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Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

That's right, I got a ticket to the Presidential debate tonight! I can't believe it.

Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :

Well are you going to be wearing some funky hat or something?

How will we know it's you? Will you be able to carry in a "Hatrack" sign or something?

What will you be wearing? What do you look like?

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

I'll try to link to a picture later today. Until then, you can look for pictures of me in the Oregon get-together albums on Foobonic.

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

Okay, now I'm definately watching! Who cares about the candidates, I'm going to play spot the Shigosei.

Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :

Which candidate will you try to shake hands with? That's the best time to get on camera.

[ October 13, 2004, 12:47 PM: Message edited by: vwiggin ]

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

It's too bad ElJay can't get you an "Ozma" outfit like the one being made for Annie. (Passive voice used to cover that I don't know ElJay's gender). [Blushing]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

She's a woman.

Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :

She can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan ...

Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :

...and never let you forGet you're a man...

Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :

And never ever let you forget you're a man
'Cause she's a woman....

<Enjoli>

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

She's a woman.

[Edit--darn flood control! It kept me from getting that line in before Papa Moose!]

[ October 13, 2004, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: Noemon ]

Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :

[ROFL]

Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :

Choose thy posts like thy books, few but choice.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Shigosei

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

ElJay

(Along with Jenny Gardner and Frisco)

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

Does Frisco always wear that hat?

Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :

Okay...I've printed your picture. I'll be looking for you.

Hey, do you think you could wave at me?

[Smile]

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

Do they actually tell you to not betray any emotion? It seemed like the audience on the last debate was studiously neutral.

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Don't know if I'll manage to wave, and I'll try to shake hands with both candidates if I can. I plan to wear a fairly bright red blouse and black pants. In an e-mail, they told us we can't make noise (yelling, applause...) but said nothing about not reacting at all. No doubt I'll get more information when we go through security.

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Okay, here's a link to a bunch of my senior photos. I pretty much still look like that. Ignore the text on the page; that was back before I had the pictures printed up. http://home.comcast.net/~shigosei/pictures.html

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Pooka, rumor has it that Frisco *is* that hat. That body he's riding around on is just some guy who happened to put him some time ago, and refuses to freaking take him off, ever. In those pictures Frisco's frantically signalling for someone to rescue him, but so far I think I'm the only person to pick up on it, what with hat body language being diffcult to interpret and all.

Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :

Whoo-hoo! Go Shigosei!

Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :

That picture was taken a while ago. Why haven't you rescued him yet? I'm starting to wonder about your status as a superhero.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

I've tried, but that person who's hatnapped him is just...well, look at him. He's too pretty to fight!

Plus, I don't have any of my cool gear yet.

Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :

Hey! It's not hatnapping, we form a symbiotic relationship! You should see some of the rides this guy takes me on.

Like this one time, in the mall, the pet store was closing and the gate was going down...well, he hit the floor and rolled under just as the gate was closing--and I fell off! But at the last second, he reached through and grabbed me. I mean, that's like a hat's wet dream right there!

Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

All I have to say is...
[ROFL]

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Well, after that hat's wet dream, I hope you washed your hair....

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Well, I don't think I was on camera at any point. But it was pretty cool to see Bush and Kerry in person! Just think, the photons bouncing off of them arrived at my eyeballs without the aid of electronic equipment!

Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :

Hey, congratulations! I'm jealous..

Although I did get to see John Edwards in person today. That was fun, even if I was at best 30 meters away.

I've got a couple pictures, but they're nothing too exciting.

Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :

Ah man, I didn't see you, unless you dressed like an older man with salt and pepper hair.

I did look for you! [Smile]

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

quote:
Just think, the photons bouncing off of them arrived at my eyeballs without the aid of electronic equipment!

Please tell me you at least wore protective lenses or something. . .

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Nah, neither of them was bright enough to blind me.

[ October 14, 2004, 06:48 AM: Message edited by: Shigosei ]

Posted by AbeLinclon (Member # 6923) on :

I think I saw you...I don't know. IT was a very long shot on Fox News. Were you wearing a pink/red shirt? Cause if so I saw the top of your head... [Wave]

[ October 14, 2004, 07:40 AM: Message edited by: AbeLinclon ]

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

Hmmm, I didn't think I needed to post in the gender clarification thread, but I guess I do.

And I'm so thrilled to have that song sung about me... knowing the lyrics got me free booze once. [Big Grin]

and that's all we're going to say about that.

Oh, and Shigosei, you have fabulous hair.

[ October 14, 2004, 09:08 AM: Message edited by: ElJay ]

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

If I wasn't there when he was actually *buying* the hat, I would prolly believe it all.

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

I come from a smallish town, and I guess it was a really slow news day, so my local paper wrote an article about me getting to go to the debate:

http://gazettetimes.com/articles/2004/10/15/news/community/friloc02.txt

Guess that's my 15 minutes of fame. Or however long it takes people to read the article.

Posted by just_me (Member # 3302) on :

quote:
"I've joked about writing in some of the social studies teachers at my high school," Teegarden said. "I know they know what the Constitution is for — more than, I think, some of the candidates do."

too true, too true [Frown]

Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :

My best high school social studies teacher was/is a really great person -- intelligent, honorable, warm-hearted, etc. But I wouldn't want her as President. She is a little too liberal for my comfort.