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- it took me about 15 mins, which is 15 more mins than the last election here. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 07:14
- It only took me 7 minutes to vote. Why are you so slow? -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 07:12 1
  - cement shoes. -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 07:14
At the front door! -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 07:11 2
- tinnnnnnn roof! rusted. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 07:13
- don't leave! you've come so far already! -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:12
I wish Obama and McCain could lose today. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 07:10 1
- so you voted for Bob Barr too?? -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:10
Don't forget the most important thing you can do this Election Day. -- (link) - TFox Nov 4, 07:07 4
- *shorts* -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:15
- Berymandering? (click. now.) -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 07:11
- The best part is that it will take about 3 months for that post to roll off the board at that rate -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 07:08 1
  - Movies was at 62k when I slapped it up there. It should stay at the top of the page all day, I figure. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 07:11
My cab driver this morning didn't think the US was ready for a black president. - ty97 Nov 4, 07:05 3
- I've heard this quite a bit, actually. - JaxSean Nov 4, 07:08 1
  - ready for *what*? honestly, this mystifies me. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 07:11
- DukeNuuk is driving you around? -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 07:07
TT Poll: The new President calls you up and begs you to be part of his administration. You can have any post you want. What do you say? -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 07:05 31
- EPA. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 4, 07:21
- Secretary Of Keeping It Real -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 07:15
- Ambassador to Canada! -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 07:14 2
  - or to the US? :) -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 07:15
  - actually, screw that.. Ambassador to Bali. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 07:15
- DEA -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 07:13
- Librarian of Congress -- nm - Max Nov 4, 07:12
- Secretary of Transportation. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 07:12
- Dept of Bikini Inspecting -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 07:12
- I say, No Thanks. You already suck as a President. -- nm - Redmond Nov 4, 07:10 3
  - the... *new*.... president. -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:11 2
    - Maybe he sucks because he's asking for Redmond's help? -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 07:11 1
      - oooh. hmmm... -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:12
- 007 -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 07:10 1
  - It's not XBox. You don't get to reload checkpoints. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 07:14
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  - ...in bed? -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 07:11
- FCC Chairman. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 07:09
- Hells no. -- nm - Amy Nov 4, 07:08
- Head of the NEA. - znufrii Nov 4, 07:07 8
  - first NEA head every assassinated. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 07:09 2
    - I died so that art might live! -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 07:12 1
      - Znu 3:16? -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 07:13
  - oo, good one... btw, re: saturday - colin Nov 4, 07:08 4
    - I think I have brunch already booked, and then free in the afternoon. I'll have to double-check. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 07:09 3
      - ok. i'll have to be a lonely girl in the big city for a while... -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:10 2
        
        I'll find out specifically and let you know later this week. - znufrii Nov 4, 07:12 1
        
        just come out and support the film, that will be enough :) -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:13
- What's the salary? -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 07:06
- i ask if they can appoint my brother instead. - colin Nov 4, 07:06
- "no thanks" -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 07:06
so Starbucks, Krispy Kreme and Benn & Jerrys is offering free stuff to everyone on election day. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 07:02 12
- I'm wondering why no one that offers any kind of healthy food is offering free stuff today? - Jim Nov 4, 07:06 10
  - Chick Fil A! -- nm - Callisto Nov 4, 07:08 1
    - Details? Their website doesn't mention anything. -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 07:10
  - well, its not like I want or can eat any of that stuff. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 07:07
  - cause healthy sh*t's expensive! nobody's giving that away for free! -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:07 6
    - You ain't never lyin'. It's expensive as shit to eat right. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 07:07 5
      - when an apple costs more than a double cheeseburger, you know there's a problem. -- nm - colin Nov 4, 07:11 2
        
        No kidding...I can get a double cheesebuger meal at Mc'Ds for less than $4. Or I can get a low-fat Subway sandwich and diet drink for $7-8. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 07:13 1
        
        only way i've found to make it cheaper is to make your own stuff and buy in bulk. - colin Nov 4, 07:14
      - yes. -- nm - Callisto Nov 4, 07:08 1
        
        Oh hey...glad to see you here. Have a favor to ask of you... - Jim Nov 4, 07:11
- and McDonalds is giving away free coffee everyday this month (at least in Canada) - Reagen Nov 4, 07:03
Reagen, was I the only one predicting the Dems to lose seats in the House? -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 06:59 3
- yup. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 07:00
- Is that just a WAG or something leading you to it? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 06:59 1
  - I found some random website that listed a bunch of House races that were close and a lot of them were leaning R. - nubby Nov 4, 07:00
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- crud...I can't access it from work. - JaxSean Nov 4, 06:57 7
  - No data access on your phone? -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 07:00 2
    - No, it's $40/month. - JaxSean Nov 4, 07:07 1
      - Splurg on an ipod touch. I love it. It's my mini laptop! -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 07:13
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    - it has some modest mouse stuff going on underneath, I think, if you're talking about that song. -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 06:58 2
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        oui. -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 07:06
resolved: you get great reactions saying "nah, i didn't feel like it" when people ask if you voted....nm - x Nov 4, 06:54 10
- yep, Miss July! -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 07:05
- "I got a call that I should vote tomorrow because of the long lines so I'm going to do that" -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 06:59 1
  - "Today's the Republican day, right? Democrats vote tomorrow?" -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 07:04
- Heh. We had a student say that to a group of us the other day. - nubby Nov 4, 06:56
- heh heh. -- nm - Callisto Nov 4, 06:56
- "why would i?" -- nm - colin Nov 4, 06:55
- "was that today?" -- nm - Max Nov 4, 06:55 3
  - "voted for what?" (vote jupiter for coolest fish!) -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 06:56 2
    - "I thought Simon was too hard on the kid, so I called ten times to help him out." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 06:58 1
      - I asked the poll worker if I should go back to the end of the line after I voted. - nubby Nov 4, 06:59
The second best thing about elections? No more fucking robocalls! -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 06:54 5
- blame Subby! -- nm - zork Nov 4, 07:07
- I'm surprised we never got any. My wife is a registered republican. - JaxSean Nov 4, 06:55
- robocalls? -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 06:54 2
  - The phone calls people get from pols that are just recordings, not a live person. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 07:00 1
    - Oh ok, I call them reverse answering machine calls. I kept a few but someone erased them. -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 07:02
Ok so I go to my polling place and it looks like a 40 minute wait - eag Nov 4, 06:53 2
- The reason for the provisional ballot if your wondering DL has old address even though my voting card has current -- nm - eag Nov 4, 06:57 1
  - Such B.S. There needs to be a better way to verify who a voter is. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 07:01
PSA: Free Ben and Jerry's scoop from 5-8pm -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 06:51 2
- I wonder if I can bring what is left of my absentee ballot to get a free scoop. -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 06:54
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ST Poll - Will you, did you, leave parts of your ballot blank? - CrankYanker Nov 4, 06:51 9
- No. -- nm - lileve Nov 4, 06:58
- The only thing I might leave blank are the local judges - znufrii Nov 4, 06:54
- Yes. I don't vote for the judges. - JaxSean Nov 4, 06:54
- i think i'm leaving the presidential line blank....nm - x Nov 4, 06:53 3
  - I'm pretty sure you're over 35, and were born in the U.S. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 06:55 2
    - oh, hell no. that is the last job on earth i would want....nm - x Nov 4, 06:56 1
      - so you want to be a fluffer? -- nm - zork Nov 4, 07:10
- I did not -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 06:52
- yes, but only for incumbants with no opponent, and couldn't find an appropriate write-in for. -- nm - colin Nov 4, 06:52
Voting Stories and Thoughts... - Mel Profit Nov 4, 06:50 6
- I heart you. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 07:37
- Good for you! -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 06:53
- Sadly, when you found out she supported McCain, you helped her away from the polling station. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 06:51
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  - I've chilled the Fuck Out. - Mel Profit Nov 4, 06:52
- Oh and turnout was incredible. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 4, 06:51
Turned the corner and can see the door! I'm bored so you're stuck with updates. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 06:47 13
- Hot guy alert! Wonder if I can surreptitiously take a photo. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 06:49 4
  - use the self check out, take him home, and photo him there! -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 06:50 3
    - was able to kind of get a photo. Can't upload it from the phone but I emailed it to you -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 06:59 1
      - that's hysterical. I can't believe you did that. (I so miss my cameraphone! 16 days to iphone for mandy!) -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 07:07
    - I *love* that you are really a dirty-minded gay man in a hot woman's body -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 06:50
- Dano == Stacy ?? -- nm - zork Nov 4, 06:49 2
  - If I'm here much longer I may poop in my pants just a little. - Dano Nov 4, 06:50 1
    - I just laughed. the disability student I'm proctoring thinks I'm nuts. -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 06:55
- Any crazy people turned up yet? I was disappointed in the overall sanity of my crowd. - Jim Nov 4, 06:48 3
  - Very calm and orderly. No one campaigning. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 06:52
  - I almost freaked out because I voted in a library. - nubby Nov 4, 06:50 1
    - "so *this* is what the inside of the internet looks like." -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 06:52
- Anybody voting... shirtlessly? -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 06:48
k, so we were at the polls at about 5:25am. Polls opened at 6. We were out of there around 7. There was easily 300 people in line in front of and - Jim Nov 4, 06:46 2
- They said people were lining up at 4 a.m. to vote. That's just amazing. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 06:58 1
  - The lady that was first in line at our place got there at 4:45. The dude that was #3 got there about 5:10 or so. - Jim Nov 4, 07:01
On a great day such as this, when we're privileged enough to participate in our great democracy, I'd urge every one of us to remember one thing... - nubby Nov 4, 06:46
Colin, a lot's changed since the Georgia run-off that Martin won to get to face Saxby. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 06:45 3
- still don't think there's as much support for him as you think... -- nm - colin Nov 4, 06:53 2
  - Maybe not. Maybe so. But the idea he can't win cuz he had to win a run-off just to get to this point holds no water. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 06:56 1
    - *some* of the polling is tight, but overall 538 gives Chambliss a 88% chance of holding on to his seat. the early voting turnout numbers though... - znufrii Nov 4, 06:57
Znufrii's for an election night party. Woo Hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 06:45 1
- This should be under oblique's post. I suck at posting today. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 06:45
Follow reported voting problems on OurVoteLive.org. -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 4, 06:44
Evening plans? I'll be having my regular Tuesday night bible study - oblique Nov 4, 06:44 21
- pizza, cake, power and influence paper. try to find someone who wants my hold steady ticket. -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 06:57
- dinner at the gf's parents' house (for her birthday). -- nm - colin Nov 4, 06:53
- YOGA! But it's a substitute this time. Maybe I'll like him even more then the current yoga "guide". - lileve Nov 4, 06:53
- Bunch of local politicos gathering. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 06:52
- Partay! -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 06:50
- Relay For Life meeting 6:30 - 7:30-ish. Go home and wait. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 06:49
- I'm coloring my hair, maybe early humpday (TMI? Sorry.) -- nm - Amy Nov 4, 06:48 3
  - if read properly, this post is odd, to say the least. nm - Jim Nov 4, 06:54 1
    - *looks down there* - oblique Nov 4, 06:58
  - Glad to hear you and Spawn are working it out after yesterday's troubles - oblique Nov 4, 06:50
- Popcorn, 6 pack of Smirnoffs and election coverage turned to CNN. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 06:47 6
  - or... - kelly Nov 4, 06:49 5
    - I wanna go to work tomorrow. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 06:50 4
      - Heh. No you don't. - kelly Nov 4, 06:51 3
        
        Ok, talk to me about this blueberry lemonade. We make our own version of tainted lemonade...but there's no blueberry in it. nm -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 06:56 2
        
        This is an inferior version of a drink we tried at a local restaurant. - kelly Nov 4, 06:59 1
        
        Ah...here's another way to make it (the way we do it) - Jim Nov 4, 07:04
- Poker. -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 06:46
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  - My game was Diablo 2 when the firstborn arrived. Did the same arrangement. Loved it. - oblique Nov 4, 06:48
- At home packing and cleaning house. -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 06:45
"I hate people, but I love crowds!" -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 06:42 1
- I love the roar of jets and the weirdos at airports. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 06:45

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