The 2011 Stinque Awards
If we were to sum up 2011 in a word, and since “malaise” is legendarily, if not factually, taken, we would choose miasma, which our StinquePad dictionary calls “an oppressive or unpleasant atmosphere that surrounds or emanates from something”. It’s not any one thing that sucked. Everything sucked. To find out how much, visit any of our linked award presentations below.
| Award | Nominees | |
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Opening Ceremonies | Technical Awards for Nice People |
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Le Prix Trudeau for Best Un-American Activity |
Julian Assange European Union Bernard-Henri Lévy Tokyo Electric Uganda |
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Eminence Grease for Most Evil Organization |
American Legislative Exchange Council Bank of America The Nation’s Mayors and Selected University Administrators Penn State U.S. House of Representatives |
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Platinum Pampers for Best Sex Scandal |
Herman Cain! Christopher Lee Anthony Weiner |
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Potassium Propeller Beanie for Respected Irrationality in Public Life |
Charles Krauthammer David Gregory Paul Ryan Newt Gingrich |
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Bronze Batshit for Wackiest Republican Presidential Candidate |
Michele Bachmann Herman Cain! Jon Huntsman Rick Perry Mitt Romney |
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Golden Anal Pear for Asshole of the Year |
Joe Arpaio Newt Gingrich Tim Tebow Barack Obama |
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Crystal Douchebag for Lifetime Achievement | Newt Gingrich Rupert Murdoch Grover Norquist Donald Trump |
BURR DEMING • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Thank you for this, nojo. He was a wonderful talent and, by all accounts, a wonderful human…
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh, and there’s a Catholic church across the street. Maybe I can do a little dance for them!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Now that I’m in NYC, plenty of pigeons to poison in his honor.
NOJO • All the Vice President's Men 2025 update: Nothing happened. And here we are!
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Weeping Angel Imagine going from hope to Fascism in less than two decades enabled by greedy ass (millionaire)…
NOJO • Nightmare at the Museum From the last time he threatened to bomb Iran, 2020. Remember that one? All a misty blur now.
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: I have birthright citizenship in Cascadia, so I think I’m good.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @nojo: Only the sane parts... like the West coast, New England (minus the Bruins and…
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: So, can you guys annex us now?
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! PP is done. 51st state, my ass.