# I hereby announce my candidacy...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-announce-my-candidacy/235123>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 19, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-announce-my-candidacy/235123 "2004-03-19T01:40:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-announce-my-candidacy/235123/61 "2004-04-18T04:22:00Z")

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> [@flamingbananas](#):
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> This better?

\<Monty Burns\>_ex-cell-ent_\<Monty Burns\>

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**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-announce-my-candidacy/235123/62 "2004-04-18T15:29:16Z")

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[Homer Simpson] Whoo hoo! [/Homer Simpson]

😃

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**Author:** ![BellaDellaItalia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BellaDellaItalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellaDellaItalia)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-announce-my-candidacy/235123/63 "2004-04-19T01:30:39Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Okay, you’re my new speechwriter. That was brilliant.

That AND Secretary of Offense?? Can I just write offensive speeches and kill 2 birds with one stone? Can Kelly Osbourne be my assistant? Ooh, this is TOO cool…

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