Here are the options...

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2.


Please choose one.

I think they are both excellent and would like to thank Grafton Red and dum dum for their efforts. Not forgetting Roverstrace for permission to use her pics and Tundra Terrorist for making GR's and dd's look even better.

This is an outrage.

Art censorship and avianism all rolled up in a fecund ball of corruption.

This does indeed smack of elitist selection (MR is a biologist, of course, so he's used to choosing his preferences for survival).

It was clear that in the straw poll your effort was the most popular and at least deserved a place as candidate.

What explanation can there be for this travesty of justice?

Mr is a chemist darling, well he was, and now is a well, er, something or other

I beg your pardon?

Effort?

It was a work of beautific splendour inspired by the benevolence of of The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster in all it's Pastafarian grandeur.

Really? I always imagined him crouching over petri dishes growing cultures. Fancy that. Still didn't get my Periodic table conundrum, did he? Chemist schemist.

I cringe at the 'P' word so you can beg all you want.

Your banner was loved by all, but would've benefitted from a splattering of green splodges near the East Park bit to represent you and your kind's contribution to park life.

I am, however, abstaining from voting in this Ahmadinejad-esque election in support of your masterpiece. Personally, I think they're scared and jealous.

I vote for the abstension option also in support of TT. Salvador Dali, eat your breakfast.

I can't decide & its a draw at the moment. Decisions, decisions....

Blooming heck, it's close!

I suppose I should set a time for close of voting, so I don't get accused of stopping it to get the result that suits me (not that I would). 5pm-ish tomorrow, will make it 24 hours.

Are you going to answer the furious electorate, or just ignore us, Gadaffi-style?

You Thatcher, you.

I share my birthplace and zodiac sign with Thatcher. Not my politics, however.

Aye, much more Augusto Pinochet it would appear.