Comments on: That story about a woman whose vote was a tie-breaker? Totally a Popeye cartoon. http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Metostopholes http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1579474 Metostopholes Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1579474 Ha! "the single woman vote"... get it? Ha! “the single woman vote”… get it?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1579473 Antinous / Moderator Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1579473 Why? They all parade them around like prize pigs at the fair, implying that they're assets to the campaign and the administration. Why? They all parade them around like prize pigs at the fair, implying that they’re assets to the campaign and the administration.

]]> By: emcomments http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1579464 emcomments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1579464 How about disqualifying people from "Running a Blog in a Public Place" who think marriage means you can control what your spouse does? How about disqualifying people from “Running a Blog in a Public Place” who think marriage means you can control what your spouse does?

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578872 Jim Saul Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578872 (pronounced "hallar" round here) (pronounced “hallar” round here)

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578820 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578820 The Hollows. The Hollows.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578810 Boundegar Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578810 That puzzled me too.  It's Cincinnati, KY. That puzzled me too.  It’s Cincinnati, KY.

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578592 franko Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578592 the way i heard it, it wasn't that she couldnt' be bothered, it was that she had a full schedule that day and simply didn't make it to the polls on time, and the early voting period was shorter this year. the way i heard it, it wasn’t that she couldnt’ be bothered, it was that she had a full schedule that day and simply didn’t make it to the polls on time, and the early voting period was shorter this year.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578541 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578541 How about just disqualifying the candidate whose spouse can't be bothered to vote? How about just disqualifying the candidate whose spouse can’t be bothered to vote?

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578505 Jim Saul Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578505 "Greater" Cincinnati then... close enough that their school closings are announced on WLW. I certainly understand your wanting to disavow NKY shenanigans though. /Covington “Greater” Cincinnati then… close enough that their school closings are announced on WLW.

I certainly understand your wanting to disavow NKY shenanigans though.

/Covington

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578448 Mister44 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578448 I LOVE the old Popeye cartoons - especially the black and white ones. Toot toot! I LOVE the old Popeye cartoons – especially the black and white ones. Toot toot!

]]> By: IamInnocent http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578331 IamInnocent Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578331 Selling one's vote may be the only we have left of making the candidates hold their word... Selling one’s vote may be the only we have left of making the candidates hold their word…

]]> By: t3kna2007 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578293 t3kna2007 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578293 Dig the well before you're thirsty ... Dig the well before you’re thirsty …

]]> By: Ernest Valdemar http://boingboing.net/2012/11/09/popeye-for-president.html#comment-1578288 Ernest Valdemar Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=193034#comment-1578288 Just to clarify, the election in question was in Walton, Kentucky, not Cincinnati. (I kind of freaked out there for a minute because I didn't recall voting in any council races in Cincinnati.) Just to clarify, the election in question was in Walton, Kentucky, not Cincinnati. (I kind of freaked out there for a minute because I didn’t recall voting in any council races in Cincinnati.)

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