Since the League of Extraordinary Penpals is a growing community, we thought it was time to have our own awards ceremony!
Does
 everyone have a seat? Are all members dressed appropriately for the 
occasion? Are you all wearing your superhero costume? (Courtney, please 
put your pants back on.) Alright, the show can now begin.
Hello 
LEPers & LEPeeps! I'm Julie AKA Super Sushi and I'll be your hostess
 tonight. All of you are obviously extraordinary so we wish we could 
give you all an award, but sadly we only had time to make 25 prizes. 
Come on guys, they're handmade paper statues - give us a break! And if 
you win, you get to make a speech in the comments below, but in 50 words
 or less please. We don't want to spend all night listening to endless 
blabber because some of us have a Stationery Anonymous meeting to attend
 later on.
So without further ado, here are the award categories:
*
 Will squee when excited about something! And the award goes to... Frida
 in Norway! (Special mentions go to Othella and Michael in the USA.)
*
 Makes everyone jealous with perfect fountain pen calligraphy! And 
the award goes to... Lisa in France! (A special mention goes to Aimee in
 the USA.)
* Is well versed in swearing! And the award goes to...
 Cheryl in Scotland! (Special mentions go to Samantha in Australia, Jim 
in the UK and Venus in Canada.)
* Has a sexy voice and knows how 
to use it! And the award goes to... Simon in Japan! (Special mentions go
 to Rhiannon in the UK and Katherine in the USA.)
* Won't shut up
 about (and post pictures of) stationery purchases! And the award goes 
to... Sara Jean in the USA! (Special mentions go to Samantha and Amy in 
Australia as well as Shelby in the USA.)
* Sends goodies to everyone through the mail like it's Christmas every day! And the award goes to... Athanasia in Greece! (Special mentions go to Denise, Kimmie and Mary in the USA.)
*Lives in a fantasy world filled with strange creatures and characters! 
And the award goes to... Michi in Poland! (Special mentions go to 
EmPress in Canada and Sarah in the USA.)
* Says the word BOOBIES at every given occasion! And the award goes 
to... Courtney in the USA! (Special mentions go to Trine Lise in Norway 
and Lisa in France.)
*All have the same name! And the awards go 
to Jennifer G. in Canada, Jennifer E. in Germany, Jennifer W. in 
Germany, Jennifer R. in the USA and Jennifer W. in the USA! (Special 
mention goes to Jenn L. in the USA.)
* Have 
more kids than they know what to do with... And the awards go to Sherri 
and April-Alina in the USA! (Special mentions go to Jessica N. and 
Elizabeth D. in the USA as well as Samantha in Australia.)
* Makes you laugh with completely unexpected comments! And the award 
goes to... Jemima in Australia! (Special mentions go to Courtney in the 
USA, Yoshi in Austria and Lisa in France.)
* Gets to be kissed by
 Donnie Wahlberg ON THE LIPS! And the award goes to... Cindy in Canada! 
(Special mentions go to no one because Cindy apparently doesn't share!)
* Makes everyone drool by posting food pictures! And the award goes to...
 Jonathan in the UK! (Special mentions go to Sandra in the Netherlands 
and Shelby in the USA.)
* Makes envelopes like there's no 
tomorrow! And the award goes to... Tessa in the Netherlands! (Special 
mentions go to Sara Jean, Tara and Michael in the USA.)
* Were 
all born on the same day! And the awards go to... Karen and Emilie in 
the USA as well as Samantha in Australia for all being May 23 babies. 
(Special mentions go to our dozens of birthday twins.)
* Makes 
the most awesome illustrations! And the award goes to... Ciara Kay in 
the USA! (Special mentions go to Sulea in Australia, Michi in Poland, 
Korina in Guam and Heleen in the Netherlands.)
* Somehow 
infiltrates herself in LEP dreams! And the award goes to... Rhiannon in 
the UK! (Special mentions go to Katherine and Denise in the USA.)
*
 Has the most hilarious profile picture on Facebook! And the award goes 
to... Eunice in the UK! (Special mentions go to Lisa in the USA, Martina
 W. in Germany and Wendy in the USA.)
And that's it folks! (OK Frida, you can stop clapping now.) We 
hope you enjoy your paper statues (that's all we could afford - sorry!) 
and we hope to see you at the Stationery Anonymous meeting next door in 
30 minutes. Amy will be selling overpriced stationery in the back alley 
after the meeting and she only accepts cash. Thank you very much!
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