# Campaign drawing to a climax (oooh!) - wish me luck!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 26, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726 "2000-11-26T04:15:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/1 "2000-11-26T04:15:50Z")

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Tomorrow I head up to the NDP office, get another box of 1600 pamphlets, and pass them _all out._ Cos Monday’s the vote!

All you dopers, wish me luck! And all you Canuck voters, for gods’ sake don’t forget to vote, whoever it might be for.

(counts down) 10! 9! 8!..

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**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/2 "2000-11-26T04:18:33Z")

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Good luck sweetie.

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**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/3 "2000-11-26T04:25:54Z")

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Keep your pants on, cowboy.

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/4 "2000-11-26T04:33:42Z")

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Go get 'em, Matt. Best of luck to you.

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**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/5 "2000-11-26T04:34:46Z")

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Best of luck - your party sounds pretty good.

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**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/6 "2000-11-26T04:41:29Z")

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Best of luck, Matt!

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**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/7 "2000-11-26T04:42:36Z")

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Break a leg, matt!

Oh, ferchrissakes, you know what I mean.

😉

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/8 "2000-11-26T04:49:35Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Celyn \*  
> \*\*Best of luck - your party sounds pretty good. \*\*

Read **party** as **panty**.

Guess where my mind is . . .

\<joke\>Good luck, matt. Maybe offer sexual favors to people in exchange for their vote?\</joke\>

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/9 "2000-11-26T04:49:44Z")

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Kick arse, kid.

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**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/10 "2000-11-26T05:07:00Z")

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Knock’em dead, matt, knock’em dead.

[Red Green]  
And remember I’m pulling for you, we’re all in this together.  
[/Red Green]

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/11 "2000-11-26T05:08:15Z")

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> \<joke\>Good luck, matt. Maybe offer sexual favors to people in exchange for their vote?\</joke\> \*\*

That was Esprix’ idea, and let me tell you, if he lived in my riding…

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**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/12 "2000-11-26T07:02:02Z")

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Good luck, **Matt**. And remember–it’s not over 'til the ballots have been counted. And recounted. And recounted…

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**Author:** ![Lux\_Fiat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/13 "2000-11-26T07:33:14Z")

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Knock 'em dead, Matt! May a butterfly ballot never come within 50km of your riding.

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**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/14 "2000-11-26T09:11:48Z")

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G’luck matt… and yes I am voting… it’s my first time and I found out where I have to go and all that stuff so I am going to put my say in.

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**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/15 "2000-11-26T09:19:47Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MysterEcks \*  
> \*\*Good luck, **Matt**. And remember–it’s not over 'til the ballots have been counted. And recounted. And recounted… \*\*

[hijack]  
This reminds me of a joke I heard on the radio today. To paraphrase: “Thursday was Thanksgiving in the US, but it won’t be over until Christmas, because they’ll have to recount their blessings again and again and again…”  
[hijack]

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**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/16 "2000-11-26T11:23:06Z")

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Good luck matt. Just remember. Win or lose, I’m pretty sure you can turn this into a bitchin pickup line.

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/17 "2000-11-26T13:26:35Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MysterEcks \*  
> \*\*Good luck, **Matt**. And remember–it’s not over 'til the ballots have been counted. And recounted. And recounted… \*\*

Hmm. You know, our ballots are marked with an X and counted by hand. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a recount due to technical difficulties.

(Of course, lots of ballots were alleged to have been _fraudulently_ ignored during the last referendum, and someone stole a car with a bunch of ballots in it from an advanced poll this time around, but those are not exactly mechanical-failure type problem.)

Gee, mark with an X, count by hand… whatta concept.

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/18 "2000-11-26T13:27:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by oldscratch \*  
> \*\*Good luck matt. Just remember. Win or lose, I’m pretty sure you can turn this into a bitchin pickup line. \*\*

You’d think so, wouldn’t you? But when I went to a Queer McGill party the other week, I ended up sitting in the corner chatting up the dieffenbachia… _sigh_ maybe it’s just me.

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**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/19 "2000-11-26T13:31:00Z")

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Good luck mate. For what it’s worth I think you’d be great and 'd vote for you.

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**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-drawing-to-a-climax-oooh-wish-me-luck/42726/20 "2000-11-26T13:54:30Z")

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Good luck, hugs and warm wishes!

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