The Off Topic Topic

[Valmy]

Statues of random jews are bad?

He is worshipped as God and therefore the statue is idolatry which is Jew no-no #1.  You remember that Golden Calf business?

[CountDeMoney]

1. That a polling station is in a man's home.

Ours is in a church. That always weirds me out.

Weird, but not unheard of.  In Maryland, all the polling places are in elementary schools.  Not high schools;  elementary schools.  So it's hilarious to wait in line and look at the fingerpaint portraits on the hallway walls. 

[Admiral Yi]

Guy I used to work with is a religious Jew, yarmulke and all, refuses to vote cause he has to vote in a church and has to walk past a statue of Yeshua.

What does he do when he enters a room with a crucifix on the wall?

[Maximus]

Mine was in a church.  Where else is it gonna be (other than a school)?  A dedicated polling building?

Any public building would be fine.

[Ideologue]

"Any public building" usually is open on Tuesdays.  Also "any public building" isn't necessarily set up very well for voting.  I've only ever voted in a gymnasium--that is, a big, empty room where you can place the voting machines (I have no idea what they did in olden times).

You aren't likely to find a court or Social Security building or police station with that big empty room, even assuming its day-to-day business has been suspended.

[Iormlund]

"Any public building" usually is open on Tuesdays. 

is open on Tuesdays. 

Tuesdays. 

I think I found your problem.

[Ideologue]

Obamabucks have gotta get processed somehow.

[DGuller]

Guy I used to work with is a religious Jew, yarmulke and all, refuses to vote cause he has to vote in a church and has to walk past a statue of Yeshua.

That's just silly.

[Syt]

3. That his name is Lord Hannah of Pilcot.  Hannah?

Possibly his family name? Like actor John Hannah?

[Zanza]

Yay, now I am waiting in the arrival's lounge for my train to my final destination. At least it is possible to shower here.

[Syt]

Dude, where the hell are you going?

[Zanza]

Flight was Bangalore - Frankfurt, now I am going back home and have a nice long weekend with a hike in the Black Forest.

[Syt]

Well, that sounds nice.

[Grey Fox]

Statues of random jews are bad?

He is worshipped as God and therefore the statue is idolatry which is Jew no-no #1.  You remember that Golden Calf business?

Oh.

[Grey Fox]

"Any public building" usually is open on Tuesdays.  Also "any public building" isn't necessarily set up very well for voting.  I've only ever voted in a gymnasium--that is, a big, empty room where you can place the voting machines (I have no idea what they did in olden times).

You aren't likely to find a court or Social Security building or police station with that big empty room, even assuming its day-to-day business has been suspended.

Around here, we close schools for elections. You can close any public building for it.

Last election, I voted in the gym of....a church.