Heres the moment no one has been waiting for...the results of the 2020 Covid - 19 Fernies.

I did have some big speech planned but having survived a day at work yesterday where my girls were left in my care i unfortunately dont have anything left to give...

Edit: Can one of you fine Mods make this thing sticky please and thank you...

First Award of the Morning/Evening.

Most Missed Ferner :

An overwhelming win to @Red-Beard who by all reports is still running around in the back water of the Waikato region telling anyone who will listen that Front Rowers are always more valuable then flashy backs..
In the running slightly were @Luigi and @Dodge... maybe next year fellas.

The Biggest Shit Fight Award:

This one was much tighter, but the winner is @mariner4life baby "Perth Bledisloe Cup Thread'
To be honest i have no memory of it as i tend to avoid threads involving sport on this page, well done everyone involved.

Best Overseas Ferner:

Another close one and probably due to a combination of pity for his darling Wallabies and his high profile in the world of Tesla Wall thingys the winner is @NTA.
@MiketheSnow and @Catogrande were tied with a single vote back, perhaps you guys need to look at getting into the Tesla game as well, might help lift your profiles on here..

Most Level Headed Ferner (AKA the least fun Ferner) :

An relatively easy win to @Donsteppa , thats all i can really say to be honest.

The Hijack Award :

I may have read the room wrong but i suspect the winner of this award isnt excited to take out this one, sorry @R-L .
To lessen the blow heres a pic of some half naked guy..i hope it makes it somewhat better.

Everyone else, im sorry.

No Love Lost :

We have a tie, which kinda sucks as there's only 1 trophy. Jointly winning are @Godder vs the former ferner @Baron-Silas-Greenback and Hurricanes supporters vs Reality. No idea who all the Hurricane Supporters are, don't care either.

Knight in Shining Armour:

Just sneaking in over that Trump loving toad to take the win is @Kirwan and his idol Akira Ioane. Just think if it wasn't for Corona he might have been an AB this year..oh well....

Broken Record :

I feel like @Kirwan won this one as well, but its anyone defending Akira Ioane. There must have been others out there as well, i just think only 1 ferner likely has the poster of Akira on his bedroom wall...

Most Likely to Post Drunk :

I wish i was drinking right now...but the clear and obvious winner is @mariner4life. We all look forward to your next intoxicated ramblings...i cant even use that as an excuse for my writting here!

Favourite Comedian :

No point going back to your seat @mariner4life you have this one as well. Im starting to wonder if theres a connection with these 2 awards...

Most Like to have a Beer With :

Due to the number of alcoholics here this award was split into 2 polls, but the overwhelming winner over both is the star of the show @mariner4life . Looks like theres enough here at the fern who wish to encourage you to post more often drunk, well done.

Best Supporter :

Probably one of the most boring and uncontroversial awards this one, just edging for the win is @Stargazer who for the life of me i have no idea which team or teams he actually supports. Maybe i should read more Sports threads here...

Best New Ferner :

An easy win to the only person nominated anyone has actually heard of, @Machpants (apologies for the typo earlier)
You must be doing something right to get noticed so much...

..Running out of steam here to be honest, also its bloody cold and i can no longer feel my fingers. Not sure if anyone will even read this far into the post either.
Nearly at the end now...

Best Article of the Year :

@BartMan our founder and god, who wrote this fine piece.

https://www.thesilverfern.com/post/394222-muddled-thoughts-of-a-concussed-prop/
Well done.

Best Gifer :

Well done @Bones, taking the win easily in the end...sorry @mariner4life but i think you had enough awards anyway.
As you can see Bones was super happy to have taken this one out..

Best Thread of the Year :

Another tie but ive decided we cant have another award that is tainted by @mariner4life (boy arent your notifications going to be busy today) so ive tossed a coin and the winner is the Recipes and BBQ thread.
If you haven't checked it out you don't know what you're missing.
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/464/recipes-home-grown-goodness-bbqing-and-food-stuff/1349
@Hooroo is the heart and soul of that fine thread..

And finally the last award..

Ferner who's Posts you Always Read:

Again another poll split into 2, was a close one but im happy to say the winner isnt that annoying smug prick from Cairns..its @Duluth who as we know does an amazing job keeping the Fern ticking over and is busy collecting our Patreon contributions each month so he can invest in a shiny flash new coffee machine. Hes really the Putin of the Fern when you think about it..

Well thats this mess all wrapped up, thanks to @Duluth (no hard feelings over the Putin thing) and @Kirwan for letting me do this. Id like to say its been fun but it really hasnt. Im not sure ill ever forgive @Parcy-v2-0 for running off and leaving this in my lap all those years ago. No promises but it might be back next year, will just have to wait and see what Global Pandemic keeps us locked in our homes in 2021.

Im out..

Pinched from Facebook..

I assume Sir JK will be ringing the ex girlfriend to apologise?

That’s a loose forward trio you should only see play in a midweek game back in the 90’s.

That’s why we are here mate, to keep the contact going to help with our sanity. There’s members here who are in families struggling to keep the peace and keep kids from killing each other. Also members here who are on their own, let’s keep looking out for each other, keep the memes and jokes rolling in.

So India were lucky to come away with a point from the earlier rained out group game.

2018 Bledisloe

Points scored.

Beauden Barrett 60
Qantas Wallabies 45

Tries scored.

Beauden Barrett 6
Qantas Wallabies 5

@shark said in Nomination - Most level headed ferner:

Canerbry

I don’t think you know how this works

On the outside yes, but inside I'm guessing is hanging like sleeve of wizard.

@Snowy said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@Snowy said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

Oh, and there are no hot chicks in this thread anymore

Full of compliments tonight you lot are

Pictures, Gifs, images not posters. I' think I made it clear that nearly everyone one here is a hottie from Poland.

Think we would settle for just one of us (not me) being a hottie from Poland.

@mariner4life said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

This was a pretty sweet thread once upon a time

3 days since the last pic of a semi naked woman, it is concerning.

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@Snowy you are obsessed with Polish women.

Every great serial killer had their favourites..

@MN5 said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@Snowy said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@Virgil said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

Unless Baron was a secret hotty you are all going off topic.

Ironic

Is it possible he could be a gorgeous woman from Warsaw and not a toad from Tauranga?

Ah Baron. Getting a grilling and having no right of reply.

In other words exactly like when any one of us disagreed with him and our replies got deleted.

Bitchy...

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

Unless Baron was a secret hotty you are all going off topic.

Ironic

@Kruse said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@MN5 said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@MN5 said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

@MN5 wow that's harsh

You see what I mean now though aye

Ha yes....not that I got defensive or anything

There's no room for sensitivity on the fern.

No worries - I think the baron took most of the over-sensitivity with him when he left.

Ouch!

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

Wow check out some of these all time hotties..
Never knew Cary Grant looked like this...

Who's Rock Hudson, hotty right there, never seen him before...

Always thought Robert Redford was handsome.
Heath Ledger was a babe too. Joe Manganiello gets me everytime.

Jesus I really don't have a type...

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/g4612/hottest-men-of-all-time/

Rock Hudson was the first big casualty of AIDS in the early 80s? Kept the secret that he was gay. You can imagine Hollywood would want all their popular male lead actors to be desired by woman. Lots of rumours about the likes of Clarke Gable etc as well

@Tim said in Coronavirus - Australia:

@mariner4life There is no worse type of person than the self described social media influencer.

Being ‘famous’ and an ‘influencer’ online is like being rich in Monopoly. It’s not real.

@taniwharugby said in Parenting:

@Virgil any woman would be lucky to have me, I tell Mrs TR frequently, she is not as grateful as she should be!

There’s a shocker

Parenting is hard, really hard.

Having a husband must be worse... look at all of us.