of pants (from Build-a-Bear)
Creative Ride Title
Category: Euphemism
Awarded to:
Nimish C
For his entendre-ridden ride title:
“I got a bicycle icicle for you right here, Steve O,
if you know what I mean”
Pointless Prize: a marker with a blue tip, if you know what I mean
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20150327_172401 by jantos, on Flickr
Freezing Saddles Nameplates by jantos, on Flickr
Steve O starts off the Pointless Prizes by jantos, on Flickr
The Winning Team, Freezing Saddles 2015 by jantos, on Flickr
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