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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10020 on: September 04, 2015, 12:14:46 PM »
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Oooh you just reminded me, I get to vote in the election for prime minister this year!!! \o/
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10021 on: September 04, 2015, 01:30:14 PM »
Do Canadians have any "pet names" for MPs that might correspond to the Yank term  "Congress Critter?". OR any nationality that wants to chime in about their officials, for that matter. :)
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10022 on: September 04, 2015, 01:42:35 PM »
Quote from: Piney on September 04, 2015, 09:29:23 AM
So my mom tells me, like right before we're about to leave, that my stepfather's coming to New York with us...... and that just ruined any excitement I had for today. :/

But anyways, goodbye friends, I must go

Aw. Hope you're still able to have an all-right day.

Quote from: ReturnOfDaveBro on September 04, 2015, 01:30:14 PM
Do Canadians have any "pet names" for MPs that might correspond to the Yank term  "Congress Critter?". On any nationality that wants to chime in, for that matter. :)

...despite being a Yank (even sort of in the right geographical region) I will confess that I have never heard that term before.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10023 on: September 04, 2015, 02:19:47 PM »
Quote from: Haiz on September 04, 2015, 11:21:41 AM
*google translate* umm, county and municipal elections?? I turned 18 the year of the last election, that happened to be for the whole country/prime minister, so that was an intense adulthood debut.
My first voting will be next year, which is a president year, so that's exciting!

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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10024 on: September 04, 2015, 02:21:24 PM »
Quote from: mithrysc on September 04, 2015, 01:42:35 PM

...despite being a Yank (even sort of in the right geographical region) I will confess that I have never heard that term before.

Hmm.  ???  It might be a Southernism, or I might have latched onto it from a Heinlein story.  Or Walt Kelly's Pogo.  Well, that's for the birds.... ::)
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10025 on: September 04, 2015, 02:24:16 PM »
completely unrelated to anything (except maybe your common-or-garden existential dread) but this is the funniest video I've seen/heard in weeks
next time someone asks how I'm doing I'm just gonna send them this

....also maybe I should start a folder with "this is blorptroll" becuase this might be blorptroll
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10026 on: September 04, 2015, 02:25:12 PM »
Quote from: Noodly Appendage on September 04, 2015, 02:19:47 PM
My first voting will be next year, which is a president year, so that's exciting!

Next year will be the first presidential election for me too! Woohoo, getting a say in picking our nation's leader!
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10027 on: September 04, 2015, 02:32:06 PM »
Quote from: Ana Nymus on September 04, 2015, 02:25:12 PM
Next year will be the first presidential election for me too! Woohoo, getting a say in picking our nation's leader!

I hope you will be legal for drinking, as that helps considerably dealing with the hype.  ;)
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10028 on: September 04, 2015, 02:45:58 PM »
Quote from: ReturnOfDaveBro on September 04, 2015, 02:21:24 PM
Hmm.  ???  It might be a Southernism, or I might have latched onto it from a Heinlein story.  Or Walt Kelly's Pogo.  Well, that's for the birds.... ::)
Yes, what is a "Congress Critter"? All we have here are " Congressman" or "Congresswoman".  ???
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10029 on: September 04, 2015, 02:52:38 PM »
Quote from: ReturnOfDaveBro on September 04, 2015, 02:32:06 PM
I hope you will be legal for drinking, as that helps considerably dealing with the hype.  ;)

Ha, haha... no. Not unless I watch the election from Canada :P
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10030 on: September 04, 2015, 02:54:49 PM »
Quote from: Haiz on September 04, 2015, 02:24:16 PM
completely unrelated to anything (except maybe your common-or-garden existential dread) but this is the funniest video I've seen/heard in weeks
next time someone asks how I'm doing I'm just gonna send them this

....also maybe I should start a folder with "this is blorptroll" becuase this might be blorptroll

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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10031 on: September 04, 2015, 03:34:31 PM »
Quote from: Haiz on September 04, 2015, 02:24:16 PM
completely unrelated to anything (except maybe your common-or-garden existential dread) but this is the funniest video I've seen/heard in weeks
next time someone asks how I'm doing I'm just gonna send them this

Urgh, There was someone doing this at my local Biltema store some weeks ago. Like, several times. It gets annoying pretty fast.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10032 on: September 04, 2015, 03:36:03 PM »
Quote from: Trinka on September 04, 2015, 02:45:58 PM
Yes, what is a "Congress Critter"? All we have here are " Congressman" or "Congresswoman".  ???

That would be a somewhat cynical term for the DC Denizens you mentioned.  I wondered if other countries might have similar mild amusements re: their electeds.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10033 on: September 04, 2015, 03:57:28 PM »
Quote from: Fimbulvarg on September 04, 2015, 03:34:31 PM
Urgh, There was someone doing this at my local Biltema store some weeks ago. Like, several times. It gets annoying pretty fast.
eugh I can imagine that.
...... i guess most funny videos on the internet would be pretty annoying to experience repeatedly irl
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #10034 on: September 04, 2015, 04:09:34 PM »
I'm back, for a bit. Currently in a hotel in New Jersey, and the hotel wifi actually works really well for once :D We're going to go into the city to eat dinner and see a Broadway show soon \o/
The drive wasn't all bad, but it was really hot outside and I fell asleep twice :P
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