# George McFly is running for Portland mayor!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 27, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235 "2016-04-27T02:25:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235/1 "2016-04-27T02:25:53Z")

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AKA [Ted Wheeler](http://static-12.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/b1651635-4206-4d23-860a-1148c2595ae8-large16x9_wheeler1.png?1449611850848).

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235/2 "2016-04-27T02:38:46Z")

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Do you think he’ll stand a chance against [Kyle MacLachlan](https://youtu.be/sJLQfOQbtyE?t=15s)?

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**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235/3 "2016-04-27T05:11:16Z")

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It’s his density.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235/4 "2016-04-27T05:50:43Z")

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He shoots…he scores!

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235/5 "2016-04-27T05:54:24Z")

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Do you know who really looked like George McFly? [Yves St Laurent](http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/french-designer-yves-saint-laurent-is-congratulated-by-his-news-photo/51515630).

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235/6 "2016-04-27T08:46:17Z")

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> [@blondebear](#):
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> Do you think he’ll stand a chance against [Kyle MacLachlan](https://youtu.be/sJLQfOQbtyE?t=15s)?

For a moment I thought he was going to turn into [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UjbxcDlp30).

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235/7 "2016-04-27T09:33:45Z")

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Great Scott! Er, I mean, that’s heavy!

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-mcfly-is-running-for-portland-mayor/753235/8 "2016-04-27T19:25:01Z")

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Time to change that oil, Mr. Mayor!