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swoodley
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by swoodley » Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:54 pm
BenDoolan wrote: swoodley wrote: BenDoolan wrote: Just out of interest, why is it that we must cast our vote in pencil?
Apparently it's easier for electoral office staff to sharpen a pencil than replace a pen.
Oh, I thought you were going to say it's easier for the electoral office staff to rub out your vote and cast their own.
If I didn't know better BD, I would think you are a cynic
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billyduckworth
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by billyduckworth » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:09 am
Votes can't possibly be rubbed out by electoral staff, since there are party scrutineers watching them during the count (one of the most important features of our democracy).
The explanation I have always been given is that pencils are cheaper and also store better, don't smudge etc.
keri
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by keri » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:21 am
And you don't need a pen license to use them!
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robbie67
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by robbie67 » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:49 pm
Meh, my wife has good taste in music and even she calls me a music nazi so i have to cop it. Friends of mine have said that Nick Hornby based his character Rob from Hi Fidelity on me.
Deep Purple are still shit though.
Koala
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by Koala » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:03 pm
robbie67 wrote: Friends of mine have said that Nick Hornby based his character Rob from Hi Fidelity on me.
hahahaha I can so see that!
Essendon4eva
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by Essendon4eva » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:47 pm
keri wrote: And you don't need a pen license to use them!
Good point! haha