Drinking, Election Day, and Mexican Food
On Saturday afternoon Toney and I wanted to go out for our traditional two pints each, but neither of us had much enthusiasm for the yuppie bar. It always smells like disinfectant in there, and there are far too many socks-less loafers shuffling around.
Bennigan’s offers a surprisingly good lineup of beers, but the place has the atmosphere of one of those display kitchens at Home Depot. And the clientele is often a little… sad.
We don’t like to venture too far from home, so what to do? Jim Dandy’s is gone, Toney won’t set foot in the dive bar, and those are pretty much our options. We’ve basically been adrift, without a decent public house to call our own.
Then one of us suggested a bar/restaurant we wrote off several years ago. I can’t remember exactly why we stopped going there, the food was pretty good, I think. But I seem to remember it smelling like a wet dog all the time, like the carpeting had been mildly moist since Watergate.
And I also recall having a few beers in their bar, when I first moved to Pennsylvania, and it was so smoky you practically needed a miner’s helmet to navigate the joint. I know bars are often smoke-filled (oh, I know bars), but this place was ridiculous. I always felt like throwing my clothes away, and taking a bath in tomato juice.
But, Toney reminded me, smoking isn’t allowed in bars and restaurants anymore… So maybe it was worth a revisit?
And it most certainly was. The place has a real pub-feel, there were lots of neighborhood folks in there enjoying the golden elixir, and a respectable lineup of drafts was available. We both chose a Sierra Nevada to start, and the bartender was friendly and welcoming.
Wow. And this was available to us all along?! For some unknown reason we’d canceled it out in our minds, to the point where we didn’t even see it when we drove past anymore. You know how that happens? A decision is made, and that’s that, even after the original reason is forgotten?
We went with Bass Ale for the second round, and marveled at the collection of regular folks, just out having a few beers on a late Saturday afternoon. I didn’t see any chronic drunks, white trash itching to stab something, or anyone sobbing uncontrollably. It was our kind of crowd.
The only small downside? The beers were $4.50 each. If they’d been one dollar cheaper, I’d be ready to proclaim it PERFECT. But after our long tortured search for an appropriate drinkery… I‘ll pay the extra four bucks per week without (too much) bitchin‘.
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we might’ve found our place. Our quest might finally be at an end! …I’m sorry, I’m getting a little emotional here.
Next weekend, however, we’ll be doing a rare birthday edition of the Saturday two-pints, and going all the way to (gasp!) Scranton. Toney’s birthday is on Sunday, so we’re going to start the festivities at Cooper’s (300 bottled beers, 35 taps), and see where that leads us.
And if all goes well, we might do it again in a couple of weeks, when it’s my birthday. Dat’s right.
Unfortunately, on the same day we experienced our grand pub breakthrough, we also found out the local Don Pablo’s has gone out of business. And that eats it from the ass-in.
Yeah, I know it’s a chain restaurant, and completely Americanized, blah, blah, blah. But we enjoyed it. In fact, it was one of our favorites.
When we lived in southern California we were spoiled by the kick-ass Mexican food on almost every corner, and I always wondered if I was losing my edge by liking Don Pablo’s so much when we got to PA. Every time I scarfed down another of their delicious platters of goodness, I had a nagging concern my standards were slipping.
And that might be true, but I don‘t care. I’m going to miss that place. We ate there at least once a month, for eight years. It’s in our blood.
Why are you abandoning us, Don?! I thought we were friends? Please come back! We need you!!
There is another Mexican restaurant nearby, but I had one of those (ahem) Sunshine-style run-ins with the management staff the only time we were there.
I think I might have to lobby the family for a revisit, since the one on Saturday worked out so well… I’ll let you know how that goes.
Some of you might already be aware of this, but today is Election Day. Right after I hit PUBLISH on this update, I’m going to cast my votes, over at the school administration building.
I’m not going to tell you my choice for president (longtime readers shouldn’t have a problem figuring it out), but I will tell you who I voted for in my FIRST presidential election: Walter Mondale in 1984.
And my guy received 13 electoral votes, versus 525 for Reagan. Heh.
Let’s not get into a big political brawl here, I think we’ve all had just about enough of that particular turd fiesta. But I’m interested in the first presidential candidate you voted for, in a general election. Use the comments link below to tell us about it.
Also, did anything interesting happen to you while voting today? Or do you even plan to vote? Bring us up to date, won’t you?
I’ll leave you now with yet another sign I’m getting really old, and tie it all together with a punk(ish) song about drinking and Election Day. I tried to think of one about drinking, Election Day, and Mexican food, but couldn’t come up with one. So this will have to do.
See you guys tomorrow.
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Get out and vote!
Poo; independant voting republican!
I voted early this morning.
Not wanting to spoil anyone’s day, but I’m pretty sure that every candidate I have ever voted for has lost.
Doesn’t matter if it was a Presidential election or the local municipal council.
We’re all doomed.
voting was pretty uneventful. there was one young person there who was casting a vote for the first time in her life, and people applauded. that was neat.
i love the mondale map – go MN!
1988- King George the First. C’mon, I was going to vote for Dukakis? In truth, I don’t remember much about that election, of course, I was in Germany, so I missed all the mud-slinging-name-calling-hullabaloo. That said, I sure am glad this one is over.
I’ve promised myself I won’t hawk the returns tonight, but I know I will.
I voted this morning and got my sweet “I Voted” sticker. I’m proud to say I’ve voted in every election since I turned 18 in 2000 – and no, I did not vote for George W. Bush.
If only I drank coffee, I’d so be going down to Starbucks right now to claim my free drink!
The Evil Twin and I voted this morning. I was very disappointed that I did not get a sticker!
Good Afternoon Surf Reporters………….
I’ve yet to cast my ballot and I’ve attempted to twice. First thing this morning before work and they were lined up to the street.
Second attempt just before noon. Went to the bank, then swung past the polling station. The line was even longer than the early morning’s. Out the door, round the corner of the building and down to the END of the sidewalk.
Sweet sainted mother of Richard Millhouse Nixon and the spirit of Billy Carter!!
Aren’t we STILL waiting for that super-secret update that was promised? Or have I been unceremoniously dumped from the list?
I feel your pain about Don Pablo’s, the Ruby Tuesday down the street form us closed without so much as thank you ma’am. But in it’s place came a wonderful Greek restaurant that we love, so we’re happy it’s on our side of town now.
So, tell us what time you’ll be at Cooper’s and we can all show up in our WVSR hats!
oh, I also meant to comment on the WVSRcam ~ the look on that little girl just screams ” I did it. I meant to do it and there is nothing you are going to do about it.”
First was Clinton in 1992. Seconded that choice in 1996.
Check out The Bog downtown, Jeff. 300 block of Adams avenue. Tons of great beers and a really eclectic jukebox. Across the street is a great record store too. And there’s an authentic Mexican joint over in South Scranton. Casa da Mama! Good stuff all around.
I have voted for Gore, Kerry and Clinton in the past. I am noticing a trend with my voting….
I voted almost 2 weeks ago when florida opened early voting. I went to the DMV to find my new voting place since I had moved in the past year and she said to go and early vote. So I did. And thank god.
Driving to the gym this morning there were so many people out there on the street with signs. The best was at one intersection. On the south corner were these 3 huge big burly black guys with Obama signs and directly across from them on the north was 2 little white girls with their hair in buns and long skirts on. They of course were holding Mc Cain signs. I wished I had my camera.
First election – Jimmy in ’76. Sorry, but I’m a YDD.
No GODDAMN way I’D EVER pay $4.50 for ONE FUCKING BEER. Screw that, I’ll drink Natty Lite before I’d do that. I drink to GET DRUNK, not for the taste, although I like the taste too.
I dont remember who I first voted for and I’m far too lazy to go back and look it up. God dammit, now I’m curious. But not THAT curious. It was whoever lost to Clinton the first time.
I went to my poll around 8:45 this morning (already 15 minutes late for work – I slept in, pre-planning to use the election as my excuse) and to my pleasant surprise, was in and out of the door in 10 minutes flat. AND, I only got yelled at once by the senior citizen manning the welcome desk.
I think poll workers are picked off a list entitled: “The very last thing I want to do before I die.” Man, they don’t get any older than a poll worker. I think the lady that checked my ID was one of the remaining survivors of the Titanic…
Mission accomplished. And both my grandfathers are spinning FURIOUSLY in their graves.
I voted 3 weeks ago and since I absolutely hate the current Governor of WV, I wrote in my own candidate – the Easter Bunny.
I think I voted for Mondale in the first election too because my dad threatened to kick my ass if I voted for that “Goddamn Bad Actor”.
I haven’t voted yet, but plan to after work. The first election I was old enough to vote in was 1996 and I voted for Clinton.
Brandy, Bill “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky” Clinton defeated the other Bush in 1992.
Voting is for losers.
Brandy- That’d be Bob Dole.
Bill in WV- C’mon, Uncle Joe was giving out a free MBA with every vote.
Oops…. misread that.
I voted last week. Fairly uneventful, actually. Took all of 10 minutes.
First time I was old enough to vote was 1992. Ross Perot! Ha!
I voted for George H W Bush in 88, for who ever was against Clinton in 92 and 96 (can’t even tell you who it was–lol) and the EVIL JR on his two runs (can you call it that–he cheated)–guess who I voted for today?
George H. W. Bush in 1988.
1988 – I voted for George the Elder because I could not bring myself to vote for Dufuskakis.
It took 5 minutes to vote this morning. On the local news last night, they said that 47% of the registered voters in the county had voted early.
X! Love that album! I will have to pull it off of the rack this evening.
Carter in 76
Sharpton in ’04!
Spin Grandpas spin!
I voted absentee in 1980 from my dorm room at UniDel. I think I voted for Jimmy. It’s pretty much lost in the fogs of time.
I voted two weeks ago. And, Jeff, I’m proud of you for making your grandpas spin. I’m sure mine are both spinning, too.
I got my sign in my yard and my tshirt on today though!
Have a great day everybody. The Dom P is on ice for tonight.
Palin and Barletta….no problems in Olyphant.
I know it’s obscure wedgie–but Slang is pretty good too. I love to put it on, sit back, and listen
I was there 10 minutes before the polling place (local elementary school) opened, and out by 7:15 a.m. Got a sticker. Life is good.
My first vote was cast for Richard Nixon, in November of 1972, for purely selfish reasons. I was in college; college deferments (which had protected me from being drafted for the Vietnam war) had been withdrawn by Congress; my birth date pulled #8 in the draft lottery; my “draft-eligible year” was scheduled to begin on January 1, 1973; I’d already been called into the local draft board office for my pre-draft Army physical (I contemplated pulling an Arlo Guthrie, but ultimately decided against it); and both Nixon and George McGovern were promising to end the draft. The only problem with McGovern (as my then-liberal mind saw it) was that he wouldn’t be inaugurated until January 20, 1973, and I figured that it would take him a while after becoming President to actually end the draft–and time was becoming fairly critical (I was fully prepped to be yanked out of an Ivy League school in favor of service in the U.S. Army. I think my life just might have taken a different turn if that had happened.). So I voted for Nixon and the status quo, hoping that the draft would end before my draft notice arrived. MUCH to my relief, the dreaded draft letter didn’t arrive during the first 3 1/2 weeks of January, and on January 27, 1973, Sec’y of Defense Melvin Laird announced an end to the draft in favor of voluntary enlistment. Phew!
Everything worked out well. A year and a half later, Nixon resigned, Gerald Ford became President, and Chevy Chase started the political satire ball rolling on Saturday Night Live. And shortly after that, I completed my uninterrupted stint as an undergrad.
I first voted for Independent John Anderson in 1980. I live in California, so the election was already called for Reagan, so I placed my first protest vote. I think today was also a protest vote, because my guy ain’t winning California. You can take that to the Bank!!
Ronnie was the first vote. I’ve been an corporation-loving evil greedy Republican since Jr. High.
Ever since I’ve been voting for the lesser of evils rather than the best guy for the job.
I’ll be voting after i leave work at 4pm today.
The first time I was able to vote I voted for George W Bush, I then made the same mistake again in 2004. Yeah looking back it was the wrong decision, one mistake i will not be making again later today if you know what I mean.
I, like Yvonne, cast my first vote in 2000. The similarities, I fear, end there. I worked for the Dole/Kemp campaign when I was in high school and I worked for the Bush campaign in 2000. I was left with little choice in 2004 but to vote for Bush again… even as my distaste grew.
Luckily, I’m in Texas, so if I throw my vote away in support of a 3rd party candidate I don’t have to worry about the state swinging to the “blue side.” Having little faith in either of the two major parties or their current offerings, that’s exactly what I decided to do this year… well, actually, not so much a third party as writing in “Ron Paul.” He may be a crazy sumabitch, but I’m ok with that. He’s crazy in all the right ways.
Still… maybe I should be looking for a hedge fund gig in the Caymans if this thing goes down like everyone’s predicting.
First Vote was for Ronnie- That’s all I’m saying
Oh, and my polling location is still at the Baylor visitors center since I haven’t changed my registration for my new house. I just drove on over, arrived right at 8:00 am… all the students are asleep if they didn’t have an 8:00 am class so I was able to walk in, vote, and head to Starbucks in a matter of minutes.
Why vote for the lesser of two evils? Be a man and vote for full strength!
Adam- Let me know if you find a good hedge fund gig- I’m in!!
Jimmy Carter and still regretting it. The cardigan sweater will not die. I keep killing it but it keeps coming back.
Tadpolegal – I narrowly dodged a hedge fund gig in Dallas earlier this year at the international swaps and derivatives desk. The fund has likely lost 30% of it’s capital and I imagine that position was one of the first to be cut. Thank god I stayed in low finance…
“And both my grandfathers are spinning FURIOUSLY in their graves.”
Jeff, you didn’t? Stop teasing…
We gotchall’s ass this time.
1st general election I was eligible was in ’80. I voted for Ronnie much to the chagrin of all the eggheads surrounding me in college who went gaga for Anderson. I voted then to be contrary.lol
As I’ve grown and learned a few things, I’ve grown to detest the 2 party system….it’s corrupt and we’ll never change anything for the better til we change that. I voted for Perot in ’88 and vote pretty much Libertarian on principle if they run someone. Govt’. needs to leave us all the hell alone! All those taxes cut into my drinking money…
In order I voted Reagan, Bush, Perot, Dole, Bush, Bush, and McCain. I should probably stop referring to myself as an Independent.
Speaking of Beers I witnessed something unusual last night. I attended the Steelers – Redskins game in FEDEX field. The guy in the row in front of me orders a beer. He is ready to pay his 8 dollars for a 16 OZ beer and it is a Miller Lite. He looks at the beer and says “I wanted a BUDLIGHT”. He then passed the open LITE beer back down the row and the beer guy puts the cap back on and yelled “Beer Here”.
Bob Dole. I’ve never voted for a winning President.
Dole, Nader, whoever the communist on the ticket was, and most recently (Friday) Bob Barr. Unless he pulls a HUGE upset, he ain’t winnin’.
I just can’t wait for it to be over and I hope some bullshit doesn’t happen to drag it out.
And I bet tomorrow the sun will still rise no matter who wins.
I first voted for President in 1996 and I voted for Bob Goddamn Dole.
I went to vote at the Methodist Church earlier. There was one lady from way across town, insisting that she was registered to vote at that particular voting place. They told her where her polling place was, based on her address, and she still went batshit. Maybe she wanted to vote at every place in town? I don’t know she finally gave up.
There was a lady doing exit polls when I left. I lied about who I voted for, just for fun.
I also wrote my name in for Neport, KY Mayor this past time. I will get about 0.001% of the vote I think.
I lost my virginity to Bob Dole.
“And both my grandfathers are spinning FURIOUSLY in their graves.”
Well, being a West Virginia boy myself that probably means that Jeff voted for McCain, seeing as any TRUE West Virginian has always voted Democrat, as I’m sure his Grandfathers and my Grandfathers and Father have always done. I was brought up that Republicans were always the bad rich guys who sucked all of the money out of us salt-of-the-earth West Virginians.
the wvsr cam is priceless – i work in a lab analyzing evidence for ignitable liquids (accellerants) and this pic is now prominently posted. we have our suspect!
When I was born I had dual Canada/U.S. citizenship, but given that I have never actually lived in the U.S. and had given up the U.S. half of my citizenship before I turned 18 I was never allowed to vote in a U.S. election. For the record I likely would have voted for Bush (Sr.) in 88′ had I chosen the southern option on the whole citizenship question.
I did cast my first vote in a Canadian election for a conservative fellow named Brian Mulroney (he and Ronny Regan were apparently buddies). It was a regrettable choice as he somehow always managed to have deficit budget even in the 80’s when the economy was great. Seriously, it takes a special kind of idiot not to run a balanced budget when the economy is good.
The author of the Dilbert comic called the election a choice between “the Antichrist and the only guy that scares the piss out of the Antichrist.”
I once heard that if you vote Republican before you’re 30 you have no heart, and if you vote Democrat after 30 you have no brain.
My first vote was in ’88 and I’m pretty sure it’s obvisous who I voted for. After all, I am a heartless bastard. I just wished I could have voted for Reagan just once. Man, I miss The Gipper.
We haven’t voted yet, but when my wife get’s home we’re waliking down to the elemementary school with The Peanut and casting what I believe will be merely symbolic votes.
And best of luck to the next president, whoever he is. I hope he’s not really the anti-christ.
WTF with the sockless loafers phobia already. Unless I’m dressed for work, church (ahem), or a decent restaurant, I never, ever wear socks….and yes, it is 100% loafers for me.
got my sticker, free Starbucks, and I’m going out later for my free Ben and jerry’s
I voted for Slick Willie the first time
Nothing exciting happened while I was voting. I usually just vote a straight ticket and then get out. My eldest daughter happened to be with me, and let’s just say our candidate is not as popular here in Texas. So of course she starts asking quite loudly why anyone would want to vote for the “OTHER guy”. That is probably a shooting offense here in the middle of nowhere in Texas – putting down the majority party. lol.
Needless to say, we got the heck out of there before someone called us “dirty hippies” and used us for target practice.
“We haven’t voted yet, but when my wife get’s home we’re waliking down to the elemementary school with The Peanut and casting what I believe will be merely symbolic votes.”
I think your family and mine just cancelled each-other out, Jorge. Lol. But my vote was symbolic too in my state.
That is funny. But that is what I love about being American – the gestures of futility in the name of freedom.
my first presidential vote went to perot. i actually voted a week ago, mail-in ballot in OR…
i work with a bunch or non-registered douchebags who actually think thier opinions count. not registered? non-voter? silly douches…your opinion DOES NOT count!
Oh! Is it election year already?
My wife and I just got back. We were in and out in mere minutes. There was no one in line, we got our ballots and voted.
We used to have punch cards but this year they went to the optical scanners. My wife went to the litte stand up “booth” and I was directed to an 8′ table with a refridgerator box that was folded to make little carrols. I didn’t care for it, but whatever.
But all in all the voting went off without a hitch.
Nothing doing in the voting excitement department….in and out in under 5 minutes. Just like high school.
The dood across the street was aghast at my vote, but hell, it’s mine to spend. I threw a few bones to HIS party in the judges column, so why’s he complaining? This is the first year that I did my homework and read the issues of most of the ‘less then big ticket’ candidates, and am now confident that I voted MY conscience, and not the conscience of a particular party. Even snuck a libertarian or two into the mix, jus’ for fun.
I miss the New England voting experience, with the big ‘ker-chunk” lever machines and the wood stove blazing…this paper ballot thing seems a little fake after all that scene-setting.
Next time we vote for President I think we should just pick three people at random, and whoever they vote for wins. Then I’d hope and pray that I’m one of the three picked. Because if you want me to pick your guy, you’re gonna have to grease my palms, baby.
A lot of people show up to vote first thing in the morning. Not me. Instead of standing in those lines I went to the grocery store, and then to Target. There were about 4 people in each store. And I checked out in record time. Thanks Obama / McCain!
Way to go Tiff, I like a little diversity in the judges column too!
Gerald Ford in ’76
I lost my virginity to Gerald Ford.
My first vote was in 1976, and it went to Eugene McCarthy – can’t for the life of me remember why. Since then I’ve voted for the winner exactly once. Maybe that will change tonight.
We arrived at the polling place at 5:42 this morning after a 4-minute walk from our front door. There were maybe 20 people in front of us, and we were out by 6:20-ish (polls open at 6:00am here). By then, there were more than 100 people lined up out the door.
I know for a fact my one grandfather is doing 100,000 rpm in his grave right now; I’m just not sure which one. The other, probably but not for sure.
Bring back The Monarchy!
At least with inbred lunatics what you see is what you get!!
The black guy won! Woo hoo! Now the rest of the world will like us! And now he can do here what Europe has done (you know, because it’s worked so well for them). But who cares? At least we’ll be LIKED!
Liked, liked, liked! I can’t wait to be liked. Bring on the free shit baby!
“that one” won and my 11 year old got her first period. All in all it’s been a glorious night.
You might say I’m a sore loser. I need booze.
My voting streak remains intact.
I did vote for the loser (presidential) once again.
Brandy,
11? Really? God Almighty. I was counting on at least 13 before having to buy pads, and I have two split-tails.
I’m getting drunk, no doubt. I have to run to the store before they close. Be back soon!
Jim! Stop that!
well… she’s almost 12, but still. The next 4 years of my life are going to be pure hell: A menstruating pre-teen and the other obvious thing.
Brandy,
11 or 12, close enough. I don’t know how Congress turned out. I can only hope that it isn’t 60 seats or more in the Senate.
Tick-tock. I have to get to the store before it’s too late. Shit.
Jason, go get some good imported booze while you can still afford it!
Brandy,
I’m back. Whew! Well, I have to say, I’m as right-wing as they come. And I’m afraid that we’ve made a very big mistake. But I remember the way that the left treated President Bush (calling him Hitler, Monkey, War Crimal, etc.) and I thought it was just crazy.
So, for better or worse, Obama is our President. I won’t call him “monkey” or “Hitler” or anything else. I’ll give him the respect that the office deserves. And I’ll hope that he does what’s right by America.
And now, I start drinking.
Brandy? (chirp chirp) Where you at, sugartits?
I done had about 8 too many. And I’ve turned on the 80s mix. So I’ll see yall in a day or two. SMOOCH! Bye Bye now!
sorry jason. when the beer ran out (Shock Top with an orange – YUM) I went in for the prescription pills and it was all downhill from there.
First election was GHW “Poppa” Bush in ’88.
Then “Slick Willy” Clinton in ’92, “Sweet Potato-hand” Dole in ’96, GWB in ’00, GWB in ’04, and Bob “Ain’t gonna win” Barr this time around. Heh. What was I thinking?
One or more of those choices were fueled by beer, of course.
My first time was actually the midterms in ’86, do not remember it and was very likely stoned at the time. My first presidential vote was for George I, and I recall that was a choice made solely on the basis of his having a less goofy-sounding name than Dukakis (albeit not by much). Since then, it’s been Clinton twice, Gore, Abraham Lincoln (not too impressed with the ’04 choice either way), and Mr. O a couple weeks ago by mail-it-in.
Brandy – I feel your pain with the daughter thing….from distant memory.
Glad I have two boys, just for that reason. At 13 and 11.5 years old, I’m sure that by now I’d have to be dealing with TWO of ‘em and their Aunties, and I’m simply not strong enough for it.
Good luck with all that.
Damn, Brandy, looks like you’ll need to stock up your new bomb shelter with lots o’ maxi pads now, too. Hope it doesn’t get in the way of all the booze and vicodin!
My first vote was in 96, I voted Clinton, didn’t know any better. Shortly after, I wanted to take back my vote.
I am now a card-carrying member of the evangelical right. Republican until I die.
After that it was all Bush.
Neither of the two candidates we had this go around made me happy, so I voted the lesser of two evils.
I don’t give a flip what color our President is, I just don’t agree with 90% of Obamas policies… so while my vote was technically FOR McCain, it was actually more AGAINST Obama. Not that it mattered, I live in a red state that doesn’t have enough electoral votes to make a differnece.
THANK GOD that bitch Hillary didn’t get in though. A woman as VP would have been questionable, but a woman as President is just downright wrong. I like to consider myself the anti-feminist. Women belong in the background…
My voting process was easy. In and out in 10 minutes. Would have been quicker had the lady checking ID’s not been 150yrs old.
In WV, you can’t buy hard liquor on election day, but you can buy all the beer and wine you want. WTF? You can still get drunk, but it’ll take longer. Our county spent the big bucks and converted to touch-screen voting machines with paper backup. Voing was quick fun, but there were 18 “pages” to get through. I voted Oct. 17th. I live in a red county in a blue state, and that’s the way the vote went.
My first vote in a Presidential election was in 1992, in someone’s garage on Irving Street in the deepest Sunset in San Francisco. I was a young snot out on my own and cast my vote for the “Peace and Freedom Party” candidate. Take that, democracy!
Brandy,
No problem. It’s 11:00 am where I live and I just now woke up. My mouth taste like the Russian army marched across it last night and my dick is sore. Not sure what that’s all about.
BUT, I reading back over my comments and it doesn’t look like I made too much of an ass of myself. That’s a wonderful thing.
Ok, here’s the skinny on voting, at least in Kentucky.
(I work for the office that organizes and conducts the elections)
Poll Workers…are picked from a list of people who have no other responsibilities and are willing to work a 16 hour day, with no breakfast, lunch, or dinner breaks for the whopping amount of $125.00. So you guys do the math. The only responsible people you get are the elderly and I do mean elderly.
Write-Ins… I would like to invite all of you thoughtless d…ks who think its funny write-in Ted Nugent, Tony Stark, or Foghorn Leghorn (all write-ins from last night) for president to come to work with me on the presidential election. I have to show up for work at 5:15am take endless cussings and questions throughout the day only to end up at 10:00pm reading everyone of your delightfully witty entries, because we have to look at every write-in for races where someone has filed as a legitimate write-in candidate, which we had 6 such filings in Kentucky. Just so you know there is no record kept of non-legitimate write-ins except that which is seered into my weary brain. The next time you guys want to write-in something clever, don’t. Just tell everybody you did, I promise they’ll never know you didn’t do it and you will be making it a little easier for a weary election officer somewhere.
Long Lines…they happen because of stupid people.
You walk up to a table to be identified and then stop to rallte around in your purse for 5 miuntes to find your ID. HAVE IT OUT, DUH!
When they give you you ballot stand there with it until you get to the booth and then you start studying it. LOOK AT IT WHILE YOU WAIT, DUH besides we’ve had 3 years of this, how can you not know who you are going to vote for when you get in line? DON’T GO TO THE POLL UNLESS YOU KNOW.
When you’re done you stand there in front of the ballot box and talk to the workers, chase after your kids, screw around with your purse your jacket or whatever. WHEN YOU’RE DONE LEAVE, DUH! If 60 people waste one minute in the poll that’s one hour for somebody to wait, and hell yes it makes a difference, especially when you have 800-1500 people voting in a precinct in a day.
Lew in Bama:
…but a woman as President is just downright wrong. I like to consider myself the anti-feminist. Women belong in the background
I really hope you’re kidding.
Wow, good question. I believe I voted for Dukakis in 1988, as I had just turned 18 and was eligible to do so. Can’t say it was my best decision (since Bush swept him, as I recall, in a 4-to-1 electoral margin), but BushDaddy kinda scared me with his CIA service. So Dukakis it was.
I don’t think he is tiff. Sad huh…?
And go get me a beer!!!
Long Lines…they happen because of stupid people.
KYDave,
I’m with you on that one. Probably the same stupid idiots who spend 30 minutes at the ATM. WTF are they doing up there, anyway? Slide the card, enter the PIN, take the money, done. Stupid fucks. And I’m sure the same people use the self check out line at the grocery store or Home Depot. The qualification for using one of those seems to be that you can have no fucking idea how it works – “let’s see……scan item……okay. Pay………let’s see……………” Fuck off. Drink bleach, slow bastards.
these are the same dipshits that pull up to McDonalds to order their lunch and take 27 minutes to figure out what they want, as if the menu has changed drastically since the last time they were there.
Hey Lew in Bama,
Q: Why did the woman cross the road?
A: What the fuck was she doing out of the kitchen??!
Brandy,
Love that picture. WOO HOO! Cute.
Yeah, it’s the same people. The rubber neckers, the people that stomp their brakes at green lights, the assrabbits of this world. Thank God for making it so that all people eventually die.
To the death of such sluts I go rejoicing.
I’m starting to get a hangover. I’m up to my ass in alligators over here. I don’t do hangovers. So I guess I’ll go get some more booze and attempt to stay drunk indefinitely – that seems like a good idea.
Hey Lew in Bama,
Q: What do you tell a woman with 2 black eyes?
A: Nothing. She’s already been told twice.
Since I’m Canadian, and liberal atheist commie, my first vote (’79?) was for was Pierre Elliot Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, still our best ever Prime Minister.
We don’t vote for leader seperate from representatives or Senators.
In Canada, the ballot’s real simple, you only have to make a single X with a pencil, and you’re done.
ID, check your name on the the list, recieve ballot, make an x, fold it, drop in the box, bye bye.
We had an election a couple of weeks back, I don’t think voting took me 2 minutes.
I voted for the Liberal this time too, but the Conservatives took it, locally and nationally.
Of course Candian Conservatives, are probably a bit left of American Democrats.
I just love capturing a moment like that… one person taking a photo, another taking my beer from me, and yet another trying to give me a napkin to wipe the beer out of my eye.
Some call it a rough night, I call it SUCCESS!
Hair of the dog, Jason. Hair of the dog.
I would like to announce myself as a candidate for President in 2012. Now everyone can spin in yhier graves.
yheir = thier
Lew in Bama, Don’t be sexist, Bitches hate that.
I AM a bitch…haha I’m a traditional woman, believe in traditional roles. Think the 50′s and 60′s.
And I’m serious, I really don’t think women should be leaders in politics or religion.
Only in the absence of a qualified man should a woman lead.
Lew in Bama, it pains me to say this but women have been in power since Eve. I could go nowhere with out my leading woman Tiff. Now I will be quiet and crawl back in my corner.
Lew?
Damn. We are worlds apart.
No Don Pablos, No Macaroni Grill and No Nothing But Noodles. And these places were always packed? Why are they vanishing? *weep*
Oh Jeff I just had a flashback. In ’82 I got my first real job in radio in Nashville Tennessee. I was 21, the perfect age for the ’80′s after the dismal ’70, When I started at WKDA it was a music of you life station with NASCAR and the Nashville Sounds baseball games. As luck would have it within 3 months the station experimented with “New Rock” and we became the “Rock of the 80′s” . GD I was hot shit and lovin’ life. Listening to X New World made me feel young again not old. I went on to a career in radio but nothing ever beat those first years with fresh new music in a New World. Many Thanks, erin
wow. looks like i’m done with this website! women who willingly take off their shoes and stay in the kitchen, and people who actually believe that war is good and the constitution is bad.