# Election crow and eat crow thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 6, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077 "2012-11-06T14:05:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/21 "2012-11-06T18:31:33Z")
What do you call a crow you take on a plane (on a treadmill)? A carrion crow Thank you, everybody! Good night! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/22 "2012-11-06T18:35:00Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Have a great election day! I’ve already voted and took my son into the booth with me. Uhh, you _do_ know you still only get one vote, right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/23 "2012-11-06T18:41:24Z")
Don’t everyone flock to this thread all at once. That could murder the whole premise. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/24 "2012-11-06T18:48:03Z")
Do local elections count too? Again this year, in Maine we are voting on allowing gay marriage. I have every belief that it will finally pass. But I’ve thought that before and it never quite panned out. I also believe Angus King will waltz into a Senate seat whistling a happy tune. And, of course, I’ll be shocked if Obama doesn’t pull it off tonight. Crow me; I can take it. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/25 "2012-11-06T18:49:36Z")
More a snicker than a crow, but this was too good not to share: [George Bush Accidently Votes For Obama](http://dailycurrant.com/2012/11/06/george-bush-accidently-votes-obama/) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/26 "2012-11-06T19:02:57Z")
That would be a much better story if Obama carried Texas by one vote. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/27 "2012-11-06T19:06:53Z")
That story would have to entail the vote of Jesus Horatio Christ of Palestine, Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/28 "2012-11-06T19:08:28Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > That would be a much better story if Obama carried Texas by one vote. It’s still pretty great just as it is. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/29 "2012-11-06T19:11:23Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > It’s still pretty great just as it is. Nice username/silly pun thread combo! ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/30 "2012-11-06T19:11:35Z")
That’s obviously a joke. But I’m sure you all knew that … ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/31 "2012-11-06T19:17:18Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > That’s obviously a joke. > > But I’m sure you all knew that … It sounds very questionable to me. I’ll reserve judgement until I see it in the NYT, or equivalent. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/32 "2012-11-06T19:18:44Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > That’s obviously a joke. > > But I’m sure you all knew that … You mean the story from the satirical newspaper? I thought it was totally true. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/33 "2012-11-06T19:23:37Z")
Actually I suspect some people did. Possibly even you. Very appropriate in light of the thread title, but of course no one would admit it. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/34 "2012-11-06T19:34:12Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Actually I suspect some people did. Possibly even you. > > Very appropriate in light of the thread title, but of course no one would admit it. I’m not real hip, but the other story titles on the page clued me in. [QUOTE=The Daily Currant] Also on The Daily Currant ``` Romney: Instagram ‘Must Be Banned’ 80 comments Al Gore: ‘You Fuckers Just Don’t Listen’ 3 comments Mourdock: Rape Victims Should Have ‘Prayed Harder’ 37 comments Investigation Reveals Lance Armstrong Never Had Cancer 3 comments O’Donnell Casts Spell, Promises Romney Debate Victory 2 comments ``` [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/35 "2012-11-06T19:40:25Z")
The Daily Currant’s been getting some circulation lately. It’s definitely a satirical news site. Not as well known as the Onion, unfortunately, so it’s easy to get blindsided by it. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/36 "2012-11-06T19:46:38Z")
Also, a lot of people who come across stories that are “too good not to share” don’t do a whole lot of “analysis” before rushing to share them, or to cackle over them. Quickly glance at the story, find it in perfect alignment with your preferred view of the world, and rush to the keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/37 "2012-11-06T20:10:05Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Also, a lot of people who come across stories that are “too good not to share” don’t do a whole lot of “analysis” before rushing to share them, or to cackle over them. > > Quickly glance at the story, find it in perfect alignment with your preferred view of the world, and rush to the keyboard. I get emails from those people fairly frequently. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/38 "2012-11-06T20:10:53Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > The Daily Currant’s been getting some circulation lately. It’s definitely a satirical news site. Not as well known as the Onion, unfortunately, so it’s easy to get blindsided by it. I would have figured it out if I only had a brain. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/39 "2012-11-06T20:17:13Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Uhh, you _do_ know you still only get one vote, right? 😃 Not me, I’m in Chicago. Not really, I’m in NJ, hence the lack of power. Anyway, it looked like this was veering pitward for a little bit, but it has lightened up, and I like that! I noticed that 538 now has Florida slightly Obama-leaning, and I swear I didn’t see that before I posted. I’ll be back later. Crow or be crowed! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077/40 "2012-11-06T20:26:50Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Not me, I’m in Chicago. I don’t care where you live, it’s against the law for mynah to vote. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-crow-and-eat-crow-thread/640077.md?page=3)