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Simon Pegg argues for a return to traditional zombie values -- (link) - LMS Nov 4, 10:29 1
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- Honestly some are more so than others. The election of 1860 had a much greater import to the country than the election of 1884 (for example) -- nm - crash davis Nov 4, 10:30
- If a black man is elected president, I'd say that is extremely historic for this nation, 40-ish years after desegregation. -- nm - JaxSean - I Voted, dammit Nov 4, 10:30 3
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  - it's a huge, huge day. -- nm - kare Nov 4, 10:31
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Watching Prision Break during lunch. You have to admire the levels to which this show will go. Ludicrious speed! -- nm - oblique - I voted! Nov 4, 10:28 2
- its one of my guilty pleasure shows -- nm - crash davis Nov 4, 10:29 1
  - um (spoilers) - oblique - I voted! Nov 4, 10:31
CNN.com is reporting President Bush has declared martial law in America and named himself Supreme Leader -- (link) - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:28
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- Zero. But the percentage of current Presidents who are AfAm will be 100% -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 10:29 1
  - 50% you mean -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 4, 10:48
- i would think they would be happy -- nm - redmond Nov 4, 10:28
- drinking already today? -- nm - loosilu - I Voted! Nov 4, 10:28 2
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  - oh sorry, I thought you were making a strange typo. -- nm - loosilu - I Voted! Nov 4, 10:29
- 2 -- nm - tRuMaN - is it over yet? Nov 4, 10:28
CEPR Statement for the Next Administration - psilotum Nov 4, 10:25
So ... how is my day going so far? - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 10:21 9
- you'er going to have to burn that cell phone and loose that number, its out in the cloud and you'll be getting weird calls forever -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 10:28
- you'er going to have to burn that cell phone and loose that number, its out in the cloud and you'll be getting weird calls forever -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 10:28
- I'm sure your voicemail greeting has been changed to "sorry, tickets gone!" - ty97 Nov 4, 10:28
- I'm sorry to hear that, but its kind of funny :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 4, 10:26
- how do you unintentionally twitter that? -- nm - loosilu - I Voted! Nov 4, 10:26 1
  - The Twittering wasn't unintentional; the Twitterer didn't realize the tweet was going up on the website. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 10:31
- Yikes. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:25
- Lucky you don't have 50 tickets to Obama's event in Grant Park. - JaxSean - I Voted, dammit Nov 4, 10:25
- got any hot dates setup yet? -- nm - tRuMaN - is it over yet? Nov 4, 10:25
have you ever not voted when you were eligible to? -- nm - tRuMaN - is it over yet? Nov 4, 10:21 28
- i missed one election. i decided on Saturday to go on vacation on Sunday for a week because i was starting a new job. So, i missed the pre-voting, - Andie Nov 4, 10:33
- Probably more times than times that I've voted -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 10:31
- Well, I have been away from my district for the last 3 years, and I have never applied for an absentee ballot. - celedhrymandias Nov 4, 10:31
- well, in 2004 i went to vote and magically i wasn't registered there, i was registered in a district i had not lived in.. - colin Nov 4, 10:28
- oh, yeah...nm - x Nov 4, 10:28
- yep... - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:27
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  - You started the Obama victory party early? -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 10:27 1
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- The last thing I did in CA when moving up here to Tacoma was to fill out my absentee ballot and mail it from the coffee shop - zeitgeist Nov 4, 10:26
- See below...2000, neither Carrie nor I voted. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:26
- In 2006 I moved to a new state in October. It was too late to register in my new state and I didn't absentee in my old state. - Dano voted Nov 4, 10:25
- I've missed at least one vote at each level of government. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 10:25
- Some local elections, yes -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 10:24
- In primaries and special elections, yes. Otherwise, no. -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 10:24 2
  - I never voted in a primary prior to this state -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 10:24 1
    - erg, prior to this YEAR (watching the news while typing is not good) -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 10:25
- Just odd years. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 10:24
- I didn't vote until 2000. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 10:23
- I've voted when I wasn't eligible to. -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 10:23
- For President, no. For state and local elections, yes. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 10:23 4
  - Same here. -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 10:26
  - ditto. -- nm - JaxSean - I Voted, dammit Nov 4, 10:24 1
    - Whih really makes no sense with Maryland. It's going Democrat no matter what I vote. - Inigo Nov 4, 10:28
  - me too. -- nm - loosilu - I Voted! Nov 4, 10:23
- When I moved from California to Colorado in 2000. I missed the registration deadline in CO by two days and missed the deadline for an absentee ballot - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:22
- Yup. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 10:22
- Once, i think. But I forget the details now. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:21
Off the election for just a second... am I remembering wrong or was Fable I not as aggressively pro-vegan as Fable II? - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:15
Back from voting...line was pretty short...less than I expected. -- nm - BAD Nov 4, 10:14 6
- We are now calling BAD's state for McCain! -- nm - NBC Nov 4, 10:20 4
  - I don't vote for losers... -- nm - BAD Nov 4, 10:24 3
    - umm ok -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 10:26
    - Even the losers get lucky sometimes -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:25 1
      - The way the last couple of elections have went, anything is possible. -- nm - BAD Nov 4, 10:26
- I might win on this. I had zero people in front of me both at check in and walking up to the booth. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:15
what would you consider an acceptable reason for not voting? -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:13 72
- Low intelligence -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 10:26
- not a valid excuse. -- nm - acorn Nov 4, 10:25 1
  - In fact, if you're not a resident, dead, or fictitious we can take care of the voting for you! -- nm - Acorn Nov 4, 10:29
- I can't imagine not voting, but it is a choice people can make. - ty97 Nov 4, 10:22
- Super long lines! -- nm - Amy--I tried 3 times! Nov 4, 10:20
- Just about anything. If someone doesn't want to vote then they shouldn't vote. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 10:20 1
  - I agree. -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 10:27
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- I'd accept it from a minority partyliner in a vastly majority state. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:18
- it's a free country. you can choose to vote, or choose not to vote. but hopefully you choose to. -- nm - kare Nov 4, 10:18
- Anything. Not wanting to is acceptable to me. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 10:17
- Traffic. I think Max had this problem. It's less of an issue for me, since my Elections Canada polling station is quite literally across the street. - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:17 2
  - I did. At the time I don't think we had early voting without cause. These days though it's like blaming traffic for filing taxes on April 16. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:20 1
    - Indeed. Although in Canada, I think we have same-day registration, but I'm not 100% sure. That helps a bit with last-minute motivation. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:21
- Realizing picking any option is endorsing someone you'd rather punch in the nuts than actually have represent you. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:16 9
  - Then write-in someone. Duh. (Hillary, maybe?) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:19
  - Unacceptable. There are other races and initiatives than just President -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:18 6
    - All crooks....waste of my time otherwise. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:22 4
      - Fine. They are all crooks. There are still ballot initiatives to vote on - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:23 3
        
        *shrug* I'll take my chances no vote will be 1 shy. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:27 2
        
        Just curious...then why have you been so involved in all the political discussions around here when you had no plans to even vote? - Jim Nov 4, 10:29 1
        
        Becuase I enjoy the process up to the coin toss. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:34
    - Word. There was a ton of stuff on our ballot that I wanted to vote on, not just President. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:19
  - We had about 2 dozen canditate races and a dozen propositions and referenda. - psilotum Nov 4, 10:18
- Death....or some serious emergency with a family member....car accident or heart attack. Otherwise no reason!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 4, 10:16
- Family emergency. However, with a month of early voting available in Ohio, there's precious little keeping - TWuG Nov 4, 10:16 1
  - I wish we had that. I'd have voted weeks ago and saved myself the headache of standing in line this morning. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:17
- Lots of things. Ignorance of issues/candidates. Severe Illness. Out of town on short notice. etc. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 10:16
- Being a recent immigrant who has not yet qualified to become a citizen - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:16
- age -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:15
- not believing in the system as it stands and making an individual choice to be apolitical....nm - x Nov 4, 10:15 1
  - I support this position -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 10:16
- Really not giving a tiny rat's ass one way or the other. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 10:15 1
  - This is a good answer also -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 10:27
- I've only not voted once. In the Gore/Bush election. Had a kid in the hospital. nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:15 1
  - I didn't vote in 1992 (Clinton/Bush). I was in Florida for two months at registration deadline. -- nm - Callisto voted (early) Nov 4, 10:19
- Illness, unavoidable work conflict, pressing family concerns -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 10:15
- "If you don't handle this client, we lose their business. If we lose their business, you lose your job." -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:14 32
  - Unacceptable. Most polling stations are open at least 12-14 hours, and I believe it's a law that employers give their employees two hours to vote - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:17 10
    - MN has the same law. I have 4 employees out now. We have to extend this to temporary employees as well. -- nm - bigsugar Nov 4, 10:27
    - never heard of such a law. -- nm - loosilu - I Voted! Nov 4, 10:25
    - Not in Indiana. Polls are open from 6:00 to 6:00. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 10:23 1
      - Uhmm... 6:00 to 6:00 is, the last time I checked, 12 hours -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:24
    - Never heard of that law before. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 10:18 5
      - it's not a federal law, they vary by state. i don't think mass or ri have any law compelling employers to do anything special on election day....nm - x Nov 4, 10:20 3
        
        See link below. Most states have do it, but rules vary state to state -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:21 2
        
        oh boy, my employer has to give me two hours off unpaid if i've put in for a leave of absence!....nm - x Nov 4, 10:30
        
        Nowhere in New England. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 10:27
      - Here you are... -- (link) - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:20
  - unacceptable - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:17 19
    - Don't be dumb. Of course this is acceptable. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 10:18 13
      - work is more important then voting? - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:19 12
        
        with the fucking idiots we have running.....making sure the kid at the window gets your order right is more important than voting. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:23 3
        
        so vote for an independent you believe it. write letters. do something to instigate the changes you want. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:28
        
        so change is need but the works permits you from voting for it? - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:26 1
        
        There is no change. Just the names. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:27
        
        i would, in fact, put my job (and financial security) above voting. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:20 6
        
        how the two are related is beyond me - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:24 5
        
        of course we do (i'm in canada), we get three consecutive hours off. however, i also work in an industry that if there is in an emergency, it can't - Andie Nov 4, 10:27 2
        
        well sure the workplace could explode or whatever (then it's not like it's planed right) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:30 1
        
        have you ever worked on a film set? -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:34
        
        American jobs certainly have instances where 12, 14, 16 hour days are necessary to get the job done. - TFox Nov 4, 10:26 1
        
        we have to, but we also have the right to say NOEEEE WAY JOSE - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:29
        
        Of buttfucking course it is. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 10:20
    - there are plenty of days i work more than 12 hours. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:18 4
      - so work comes before your right to vote? - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:21 3
        
        So, you'd lose your job so you could vote? nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:27 1
        
        I wonder if that's a European attitude based on unstable election history. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:28
        
        Things that affect me directly always come before things that affect me indirectly. -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:24
  - accepted. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 10:15
- death? -- nm - oblique - I voted! Nov 4, 10:14 1
  - not a valid excuse -- nm - acorn Nov 4, 10:26
LIR - NWBR - it's because evolution doesn't have a morality. It just happens. -- (link) - Roger More Nov 4, 10:13 [Backboard] 1
- Yes, and some cultures prosper and others do not. There are very likely good reasons for these variances. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 10:24
The presenter on MSNBC live looks like she's saying to herself; - Loyola Nov 4, 10:11 1
- Is it September again? - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:13
CNNi: Undecided voters tend to be undereducated, white, and (wait for it....) - ty97 Nov 4, 10:11 2
- So wiggers. -- nm - TFox Nov 4, 10:16
- And women, IIRC -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:12
Damn Starbucks wouldn't give me a free hot chocolate, and then I get across the park before realizing it's a chiwhatever. Vote No on Starbucks! -- nm - Max Nov 4, 10:11 1
- get yourself to a Krispee Kreme for a free donut -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 10:23
Study links sexual content on TV to teen pregnancy -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 10:07 1
- And NPR already had a good analysis of why the Rand Corporation's study is dead wrong - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:10
LIR: Cheney would also get two of Nebraska's three electoral votes. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 10:06 2
- I think you mean, *four* of nebraska's three electoral votes -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 10:07 1
  - I think you mean, four of Nebraska's *five* electoral votes -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 10:10
The Facts are these: people who don't like Pushing Daisies are 17x more likely to be axe murderers. (nm) - musubi Voted For Change 2 weeks ago Nov 4, 10:05 10
- I'm a pretty cynical/hard-hearted person and I love everything about the show. - ceregon Nov 4, 10:13
- It was an interesting premise but the weak storylines have not been able to sustain my initial interest. There are easily 2 dozen shows I like more. -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 10:13 1
  - I do acknowledge the Nunnery episode was good - easily the best of this season, though the bar for that is low -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 10:15
- There is literally nothing I do not like about that show. Nothing. - TWuG Nov 4, 10:10
- *hides in the closet, cell phone in hand* -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 10:10
- *nods* In that case, do you really want to give me a target by loving Pushing Daisies? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 10:09
- kid, your face is 17x more likely to be an axe murderer....nm - x Nov 4, 10:08
- People who DO likely Pushing Daisies are 25x more likely to be annoyingly precious and deserving of death by axe. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 10:07 1
  - Hello Cuzzin Todd! Will you be my friend? I love you! -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 10:13
- the bubi is correct. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 10:06
Diva just want a Hollywood knee twin -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 10:03 2
- Thx for the shirt! It's teh awesome! -- nm - Diva - I voted! Nov 4, 10:05 1
  - and it arrived just in time for summer! - ty97 Nov 4, 10:06
erggggg, Banzai, 5 hours until they cut over to CNN US coverage, I think. - ty97 Nov 4, 10:03
Sweet, there's the roll. Now the news: Where's ML? Andre Hall and Michael Pittman put on IR. It's Torain Time now!!!! -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:02 4
- *flexes Jockstrap lineup* -- nm - oblique - I voted! Nov 4, 10:10
- IIRC, ML did a little dance as he posted that yesterday. (nm) - musubi Voted For Change 2 weeks ago Nov 4, 10:03 2
  - I missed it. I just picked up some Peyton Hillis too. Right now, they're the only 2 RBs Denver has. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:06
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I need to choose a trusty ster to have my work address - tRuMaN - is it over yet? Nov 4, 10:02 4
- I'll volunteer, although maybe it should be somebody you've met. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 10:19
- Don't choose me. I can't handle the pressure -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:02 2
  - "Ohhhh mmmmyyyy gawddd...." - Mel Profit - Votetastic! Nov 4, 10:04 1
    - I'm going to have Gus Van Sant kick you in the head -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:04
Word. -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:01 7
- The asshole at the polling station who gives you the little "I Voted" sticker was handing it to people without the paper backing - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:04 6
  - ~/There's a place in the world for the angry young man/ with his working class ties and his radical plans/~ -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 4, 10:08 1
    - But I like Pushing Daisies, so I'm not an axe murderer -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:11
  - My polling place didn't even give out stickers...so beat THAT! -- nm - Jim Nov 4, 10:07 1
    - The lady in front of me voted Yes and No on seven of the twelve Propositions -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:08
  - since most states have laws against offering incentives to vote, all of the places offering free stuff for voting changed it to free stuff period - tRuMaN - is it over yet? Nov 4, 10:06 1
    - I also want to save it for work (some of us work nights) -- nm - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 10:07

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