The name the mower contest has officially concluded and no more entries will be accepted. Patti and I appreciate the creativity of your suggested names. We applaud you all.

We had 47 names suggested and Patti and I whittled that down to 7 finalists. Here are the 6 runner ups with some reasons why they were not selected.

Mow It All - we both liked this name but it felt like the mower might become a little big headed and start mowing the flowers and the vegetables and such. Didn't want to go there. Didn't want an attitude with a brand new mower!

Margaret Thatcher - although we both thought this was creative and likeable, this mower doesn't thatch, it does however mulch. Don't know if Margaret "Mulcher" would really catch on!

Stella - Now this is truly a delightful name except that it always carries that Seinfeld connotation, so whenever I said it I would have this hand gesture to do and get the right voice. Although I loved that episode it just seemed a little much, and you have to "yell" the name each time! We thought this might upset the mower.

"Mo" - This was my original choice before asking you all for your assistance. I still like it, just not enough at this point since there were so many great entryss! Besides, there is a local eatery named Mo's here, so a bit of a conflict internally.

Lawn Cheney - Again this is very creative and I like the name, unfortunately the Cheney part gives me nightmares. Had to skip this one.

Cleve - Creative thinking again. Very much liked this. Unfortunately it reminded me of Clive from Monty Python and I wouldn't want any destructive humor on my person from the mower. Patti is writing this part: I don't want Michael talking to the mower about Cleve or cleavage...makes me feel inadequate.

So these were the runner ups.

And now for the winner of the name the mower contest - drum roll please

John Newcomb from Salem, OR - with this suggestion -

Dudley Mower