Florida Mascot Run-off...

[The Chairman]

OK Floridians...

We have the Manatees ahead by 2, with the mingoes and the conchs tied at 5. But instead of a poll (which can be stuffed by Texans and Canadians alike) I want YOU FLORIDIANS to pm me with your vote. If you are about to become a FLoridian, we might count you... tell us why in your vote. The choices are...

Dan the Manatee

Flo the Flamingo

The Florida Conchs

I will keep the tally right here...

 

[Walter]

UNFAIR!!!!!!!!

In the poll it's "Florida Conchs" - not dud.

 

[The Chairman]

What Walter is talking about???

So far the results stand as...

Dan the Manatee... 2 votes

Flo the Flamingo... 0 votes

The Florida Conch... 1 vote

 

[Walter]

Who voted for the manatee? You & MB?

 

[The Chairman]

I will vote at the end if we need a tie-breaker. You should get MB to come over here and vote!!! (I am actually leaning towards Flo... June will understand that one)

 

[DivingGal]

Originally posted by NetDoc
I will vote at the end if we need a tie-breaker. You should get MB to come over here and vote!!! (I am actually leaning towards Flo... June will understand that one)

Sure I know, but I'll never tell :tease:

 

[The Chairman]

Originally posted by DivingGal
Sure I know, but I'll never tell :tease:

Not until it's convenient, anyway! :tease:

 

[The Chairman]

So far the results stand as...

Dan the Manatee... 2 votes

Flo the Flamingo... 0 votes

The Florida Conch... 2 vote

(The slug is moving at a brisk pace... anyone want to call him Dudley, like Walter suggests?)

 

[Wendy]

I haven't lived in Florida all my life and maybe I'm mistaken, but other than theme parks where are there flamingos running around in Florida?

 

[The Chairman]

The everglades have been the traditional home for MANY a species of colorful waterfowl... the roseate spoonbill, the flamingo, the white ibis, are just a few that covered the swamp in droves before the turn of the century. Most of the flocks are but bitter memories that were shot to make women's hats, and some of the species have been completely exterminated. Still, the flamingo has a good presence in the Everglades and is a fun and brash bird no matter how you look at it. The plus side of having the mingo for a mascot are the incredible amount of pictures/t-shirts and other paraphanalia that have the Flamingo on them. Nothing says "Florida" to a nawtherner quite like a flamingo! Yes, I have a collection of them.