{"id":347,"date":"2008-11-04T19:43:26","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T02:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soapythechicken.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2008-11-04T19:43:26","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T02:43:26","slug":"123-the-november-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soapythechicken.com\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"#123: The November Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"polls-2\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Who do you vote for as the leading character in this comic strip?<br>(Please choose one answer, noting that the bottom four are irrelevant)<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-2-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Tech Toad: Write-In Candidate <small>(47%, 1,000,000,003 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 47%;\" title=\"Tech Toad: Write-In Candidate (47% | 1,000,000,003 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Frog the Frog: Independent <small>(0%, 7 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 0%;\" title=\"Frog the Frog: Independent (0% | 7 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Art Smalls: Genius Party <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Art Smalls: Genius Party (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Froodle Flopendoodle: Genocide Party <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Froodle Flopendoodle: Genocide Party (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>The Sock Puppet: Highest Bidder Party <small>(0%, 3 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 0%;\" title=\"The Sock Puppet: Highest Bidder Party (0% | 3 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>I. Waddles Mallard: Right Thinking Party <small>(47%, 1,000,000,001 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 47%;\" title=\"I. Waddles Mallard: Right Thinking Party (47% | 1,000,000,001 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Quackers the Duck: Smarty Party <small>(47%, 1,000,000,002 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 47%;\" title=\"Quackers the Duck: Smarty Party (47% | 1,000,000,002 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>2,147,483,647<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_2_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"461ba95616\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-2-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soapythechicken.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/strips\/soapy0123.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/strips\/soapy0123_700wide.jpg\" name=\"#123: Swing Vote\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click the above image to embiggen.<\/p>\n<p>If you like this stuff and want to read the previous strips without going back post by post through the blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soapythechicken.com\/?page_id=279\">they are easily browsed in THE ARCHIVE here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note that you can now purchase election swag to wear and support your candidate&#8230; click on a shirt to go to the shop of your candidate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/votequackers\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/images\/votequackersshirt.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/votemallard\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/images\/votemallardshirt.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/voteforfrog\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/images\/votefrogshirt.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The election for new comic strip czar will happen <strong>November 4th!<\/strong> Who will you vote for? Support your candidate by putting their below banner on your website, blog, social networking site, or ass. Consider it your own virtual lawn sign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/banners\/votemallard.gif\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/banners\/votemallard_200wide.gif\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/banners\/votemallard_alt_color.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/banners\/votequackers.gif\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/banners\/votequackers_200wide.gif\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/banners\/votequackers_alt_color.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have also provided a banner for one of the third party candidates in case you like losing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/banners\/votefrog.gif\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/soapythechicken.com\/banners\/votefrog_200wide.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click the above image to embiggen. If you like this stuff and want to read the previous strips without going back post by post through the blog, they are easily browsed in THE ARCHIVE here. 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