Wow – you guys are creative!  I got a lot of laughs out of the contest entries, and here’s some of the highlights.

Doug Lane certified Admiral Ackbar as a Master of Trap Recognition and Countermeasures:

Michael Swart captured the essence of what it feels like when Microsoft says you actually passed:

Robert Davis got a slightly different MCM – a Metallica Certified Master of Puppets:

NotAndy came up with a couple of good ones:

Another from NotAndy – gotta love the seal and the Gold Record Certified Musician:

Matt Velic catered to my SQLskills cohorts right down to the sheep seal:

Will Banta made me lol with his “Official Seal of Microsoft.”

And of course, it wouldn’t be a fun blog post without ripping on Microsoft Access.  Crys Manson does the honors.

It was a tough decision, but I gotta hand it to Rudy Rodarte.  He spun the certificate around and put it in my official Microsoft file:

Congratulations, Rudy, and your $50 Amazon gift certificate is on the way.  Thanks to everybody who participated for making my weekend funnier.