*BARomero* reached into the velvet bag and turned to the first Ficleteer. “*Nouvelle Bardot*,” he began, “to recognize the remarkable wit and brain consistently shown in your Ficlets, I hereby confer upon you this honorary degree of ThD.” “ThD?” She asked, accepting the diploma. “Doctor of Thinkology.” BARomero turned to the next Ficleteer. “*Pens&amp;Feathers*, you’ve demonstrated great depth and heart in all of your writing, and in appreciation of your efforts I present you with this testimonial, as a token of our esteem.” Pens&amp;Feathers held it to her ear. “It’s ticking!” she cried. BARomero turned to the third Ficleteer. “*Robotech Master*, your _Best Practices_ series may not have been the most popular, but you showed tremendous bravery in presenting it for the consideration of others in Ficlets, so I award you with this medal for your service above and beyond the call of duty.” “Courage!” Robotech Master exclaimed, reading the medal. “Ain’t it the truth? Ain’t it the truth?” 2008-04-26T02:22:38Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/27540 <p>I love the Wizard of Oz allusion, and agree with your choices.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=58800 2008-04-26T02:22:38Z Storykeeper of Fae http://ficlets.com/authors/smile <p>All very well deserved metals.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=58051 2008-04-22T18:42:45Z Alexa ♥ http://ficlets.com/authors/alexa1018 <p>Doctor of Thinkology? That&#8217;s boss. You rule. Thanks.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56939 2008-04-16T21:48:55Z Nouvelle Bardot http://ficlets.com/authors/user_bardot <p>Such a cute way to execute the challenge, first of all. Second, thank you so much for the mention! It made my day. :]</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56636 2008-04-15T18:25:51Z [pens&feathers] http://ficlets.com/authors/rhapsodyyinblu <p>kewl story.. nice wizzard of oz theme. Lets hear it for the unsung heros of ficlets! I did rather enjoy RMs pieces. He took a risk posting it, but he handled it well. And it was on most active for quite a while, and generated lots of response. Mission accomplished right? I think this one should win, just on the creativity alone.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56631 2008-04-15T18:15:05Z Apostrophe http://ficlets.com/authors/murphyrose27 <p>The Wizard of Oz!! I love both the book and movie. These are all great writers you acknowledged here.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56357 2008-04-14T21:23:43Z emma jo_234 http://ficlets.com/authors/emmaj <p>I&#8217;m not sure if he was wounded in that battle, Ridcully. ;-)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56328 2008-04-14T20:21:16Z BARomero http://ficlets.com/authors/baromero <p>I found your entry well presented and fun. I wonder, though, was R_M&#8217;s medal a purple heart ? :-D</p> <p>LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56307 2008-04-14T19:08:05Z Ridcully Calvert http://ficlets.com/authors/user_joon <p>hahaa i love the title!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56260 2008-04-14T13:41:53Z llamaluvsmenotu http://ficlets.com/authors/user_2924 <p>Thanks for entering! It was nice to mention some other ppl as well, because everyone deserves something!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56237 2008-04-14T11:19:08Z flute faerie http://ficlets.com/authors/user_6061 <p>Upstaged again! Hilarious ficlet in and of itself, even aside from the fact that it&#8217;s nice.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56232 2008-04-14T10:51:50Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>haha i love it! and i love the title. lol the wizard<br />anyways, very creative. and i agree with ur comments<br />=]=]</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56208 2008-04-14T04:04:18Z wytherwings http://ficlets.com/authors/wytherwings <p>Very Oz like. love how you did it in story form.. wink wink,<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56207 2008-04-14T03:53:55Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf <p>I totally agree with what everybody else has mentioned in their responses to this challenge (and thank you if you&#8217;ve mentioned <em>me),</em> but these three I think may not have gotten as much recognition as they should have.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27540?basename=56206 2008-04-14T03:32:06Z BARomero http://ficlets.com/authors/baromero