To all US citizens 18 years of age or older and eligible to vote – get your bottoms in gear and head to the polls! Unless of course you’re like me and did a mail in ballot or voted early! Since it’s such a lovely day to cast your vote, how about more?!
Even if you’re not a US citizen, you can take part in this election – for a name for our Atlanta panda cubbie! Head on over to the Atlanta Zoo website and cast your vote for your favorite panda cub name. There are 12 choices:
| name | pronunciations | meaning | source of names |
| Xiao Laoxiong | (shao-laoshong) | “little buddy” | Giant panda keepers |
| Xiao Nan | (shao-nahn) | “little man” | Zoo Atlanta Staff |
| Hua Sheng | (wah-shung) | “peanut” | Zoo Atlanta Members |
| Xi Lan | (shee-lahn) | “Atlanta’s joy” | Zoo Atlanta Board of Directors |
| Wei Sheng | (way-shung) | “greatness is born” | Zoo Atlanta MySpace Community |
| Shu Shu | (shoo-shoo) | “kind and gentle” | B98.5 FM |
| Wei Li | (way-lee) | “large and strong” | 92.9 Dave FM |
| Ling Li | (ling-lee) | “alert and quick” | VIVA 105.7FM |
| Shen Shi Lan | (shen-shuh-lahn) | “Atlanta’s gentleman” | Star 94 FM |
| Li Lan | (lee-lahn) | “Atlanta’s strength” | V103 FM |
| Fu Mei | (foo-may) | “handsome and happy boy” | Chengdu, China |
| Mei Chuan | (may-shwan) | “handsome Sichuan boy” | Chengdu, China |
Polls are only open until 7:00pm for the US election, but this poll stays open until 4pm on December 3rd. Which name did you vote for? I like complicated, so I voted Xiao Laoxiong!
Whatever his name ends up being, it’ll be synonymous with cute!
