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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[grwcfl537]

2 11 18 28 54 94 129 147 175

Mel

[Nea Wood]

Pooks:

2, 6, 12, 19, 26, 28, 29, 32, 44, 49, 53, 60, 63, 74, 77, 81, 82, 84, 92, 143, 147, 150, 153, 169, 175, 176.

Thanks!

[pookie18]

Thanks, Liberty Valance! (you have 29 votes left)

[pookie18]

You're welcome, zeugma! (you have 22 remaining picks)

[RaceBannon]

all of the above. :)

[pookie18]

Thanks for your ballot, righthand man! (you have 9 selections remaining)

[commonguymd]

okay
one of them was deleted and I think it was my favorite.

86 IF That was the Chicken Beef Fred Toon!
154
167
106
12
108
13
38
54
49
110
133
152
137

[AdvisorB]

I think I'm obsessed with #94. Give me, lets see, uhhhhh....178?!

Wind chill in the early thirties here in Central Florida, and I'm trying to thaw out after attempting to take down the lights this early morning. I think my brain is still in the frozen mode.

PS. Just in case, I like 131.

[pookie18]

Thanks, bmwcyle! Now you're done ;-)

[pookie18]

Thanks for voting, Mel! (you have 21 remaining picks)

[pookie18]

My pleasure, Nea Wood! (4 picks left)

[pookie18]

You have selected 180 items...please remove 150 of them ;-) Will you be submitting a ballot?

[TexasGunRunner]

35
38
51
53
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92
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147
152
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165
169
176
178

...that’s my final answer for this round. Thanks!

[pookie18]

Thanks for voting, commonguymd! Yes, I complained about that to the Admin Moderator as it had run earlier this year w/o problem & was selected in the top 15 one month...will have to include it in the finlas by default. (You still have 16 unused picks)

[pookie18]

178 it is...now you're done...thanks!

[pookie18]

You're welcome, TexasGunRunner!

[Big Mack]

Great job, Pookie. My choices are:
13, 19, 16, 24, 39, 46, 49, 68, 75, 95, 105, 117, 124, 158, 162, 175, 176, 177.
Thank you

[smellycat]

I vote for: 18, 129, and 141.

Keep up the good work!!

[pookie18]

My pleasure, Big Mack! (12 unused picks)

[pookie18]

Thanks, smellycat! (you have 27 unused picks)