An idea too late
Nov. 4th, 2008 08:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alias_sqbrWe can't do it now of course, but in four years, if the american election is the same "day" as the Melbourne Cup again I think we(*) should go around and any time an internet conversation becomes over-run with election talk insist on talking about Melbourne Cup. Talk lots about how important it is that everyone bets, have flamewars about who will win, etc :)
Of course, I actually care a lot more about the American election than the Melbourne Cup, I couldn't name you a single horse that ran today let alone who won. But that's not the point :)
(n.b. I'm not complaining about americans who post on their own ljs or whatever. I'm mainly still bitter from like 4 years ago when the Brights forums got overrun with "All REAL atheists are voting for Kerry/Bush" crap even though most people there weren't even american EDIT: Two places where this happened to me this year: Example 1, Example 2)
See also today's Irregular Webcomic annotation, which reminded me of the idea.
(*)meaning we aussies, but you foreigners are welcome to as well :D
Of course, I actually care a lot more about the American election than the Melbourne Cup, I couldn't name you a single horse that ran today let alone who won. But that's not the point :)
(n.b. I'm not complaining about americans who post on their own ljs or whatever. I'm mainly still bitter from like 4 years ago when the Brights forums got overrun with "All REAL atheists are voting for Kerry/Bush" crap even though most people there weren't even american EDIT: Two places where this happened to me this year: Example 1, Example 2)
See also today's Irregular Webcomic annotation, which reminded me of the idea.
(*)meaning we aussies, but you foreigners are welcome to as well :D
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Date: 2008-11-04 12:53 pm (UTC)Ah, horses. Yes, Mr Interviewer Person, I know what country I'm in, why do you ask?
La la la!
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Date: 2008-11-05 01:06 am (UTC)(Who names a horse Viewed??)
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Date: 2008-11-05 05:37 am (UTC):D
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Date: 2008-11-05 03:37 am (UTC)every 4yrs usa election = melbourne cup day. so whenever it is the election it will always be melb cup day.
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Date: 2008-11-05 05:35 am (UTC)But I will try to keep that in mind :)