Free Republic Voting Thread: 2007 Today's Toons Favorites (Preliminary Round)

various | 1/2/08 | various

[pookie18]

Here it is...Free Republic's 3rd annual Today's Toons favorites. I'd like to publicly thank FReepers corbie, ferri, StoneGiant, DejaJude, KevinLauer, honolulugal & reagan_fanatic for helping me with some/all of the monthly voting. Via this voting, we tallied the selections (~15/month) which received the most votes. Those monthly selections make up this preliminary round. If you'd like to help for 2008, FReepmail me & I'll tell you what would be involved. Right now, there are just 4 of us who vote on a regular basis. Last year, a few of you were disappointed that some of your favorite cartoons/pics didn't make it into the preliminary round; here's your chance to make sure that this doesn't happen again...so speak now or forever hold your peace!!

There are some "rules" here, but not many. When selecting your favorites, use your own criteria. Some like funny, clever, pithy, touching, etc. Some like cartoons, photoshops, animations, etc. So, judge each entry unto itself. As the one who adds click-on audios, videos, pics, toons to existing entries, I judge these to be part of that entry as a whole...you, of course, can ignore that if you wish...but only at your own peril ;-)

Each entry is numbered (1-180). Entries 2, 6 & 10 involve some animation. I put them near the top because if your PC is like mine, once you click on an audio attachment the animation ceases to animate (unless you refresh/reload the page). So, you'll see the animations up front.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to send me (via comment in this thread/FReepmail/e-mail) the numbers, in any order, of your 30 (or less) favorites. If you are caught sending > 30, I won't disavow your existence, but will ask you to remove any excess. This offer will self-destruct at 5 PM ET, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008. Good luck!

If certain pics/toons don't download (even after a refresh/reload), send me their numbers (which will show up) & I'll try to help. My plan is to post the 30 (plus ties) finalists in a new thread on 1/7/08 (I suggest that dial-up users wait for this round) & to ask you to select your 10 favorites in order of preference. The results of this final vote will be posted on 1/14/08. The decision of the judge (Today's Toons editor-in-chief) is final! Questions? Bring it on! And now, on with the show!!

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[AdvisorB]

Here goes Pookie:

1)107, 2)57, 3)39, 4)2, 5)13, 6)79, 7)45, 8)115, 9)93,

10)41, 11)140, 12)108, 13)92, 14)31, 15)45, 16)88, 17)32

18)175, 19)7, 20)68, 21)75, 22)92, 23)166, 24)106, 25)63,

26)140, 27)90, 28)148, 29)80, and 30)94.

[n230099]

Thanks for all this work. I as many do, head straight for it every morning.

10, 32, 62, 68, 72, 77, 79, 84, 92, 93, 100, 143, 154, 171, 172

[AdvisorB]

Sorry EasySt this was for Pookie...

Here goes Pookie: 1)107, 2)57, 3)39, 4)2, 5)13, 6)79, 7)45, 8)115, 9)93, 10)41, 11)140, 12)108, 13)92, 14)31, 15)45, 16)88, 17)32 18)175, 19)7, 20)68, 21)75, 22)92, 23)166, 24)106, 25)63, 26)140, 27)90, 28)148, 29)80, and 30)94.

[pookie18]

OK...noted you choice & awaiting the others...thanks!

[pookie18]

You're welcome, n230099! (15 picks left)

[pookie18]

You voted for 2 entries (#s 45 & 140) twice...see below:

7)45, 11)140, 15)45, 26)140

So...you still have 2 picks remaining.

[bmwcyle]

I can't FR mail from work so here they are.

2, 6, 13, 18, 20

29, 31, 45, 57, 60

63, 70, 77, 81, 85

100, 143, 144, 164, 165

It is hard not voting a straight Ramirez ticket.

bttt

ping

[G8 Diplomat]

Not necessarily in the right order, but I like 174, 118, 65, 66, 32, 31, 18, 16, 13, 178, 166, 169, 164, 63, 52, 177, 146, 127, 140, 134, 126, 79, 75, 68, 57, 44, 43, and 30

178 is definitely my favorite though

[commonguymd]

Good stuff!

[AdvisorB]

I think I have 3 remaining Pookie, #92 was voted twice at 13 and 22. Sorry about the miscues.

15)94

22)179

26)152

[heylady]

Here are mine: 15,18,19,46,49,54,58,79,80,86,90,93,100,101,114,134,140,and 147

[Liberty Valance]

#92

bttt

[pookie18]

bumping & voting thanks, bmwcyle! (10 picks left...if you choose to use)

[zeugma]

13,15,18,32,54,89,117,129

Thanks for all your hard work pookie! 

[pookie18]

Thanks for voting (& you thought Nov. would be your 1st time ;-), G8 Diplomat! Order doesn't count until the final round...you have 2 picks remaining.

[righthand man]

pookie,,,, hard choices again this year,,,

18-143-146-85-15-76-175-53-145-141-58-166-17-178-138-144-68-147-50-45-169,,,,,

[pookie18]

Thanks, commonguymd! Will you be submitting a ballot?

[pookie18]

We're getting there...1 more to go as #94 was already selected...

[bmwcyle]

OK

1,3,5,14,32,33,34,50,54,56

[pookie18]

Thanks for voting, heylady! (you 12 remaining picks)