Geography lessons required
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Budman, I think they'd have trouble finding the polling station. You'd probably find them trying to cast a vote at the local McDonalds. (On the other hand, this might explain a few things that have been bothering me the last few years...)
LoveItaly, technically the law doesn't actually compel us to vote, just turn up at the polling station and have our names crossed off the electoral roll. What we do with he ballot papers then is our business.
Those Australian camels, by the way, aren't Iranians. They descend from 19th century immigrants imported by Afghan camel-drivers. Our government has interned them on suspicion of being fifth-column Taliban sympathisers.
LoveItaly, technically the law doesn't actually compel us to vote, just turn up at the polling station and have our names crossed off the electoral roll. What we do with he ballot papers then is our business.
Those Australian camels, by the way, aren't Iranians. They descend from 19th century immigrants imported by Afghan camel-drivers. Our government has interned them on suspicion of being fifth-column Taliban sympathisers.
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OK Neil, that makes sense. But regarding the saps on that video, I doubt if they would be able to find their proper polling place, LOL.
That video reminds me of the Jay Leno Show when he has his "Jay Walk" or something along that line. He does sidewalk interviews with the public. Questions are quite complicated as in "who is the Vice President of the Unitied States". The dumb looks on the faces plus the answers are hysterical. Of course since our VP seems to be mostly in hiding perhaps that is not the best example!!
That video reminds me of the Jay Leno Show when he has his "Jay Walk" or something along that line. He does sidewalk interviews with the public. Questions are quite complicated as in "who is the Vice President of the Unitied States". The dumb looks on the faces plus the answers are hysterical. Of course since our VP seems to be mostly in hiding perhaps that is not the best example!!
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This is a shtick that the Canadian comedian Rick Mercer used to do in "Talking to Americans". Actually, I think that you could round up the same kind of street responses in Canada or any other country. However, he also manages to trap politicians and public figures into embarrassing answers.
Here's a selection:
http://home.comcast.net/~wwwstephen/americans/
Here's a selection:
http://home.comcast.net/~wwwstephen/americans/






