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Grex Enigma Item 338: Exercise Your Franchise!
Entered by remmers on Thu Jul 9 03:29:41 UTC 1998:

    This is the voting item. It is your opportunity to exercise
    your right in an open society to have a voice in the
    decision-making process.

    So how do you vote?  YES or NO?

46 responses total.

#1 of 46 by rcurl on Thu Jul 9 04:25:16 1998:

MAYBE

#2 of 46 by alfee on Thu Jul 9 18:26:21 1998:

Unequivocally NO.
Vocally NO.

#3 of 46 by remmers on Thu Jul 9 22:13:09 1998:

I surmise from Rane's #1 that he's on the fence. Hopefully he
will mull things over and come down on one side or the other,
eventually.

Thank you for the forthright response, Amy. But are you sure
you have no doubts?

#4 of 46 by rcurl on Fri Jul 10 04:33:04 1998:

"Moderation in all things."

#5 of 46 by iggy on Fri Jul 10 17:12:35 1998:

even opinions?

#6 of 46 by alfee on Sat Jul 11 00:18:17 1998:

Indubitably.

#7 of 46 by snowth on Sat Jul 11 04:32:37 1998:

YESterday.

#8 of 46 by i on Sat Jul 11 19:35:29 1998:

...all my troubles seemed so far away...

#9 of 46 by lee on Fri Jul 17 14:29:45 1998:

what was the issue to vote on?
(classical answer)
IT DEPENDS

#10 of 46 by remmers on Sat Jul 18 14:45:03 1998:

Hmph, more hedging. I'm disappointed by the turnout so far. Let's vote
in large numbers and MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK!

#11 of 46 by i on Sat Jul 18 16:13:43 1998:

Ah!  Our Supreme Snordship has Spoken!  We must all hurry to the polls
and await His instructions on how to vote in order to achieve the balance
and serenity which He has planned for our little corner of the universe!

<i signals for a round of Ho-Ho's for everyone at the polls>

#12 of 46 by remmers on Sat Jul 18 17:51:30 1998:

No no no, you have it all wrong. I've no instruction on how you should
vote. It's your FREE CHOICE in a FREE SOCIETY.

#13 of 46 by orinoco on Sun Jul 19 02:03:02 1998:

I vote for pepperoni and black olive, or perhaps pineapple and yellow pepper.
But no anchovies.

#14 of 46 by i on Mon Jul 20 00:55:48 1998:

This "free" choice and "free" society thing sounds a lot like a "free"
lunch.  What's the catch, and how bad are we gonna get burned?  Can we
pay up front instead?  Will orinoco get Limburger-stuffed-stone-ground-
organic-hops-crust pizza?

#15 of 46 by remmers on Mon Jul 20 13:21:45 1998:

Ah my -- the rationalizations people come up with for not exercising
their rights at the ballot box.  <snord sighs>

#16 of 46 by lee on Mon Jul 20 19:24:42 1998:

I vote for green peppers, mushrooms and onions.  No meat please.  Do we 
get soft drinks too if we vote?

#17 of 46 by alfee on Tue Jul 21 00:53:56 1998:

I vote that we do, and rescind my former unequivocal NO on 
this point only.

#18 of 46 by remmers on Tue Jul 21 03:34:25 1998:

Ah, it's good to see the electorate exercise their franchise.
Keep those votes coming!

#19 of 46 by lee on Tue Jul 21 19:02:27 1998:

energizer bunny votes! they just keep coming and coming...

#20 of 46 by i on Thu Jul 23 23:06:55 1998:

<i keeps busy stuffing fresh batteries into dead Energizer Bunnies and
sending them back to the polls>

#21 of 46 by remmers on Sat Jul 25 12:34:34 1998:

You, sir, are someone who takes his voting seriously. Kudos!

#22 of 46 by orinoco on Sat Aug 8 16:02:15 1998:

I vote for longer ears and a shorter work week.

#23 of 46 by i on Sat Aug 15 16:35:41 1998:

You're wasting your vote unless they're willing to serve if elected.

#24 of 46 by orinoco on Sat Aug 15 18:10:10 1998:

Are they serving lunch or dinner? Will they serve breakfast after 11:30? These
are important issues, mind you.

#25 of 46 by i on Sun Aug 16 00:21:48 1998:

The Evergizer Bunny Cafe is 24-hour with a breakfast bar from 4AM to 4PM,
but, except for the rattlesnake dishes, it's totally vegan.  Be warned that
the wait staff is *really* pushy - "we keep serving and serving and serving
and serving..." is their motto.  Oh, and it's all non-smoking.

#26 of 46 by remmers on Sun Aug 16 03:06:49 1998:

Let's take a cue from that wait staff and keep VOTING and VOTING and
VOTING and VOTING!

#27 of 46 by lee on Tue Aug 18 13:27:44 1998:

Okay.  I vote for breakfast.  At dawn.  No champagne needed.

#28 of 46 by orinoco on Tue Aug 18 18:33:43 1998:

I vote for champagne bubbles, but no champagne. And a light breakfast of donut
holes and chicken lips.

#29 of 46 by lee on Thu Aug 20 14:27:48 1998:

Bagels.  REAL bagels, cream cheese and lox.
And something non-carbonated.  Maybe coffee.  Cappuccino.  No, 
mochaccino.

#30 of 46 by orinoco on Thu Aug 20 17:10:04 1998:

Maraschino?

#31 of 46 by remmers on Fri Aug 21 19:04:21 1998:

And how will we pay for all this?

#32 of 46 by orinoco on Sat Aug 22 01:45:46 1998:

With our immortal souls. Any questions?

#33 of 46 by i on Sat Aug 22 04:28:14 1998:

Voting is our sacred right.  Ability to pay has nothing to do with it.

#34 of 46 by remmers on Sat Aug 22 12:54:30 1998:

Of course we do not pay to vote. But we all pay for the results
of our voting.

#35 of 46 by i on Sat Aug 22 18:22:12 1998:

<i can't help but feel that #34 would sound more enigmatic if his 
understanding was better>

"Holy bouncing Pyramids, Batman!  It's a giant man-eating tofu!"

#36 of 46 by lee on Wed Aug 26 15:22:59 1998:

Charge it on...something. Somebody's gotta have a code...
Are we ordering tofu for breakfast too?  Or tartufo?

#37 of 46 by orinoco on Wed Aug 26 22:27:14 1998:

How about buffalo? Or Newport?

#38 of 46 by gerund on Tue Sep 1 23:54:30 1998:

I registered to vote this past July for the first time.
Maybe I'll even actually vote.

#39 of 46 by i on Wed Sep 2 03:37:35 1998:

Snord for President!  Get your REMMERS '98 bumper stickers now in the
Grex Store, and help Vote for Victory!