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The Real Reason 'Crash' Beat 'Brokeback Mountain'
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If Brokeback Mountain had won Best Picture, I would have won the office pool. It was those darn butterfly ballots again!
There's a frickin' arrow pointing next to the frickin' hole which you're supposed to fill in for the frickin' movie you want to frickin' vote for. If a person gets confused by something like this I question whether they should be allowed to remain in the gene pool or not. How is it that some people in this world can lack such basic common sense and judgment? It's not rocket science people!!! 
~Shard~ said:There's a frickin' arrow pointing next to the frickin' hole which you're supposed to fill in for the frickin' movie you want to frickin' vote for. If a person gets confused by something like this I question whether they should be allowed to remain in the gene pool or not. How is it that some people in this world can lack such basic common sense and judgment? It's not rocket science people!!!
I was going to say the same thing...it looks pretty easy to see which one you're voting for to me. How could you fill in #2 and think you're not voting for Crash is beyond me...haha.
You do understand that this fake ballot is making fun of the people of southern Florida who, back in 2000, were too stupid (yes, I said it) to understand the following concept:
pick candidate name you want to vote for -> follow arrow to corresponding hole -> punch hole
As Shard said mockingly, people who are too lame to get this really have no business voting... and I agree.
pick candidate name you want to vote for -> follow arrow to corresponding hole -> punch hole
As Shard said mockingly, people who are too lame to get this really have no business voting... and I agree.
Yup, cuz those arrows are so misleading...and of course those punch out ballots are the best way to do it.
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clayj said:You do understand that this fake ballot is making fun of the people of southern Florida who, back in 2000, were too stupid (yes, I said it) to understand the following concept:
pick candidate name you want to vote for -> follow arrow to corresponding hole -> punch hole
As Shard said mockingly, people who are too lame to get this really have no business voting... and I agree.
Oh yes, I knew that once you posted it, hence why I went on my rant.
The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me.
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Is that really the design of a ballot paper? I agree that people should realise what's going on, but that's still bad design. What's wrong with a single list of names with a box to the right that you cross/punch or whatever? It seems a clumsy and needlessly confusing design for something that should be dead simple.
No no no, there's no potential for controversy for such a foolproof balloting system. The possibility for controversy keeps the US media going strong. If nothing went wrong, nobody would ever get angry at the government, and if nobody ever got angry at the government, then it would all be so boring.
~Shard~ said:There's a frickin' arrow pointing next to the frickin' hole which you're supposed to fill in for the frickin' movie you want to frickin' vote for. If a person gets confused by something like this I question whether they should be allowed to remain in the gene pool or not. How is it that some people in this world can lack such basic common sense and judgment? It's not rocket science people!!!
You gotta remember though....we are MAC users. These people would be using Windows.
I can answer all those questions with two words: They're Old.~Shard~ said:There's a frickin' arrow pointing next to the frickin' hole which you're supposed to fill in for the frickin' movie you want to frickin' vote for. If a person gets confused by something like this I question whether they should be allowed to remain in the gene pool or not. How is it that some people in this world can lack such basic common sense and judgment? It's not rocket science people!!!
Counterfit said:I can answer all those questions with two words: They're Old.
I didn't realize there was such a correlation between being old and being incompetent - thanks for the insight.
Oh, and Shamus, it's "Mac", not "MAC".
decksnap said:
I agree...I rented it because of the 'hype', and yet, at the end I was wondering what the fuss was about...fyi, didn't even go to see Brokeback, not interested in Gay Cowboys...
