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by IwoCPO on 07/29/07 at 08:15 AM ET
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Arizona has been heard from. Aaron, an A2Y reader from Phoenix and varsity Photoshop user, has provided us our fourth entry in the “Replace Fire On Ice Because It’s Juvenile, Hastily Designed and Just Plain Sucks” contest. A reminder: whoever the 8 dedicated A2Y readers determine has crafted the best graphic/slogan for the upcoming season will win a fantastic prize and an honor that is almost indescribably unique (their graphic will be prominently displayed on the A2Y front page the entire season).
Aaron’s a smart dude. He knows what causes us pain and has woven it into his graphic and his slogan. Nothing causes a family more stress than #39 be-bopping outside his crease.
Yes, let’s review.
On July 16th, HockeyinHD submitted the first entry...stick figures, sloppy, childish humor: all perfect for an A2Y contest.
Matt Schwartz is a talented guy. The brains behind Let’s Go Wings, the graphically brilliant Wings site frequented by the upper crust Wing fans...not the juvenile, slapstick humor types who come to this place. He decided to show off on 17 July.
A week later Pete from Yzerman Is God took the contest to another level. He recognized our weakness and preyed on it.
There you have it, our four entries to date. Can you do better than these? Probably not. Better than the Wings’ crack PR staff? Definitely.
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Great Idea OWN. Maybe even a little “...Hes a little runaway”
Quick and dirty entry (the best kind). See what you are keeping me up at night doing IWO?
Posted by Aaron from Phoenix on 07/30/07 at 01:23 AM ET
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If the Chief is interested in holding a straw poll—Aaron gets my vote as the funniest and most accurate tongue-in-cheek banner—thats really funny!!!
Going to have to try to find a musical selection to go with this entry—something along the lines of staying at home, or wanderer!!! I’ll try to get my synapses to rub together and come up with something!!!
Kudos Aaron!!! Funny—just funny!!!!
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Hockey Netherworld on 07/29/07 at 11:52 AM ET