Comments on: New poll – time to ditch the Lib Dem ‘bird of liberty’ logo? http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob Fenwick http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10840 Rob Fenwick Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:57:37 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10840 I was being generous :) I was being generous :)

]]> By: Ryan Cullen http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10831 Ryan Cullen Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:22:36 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10831 Rob, it's not even a good Photoshop. Rob, it’s not even a good Photoshop.

]]> By: Rob Fenwick http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10764 Rob Fenwick Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:17:29 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10764 Oh Chris, Chris, Chris - you've been hawking that pic all over the place for days now. It's good Photoshop, congratulations, it's just a lame gag which is why no-one, from any party, is laughing! Oh Chris, Chris, Chris – you’ve been hawking that pic all over the place for days now. It’s good Photoshop, congratulations, it’s just a lame gag which is why no-one, from any party, is laughing!

]]> By: Chris Paul http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10763 Chris Paul Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:15:31 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10763 Manc Boy - I didn't send you here to say "How about a rat?" although the Chorlton Fibber is trying a rat on his this time round. Some nonsense about it being a Labour rat ... but we all know that if you've got rats you get in a cat like my killer Tilley and you don't get in a silly bird called Fibby. <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_VWMhxg4UsqE/RhyruKlJYnI/AAAAAAAABN4/03TyO1iv3z0/s1600-h/LOLlibdemsonthefence.jpg" rel="nofollow">Fibby on a Fence</a> makes quite a good combination though. Manc Boy – I didn’t send you here to say “How about a rat?” although the Chorlton Fibber is trying a rat on his this time round. Some nonsense about it being a Labour rat … but we all know that if you’ve got rats you get in a cat like my killer Tilley and you don’t get in a silly bird called Fibby. Fibby on a Fence makes quite a good combination though.

]]> By: Manc Boy http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10465 Manc Boy Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:42:42 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10465 How about a rat How about a rat

]]> By: Bird Watcher http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10150 Bird Watcher Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:30:46 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-10150 We should have a bird flying to the right with a very small left wing for Tory areas and a bird flying to the left with a very small right wing for Labour areas. In Nationalist areas we are probably going to be shot down in flames anyway. But perhaps tartan and dragon scale versions could be developed? We should have a bird flying to the right with a very small left wing for Tory areas and a bird flying to the left with a very small right wing for Labour areas. In Nationalist areas we are probably going to be shot down in flames anyway. But perhaps tartan and dragon scale versions could be developed?

]]> By: Matthew http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9633 Matthew Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:06:09 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9633 I regularly shop with a Liby-bird canvas bag acquired at a Conference in Blackpool a couple of years ago... and in the past two years, three people have come up to me and said "I recognise that logo on your bag - are you a Liberal Democrat?" I confess the truth of course. It's appropriate to keep the bird, as after the 2009 general election when we enter a coalition with the Conservatives, our birdy can perch in a branch of the tory green tree. I regularly shop with a Liby-bird canvas bag acquired at a Conference in Blackpool a couple of years ago… and in the past two years, three people have come up to me and said “I recognise that logo on your bag – are you a Liberal Democrat?”

I confess the truth of course.

It’s appropriate to keep the bird, as after the 2009 general election when we enter a coalition with the Conservatives, our birdy can perch in a branch of the tory green tree.

]]> By: Paul http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9308 Paul Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:49:14 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9308 We should use the old Tory freedom torch! We should use the old Tory freedom torch!

]]> By: Liam http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9272 Liam Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:50:05 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9272 IainD has a point (no, wait, bare with me) about the national versions. I'd accept the need for English, Scottish, and Welsh versions, after all that would reflect the federal nature of the party. I'd suggest a rose for England, though, IainD :) IainD has a point (no, wait, bare with me) about the national versions. I’d accept the need for English, Scottish, and Welsh versions, after all that would reflect the federal nature of the party.

I’d suggest a rose for England, though, IainD :)

]]> By: Angus J Huck http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9241 Angus J Huck Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:43:21 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9241 A great idea for a Tory Party logo - Reginald Maudling accepting a bribe from John Poulson. Or how about Boothby in flagrante with a rent boy supplied by the Krays? A great idea for a Tory Party logo – Reginald Maudling accepting a bribe from John Poulson. Or how about Boothby in flagrante with a rent boy supplied by the Krays?

]]> By: It's a two-horse race http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9221 It's a two-horse race Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:07:26 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9221 You could, of course, have a man with a shotgun aiming at a dog... You could, of course, have a man with a shotgun aiming at a dog…

]]> By: It's a two-horse race http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9219 It's a two-horse race Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:05:40 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9219 Keep the bird! But change it to brown - Mark Oaten once made this suggestion. Keep the bird! But change it to brown – Mark Oaten once made this suggestion.

]]> By: iainD http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9212 iainD Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:01:39 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9212 We could have National versions of bof: Thistle in it's beak for Scotland; Leek in it's beak for Wales; Olive branch in it's beak for the Alliance Party and a burst football in it's beak for England! We could have National versions of bof:
Thistle in it’s beak for Scotland;
Leek in it’s beak for Wales;
Olive branch in it’s beak for the Alliance Party and a burst football in it’s beak for England!

]]> By: Liam http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9207 Liam Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:53:37 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9207 As the theme seems to be "keep the bird but modify it", then maybe an extension of this poll should be "What improvements can be made to the existing bird emblem?" As the theme seems to be “keep the bird but modify it”, then maybe an extension of this poll should be “What improvements can be made to the existing bird emblem?”

]]> By: Rob Fenwick http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9199 Rob Fenwick Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:02:40 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9199 <blockquote>Do you just make this stuff up, Rob</blockquote> No, it goes through an extensive process of working groups, focus groups, policy reviews and then finally conference approves the polls I run. How is running a poll which has given the bird a thumping endorsement throwing a spanner in the works? If you've got a better poll question for the future, please suggest it!

Do you just make this stuff up, Rob

No, it goes through an extensive process of working groups, focus groups, policy reviews and then finally conference approves the polls I run.

How is running a poll which has given the bird a thumping endorsement throwing a spanner in the works? If you’ve got a better poll question for the future, please suggest it!

]]> By: Tom Papworth http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9198 Tom Papworth Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:59:17 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9198 Having said that, I think I might have just voted "Yes". Oops! Buttermouse! Having said that, I think I might have just voted “Yes”. Oops! Buttermouse!

]]> By: Tom Papworth http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9197 Tom Papworth Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:58:10 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9197 This seems like a pretty one-sided poll. Do you just make this stuff up, Rob. "What spanner can I find to throw into the works today? Urmm... Ah! Bird!!" Seriously, though, I agree with Meral: If it ain’t broke, don't fix it. This seems like a pretty one-sided poll. Do you just make this stuff up, Rob.

“What spanner can I find to throw into the works today? Urmm… Ah! Bird!!”

Seriously, though, I agree with Meral: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

]]> By: Peter Bancroft http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9167 Peter Bancroft Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:55:02 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9167 I've been advocating a complete change of party brand for some years now, but the bird is the one thing that seems to me to really work. I’ve been advocating a complete change of party brand for some years now, but the bird is the one thing that seems to me to really work.

]]> By: Pink Dog http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9166 Pink Dog Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:54:47 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9166 Pink Dog anyone? Pink Dog anyone?

]]> By: Duncan Borrowman http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9165 Duncan Borrowman Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:47:28 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/new-poll-time-to-ditch-the-lib-dem-bird-of-liberty-logo-620.html#comment-9165 I'll vote for change when McDonalds ditch the golden arches or Rolls Royce ditch the RR symbol. I’ll vote for change when McDonalds ditch the golden arches or Rolls Royce ditch the RR symbol.

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