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2016 elections - because it's never too early

Started by merithyn, May 09, 2013, 07:37:45 AM

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Monoriu

Quote from: Syt on November 08, 2016, 07:54:17 AM
Didn't know that the ballots in NYC come (besides English and Spanish, which is kinda expected) also in Chinese:



Chinese people should all learn English.  :mad:

The Minsky Moment

Quote from: Syt on November 08, 2016, 07:54:17 AM
Didn't know that the ballots in NYC come (besides English and Spanish, which is kinda expected) also in Chinese:

Korean in my neck of the woods
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson

The Minsky Moment

Almost worth electing Trump just to see Lewandowski as RNC Chair.
Almost.
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson

Martinus

Quote from: Valmy on November 08, 2016, 08:24:22 AM
Quote from: Martinus on November 08, 2016, 08:22:46 AM
So, what are the immigration laws like in Iceland if one was to move from, say, Poland? Asking for a friend.

Things getting tough there?

Not yet. But for all the lols and dank memes, if Trump wins, it may be a good idea to get far from the Russian border. :P

Grey Fox

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on November 08, 2016, 08:28:08 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 08, 2016, 07:54:17 AM
Didn't know that the ballots in NYC come (besides English and Spanish, which is kinda expected) also in Chinese:

Korean in my neck of the woods

It happens in Chicago too, you can see Chinese in pictures when Obama voted back in 2008.
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

garbon

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on November 08, 2016, 08:28:08 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 08, 2016, 07:54:17 AM
Didn't know that the ballots in NYC come (besides English and Spanish, which is kinda expected) also in Chinese:

Korean in my neck of the woods

Mine is only in English and Spanish.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Martinus

Seems bizarre to me, especially when you are voting for people so there is hardly any need to translate.

Liep

Quote from: Martinus on November 08, 2016, 08:31:02 AM
Quote from: Valmy on November 08, 2016, 08:24:22 AM
Quote from: Martinus on November 08, 2016, 08:22:46 AM
So, what are the immigration laws like in Iceland if one was to move from, say, Poland? Asking for a friend.

Things getting tough there?

Not yet. But for all the lols and dank memes, if Trump wins, it may be a good idea to get far from the Russian border. :P

Poland really should get some former colonies so as to escape Europe easier.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

garbon

Quote from: Martinus on November 08, 2016, 08:38:14 AM
Seems bizarre to me, especially when you are voting for people so there is hardly any need to translate.

The instructions, darling. Some positions you vote for more than one (like city council), so you need instructions telling you how to fill it out.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Valmy

Quote from: Martinus on November 08, 2016, 08:38:14 AM
Seems bizarre to me, especially when you are voting for people so there is hardly any need to translate.

Translating the names is pretty silly. But there are direct democracy laws and bonds and obscure offices that need to be translated. But to be fair many of them are barely comprehensible even when you speak and read English.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Valmy

Quote from: Liep on November 08, 2016, 08:40:13 AM
Quote from: Martinus on November 08, 2016, 08:31:02 AM
Quote from: Valmy on November 08, 2016, 08:24:22 AM
Quote from: Martinus on November 08, 2016, 08:22:46 AM
So, what are the immigration laws like in Iceland if one was to move from, say, Poland? Asking for a friend.

Things getting tough there?

Not yet. But for all the lols and dank memes, if Trump wins, it may be a good idea to get far from the Russian border. :P

Poland really should get some former colonies so as to escape Europe easier.

Chicago.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

derspiess

"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

DGuller

One booth and 40 people in line.  Democracy in action.  :x

Razgovory

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on November 08, 2016, 08:28:08 AM
Quote from: Syt on November 08, 2016, 07:54:17 AM
Didn't know that the ballots in NYC come (besides English and Spanish, which is kinda expected) also in Chinese:

Korean in my neck of the woods

English and Yokel here.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

DGuller

It just occurred to me that a single idiot could stall the entire precinct by just occupying the booth and never leaving it.  What a banana republic setup our voting system is.