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Puffy Treat
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[VENT]

...driving up to someone out of the blue, rolling down your window, and asking without preamble:

"Can I count on your support?"

...well, it's what they would have called a "less effective" approach back when I was a missionary.

In fact, it's rather creepy and off-putting.

Please don't do it again.

Thank you.

[/VENT]

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Earendil18
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Ah know what yew meannn.
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*giggle*

I just had an image of "drive-by campaigning." Complete with old balding Congressmen throwing gang signs.

*giggles*

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Puffy Treat
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That's what it amounts to, kq. Only young guys with enormous, phony grins do it too.

And they never say who they are or what they want your support for. They want you to ask, so you'll be trapped into hearing their speech.

It always happens when my arms are full of groceries, library books, laundry. I guess I look extra-vulnerable like that.

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"Since I have no idea who you are, I wouldn't count on it too strongly."
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"**** off."
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rollainm
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Someone left a note on my fiancee's car around the last election that said "A vote for Kerry is a vote for terrorist, Dummy."

The great thing was it looked like it was signed Dummy.

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Puffy Treat
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Somewhat less annoying are the ones who set up kiosks with free food, to be eaten while you listen to their speech. It's cynical and obvious but hey...free food. [Wink]
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quote:
Originally posted by rollainm:
Someone left a note on my fiancee's car around the last election that said "A vote for Kerry is a vote for terrorist, Dummy."

The great thing was it looked like it was signed Dummy.

You should have sent that to Found magazine.
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I live in Cook County, Illinois. I never even saw a national campaign commercial during the last presidential election.
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When I was driving one day I saw a man with a sandwich board sign that said "IMPEACH the B#*$^#$"

The spacing was a little weird on the sign, so it actually took me a while to read what it said. With the spacing he used, it looked like, "I'M PEACH, the B#*$^#$" I still giggle about this.

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