21. I'm not sure what a Good Article attaboy is, but in context it doesn't seem positive. 22. "You never got an ` attaboy .'But you always heard about it if you screwed up ." 23. Tom Lopaka finds him there, and learns that before losing consciousness, Kim had heard a sound like " attaboy ". 24. As usual, the winners receive unbridled admiration, along with a nifty Attaboy 1999 logo they can post on their Web sites. 25. He won't feel the proud slap on the back and hear the hearty " attaboy " from a father. 26. The end of the year brings two happy events _ Santa's sooty footprints on your family room carpet, and the annual Attaboy ! 27. His messages, however, generated an " attaboy " letter of congratulation to Kerrey's Raiders from a senior Navy officer. 28. Vannucci drummed for several local bands including Ska-Punk band Attaboy Skip who enjoyed regional success in the mid 1990s and featured Taylor Milne. 29. "' The Salvager "'is a British reality television TV show produced by Attaboy Productions and aired on Discovery Real Time. 30. Deciding which of these are worthy of the Computing column's annual Attaboy Awards is a tough job, but someone's gotta do it.