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the big "thud" sound you're hearing is the fall of the GOP -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 5, 02:41
hello from the beautiful multnomah county elections office! - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 02:40 2
- has your guy won yet? -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 02:43 1
  - nope ... - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 03:23
The end of an era - -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 5, 01:55
*keeps refreshing prop. 8 page* -- nm - citizen b. Nov 5, 01:40 4
- Alas, that one's a lost cause. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 01:41 3
  - not just yet. - citizen b. Nov 5, 01:45 2
    - here's the state map for it. roll over for each county. nm but: -- (link) - citizen b. Nov 5, 01:47 1
      - thanks for this :) -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 02:41
some GOP guy named Tripp on MSNBC just used the word "triangulization" -- nm - pigby Nov 5, 01:23 4
- well, that's a real word; but he likely meant triangulation? -- nm - citizen b. Nov 5, 01:29 3
  - that's what he was trying to say -- nm - pigby Nov 5, 01:30 2
    - heh, maybe he's a closet geek. -- nm - citizen b. Nov 5, 01:33 1
      - One of the CNN contributers brough out his inner geek by discussing The Cathedral and The Bazaar in relation to Obama -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 01:34
is it too late to take up the Alaska Independence Party on their offer? -- nm - pigby Nov 5, 01:15
"His entire executive experience consists of running a non-profit a long time ago" - ty97 Nov 5, 00:48
Open letters between the US and the rest of the world... -- (link) - the darcy Nov 5, 00:48 6
- Bleh, ask for registration. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 01:06 5
  - Weird, used to be you could read a few pages without registering... Here's some highlights. - the darcy Nov 5, 01:20 3
    - From another thread: "You're welcome. -Ohio " -- nm - the darcy Nov 5, 01:36
    - "P.S.-- We apparently still hate the homos. Sorry, we're doing the best we can." - ty97 Nov 5, 01:33 1
      - That part really cracked me up. :) That and "The Fins?" -- nm - the darcy Nov 5, 01:35
  - *they ask -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 01:06
On BBC, they're already asking how long the honeymoon might last if expectations have been set too high. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 5, 00:46 1
- How could expectations possibly be set too high? - Trish Nov 5, 01:11
SS Ritchie is the worse director of anyone IMO, and has really few accomplishments, most of his films are a waste of time. -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 00:36 12
- So I guess you're taking Madonna's side in the divorce? :) - secretslacker Nov 5, 00:45 9
  - Madonna has a Golden Globe, Ritchie will never win an award of anything -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 00:48 4
    - I'll take that bet. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 5, 00:56 3
      - Razzies dont count -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 01:08
      - he has a slot with Sherlock holmes, but that is due to extrodinary actors in the film, hopefully his crappy directing doesn't fuck up the film -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 01:00 1
        
        slot = shot -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 01:03
  - yes since I know her and know and him and the shit he has pulled from talking to her. -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 00:47 3
    - so you've spoken with her about him? -- nm - citizen b. Nov 5, 01:32 1
      - yes I've been friends with her since 2002 -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 02:29
    - *of him* -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 00:50
- Lock Stock and Two Smokin Barrels? -- nm - zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight Nov 5, 00:43 1
  - his only decent film -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 00:55
The remarkable thing to me about this election is that Obama moved several states by 15 to 20%. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 00:36 1
- i wouldn't have guessed that 538's predictions erred on the low EV side -- nm - pigby Nov 5, 00:42
Bery..the BMW short films were done with various directors, Ritchie's was called "Stars" and done with MAdonna...I own the entire series. -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 00:34 4
- You mean the one he linked to called "Star" which had Madonna in it? -- nm - secretslacker Nov 5, 00:36 3
  - yes -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 00:37 2
    - I'm thinking he might already know about it :) -- nm - secretslacker Nov 5, 00:45 1
      - I hadnt read the entire thread -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 01:05
Election Pool: still too close to call. - Reagen Nov 5, 00:30
i have an intense desire to go out and break stuff. -- nm - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 00:23 2
- if they try to charge you with destruction of property, just say that you call it an aggression exchange which there currently isn't a law against - dogbert183 Nov 5, 00:29
- he's gonna close strong in Multnomah, no? -- nm - pigby Nov 5, 00:25
Franken inches ahead by 1K votes w/ 96% reporting -- nm - pigby Nov 5, 00:05 10
- I'm turning in. Star-Tribune has it at 1,161,816 for Franken and 1,161,334 for Coleman at 96%. - David Nov 5, 00:22 2
  - All in all, it will probably be resolved in court. Each party are going to file complaints in disfavourable districts with such a close result. -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 00:28 1
    - Automatic recount is almost certain to trigger. The line is 0.5% and we're well within that. -- nm - David Nov 5, 00:29
- also, Obama picks off Nebraska's 2d District's EV -- nm - pigby Nov 5, 00:08 6
  - 538 says this is premature. NE SOS site has McCain back up by 600 there. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 00:26 2
    - Woohoo! RC loses $20! -- nm - David Nov 5, 00:27 1
      - dammit! -- nm - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 01:35
  - who-hoo! i win $20! -- nm - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 00:24
  - What was the last time this happened? (NE not going all for the same candidate) -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 5, 00:18 1
    - i would be surprised if it ever had -- nm - pigby Nov 5, 00:21
I turnout going to be lower than 2004? -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 00:03 1
- I strongly doubt it. All the votes generally take until noon the following day to count. - David Nov 5, 00:08
i like this factoid: the President Roosevelt portrait that hangs in the White House's Roosevelt Room depends on who is in power - pigby Nov 4, 23:55
Just got back from Harlem, the ambience is huge there - celedhrymandias Nov 4, 23:49
Good night America! (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 23:43 1
- It doesn't look good.. :( -- nm - jnine Nov 4, 23:47
what I will miss most about Sarah Palin.... -- (link) - zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight Nov 4, 23:43 [Image]
Ohhh, GA-Sen has not been called because there's a chance pond scum Saxby Chambliss wins with under 50% and that would force a runoff. - Tim Nov 4, 23:38 3
- RC's ass is gonna be *so* sore -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:40 2
  - Lord, I hope this post is about spanking. (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 23:40 1
    - let me put it this way ... - reluctantcynic Nov 5, 00:21
portland is elated right now. people are dancing in the streets all over town. fireworks. music. etc -- nm - Guy1 Isgoogleneato Nov 4, 23:38
I'm not usually one to brag or boast... - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:27 14
- England? Well, it's not Polanski or Peter Jackson, then. Ritchie? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:27 13
  - Dammit... how is this fun if the first person guesses right? :) -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:29 12
    - My favourite thing he's ever done. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:34 [youtube] 2
      - damn, watching that again for the first time in a year ... still awesome. Posted it to facebook, too :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:44 1
        
        Yeah... and she was surprised that he was "insensitive"? Guy's hilarious -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:54
    - Face it, you're too easy and predictible. -- nm - Trish Nov 4, 23:30 2
      - ::emails Havens:: - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:39 1
        
        *giggles* - Trish Nov 4, 23:40
    - One of my fellow journalists almost blew this off because he has $190 Madonna tix back in L.A. - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:29 5
      - those are crtappy seats I had 13th row center on the floor...up close :) -- nm - Stacy Nov 5, 00:46
      - Its like when friends divorce and you have to pick a side -- nm - zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight Nov 4, 23:36 1
        
        Was thinking the same thing myself... I'm going with Ritchie. - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:39
      - hahahahah, nice :) I don't know much about him, but I like his films. - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:31 1
        
        To be honest, I never bothered with Swept Away either. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:40
Not sure if I really like CNN's Election '08 recap montage... - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:23 3
- You little jerk (oops forgot to smile) -- nm - zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight Nov 4, 23:36 2
  - Someone needs to put together an Election '08 TT Montage... - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:41 1
    - *photoshops up a big orange square* -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:45
Holy crap. I just realized that about ten of my coworkers were in new york - in TIMES SQUARE - during this whole thing. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:22 1
- (I hope they got photos and video ... although a few of them lost their cellphones yesterday ... dorks.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:23
PSA: John Hodgeman interview on This Week in Tech. (last 40 minutes) -- nm - psilotum Nov 4, 23:21 3
- I wish he'd hurry up and record the audiobook of More Information Than You Require already. The Areas of My Expertise was just great. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 23:30 2
  - He says he plans to do it with Jonathon Coulton after they finish the book tour. -- nm - psilotum Nov 4, 23:33 1
    - I became a big fan of both Coulton and Hodgman because of that audiobook. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 23:36
heh, i just got a FB invite to the group "Re-Elect Barack Obama" - pigby Nov 4, 23:19 4
- Nice! Send me one. -- nm - David Nov 4, 23:21 1
  - Hilarious. I'm in. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 23:31
- Yeah, I'm not drinking that kool-aid... he'll have to win my reelection vote, just like he won this one. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:21
- This would have been even funnier last week. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:19
Changing the subject for a moment--Reagen, congrats again and have a blast on your honeymoon. I believe you said you guys were leaving tomorrow? - Trish Nov 4, 23:14 21
- hear, hear! :) - -- nm - citizen b. Nov 4, 23:16
- Reagen Got Married? - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:15
- tomorrow afternoon. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 23:15 18
  - Sooooo...where are you going? Details! I need details, man! - Trish Nov 4, 23:18 17
    - "In the back of a volkswagon." - musubi Nov 4, 23:24 15
      - Stop being mean! - Trish Nov 4, 23:26 14
        
        did somebody say baby moose? - Sarah Palin Nov 4, 23:30
        
        ReyRey knows what's up. (nmbt) - musubi Nov 4, 23:30 12
        
        (((hugs)))) - Trish Nov 4, 23:34
        
        psst. - citizen b. Nov 4, 23:31 1
        
        *wink* (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 23:33
        
        woah! who's the lucky guy? -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:31 8
        
        I'm gonna punch you in the face if I ever meet you. (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 23:32 7
        
        oo. let him be the first one you meet! -- nm - citizen b. Nov 4, 23:34 4
        
        yeah . . . i mean, hey! -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:40 3
        
        *tosses a blueberry truffle from see's* -- nm - citizen b. Nov 4, 23:41 2
        
        *oink oink snarfle* -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:42 1
        
        aww, a pygmy pigby. -- nm - citizen b. Nov 4, 23:44
        
        good thing for me you're more vehemently anti-meeting STers than skagnetti - pigby Nov 4, 23:34 1
        
        curses. hoisted on my own petard. - musubi Nov 4, 23:35
    - rumor has it "Portugal" -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:22
Ah yes, the cultural value of the reproductive symbolism of marriage. - musubi Nov 4, 23:13 12
- look out single parents... if the arguement is that children have a right to mixed gender upbringing the logical next step will be to take their child - dogbert183 Nov 4, 23:27
- I suppose Crash and I should get divorced. We're not likely to ever have a child. - Trish Nov 4, 23:19 7
  - Actually, I think the argument is that you're actively hurting D. - musubi Nov 4, 23:23 5
    - Well, the first one would have been kinda difficult. - Trish Nov 4, 23:29 4
      - D's a winner. People born on her birthday rock. Rock hard. (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 23:31 3
        
        Yeah, hrmmm...I seem to remember somebody else's b-day being Feb. 5th. :D -- nm - Trish Nov 4, 23:36 2
        
        Who? Adlai Stevenson? Red Buttons? Andre Citroen? Nancy Hanks Lincoln? H.R. Giger? Christopher Guest? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:49
        
        Hank Aaron. (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 23:37
  - oh noes! every time you waste a marriage, god kills a kitten -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:20
- The Daily Show had a great bit on this last night. -- (link) - David Nov 4, 23:17
- maybe they should require fertility tests for a marriage license, sorry dude, your sperms too slow -- nm - zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight Nov 4, 23:15
- maybe they should require fertility tests for a marriage license, sorry dude, your sperms too slow -- nm - zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight Nov 4, 23:15
I'm going to leave the jumper on 40 boards for the time being, in case people want to remember, remember, the fourth of November -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:11 6
- Yeah, I give it 15 months before buyers' remorse and the backlash kicks in - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:13 5
  - I'd call that optimistic, but I doubt that it will rise to the level of the vitriol spewed against Bush -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:17 3
    - i hope not. - citizen b. Nov 4, 23:24
    - Yeah no, I'm sure he won't be ANYWHERE close to as bad as Bush, that's impossible. - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:20
    - I just realized we now have to suffer 8 more years of Armisen as Obama! Waugh waugh... :) -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:18
  - (15 months from inauguration, not today) -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:14
Is Obama President? -- (link) - Reagen Nov 4, 23:10 2
- 76 days, 9 hours, 43 minutes and 4 seconds! -- nm - Trish Nov 4, 23:17
- They should redesign the site in orange. -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:12
what will I miss most about sarah palin? -- (link) - dogbert183 Nov 4, 23:09 2
- I clicked down at the bottom to see the final one with SP--hitting the lightswitch is hilarious. -- nm - Trish Nov 4, 23:25 1
  - the sorry america from mccain? yea, nice last one -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 4, 23:29
I got my letter a 9:09 pm PST. (nm) - musubi Nov 4, 23:08 1
- 8:42 PST - jnine Nov 5, 00:05
Indiana now called for Obama. that's just sick -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:08 4
- there goes my pool guess. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.... -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 23:13
- MO within 600. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 23:09
- Running up the score now. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 23:09
- nice turnaround -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:09
Well, I'm not staying up any later for Coleman/Franken. See you in the morning gang. Once again, congratulations to the happy. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 4, 23:07 4
- This is probably going to a recount, no? -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 23:09 1
  - 3,515 with 92% in. I have to believe so. -- nm - David Nov 4, 23:14
- 6k notw -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:07 1
  - 2k w/ 92% reporting -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:15
Japanese stock market ends on a down note upon hearing of obama's election, I would would have thought it was welcomed, POLL DOW up or down tommorrow? - zeitgeist, at least my ticket is straight Nov 4, 23:07 2
- Down, but only among the companies that make over 250k/year. - Dr.Vermin, pundit Nov 4, 23:08
- DOW up for part of the day, down for part of the day. - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:08
also, JackDawson owes me $20. - znufrii Nov 4, 23:07 4
- Znu, next upstate poker game is 11/14 if you're up for it (and still up to read thsi) -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:08 2
  - might be going hiking that weekend, we'll see. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 23:12 1
    - it would be Friday night... I'm not 100% sure I can make it yet -- nm - secretslacker Nov 4, 23:14
- did you swallow? -- nm - pigby Nov 4, 23:08
/marries B2 -- nm - Dr.Vermin, pundit Nov 4, 23:06

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