The Scantron itself makes a nice little hummmm though. Still, I do miss the ka-CHUNK.
Out. For. A. Walk. ... Bitch.
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Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Nov 06, 2006 11:50:42 am PST #7904 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jesse - Nov 06, 2006 11:52:18 am PST #7905 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But voting in Somerville never had a ka-CHUNK (in my lifetime, anyway), so there's no loss there. I'm obsessed with Scantron voting, and don't understand why it's not universal. Except then I remember all of the people who think the ka-CHUNK means voting.
Jessica - Nov 06, 2006 11:53:05 am PST #7906 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I feel quite certain that a simulated kaTHUNK noise could be worked into the design of the optical scanner voting machines. There could even be a lever to pull when you put the paper in to be scanned. It would be the World's Best Voting System!
Theodosia - Nov 06, 2006 11:54:25 am PST #7907 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
New Jersey had a ka-chunker, but I only got to use it once or twice, but I remember getting to accompany parental units behind the Curtain of Democracy in Action.
Kathy A - Nov 06, 2006 11:54:55 am PST #7908 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I've never experienced a Ka-THUNK voting machine, unfortunately. I am all too familiar with the voting system that leads to hanging chads and butterfly ballots (really fun when you're trying to figure out which judge to vote to retain). Since I'm in a new district now, I'm excited to see what I'll be voting with tomorrow!
shrift - Nov 06, 2006 11:55:18 am PST #7909 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to vote before or after work. Considering my relationship with early mornings, I think after work is going to win by default.
sarameg - Nov 06, 2006 11:55:47 am PST #7910 of 10001
Curtain of Democracy in Action.
THEY TOOK AWAY MY CURTAIN.
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2006 11:56:04 am PST #7911 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I feel quite certain that a simulated kaTHUNK noise could be worked into the design of the optical scanner voting machines. There could even be a lever to pull when you put the paper in to be scanned. It would be the World's Best Voting System!
It could only be improved if each voting machine came with a monkey that started shrieking once you placed your vote.
amych - Nov 06, 2006 11:56:57 am PST #7912 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Insta-fuffle: Ka-thunk, or Ka-chunk?
Tom Scola - Nov 06, 2006 11:57:42 am PST #7913 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
ka-CHUNK!