# The Real October Surprise **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002 "2004-10-07T09:16:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002/1 "2004-10-07T09:16:44Z")
As of 5:00 pm, October 6, 2004, my 62 year old husband became, for the first time in his life, **registered to vote**. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002/2 "2004-10-07T09:18:06Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > As of 5:00 pm, October 6, 2004, my 62 year old husband became, for the first time in his life, **registered to vote**. Did Bush achieve what even Nixon and Reagan could not? ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002/3 "2004-10-07T09:49:20Z")
That’s one way of looking at it, **Roger**. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002/4 "2004-10-07T09:58:17Z")
Hooray for Mr Zoe! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002/5 "2004-10-07T10:03:56Z")
Wow! The news has spread to Europe! He will be pleased! (Greetings to Oslo. The Oslo Fjord is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002/6 "2004-10-07T11:42:35Z")
I suppose he felt he had to vote this time, in order to counter the totally irrational choices you’ll be making. HAH! Guessed it, didn’t I? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002/7 "2004-10-07T11:42:45Z")
Good for **Mr. Zoe**. Doesn’t matter who he votes for, as long as he excercises his right to vote. Yay **Mr. Zoe** for becoming a registered voter! ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-october-surprise/268002/8 "2004-10-07T11:54:17Z")
> [@](#): > > **swampbear** Doesn’t matter who he votes for, as long as he excercises his right to vote. Well, it doesn’t matter **unless he wants to set foot in the house again after Election Day!** > [@](#): > > {b]John Carter of Mars\*\*: I suppose he felt he had to vote this time, in order to counter the totally irrational choices you’ll be making. Hell no! I’ve been irrational for _years_! Do you realize how hard I have had to work on this son-of-a-War-Eagle? 😃