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Vote for us in the Niblets!!

chanson, January 25, 2010January 15, 2011

As you know, tomorrow we’ll begin voting for the Mormon Alumni Association’s William Law X-Mormon of the Year Award. But don’t let that distract you from voting in the Niblets. A number of people from our community have been nominated, and there’s no reason a dark horse shouldn’t win. 😀

p.s. Thanks to Chino for the Alumni Association logo! What do you guys think of it?

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Comments (18)

  1. Ms. Jack Meyers says:
    January 25, 2010 at 7:39 am

    The logo is awesome, although I think you guys need a better tag line than “Gone for Good.”

    About the best I can come up with is, “Wickedness Was Happiness.”

    Reply
  2. Chino Blanco says:
    January 25, 2010 at 8:02 am

    And “ASSOCIATION” is too small …

    And the graphic blurs when resized in WordPress, so I’ll need to send several sizes for the MAA board to keep on file …

    And, yeah, “Gone for Good” needs to go, but I don’t get “Wickedness Was Happiness” … We’re alumni, not the dearly departed. 😉

    And by the way, it’s a travesty that Jack and Chanson have been lumped into the “interfaith dialogue” category over there … I guess the folks at MM figure it’s OK as long as both believers and atheists come away equally slighted. Blech.

    Reply
  3. Holly says:
    January 25, 2010 at 8:32 am

    there was a conversation…. a year ago? When Ben C wrote a little rhyme or tag about leaving the church that was revised and massaged by people here…. It ended up being pretty damn clever, and might work as a good tag. I think it was here, though it might have been “Letters from a Broad”…. I can’t remember the details well enough to search for it, but does anyone else have an idea of what I’m not quite remembering, or where it would be found?

    And although I realize I am indulging in shameless self-promotion, I want to point out that I was the one to coin the phrase “Mormon Alumni Association.” You can find the blogosphere’s first post on the topic, and my reasons for inventing the phrase, here:

    http://selfportraitas.com/archives/2009/08/mormon-alumni-a.html

    I just want to be properly credited in the eventual wikipedia entry on the MAA. 🙂

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  4. chanson says:
    January 25, 2010 at 8:43 am

    I actually kind of like the double meaning of “gone for good.” But it’s possible we could think of something better.

    Holly — I vaguely remember what you’re talking about, and I remember it was quite clever. I’ll try to track it down.

    And thanks for contributing the MAA name! I think it goes well with the awards. 😀

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  5. chanson says:
    January 25, 2010 at 8:50 am

    Holly — Now I remember. You’re talking about the comments of this post, right? Unfortunately, it’s atheist-specific, so it doesn’t work for the MAA in general.

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  6. Chandelle says:
    January 25, 2010 at 9:11 am

    I voted for you, of course. Unfortunately, I also read that “most disturbing” article by OSC, and now I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep for a month. That guy is losing it.

    Reply
  7. chanson says:
    January 25, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Thanks!!

    Yeah, he is really nuts…

    Reply
  8. Andrew S says:
    January 25, 2010 at 11:17 am

    I voted for…me.

    And I see I’m getting clobbered (for another year) by Jack!

    But I also voted for Sunday in Outer Blogness

    Reply
  9. Elaine says:
    January 25, 2010 at 11:21 am

    I like the “Gone for Good” tag. It’s short, sweet and accurate. And the rest of the logo is fine by me, as well.

    Just easy to please this morning, I suppose. 🙂

    Elaine

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  10. chanson says:
    January 25, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    Thanks Andrew!! It’s so true that that Ms. Jack is hard to beat. I have to agree with Chino @2 that it would have been nice if they’d given us atheists a separate category, like we’re in a different weight class or something. 😉

    Elaine — cool. 8)

    Reply
  11. Holly says:
    January 25, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    chanson @5: yes, that’s the conversation I was thinking of–I was remembering (or not quite remembering) Mr. Fob’s great statement, “We’re here, god’s not.” You’re right it won’t work for the entire MAA, but it could serve for the Atheist Division.

    Reply
  12. kuri says:
    January 25, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    I also like “Gone for good” because of the double meaning.

    Reply
  13. kuri says:
    January 25, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    OSC lost it a while ago. He wants to overthrow the government if gay marriage becomes legal.

    Reply
  14. Jessica says:
    January 25, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    I voted for you C. What do you get if you win? Hope it’s something good!

    Reply
  15. TGD says:
    January 25, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    I love the double meaning of “Gone for Good”

    Reply
  16. Therese says:
    January 25, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    That logo is pretty funny. Thumbs up from me.

    Reply
  17. chanson says:
    January 25, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    Thanks Jessica!! I don’t think you get anything for winning a Niblet (except personal satisfaction). That’s why X-Mormon of the Year is so much cooler. 😉

    Reply
  18. Chino Blanco says:
    January 26, 2010 at 4:31 am

    I’m gonna go with the wisdom of the crowd on this one and shelf my objections to the MAA logo 😉

    Reply

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