Koscar season has begun and lots of nominations came in on Tuesday for Category #1: Outstanding Snark/Satire. If you missed it, it’s not too late to add your selections to the list.
Here is a sampling of 20 of the classics that have been nominated already, written by blueness, Fishgrease, freewayblogger, HeyThereItsEric, Hunter, InteGritty, jazzmaniac, JeffLieber, karateexplosions, Major Kong, OllieGarkey, and ShowerCap.
Abort, My Antifa Comrades! Operation: Bags of Soup Has Been Compromised!
Back in 1982 I was dealing acid at Jim Morrison’s grave when I first met Vladimir Putin
The day I took the cat to the park
DEMS SCREAM DEATH AS TRUMP GOES NUTS
Dispatch from the War on Christmas
Exclusive: Interview with the Devil
Fake Headline Pretending I Just Picked Or Switched My Candidate
Fishgrease: DKos Booming School
Great Moments In Foreign Policy As Read To Children
I now fear I may have been born in Kenya
In The Vaults Where the Dry Powder Is Stored
INAPPROPRIATE CAPS: Misleading title 4 exclamation points
The Itsy Bitsy Spider, explored and explained
Massive windspill reported in Southern California
Monty Python, Hellboy, & a Conquistador: I Swear I’m Not Making Any of This Sh*t Up
The Much Anticipated Sarah Palin Show
My friend just had a breakdown thanks to Sarah Palin
The plane just lands itself, right?
The unlikely redemption of Safety Spider
You Know, I Don’t Think This Trump Fellow Is Going to Work Out
Wow—it is going to be hard to choose finalists from this list and all the other stories that have been nominated. This is your invitation to make our job harder! Add your own nominations!
Who has been overlooked or left out? Any stories you want to cosign with great enthusiasm? Are there any nominations that made you scream, “OMG YES! WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT ONE!” or similar yelps of joy? Stories that get mentioned by more than one person have a better chance of making the final ballot.
Some people are worrying that they haven’t been here long and don’t know about the old-time stuff, but that’s okay. Just pick something you enjoyed, no matter how recent it is. Anyone can make nominations—you can even nominate yourself. Don’t be shy; let your snark flag fly!
Please share your nominations for Outstanding Snark/Satire story in the comments below, or in the original nomination diary here.
Remember: Nominations in this category are open until Wednesday, Mar. 16.
Previously in Koscars 2022:
Call for Koscar nominations #1: Outstanding Snark/Satire
20th Anniversary Koscars Announcement (includes a list of all upcoming categories)