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Photos: Defrag Dolls

By // July 18, 2006, 8:40 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • The Defrag Doll candidates laugh as they (uncomfortably) pose for a photograph in Louisville, KY, on May 11, 2006.

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  • All seven candidates for the open position on the Defrag Dolls team pose with two current members during an awkward moment in Louisville, KY, on May 11, 2006.

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  • Defrag Dolls Selena Frye (aka Fryebaby) and Janice Conard (aka Handbag Sally) ask candidates questions during tournament play on May 11, 2006.

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  • Screenshot of the Defrag process. Let the competition begin!

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  • Candidates for a spot on the all-women professional computer maintenance team, the Defrag Dolls, pit their skills against one another.

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  • Toni Bowers (aka PublishingGal) of Louisville, KY, and Eve Lee (aka FragiLeee) of Chicago, IL, concentrate hard as they compete during auditions to become a new Defrag Doll on May 11, 2006.

    PublishingGal smiles, even when FragiLeee pulls ahead of the competition, because this experience has given her enough material for an obnoxious co-worker blog post sequel.

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  • Mae Yeargin (aka Gambling Jane) and Sonja Thompson (aka The Schmoozer) compete to be the next member of TechRepublic's all women's computer maintenance team, the Defrag Dolls.

    Gambling Jane thinks her chance of winning the competition is a sure bet, because she's the most experienced defragger in the group.

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  • Updated screenshot of the Defrag process. The competition is half over with the Defrag at 50 percent!

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  • Cara Reynolds (aka Cara-Wan Kenobi) concentrates as she competes against fellow would-be Defrag Dolls Beth Blakely (aka The Banshee) during the daily event to find a new member for TechRepublic's all-women professional computer maintenance team.

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  • Defrag Doll candidate Megan Hancock (aka Shutterbug) of Danbury, CT, takes charge while defragging during the competition to become a new member of TechRepublic's all-women professional computer maintenance team.

    The Schmoozer hams it up for the camera and shows her growing lack of interest in the competition by stating, "Defragging isn't as much fun as playing games. She secretly wants to try out for the Frag Dolls next year!

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  • Two members of the Defrag Dolls watch closely as candidates for a new slot on the all-women's professional computer maintenance team compete in a tournament.

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  • Final screenshot of the Defrag process. Defragmentation is complete for: (C:)! However, the contestants are alerted that some files on this file could not be defragmented. The judges nonchalantly convene to see which contestants actually check the defragmentation report for the list of these files.

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  • Juror Ted Laun (aka Heckofagoodsport), also Assoc. Systems Administrator for TechRepublic, consults his notes during the jury's deliberations about who the new Defrag Dolls members will be.

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  • After the tournament, existing members of the Defrag Dolls and the judge consult on who will be crowned the next Defrag Doll.

    What happened to our other current Defrag Doll members? *sigh*

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  • Current members of the Defrag Dolls not-so-tearfully announce who will join TechRepubic's all-women professional computer maintenance team: Shutterbug and FragiLeee.

    What happened to our other current Defrag Doll members? *sigh*

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  • After the announcement of the winners in the Defrag Dolls audition, one of the winners hugs a current member of the team.

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  • Shutterbug was named one of the two winners of the Defrag Dolls auditions in Louisville, KY, on May 11, 2006. She may look sweet and innocent, but she's a little bent - her Halo 2.

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  • Shutterbug and FragiLeee, the two winners of slots on the Defrag Dolls team, pose together after hearing the exciting news.

    According to FragiLeee, "Winning the competition was as easy as pi."

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  • The new Defrag Dolls strike a final pose.

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    Special thanks to all of the gals at TechRepublic who participated in this photo shoot, and also a big thumbs-up to the real Frag Dolls. As the saying goes, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." You go girls!!

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The Defrag Doll candidates laugh as they (uncomfortably) pose for a photograph in Louisville, KY, on May 11, 2006.

To fully appreciate this parody, see the original picture.

© CNET Networks - Submitted by Sonja Thompson

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Bill Detwiler is Managing Editor of TechRepublic and Tech Pro Research and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Prior to joining TechRepublic in 2000, Bill was an IT manager, database administrator, and desktop supp...

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