1996 HOGU & BlackHole Nomination Ballot
1972***Not So Special 24th Anniversary Edition***1996

This is the OOKfishal ballot for nominations for the HOGU & Blackhole
awards, fandom's prestigious recognition to the dottering wimp(y), nerd
fuggheads that ruin your life. This is your chance to get back at them ALL!
The HOGU is named for Hogu Chabsnerg, founder of modern Sinus Friction
{never call it "Si Fri"}, publisher of ANALFOG, Weird Snails, Amuzing,
Falasy/Sniff and Thrilling Chunder Stories. The awards are sponsored by
APA-H, the APA for Hoaxes and Humor, and awarded at the Yearly Hogu
Ranquet. (Past GoH's have included: Bob Vardeman, Karl Edward Wagner, Vic
Milan, Glen Cook, Steven Barnes, Bob Shaw, Linda Bushyager, David Brin,
Jack Chalker, George Alec Effinger, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Esther Friesner,
John DeChancie, Martha Soukup and several others!) Also, the Hogus have
been recognized in 1991 at Chicon by the Con Committee with a special
trophy (the opposite of a baseless Hugo, its a base without the rocket.)

VOTING: Send this ballot, or copy thereof to: HOGU & BLACKHOLE Commission
c/o Elst Weinstein 2717 San Angelo Dr. Claremont, CA 91711  or  by FAX to
(909) 621-2117 or e-mail  to: elst@cyberg8t.com

Deadline for Nominations: July 15, 1996 (Categories explained on other side.)


Hogu AWARDS:

1.The DeRoach Award for Putridity in Everyday Life
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2.The Aristotle Award for Grand-Master Lifetime Achievement in Putridity
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3.Best New Feud (Starting 1995 or later)
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4.Best Traumatic Presentation (eg: Gary Hart in "Lust Weekend")
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5.Fandom's Biggest Turkey
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6.Best Hoax Award (other than the Hogus)
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7.Best Typeface
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8.Best Religious Hoax (The Flavor-Aid Award)
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9.Best Professional Hoax (Hoaxing as a profession)
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10.Best Fan Hoax
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11.Worst Fanzine Title (the AARD DAZE Award)
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12.Best Dead Writer (Must be living to Quality: The Battlecrock Glacktica 
Award) 
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13.Best Hoax Convention
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14.Best Pseudonym
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15.Special Bagelbash Award
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16.DEVO Award
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17.Best Has Been (Deposed Dictator's Award)
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18.Free For All
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19.Most Desired Gafiation (Winner to get Mid Atlantic Fan Fund-MAFF)
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20.Best New Disease (eg: Ted Turner's Syndrome:  Colorization) 
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21.Banger Award
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22.Traffic Jams, Jellies and Preserves Award
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23.Best Alien Music Video
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24.MIXED MEDIA
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25.Closest Encounter of the Fourth Kind
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26.Cuisinart Award
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27.Special Grand Bastard Award
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28.Space Geek of the Year
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29.Most Bizarre Hall Costume
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30.Most Erotic Line from ST: Deep Six Nine
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1996 HOGU & BlackHole Nomination Ballot

1972***Not So Special 24th Anniversary Edition***1996

Blackhole AWARDS: Special Recognition of Extraordinary Putridarity.

1.Standard Blackhole (4 given, nominate more than once)
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2.Invisibility Award (Conspicuous Absence)
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3.Incompetence Award (Political Refuse Award)
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4.Publisher's Award
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5.Greed Award
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6.Half-Assed Con Officiousness (The "Connie" Award)
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7.Brown Hole Award for Outstanding Professionalism (Past Winners: Norman
Spinrad, Roger Elwood, Alexander Haig, James Watt, E. Gary Gygax, Phyllis
Schlafly, Jon Estrin, Charles Platt, Edwin Meese, Andy Porter, Judge Bork,
Pete Rose, Charles N. Brown, Robert Sacks--however it is spelled, Daniel
Quayle, Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, and The entire OJ Media Circus)
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Explanation: 
  Best Traumatic: some major national or world event. 
  Bagelbash: nominate a putrid item or idea. 
  Free for All: nominate a putrid bumper sticker slogan. 
  DEVO: to who has done the most to harm Science Fiction.
  Banger Award: Most inappropriate con Guest of Honor. 
  Traffic Jams, Jellies and Preserves: All you want to say about our 
     Vapid Transit Systems and solutions (?) 
  Cuisinart Award: Worst Editing (movies, magazines, books)
  Mixed Media: Amusing tidbits of film, TV, radio, etc. 
  Closest Encounter: Sexual assault and battery by two or more, 
     consenting or otherwise. 
  Others self explanatory (more or less...)

These are peer group awards: if you don't qualify to nominate then just
peer over another's shoulder and copy. Ballot stuffing is encouraged, so
stuff it! The vote is tallied by the Austrian Ballot System: Vote as often
as you like, but we decide the vote in secret so as not to be influenced by
the actual results.

If you or your group would like to either place a new category or have a
special award given at the Ranquet, or if you have any suggestions for the
almost special 24th anniversary Ranquet, please use the space below:
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(give brief description of the award or category)
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Weinstein & Glyer's Discount Hoaxarama is OUT, at over 96 pages of good
stuff, like old Hogu Ballots, Hoaxes, articles, etc. it is a very good deal
at only $3. Please send requests to Elst Weinstein (address on other side)
And so is the American Journal of Psychoscamology (the Fannish Hieroglyphs
and Devonian Regency Dancing issues) from the same address, same price.

Note to FANZINE EDITORS/CONVENTION FANS: Please copy this ballot and
distribute it with your fanzine or at cons. These awards are fandom's last
chance to laugh at itself. A Hogu & Blackhole Commission certificate will
be sent to those who help distribute these ballots. (Suitable for framing,
training puppies, wrapping fish, crudsheets, or like a Sear's Catalog...)


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