# Funny short story about running for city council

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 22, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588 "2018-06-22T19:28:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588/1 "2018-06-22T19:28:53Z")

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By science fiction author John Scalzi, about a human running in a majority-alien district: [An Election: A Short Story Presented by Subterranean Press | Whatever](https://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/11/01/an-election-a-short-story-presented-by-subterranean-press/)

Enjoy!

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588/2 "2018-06-22T20:55:42Z")

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Loved the tag line.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588/3 "2018-06-22T22:33:13Z")

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That was fun like an old Harry Harrison story! Thanks for linking that, **Elendil’s Heir**!

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588/4 "2018-06-23T01:36:09Z")

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Glad to. Scalzi is a favorite of mine, and this is one of his best short stories, I’d say.

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588/5 "2018-06-23T04:14:42Z")

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This is another reason for me to like John Scalzi. If you haven’t already, check out the rest of his blog. Thanks for posting this, **Elendil’s Heir**!

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**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588/6 "2018-06-23T06:22:24Z")

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Topical too. Cheetos-snacker.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-short-story-about-running-for-city-council/816588/7 "2018-06-23T13:33:49Z")

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Why do I suddenly have the urge to say “bring it, pet snacker” to certain people?