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And the winner is …
Amazingly, after five days and far more votes than I expected, the "Name Mrs. Ace" contest has ended in a virtual dead heat among three names: Carolus, Winnie and Mrs. Ace.
"Carolus" was suggested by Sally Teschon. "Winnie" was suggested by Christina Kobelin. "Mrs. Ace" was suggested long ago by Seymour Drakes. All three are longtime friends of this blog.
Rather than prolong the agony, the judges have decided that the female owl sitting on five eggs shall henceforth be known as Carolus Winnie Ace — or Mrs. Ace for short.
If people prefer, we also can call Ace "Mr. Ace," just for balance.
Those who want to post comments concerning their preferred nom de owl should feel free.
Thanks to all for their votes and exuberance.
Congratulations to the winners.
We can now all go on with our lives… 🙂
5 comments
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I humbly submit a belated but heartfelt thanks to all who voted for my “Winnie” entry. Congratulations also to you, Sally. May Carolus Winnie Ace and Mr.Ace live long and fruitful (oops- I mean rodentfull)lives! Chris K.
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Why have a contest to name “Mrs. Ace” if you’re only going to call her Mrs. Ace “for short” anyway? It seems a bit counter-productive. Why not call her Carol?–which is, actually, shorter than Mrs. Ace. This seems the simplest and most logical way to go.
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I would like to thank the Academy for this 1/3 Owl Award.
I would like to thank everyone who voted for me.
I would like to thank my daughter-in law who suggested naming Mrs. Ace in the first place.
I would like to thank Carolus Linneaus who first described the the screech owl.
I would like to thank……blah, blah.
Back to my real life until the next contest.
sally t. -
Well done to all those winners, can I be a runner up?
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Love those names. Whooo Whooo
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Chris Kobelin
I humbly submit a belated but heartfelt thanks to all who voted for my “Winnie” entry. Congratulations also to you, Sally. May Carolus Winnie Ace and Mr.Ace live long and fruitful (oops- I mean rodentfull)lives! Chris K.
faye
Why have a contest to name “Mrs. Ace” if you’re only going to call her Mrs. Ace “for short” anyway? It seems a bit counter-productive. Why not call her Carol?–which is, actually, shorter than Mrs. Ace. This seems the simplest and most logical way to go.
sally teschon
I would like to thank the Academy for this 1/3 Owl Award.
I would like to thank everyone who voted for me.
I would like to thank my daughter-in law who suggested naming Mrs. Ace in the first place.
I would like to thank Carolus Linneaus who first described the the screech owl.
I would like to thank……blah, blah.
Back to my real life until the next contest.
sally t.
Chris and Carol
Well done to all those winners, can I be a runner up?
Sparroweye/Candy Pfau
Love those names. Whooo Whooo