# How Many of Us Will Totally Lose Our Shit Before Election Day?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-us-will-totally-lose-our-shit-before-election-day/458896>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 5, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-us-will-totally-lose-our-shit-before-election-day/458896 "2008-08-05T08:16:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![RiverRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-us-will-totally-lose-our-shit-before-election-day/458896/41 "2008-08-06T14:22:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Tom Tildrum]

“Obama – Apply directly to the forehead! Obama – Apply directly to the forehead!”

“BILLY MAYS HERE FOR JOHN MCCAIN…”

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Thanks to you, this is what I will hear during every political ad from now until November.

I’m not sure whether the fact that it is an improvement over reality is a good thing or a bad thing.  
RR

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-us-will-totally-lose-our-shit-before-election-day/458896/42 "2008-08-06T15:05:17Z")

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First of all; Hey 'luci is in MPSIMS! I usually only see him in the Pit because I don’t go into GD - it’s a scary place.

Secondly; I have found that 8 years of the current administration have pretty much numbed my shit all to hell and I don’t seem to be able to react to anything. Which is probably a good bad thing.

Thirdly;

[QUOTE=Otto]  
I have yet to see a single TV ad for either candidate. Apparently the candidates aren’t interested in trying to secure the gay poker and MMA fan voting bloc.  
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Heh, he said “gay poker”. _snicker_

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-us-will-totally-lose-our-shit-before-election-day/458896/43 "2008-08-06T17:02:46Z")

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[QUOTE=elucidator]  
It would help a lot if you would give me those shoes.  
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Red sparkly Mary Janes? Will you put on a blue-checked dress as well? 😛

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**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-us-will-totally-lose-our-shit-before-election-day/458896/44 "2008-08-06T17:29:22Z")

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The scary thing is, I’m doing it to myself. Only 4 months ago, China could have exploded, and I wouldn’t have known until someone told me. Now I’m watching three hours of news a day minimum, plus hanging out in Great Debates and the Pit. I know I’m setting myself up for a fall in November, but I can’t stop. It’s the anger, you see. The built up rage of eight long years. The worst of all? Even if we win, things won’t improve that much. Obama is a centrist, not one to rock the boat much. There will probably never be prosecutions. The Justice Department may not even be cleaned up.

Yeah, I’m a mess already. I shudder to think what I’ll be by October. Possibly burnt out and indifferent. At least I will vote, though. Not that it makes too much difference, since I live in NJ, a solidly blue state, thank whatever powers there may be.

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