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So if Hill wins US , Britain and Germany will all have woman leaders -- nm - eag Nov 8, 13:12 6
- "Huh. If Hillary wins in November, 3 of the 5 most powerful countries in the world will be run by women." -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 13:17 [Backboard]
- Also could be the first country that has had a spouse become leader who spouse was a former leader - eag Nov 8, 13:15 2
  - Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was technically the first. - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 13:17
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- let's hope they don't sync up -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 13:13 1
  - ...like Voltron to create a mega mecha female executive leader. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 8, 13:15
i just spoke with one of our people in Denver today. Polling station across the street. He said the line up has been out the door all day long. - Andie Nov 8, 13:08 7
- It surprises me - with the vote by mail option here - that people actually go to the polls. - Meg Nov 8, 13:16
- I don't think the number of polling stations is nearly as big a problem as that they're all manned by 70-year-olds who do this maybe 2 days a year. -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 13:11 4
  - at my polling place, there was a check in woman and three double checkers. one of the double checkers was a dude who was about 75 who was very hard of - windows jones Nov 8, 13:12
  - Our polling place had computer check-in. 70 year olds and computers do not mix well -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 13:12 2
    - Umm.......... :-( -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 13:18
    - our polling place had 5 octogenarians cross-referencing 6 books -- nm - decline Nov 8, 13:15
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Now playing: Interstellar and Sausage Party. - David Nov 8, 13:07 3
- In some ways, those are two *very* different movies -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 13:08 2
  - Different kinds of black holes. -- nm - David Nov 8, 13:10 1
    - *runs in...green and crazy...holding a giant ping pong paddle in my hands...chasing after the black hole* -- nm - Alien Mel Nov 8, 13:11
How furious would Trump supporters be and how funny would it be if Donald donated - eag Nov 8, 13:07
Tim Kaine brought his A dad-gesture game today -- (link*) - mr monkey Nov 8, 13:05 1
- He looks fun.. - Marlowe Nov 8, 13:08
Two hours till the first poll closings. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 13:03 5
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- anxiety attack !! i'm not ready for it!!! -- nm - call me Ishmael Nov 8, 13:04 2
  - Out of curiosity, are you in district 7? -- nm - David Nov 8, 13:08
  - *offers you an Ativan* -- nm - Baron More Dough Nov 8, 13:05
- Time to start drinkin' -- nm - decline Nov 8, 13:04
This is my shocked face. Detroit "underestimated" cost of new Red Wings arena by $105 million. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 8, 13:02
here you go, ty97: Data mining swing states -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 13:01 1
- not a chance. There's only so much I can handle today -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 13:06
ML, I left you something on Facebook. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 13:00 1
- not seeing it -- nm - ML Nov 8, 13:02
for what it's worth ... on the ballot here locally, Trump and Clinton identified by party. all others were "independent" ... which differs from ... - call me Ishmael Nov 8, 13:00 1
- Here, at least, I think there's difference in how many signatures you need to collect to put an independent candidate on the ballot vs a party one. -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 13:06
Trump quote from yesterday: "He urged his supporters to vote, offering a grim warning: “If we don’t win, this will be the single greatest waste of - Andie Nov 8, 12:56 9
- it's really striking how obvious he is about viewing everything through how it affects him. - Mel Profit Nov 8, 13:14
- So he was expecting to buy it rather than earn it? And likely with other people's money :/ -- nm - Meg Nov 8, 13:11
- Which, given that he half-assed it from the start, says everything about him -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 13:00 3
  - i think he's just so used to intimidating people and buying what he wants he never thought it wouldn't work here. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 13:02 2
    - that's the thing about him I don't get. I'm sure you're right. This is how he operates and yet, the places he competes should see through most of his - Mel Profit Nov 8, 13:08 1
      - As Mark Cuban said, billionaires aren't spending their time messing around with low rent garbage like - Brian Nov 8, 13:13
- Worth it. -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 12:59
- You can just hear the calculations in his head, gently floating around and occasionally bumping into the dock with the tide. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 12:58 1
  - that's kind of a great metaphor. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 8, 12:59
Sorry Bills, now fuck off. -- nm - NFL Nov 8, 12:52
The most startling example of Brexit -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 12:51
I love this -- (link) - ML Nov 8, 12:48 1
- hahahaha "I am (but I know what *I* think doesn't matter)" -- nm - Max Nov 8, 12:53
Melania didn't even vote; she just scrawled "Help Me" on her ballot. -- nm - pourmecoffee Nov 8, 12:45 1
- "I hope that someone gets my (I hope that someone gets my) message in a ballot..." -- nm - Junius P. TWuGriguez Nov 8, 12:48
WWE: if Hillary wins, I require Sasha Banks' theme song to be playing over video of the celebration. -- nm - Tim Nov 8, 12:44 1
- tweet that to Trips. -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 12:47
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- Hilary 1,000,0000,000 Trump 0. Cool -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 12:55
Sarah Paulson gives a dramatic reading of Hillary's emails -- (link) - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:41 [youtube]
My daughters social studies teacher fat fingered some grades. She scored 955% on her Chapter 20 quiz and is getting a 375.82% in the class -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 12:40 3
- must be that common core new math i keep hearing about -- nm - call me Ishmael Nov 8, 12:42
- maybe the Westworld techs jacked up her bulk perception -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:42
- but there's only a 723.76% chance those numbers are correct -- nm - ML Nov 8, 12:41
Just voted. Polling place 3 blocks away. Total round trip time: about an hour with 42 minutes in line. (nm) - howie Nov 8, 12:39 14
- all the time ya'lls spending in line today makes me so glad we have early voting here - ML Nov 8, 12:40 13
  - judging by my wifes experience yesterday I would have waited in line longer trying to vote early yesterday -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 12:56
  - I wish we did. When I become emperor.... - znufrii Nov 8, 12:51 3
    - yeah, don't hold your breath for PA -- nm - decline Nov 8, 12:52 2
      - All hope is not lost, we're starting to get the booze thing sorted out. -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 13:00 1
        
        yeah, that only took around 50 years -- nm* - decline Nov 8, 13:02
  - 87 degrees out. The line was on the north side of the polling place. There was always a gap in the line where there was no shade. - howie Nov 8, 12:49
  - I was just about to post, Florida is america's wang, but I love the month of early voting. - JaxSean Nov 8, 12:40 6
    - We voted a week and a half ago. Very pleased. -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 12:42 5
      - I had every intention of early voting and didn't get to it. Fortunately it really took no time today. -- nm - pmb Nov 8, 12:54
      - it gives me a good excuse to roll into work around 11a -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:46 3
        
        but you're on LA time so that means any day ending in y really -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 12:48 1
        
        west coast time zone -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 12:56
        
        I'm jazzed cuz now I get to go home, order Indian takeout and watch returns. Either that or my Sports Screaming shows/stories. -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 12:48
Maybe it's cause "lol New York," but the only President choices were Hillary, Trump, Johnson and Stein. -- nm - Tim Nov 8, 12:36 7
- The whole system's rigged against Callisto. -- nm - David Nov 8, 12:42
- but they were each on the ballot repeatedly -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 12:42 1
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- Across how many parties? -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 8, 12:37 2
  - 3 for Hillary, 2 for Trump, 2 for Johnson, 1 for Stein - Tim Nov 8, 12:41 1
    - (Ahhh, Cuomo/Hochul got 50k votes in 2014, giving them automatic ballot access) -- nm - Tim Nov 8, 12:43
pretty maps (poll closing times by state) -- (link) - philip k mud Nov 8, 12:35 1
- and more! -- (link) - philip k mud Nov 8, 12:58
Good news everybody! -- (link) - ML Nov 8, 12:35 2
- get your wrong pick in early -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:37
- *breaks out the clown car, starts blaring 'Yakety Sax'* -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 12:36
heh. The 2 lawyers who brought the suit in NV specialize in construction, commercial ins. and family law -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 12:31 1
- Sure. Why would he have staff with actual election experience? -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 12:33
Clinton wraps up the Guam vote -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 12:26 2
- Landslide. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 12:28 1
  - That's what I was worried about!!! -- nm - Congressman Hank Johnson Nov 8, 12:31
*holds up two fingers for Diva* -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 12:20 4
- also, you lost us on this. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 8, 12:50 2
  - I'm saying she's Rue. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 12:55 1
    - ah ha. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 8, 12:59
- *suddenly bursts into a run...hurls myself into a bush...wakes up and wonders why I'm in a bush* -- nm* - Mel Profit Nov 8, 12:26
Suit denied. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 12:19 4
- pantsuit accepted -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:44
- Clarification: The SoS still needs to investigate. This hearing was simply about requesting orders for mandate of keeping some evidence -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 12:21 1
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- No suits for you! -- nm - budice Nov 8, 12:19
ST Poll: Have you ever toured a factory (food, beer, or otherwise) and if so, which ones? - oblique Nov 8, 12:19 52
- Pez, Hershey's, Bacardi -- nm - Crashquick Nov 8, 13:04
- Heineken in Amsterdam. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 8, 13:04
- Simplot. Frozen french fries and hashbrowns. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 8, 12:54
- Breweries: New Glarus, Point, and Minhas. -- nm - mara Nov 8, 12:52
- Budweiser, Henry Weinhard's, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Nike, Intel, Bob's Red Mill, Leatherman, Benchmade Knife, - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 12:45
- Hershey, Tuborg, Kellog's. -- nm - pmb Nov 8, 12:44
- My dad loved to take me on these tours, I saw a pickle packer (they bottled up 50 brands) got to operate a labeler, I coated 1 jar w/50 labels -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 12:42
- I once did a "Tour" of the old Molson brewery in Montreal, but it was for a corporate video, not a public tour, so we went to places regular folks are - Guigue Nov 8, 12:38
- Brooklyn Brewery -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 12:35
- McCormick Distillery in Missouri (I believe since closed) and I'm sure there were others over the years. - Meg Nov 8, 12:31
- Cars, for sure.. Some beverage, I think.. I've also been to a sugar refinery as well.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 8, 12:26
- Factory Records was my favourite music label. -- nm - philip k mud Nov 8, 12:26 1
  - touring Factory probably would have killed most mortals -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:26
- Anchor, Stone, Lagunitas, Bootleggers, Budweiser, Jelly Belly -- nm - JD Nov 8, 12:25
- Lay's Potato Chips is the one that springs to mind. -- nm - David Nov 8, 12:25
- Budweiser and Jelly Belly. -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 8, 12:25
- i've toured a bunch of wineries and a handful of breweries. I've visited the factories of the company i work for. and others, i know i'm forgetting. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 12:23 1
  - oh, and i worked in a Proctor and Gamble plant for one summer in university. - Andie Nov 8, 12:25
- Coors..the only place the beer actually tasted good -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 12:22
- Mostly liquor places (wine, distilleries, beer, etc.) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 12:22
- Tuthilltown distillery, Cape May brewing, any number of wineries, Tillamook cheese factory -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 12:22 2
  - Oh, and the Franz Bread ("The *good* bread!") bakery in grade school - znufrii Nov 8, 12:31
  - And the two summers I worked for HP on their inkjet cartridge production line. -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 12:23
- Kroger's soda bottling plant - they say the line never stops - it does. I saw it stopped. - Epiphany Nov 8, 12:22 5
  - Yeah, but if you hadn't dove into the Dr. Thunder tank they wouldn't have needed to... -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 12:23 1
    - fair point -- nm - Epiphany Nov 8, 12:31
  - Touring the Budweiser plant, we wanted to go do Laverne & Shirley so bad. - JaxSean Nov 8, 12:23 2
    - a glove on a bottle is better than a rat in a can -- nm - Epiphany Nov 8, 12:33 1
      - uh, have you *tasted* that beer? -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 12:50
- Several breweries, starting with Budweiser in St. Louis when I was like 12. -- nm - Ender Nov 8, 12:21
- Bass Lake Cheese Factory in 3rd grade!!! and thus began my long love affair with cheese! -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 12:21
- Probably over 100. I should track this like ty97 tracks airports. -- nm - Roger More Nov 8, 12:21
- Does the Hershey ride count? -- nm - decline Nov 8, 12:20 4
  - ditto -- nm - Max Nov 8, 12:26 1
    - who rode your Hershey? -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:48
  - i think that's the only one i've done too -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:22 1
    - It's a Hershey's chocolate, Hershey's chocolate, A Hershey's chocolate world! -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 12:29
- Budweiser several times with people in town. Ford factory in Detroit. -- nm - spamlet Nov 8, 12:20
- Tons in engineering school. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 12:19 10
  - (and I've been in like a dozen paper mills) -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 12:21 9
    - ugh the smell -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 12:24 6
      - Paper mills are fine. Pulp mills, now... - Reagen Nov 8, 12:26 5
        
        Hmm. I didn't realize there was a difference. The Georgia-Pacific ones down here are horrid. - JaxSean Nov 8, 12:31 4
        
        Definitely one of the worst smells - Reagen Nov 8, 12:34 2
        
        Paper mill = cross between a paint factory and a swimming pool. Pulp mill = dead raccoon in a litter box on a radiator. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 12:59
        
        worst part of Cedar Rapids, IA is the smell - ML Nov 8, 12:45
        
        yeah, we lived near a Westvaco -- nm - mr monkey Nov 8, 12:31
    - you must really like paper -- nm - decline Nov 8, 12:23 1
      - I like getting paid. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 12:25
- Ben & Jerry's. Guinness. Jameson. -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 12:19 2
  - I guess that's really the 'old' Jameson location, not where they produce today. -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 12:20 1
    - I was also once on the floor of National Instruments when I worked for them for a little while -- nm - ty97 Nov 8, 12:20

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