Florida Mascot Run-off...

[sharpenu]

How about the

Treasure Coast Troubadors

Fountain of Youth Divers

W6- for Wintertime Warm Water Wetsuit Wearin' Whimps

Gulfstream Guppies (or Groupers)

4S club= Sunshine State SCUBA Society

 

[socaldiver]

Hey Sharpenu, nice job on new names ....

BTW, where have you been lately? Haven't seen you around.

 

[Natasha]

You might not want to believe this .. but ... flamingos are born on Bonaire. Yes, the airport is even named "Flamingo Airport". There are thousands of the flamingos there. They say there are more flamingos then people there. And I believe it. I saw zillions of them.
Several of the T shirts have the flamingos right on the front. So go on, copy Bonaire, try to be a "Diver's Paradise" like their license plates say.
Maybe I wasn't born in Florida, but my parents had a convention in Orlando every year when I was a kid, and I was there when Disney opened. Heheheheh Class of 77 here.

 

[The Chairman]

I would like to finish this voting process... If you think you should be able to vote, just PM and include your reasons... If you are a permanent Florida resident, please state so in your PM. I want this finished by Monday... So far;

Dan the Manatee 2 votes

Flo the Flamingo 2 votes

The Florida Conchs 3 votes

I KNOW there are more than 7 divers from Florida on the board! Speak now or forever hold your beak/muzzle/gastropod! BTW, I will be gone for most of the weekend, so I will try and wrap this up Monday Morn.

 

[scubabear]

Boy, these are tough choices!! Lets see:

Dan the Manatee: While cruising the waters of my beloved state,usally at idle speed, I've often heard the refrain Damn Manatees!

Flo the Flamingo: A truly indigenous bird once hunted for it's plume as well as it's flesh. Look at a Fla. map, just before the Keys and find the road that runs to the west. At the end of that road is ( OZ) ? no FLAMINGO!

The Florida Conchs: This moniker could be confused with the secession and establishment of the Conch Republic. As many will recall, this action was taken when the U.S. border patrol set up road blocks leaving the Keys, following the Mariel Boatlift! A word of advice to fellow divers, when asked by patrolmen if you are a U.S. citizen, simply say yes sir. Saying que pasa will get your van and all your dive gear a 2hr. inspection!

After considering these choices, I think I'll bend to the will of my fellow Floridians!

 

[The Chairman]

Dan the Manatee 3 votes

Flo the Flamingo 2 votes

The Florida Conchs 5 votes

 

[The Chairman]

While I could follow Ontario's lead and make today the last day of voting, I feel that making such a decision in any month with April's Fools day in it would not be wise. May 1st is the cut-off... and already I have been asked not to count the overseas votes... All results will be verified by the Supreme Court of Florida, and then by the Supreme Court of the USA, and then there will be a few bills passed, and we might even know the results by the end of 2003. So far the vote stands as...

Dan the Manatee 3 votes

Flo the Flamingo 2 votes

Charlie (aka "Chuck") the Conch 6 votes (but I liked Dudley Conchrite) :tease:

 

[Iguana Don]

I prefer the "Gold Lamae" to the tiger stripe, but I do have some red tie-dyed ones also, and even some with "peace frogs" on em!


You just had to know, didn't ya?

No, I am not shy or reserved.

ID

OBTW---2 more votes from this Native Floridian for the Flamingo !

 

[DivingGal]

Originally posted by NetDoc
While I could follow Ontario's lead and make today the last day of voting, I feel that making such a decision in any month with April's Fools day in it would not be wise. May 1st is the cut-off... and already I have been asked not to count the overseas votes... All results will be verified by the Supreme Court of Florida, and then by the Supreme Court of the USA, and then there will be a few bills passed, and we might even know the results by the end of 2003.

Oh come on Pete.... take a chance... I'll count the votes for you, I'll be honest and not stuff the voting for any one mascot go Flo go Honest, everything will be completely above board

 

[The Chairman]

by a pseudopod! I see the others couldn't mussel this one out! It was a slug-fest!!! Personally, I am still shell shocked. It's almost like someone conched me on the head! Well at least we kept with the "pink" theme... We snailed that one on the head! It's gonna be hard to keep up the pace.