# What color hair will the person have who first calls the election tonigh? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127 "2012-11-06T19:09:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/1 "2012-11-06T19:09:13Z")
Most people probably haven’t noticed, but [there’s an election going on in the US today.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=34) I had a thought that I figured everyone would be interested in: What color hair do you think the announcer will have who first calls the election tonight? I can’t believe that, with all the smart people here, there aren’t already 50 variations of this thread active on this MB. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/2 "2012-11-06T19:10:46Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Most people probably haven’t noticed, but [there’s an election going on in the US today.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=34) I had a thought that I figured everyone would be interested in: What color hair do you think the announcer will have who first calls the election tonight? > > I can’t believe that, with all the smart people here, there aren’t already 50 variations of this thread active on this MB. White. Go Anderson! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/3 "2012-11-06T19:11:13Z")
I have never used these on this board before, so congrats to you for the inspiration: :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/4 "2012-11-06T19:12:25Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > White. Go Anderson! I don’t know. Fox is pretty on the ball about such things, so she’ll probably be blonde. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/5 "2012-11-06T19:13:07Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > :rolleyes: So in other words, you think it will be green? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/6 "2012-11-06T19:14:30Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I have never used these on this board before, so congrats to you for the inspiration: > :rolleyes: I took your virginity. Does that mean I owe you dinner? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/7 "2012-11-06T19:16:15Z")
The first call? Honestly, I haven’t a clue as to how many shades ball hair comes in. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/8 "2012-11-06T19:20:39Z")
Fuck you, I’m playing this straight. Blitzer or Anderson will probably be the lead guys on CNN, so white hair. Katie Couric will be on ABC, so blonde. Maddow is hosting MSNBC, so brown. Scott Peley on CBS, so grey. Gwen Ifill on PBS, so black. Megan Kelly on FOX, so blonde. Brian Williams on NBC, so brown. Current TV will have Al Gore (!), so grey. So that’s three networks with grey-haired hosts. Two with blonds, two brown-haired anchors and one black haired anchor. My mathematical model projects a grey haired host will be the first person to call the election with 37% probability. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/9 "2012-11-06T19:20:47Z")
The Onion already called the election for John Edwards, just read the article. Who knows what color hairs the editors there have! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/10 "2012-11-06T19:21:53Z")
The internet’s pretty big, Mace. If you’re bored with the forum at the moment, there are loads of other sites you can visit. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/11 "2012-11-06T19:32:24Z")
[Tan-pink.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Velshi) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/12 "2012-11-06T19:45:07Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > The internet’s pretty big, Mace. If you’re bored with the forum at the moment, there are loads of other sites you can visit. Oh, I’m having more fun than a barrel of monkeys. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/13 "2012-11-06T19:46:09Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > The Onion already called the election for John Edwards, just read the article. > > Who knows what color hairs the editors there have! T. Herman Zweibel (head editor of the Onion since 1896) is 130 years old, so I’m guessing white or has no hair at all. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/14 "2012-11-06T19:46:48Z")
How fun is a barrel of monkeys, really? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/15 "2012-11-06T19:49:39Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > How fun is a barrel of monkeys, really? A barrel of monkeys would be a fucking horror show. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/16 "2012-11-06T20:06:32Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > How fun is a barrel of monkeys, really? Depends on what color hair they have. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/17 "2012-11-06T20:17:46Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I took your virginity. Does that mean I owe you dinner? AND a show. I’m easy, but not cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/18 "2012-11-06T20:25:30Z")
[Moderating] This seems like a better fit for… oh, let’s say IMHO. I almost never get to move threads to IMHO. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/19 "2012-11-06T20:35:00Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > AND a show. I’m easy, but not cheap. How about _Hairspray_? ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127/20 "2012-11-06T21:10:00Z")
Carpet or drapes? I doubt there are any non-aviation blondes on any of the networks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-hair-will-the-person-have-who-first-calls-the-election-tonigh/640127.md?page=2)