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Everybody vote, 'cause the dice are loaded;
everybody vote with your fingers crossed.
Everybody vote, now the writing's over,
everybody vote or the point is lost.
Everybody vote, or the fight is fixed
the verses judged
by the Faith Whale's wish--
that's all she wrote,
so everybody vote.
Everybody vote, everybody vote, so the winner may gloat -- everybody vote.
shav will recognise this bump, unless he's a muppet.
Originally posted by Bowmann😴
I'm not sure I can vote for any of these.
The first contains poor spelling, the second isn't verse and the rest lack coherence.
You know, just once I'd like to see you do something, anything, which was of any worth whatsoever. You're a parasite.
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Originally posted by StarrmanActually, I can't fault Bowmann for not voting on principle, necessarily. While I've set up the voting procedure in such a way that most of my arguments for not being a registered voter in American elections do not apply here, Bowmann could simply be apathetic about the choices offered him. The inherent (un)fairness of voting systems aside, Bowmann's aesthetic principles would be offended by supporting any of these candidates, and 'least of several evils' is completely silly in the context of aesthetic judgement, rather than mostly silly, as it is in politics.
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You know, just once I'd like to see you do something, anything, which was of any worth whatsoever. You're a parasite.
Since there are so few entries, I'm not surprised that voter apathy is occurring. It's partly the fault of the community for not submitting enough poems to strike a larger chunk of community fancy, but it's triply my fault, because I didn't hype very skillfully, I didn't submit anything (which would have inspired enthusiastic voting from everyone, no doubt 😛) and I posted an archaic epic poem, which made everyone associate VERSE COMPETITIONS with Herculean efforts.
That said, principled apathy like Bowmann's is acceptable, but the rest of you lazy bruckstards who aren't voting because you haven't read the verses should do so now. In fact, although I have no interest, I pledge to watch one minute of football for every vote received.
Originally posted by royalchickenYou should ask Ragnarøk if he can give you some cheerleading lessons.
Actually, I can't fault Bowmann for not voting on principle, necessarily. While I've set up the voting procedure in such a way that most of my arguments for not being a registered voter in American elections do not apply here, Bowmann could simply be apathetic about the choices offered him. The inherent (un)fairness of voting systems aside, Bowmann's ...[text shortened]... have no interest, I pledge to watch one minute of football for every vote received.
Give me a V!
Originally posted by NordlysI was thinking 'VERSE COMPETITION', possibly followed by some half-serious epithet, probably involving mothers and bricks, designed to get the attention of the illiterate philistines of General.
An 'O' would be the expected way to go, but it might be interesting to see what an 'E' would lead to. Or maybe an 'Æ'.
Originally posted by royalchickenI was thinking that you were probably thinking 'VERSE COMPETITION', but that it should rather be continued differently to make it more interesting.
I was thinking 'VERSE COMPETITION', possibly followed by some half-serious epithet, probably involving mothers and bricks, designed to get the attention of the illiterate philistines of General.
Don't you mean mithers and brucks?
Originally posted by royalchicken10 points!
Actually, I can't fault Bowmann for not voting on principle, necessarily. While I've set up the voting procedure in such a way that most of my arguments for not being a registered voter in American elections do not apply here, Bowmann could simply be apathetic about the choices offered him. The inherent (un)fairness of voting systems aside, Bowmann's ...[text shortened]... have no interest, I pledge to watch one minute of football for every vote received.
Brilliant verse.