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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[pookie18]

My pleasure, as always(conservative)!

[pookie18]

Thanks, backinthefold! (21 picks left)

[PigRigger]

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[pookie18]

I am honored to have made "the cut" at #171! I put that together after I saw a bunch of FReepers tossing the phrase around.

Rudder's pic and sierrahome's phrase, I believe...my monthly vote got that one in...

Will #43 be your only selection? You have up to 29 others.

[Past Your Eyes]

My faves: 12, 21 and 35.

[pookie18]

Thanks for voting, PigRigger! If you choose, you have 29 picks remaining...

[pookie18]

Thanks for your vote, Past Your Eyes! (27 selections remaining)

[pookie18]

Thanks. No, order doesn't count until the final round. Will rerun that toon on Fri.

[Doogle]

Thanks Pookie for all your time and effort...and with that said I’ll vote now:
1.#123
2.#94
3.#45
4.#86
5.#163
6.#143
7.#166
8.#130
9.#140

Thanks again Pookie

[sure_fine]

that wraps it all up

[pookie18]

You're welcome x 2, Doogle! (21 selections remaining)

[pookie18]

Is that your only selection, sure_fine?

[Abathar]

The choices were hard with all these great ones, but I vote for numbers 27, 39, 53, 54, 74, 113, 115, 140, and 152.

[EasySt]

What fun! Thanks Pookie!

Here are my favorite 30, in rough order of preference...

133, 154, 27, 119, 33, 126, 54, 161, 80, 129, 141, 81, 1, 15, 92, 101, 144, 158, 166, 176, 175, 13, 5, 18, 21, 178, 76, 63, 106, 79.

[jbp1]

Hi. Happy new year

2, 21, 32, 92, 147, 154, 156

Thanks

[pookie18]

Thanks for your ballot, Abathar! (21 selections remaining)

[pookie18]

My pleasure & thanks for voting (& using all your picks!!), EasySt.

[pookie18]

Happy New Year & you're welcome, jbp1! (23 picks remaining)

[sure_fine]

not all..but there is time ;-)