Poll: Where were you during the Deranged Chimp's State of the Zoo Address?

[Seabiscuit]

Poll question: Poll: Where were you during the Deranged Chimp's State of the Zoo Address?

[Tweed]

1. I was listening to actor Mike Farrell (B.J. Hunnicut from M*A*S*H)

He gave a great speech on why the death penalty should be done away with. He's a really powerful speaker. I got to meet him after his speech, shake his hand and get his autograph. Great guy, very nice. Said that he would get behind Russ Feingold if he ran for President in a heartbeat.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. I used to have a slight crush on his character from M*A*S*H*

...when I was a little girl. It's good to know he's a democrat. :)

[Tweed]

26. Yeah, he's more than a Democrat

He's active. This man knows his stuff too. If you ever get the chance to hear him speak, do it. You'll be entertained and armed to the teeth with arguments against the death penalty.

[ogradda]

2. I was at work.

Damn glad to be there too. Happy to have the excuse not to watch.

[Seabiscuit]

3. Did you beg your boss to let you work late?

:evilgrin:

[ogradda]

9. lmao!

well i would of if i'd been scheduled off any earlier.:evilgrin:

seriously, though, just listening to him not only makes me sick it scares me when i hear the things that come out of his mouth.

[Seabiscuit]

13. Watching the chimp used to make me angry. Now it just makes me want

to: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

Seriously. So I avoid it like the plague.

[mrbassman03]

5. Does drunken sex count as 2???

Nah, no drunken sex... just sober sex, then getting drunk!

And I continue to be right now!

[Seabiscuit]

6. I suppose if both events overlapped the entire speech, yes.

[mrbassman03]

11. Good deal!

Too bad I can't vote twice... or even three times :evilgrin:

[Jamastiene]

7. Thought about reading the Bible

something I avoid like the plague, until of course, the plague of our country is speaking and wasting my time and using resources normally reserved for entertainment. I ended up playing Solitaire on the computer for hours on end. We should be allowed to get a percentage off of our cable bill for every channel that airs that goofy low down rotten self centered self aggrandizing ogre.

[Seabiscuit]

10. I like that idea - I'm going to write a demand letter to my cable company!

Far too many channels covered that sop.

[New Earth]

8. well i didn't GO to a live concert

just watched one on DVD. it was more of a "State of the Union" address than i'm sure was given by * :puke:

[progmom]

21. what DVD concert did you watch?

[New Earth]

24. vnv nation

laughed my ass off for over an hour too - it has the 'behind the scenes' stuff and it was beyond hilarious.

[RadicalMom]

12. I decided to do my part, and called my closet-repug brother a few minutes

before it started and tricked him into forgetting about, as I engaged gim in an important conversation about our mom and about his obssessive hobby. It worked! I'm an evil sister.

[Seabiscuit]

14. Good for you! Nothing like spreading good karma in a time of evil.

[tjwmason]

15. Asleep

Whilst I am a total American politics junkie I couldn't quite bring myself to stay awake to watch it. I watched it the last couple of years, but after falling asleep during that inauguration thing (which was at 5 p.m.) I thought that he would send me straight off to the land of nod and so didn't bother trying.

All of the politics aside, he really is a terrible public speaker.

[Seabiscuit]

17. I was wondering when someone would say they slept through it. :)

[Seabiscuit]

16. Wow! Someone actually voted for choice # 1!

Now that takes some steel cajones, and a tongue firmly planted in cheek.

[Seabiscuit]

18. Two someones, I should say...

[grace0418]

19. Couldn't turn off the tv fast enough

I can't look at his nasty face or listen to his moranic voice.

[lpbk2713]

20. Although I normally like slapstick comedy I didn't watch

this particular venture into high comedy. I was watching the final installment of a PBS documentary on Auschwitz.

[Bertha Venation]

22. I was asleep. eom

[flamingyouth]

23. On DU following the hilarious comments

:D

[rbnyc]

25. I'm so glad what I was doing was actually an option.

Love is the answer!

:loveya:

[Seabiscuit]

30. Well, we were in the same bed... ACK!... i mean BOAT!

That's what I was up to... :)

[GalleryGod]

27. Went to see "The Merchant of Venice" at the Ritz

Totally immersed in proper English language for 2.5 hours:bounce:
BTW- there were 50+ other people there-the theater complex was surprisingly CROWDED for a Wednesday nightO8)

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

28. Doing my taxes. n/t

[AllyCat]

32. Getting money back or do you owe big?

I made almost no money last year due to being a full-time student. Even in Chimp's Amurka, I got all the tax back that I put into it, state and federal. Start work, actually a new career, on Monday so that should make a big change for this year.

Here's hoping you don't owe too much.

[Seabiscuit]

35. Keep that up and you're going to need an accountant someday...

to make sure you get all the deductions you're entitled to.

[AllyCat]

37. I sound like a typical American corporation, don't I?

Too bad I'm so broke! I need the money back so I can pay rent before my first paycheck!

[Seabiscuit]

39. Ouch! And no, you are far from sinking to a typical American corporation.

[AllyCat]

41. The day I sink that low, I authorize you to open the ammonia

sticks to revive me. Then talk some sense into me.

[Seabiscuit]

43. But remember, there's nothing wrong with having an accountant someday

do your taxes. As you get older and end up owning a house, having a mortgage, and ultimately receiving investment income and incurring capital gains and capital losses, you become a candidate for becoming enamored of your trusted accountant who knows how to "cheat" the IRS in every legal way possible.

[Catfight]

29. Watching Bobby Flay in New Orleans on TV. n/t

[Seabiscuit]

34. Bobby Flay is KEWL!

[AllyCat]

31. Moving house

and doing my taxes.

[Seabiscuit]

33. You actually moved your house???

Was it small enough to fit on a big trailer?

How far did you move it?

[AllyCat]

40. LOL! Looked something like this

Except in WI, the water would be frozen! Nah...just going across land (the contents, not the building).

[Seabiscuit]

44. ROTFLMAO!!! Where on earth did you find that picture???

Glad to know that's not your house.

When I've moved from one house to another (moving my things) I just say "I moved". I don't say "I moved my house". :)

[AllyCat]

61. Some relocation pictures in Ireland from the 1960s

In Ireland and the rest of Great Britain, they say one is "moving house" meaning moving from one house to another. For whatever reason, the phrase has always seemed easier to me than I am moving...leaving someone to invariably ask to clarify if I mean my job, my horse, my home, going home, whatever. "Moving house" always seems to stop more questions about the process, even though I am not from that area of the world.

I'll take your advice on the accountant thing. This year, I was so broke that I sold some stock so I could eat after using the rest of my savings to pay tuition. What a huge hassle! I made very little actual money this year and then had to deal with a 1099-B for selling a little bit of stupid stock. I almost went to an accountant just so I could understand the explanation of the procedure.

[theworldiswatching]

36. Where's the option for CSPAN.org

Where's the option for streaming video via CSPAN.org?

[Seabiscuit]

38. Incorporated in C-SPAN.

But to vote that option, you had to be *stoned* :silly: while watching

[SW FL Dem]

42. luckily there was a Duke game on so hubby watched that.

the kid was playing video games and I spend time on DU and when I got really bored, I dared venture into the kid's bathroom and decided it needed sterilization. Even cleaning toilets was better than watching the SOTU.

[Seabiscuit]

45. I like that... "Even cleaning toilets was better than watching SOTU"

BINGO!!!

[Seabiscuit]

46. 30 hours after the speech began:

49%, or 21 votes won by voting:

"Doing anything... ANYTHING, I SAY... to avoid watching it"

Of course, since this puts this thread back at the top of page 1, these results may vary. :bounce:

[Bees_Bees]

47. I was watching a DVD

[Seabiscuit]

48. Did you vote?

[Seabiscuit]

50. I don't mean last November, I mean in this poll: I don't see an increase.

[Bees_Bees]

51. I tried but I couldn't because the poll was created before I joined

does that make sense? Maybe I did something wrong, I'll try again.

[Seabiscuit]

52. No, it doesn't make sense. Just click on the blue area to the right of

the item you identify with (if at all - it's not perfectly comprehensive).

[Bees_Bees]

53. I tried it 3 times and got this:

"The page you requested cannot be displayed.
You cannot vote

Sorry, only users who were already registered before the poll was started may vote.
If you have any questions, please contact the site administrator.
Click here to go back to previous page."


I registered a few hours ago, maybe that's why I can't vote.

[Seabiscuit]

54. Well, that explains it.

You can't post or vote in a poll until your registration comes by e-mail and you log in.

[Bees_Bees]

55. But I already logged in, I'm confused.

[Seabiscuit]

56. Maybe it's time to contact the mods

[Bees_Bees]

57. How do I do that? I voted in the "fart" poll and it went through.

[Seabiscuit]

59. Well, then, I'm as confused as you are.

Unless, of course, you voted yesterday and just forgot. You can't vote more than once in one of these polls.

[Bees_Bees]

60. I registered AFTER you posted your poll so I can't vote in it.

The 'Fart' poll is new so I can vote in that poll. I think that solves everything but I'm still confused. LOL!

[Seabiscuit]

62. Well, that would explain it - sort of a strange quirk in the system.

[Seabiscuit]

49. Two more posts (I think) and this poll will burst into FLAMES!

[haele]

58. Stuck in traffic...

Kept switching channels to avoid it.

Haele

[Betsy Ross]

63. We had reruns of The Simpsons and Malcom in the Middle. n/t

[El Fuego]

64. What about getting drunk AND getting on DU?

I need another option!