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The Yanking the Chain Awards |
2003 Award Winners December, 2003 - The Duplicate Message Virus November, 2003 - Slow Down (A Parody) By now, we've all certainly received the sickening "Slow Dance" poem, with or without the made-up attribution to a mythical dying girl. Chain-breaker Indianna expertly parodies that piece of dreck in this month's Yanker. Click here to read it. October, 2003 - The Hazards of Living Chain-Breaker Bree skewers the urgent health warning genre with this convincing advisory about a dangerous activity we all do every day. Click here to read it. September, 2003 - No Chain Mail Please Chain-Breaker Katrina found a way to make her anti-chain response rhyme, earning her the September Yanker. She deserves it simply for finding a way to use "self-actualization" in a poem. Click here to read it. August, 2003 - Don't Ruin It Chain-Breaker Chuck offers an insightful argument of what you do to even the best e-mail when you let it go out with the typical "forward or else" closer. Click here to read it. July, 2003 - Coke: Tried It, Thought It'd Work. It Didn't. One of the most enduring and popular legends is the one that prescribes numerous alternative uses for Coca-Cola, presumably effective because of the soda's high acid content. Chain-Breaker Jennifer decided to put these claims to the test for a class project. I don't know what grade she got, but she earns the July Yanker! Click here to read it. June, 2003 - Bill The Leprechaun! Sure, most of us don't believe that forwarding (or not forwarding) and e-mail will have karmic consequences, but how many times have you forwarded one of these "good luck or else" chains, anyway? Chain-Breaker Dan earns the June Yanker with his skewering of good luck chains and those who forward them. Click here to read it. May, 2003 - Women Beware! Urban legends that warn women of some nefarious l plot by strangers to do harm to them make popular chain letters. Chain-Breaker Elaine nominated this humorous take on the genre, earning the May Yanker. Click here to read it. April, 2003 - An Offer You Can't Refuse By now, most of us have gotten at least one Nigerian scam letter in which a foreign national asks our help to move millions of dollars out of his or her country. Chain-Breaker Rob decided to take a stab at demonstrating how ridiculous this offer really is, earning him the April Yanker. Click here to read it. March, 2003 - Do The Math Chain-Breaker Danielle offers a mathematically sound argument against the claim that Bill Gates wants to give the world money for sending e-mails. Click here to read it. Febuary, 2003 - What They're Really Saying An anonymous chain-breaker offers a skillful translation from sappy e-mail talk to real-life. The results are hilarious and frighteningly accurate. Click here to read it. January, 2003 - An Animated Rant This popular gem is the animated version of the April 2001 Yanker, adding a hilarious new twist to the ultimate anti-junk rant. Click here to read it.
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