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Final Slogan List prior to making the poll. *Please* help me correct any errors (non-intentional grammatical ones, that is) and let me know if I've missed any. Thanks!
Final Slogan List
"It's a Fanfic Thing, You Wouldn't Understand."
"LnC:NAoS - FanFiction: 20 years long and still super strong" - /Would this be better as a FoLC instead of LnC:NAoS?/
"LnC:NAoS - FanFiction: Don't knock a man with glasses; you never know what secrets he may be hiding." - /same question here/
"FanFiction: After 20 years, my superhero can still beat up your superhero, but he's chooses to be better than that."
"FanFiction: I spend my free time saving the world. What do you do?"
"Psst: I have a secret identity. I write/read FanFiction."
"Chocolate and Coffee: the fuel of all great writers."
"Strong women don't need a superhero to back her up, but it doesn't hurt to have one on speed dial."
"I prefer Chocolate to Rocky Road. Ask me why?"
"Who needz to spell propperly? That's what editers are four."
"Who needz to spell propperly? That's what parners R 4."
"Evil Writer"
"I'd rather be writing / reading fanfiction."
"You tore me out of my story for this???"
"Will write for FDK"
"My Beta is my Superhero"
"I love a Lunkhead"
"Lunkhead: No Hero is Perfect" /Or "Lunkhead, because no hero is perfect" /
"Lunkhead"
"Evil Writer: I love to torture my favorite characters"
"Evil Writer: I torture characters for fun!"
"Evil Reader: I love it when a writer tortures my favorite characters"
"Through fanfiction, the story continues..."
"All because a Mad Dog and a Lunkhead fell in love..."
"Chumpy--it is a word!"
"Fans of Lois & Clark are good FoLCs."
"The Strange Visitor from afar and the reporter, the Hottest Team in Town."
"Writer / Reporter is who I am, superheroics is what I can do."
"Superheroics are my specialty."
"The Hottest Team in Town! A woman in need of a hero and a man with glasses."
"What are a woman in need of a rescue and a man wearing glasses? The Hottest Team in Town!"
"What do a woman in need of a rescue and a man in glasses have in common? They're the Hottest Team in Town!"
"FoLC"
"My Beta and Me - The Hottest Team in Town."
"What do three identities add up to? The Hottest Team in Town"
"My beta--the only one who can edit my copy"
"You Know You're An Evil Writer When..." /top ten reasons TBA /
"Real Life is over rated. I'd rather live in FanFiction"
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"On the long road, take small steps." -- Jor-el, "The Foundling"
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Yeah, I think FoLC reads better than the long acronym. 
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So many good ones. It would be hard to choose. Until I saw the last one... "Real Life is over rated. I'd rather live in FanFiction" It's perfect.
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Lois: "You put up with me for the same reason I put up with you. It's because I'm completely in love with you."
Clark: "And I love you ... Did we just make up?"
Lois: "I think so."
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Virginia, I love those grammar peeves; thanks for choosing them with me in mind. You know you're a verbophile when you look at the affect/effect one and know that it is an oversimplification. "Affect" can also be a noun (with the meaning of "feeling"). Although m-w.com indicates that this sense of the word is obsolete, it is actually still used in scholarly circles. I remember reading articles in grad school about how one's affect could affect one's language learning. We now return you to our regularly scheduled thread topic... Joy, Lynn
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Great list  ) Thanks for putting this all together, Virginia  Laura
"Where's Clark?" "Right here."
...two simple sentences--with so much meaning.
~Lois and Clark in 'House of Luthor'~
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Yikes--bear with me...I'm editing my edit  quote:
"Strong women don't need a superhero to back her up, but it doesn't hurt to have one on speed dial." I had made bold: --should it read " A strong woman doesn't need a superhero to back her up, but it doesn't hurt to have one on speed dial" ? but I also should have made a few more words bold  . I should have posted: --should it read " A strong woman doesn't need a superhero to back her up, but it doesn't hurt to have one on speed dial" ? (also--now there'd be two 'doesn't's in the sentence...maybe one could be made into 'does not'? The rest of my post was a-okay though  Laura
"Where's Clark?" "Right here."
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~Lois and Clark in 'House of Luthor'~
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Originally posted by KatherineKent: So many good ones. It would be hard to choose.
Until I saw the last one...
"Real Life is over rated. I'd rather live in FanFiction" Thanks, KatherineKent. That one came to me just as I was putting the final touches on the list. Glad you liked it.  Originally posted by LMA:Yikes--bear with me...I'm editing my edit </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> quote: "Strong women don't need a superhero to back her up, but it doesn't hurt to have one on speed dial." I had made bold: --should it read " A strong woman doesn't need a superhero to back her up, but it doesn't hurt to have one on speed dial" ? but I also should have made a few more words bold . I should have posted: --should it read " A strong woman doesn't need a superhero to back her up, but it doesn't hurt to have one on speed dial" ? (also--now there'd be two 'doesn't's in the sentence...maybe one could be made into 'does not'? The rest of my post was a-okay though Let's see... A strong woman can rescue herself, but it doesn't hurt to have a superhero on speed dial.Does that sound better?
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Virginia posted: A strong woman can rescue herself, but it doesn't hurt to have a superhero on speed dial.
Does that sound better? Perfect  . I think I like this version the best! Laura
"Where's Clark?" "Right here."
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~Lois and Clark in 'House of Luthor'~
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Final Slogan List prior to making the poll. *Please* help me correct any errors (non-intentional grammatical ones, that is) and let me know if I've missed any. Thanks! Final Slogan List"It's a Fanfic Thing, You Wouldn't Understand." "FoLC FanFiction: 20 years long and still super strong" "FoLC FanFiction: Don't knock a man with glasses; you never know what secrets he may be hiding." "FanFiction: After 20 years, my superhero can still beat up your superhero, but he's chooses to be better than that." "FanFiction: I spend my free time saving the world. What do you do?" "Psst: I have a secret identity. I write/read FanFiction." "Chocolate and Coffee: the fuel of all great writers." edited: "A strong woman can rescue herself, but it doesn't hurt to have a superhero on speed dial." "I prefer Chocolate to Rocky Road. Ask me why?" "Who needz to spell propperly? That's what editers are four." "Who needz to spell propperly? That's what parners R 4." "Evil Writer" (I agree with DC. This in white CG Times on a black hat or T-shirt would be ) "Evil Writer: I love to torture my favorite characters" "Evil Writer: I torture characters for fun!" "Evil Reader: I love it when a writer tortures my favorite characters" "You Know You're An Evil Writer When..." /top ten reasons TBA / "I'd rather be writing / reading fanfiction." "You tore me out of my story for this???" "Will write for FDK" "My Beta is my Superhero" "I love a Lunkhead" "Lunkhead: No Hero is Perfect" /Or "Lunkhead, because no hero is perfect" / "Lunkhead" "All because a Mad Dog and a Lunkhead fell in love..." "Chumpy--it is a word!" "Fans of Lois & Clark are good FoLCs." "FoLC" "Through fanfiction, the story continues..." "Writer / Reporter is who I am, superheroics is what I can do." "Superheroics are my specialty." "The Strange Visitor from afar and the reporter, the Hottest Team in Town." "The Hottest Team in Town! A woman in need of a hero and a man with glasses." "What are a woman in need of a rescue and a man wearing glasses? The Hottest Team in Town!" "What do a woman in need of a rescue and a man in glasses have in common? They're the Hottest Team in Town!" "My Beta and Me - The Hottest Team in Town." "What do three identities add up to? The Hottest Team in Town" "My beta--the only one who can edit my copy" "Real Life is overrated. I'd rather live in FanFiction" *** If there's no more last minute additions or corrections, I'll try to post this poll tonight.
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"On the long road, take small steps." -- Jor-el, "The Foundling"
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"Where's Clark?" "Right here."
...two simple sentences--with so much meaning.
~Lois and Clark in 'House of Luthor'~
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Since you asked, Virginia, "FanFiction: After 20 years, my superhero can still beat up your superhero, but he's chooses to be better than that." Change "he's" to "he." "I prefer Chocolate to Rocky Road. Ask me why?" The question mark should be a period, since you are instructing someone to ask you a question, you are not asking a question yourself. Alternately, the second sentence could be: Ask me, "Why?" But I think that is a lot more awkward. "Evil Writer: I love to torture my favorite characters" and "Evil Reader: I love it when a writer tortures my favorite characters" These both need periods at the end. There are actually several other items that also need periods, but I won't quote them individually here. "The Hottest Team in Town! A woman in need of a hero and a man with glasses." Should the exclamation point be a colon? How about one more quote? The math of superheroes: 1 + 1 = 1 Joy, Lynn
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Originally posted by Lynn S. M.:
How about one more quote?
The math of superheroes: 1 + 1 = 1 Thanks for the corrections, Lynn. Umm... Are you sure your math shouldn't be 2 + 1 = 2 Or 1 + 1 + 1 = 2 ? How about: "LnC: The only triangle with two sides."
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I had originally thought of 1 + 1 + 1 = 2, but I decided to simplify it.
Clark + Superman = 1 person; 1 + 1 = 1
Another possible saying:
If you're not a superhero, don't edit my copy!
(Note: This is not a commentary on your post, Virginia. I appreciate you asking for clarification. It's just another saying I thought might be cute.)
Or, less confrontationally phrased:
Only a superhero can edit my copy.
True, it is Clark, not Superman, who edits Lois' copy, but where's the humour in that?
Joy,
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I love this one!!!
"Psst: I have a secret identity. I write/read FanFiction."
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"LnC: The only triangle with two sides." I like it  Only a superhero can edit my copy. I really like this one, too...(and even though it's Clark that edits the copy.) It's a nice link btw Clark/Superman  So many great choices! Laura
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Originally posted by Lynn S. M.:
I had originally thought of 1 + 1 + 1 = 2, but I decided to simplify it.
Clark + Superman = 1 person; 1 + 1 = 1
Another possible saying:
If you're not a superhero, don't edit my copy!
(Note: This is not a commentary on your post, Virginia. I appreciate you asking for clarification. It's just another saying I thought might be cute.) I understood that. Or, less confrontationally phrased:
Only a superhero can edit my copy.
True, it is Clark, not Superman, who edits Lois' copy, but where's the humour in that? What about: "You must be a superhero to edit my copy." Yes, I know that can be read in more than one way. 
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The first poll to choose our Fundraising Slogans has been posted. I've divided the slogans into two categories (not quite divided down the middle but close to it): 1) FanFiction Specific / LnC Vague AND 2) LnC Specific. You can only choose up to ten in each category. I've set a deadline of voting for this first poll only until Tuesday midnight (as we haven't yet received even a rough timeline for the 2014 Fundraiser, so I wasn't sure just how time sensitive this is).
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Originally posted by VirginiaR: What about: "You must be a superhero to edit my copy." Yes, I know that can be read in more than one way. That's good, too, but it lacks a subtlety that mine had: Prescriptively speaking, the proper word should have been "may" in mine, not "can." People who are versed in the nuances of the two words will have a desired to correct my slogan -- in other words, to edit my copy.  Joy, Lynn
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I know it's too late to offer new ones, but I just thought of another one. LOL. "Don't Jimmy my writing / reading time!" or "I hate it when real life Jimmy's my writing / reading time." or "I hate it when real life Jimmy Interruptus my writing / reading time." (This needs a Lynn beta job to make it sound right, I just know it. ) It's too late to submit them to the official list, but I thought I'd share them for your enjoyment.
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They are cute. Originally posted by VirginiaR: "I hate it when real life Jimmy Interruptus my writing / reading time." (This needs a Lynn beta job to make it sound right, I just know it. ) Since you asked, how about the following? I hate it when real life pulls a 'Jimmy Interruptus' on my writing/reading time. Joy, Lynn
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