In happier news, my old man's heart operation was a success. :thumbsup:
But most importantly, it's very fun texting him while he's still under the effect of the anaesthetic and seeing his replies. :wink:
In happier news, my old man's heart operation was a success. :thumbsup:
@LordOfDarkness @Rebel Dynasty @Foxtrot94 Will one of you adopt me? I can cook and clean really well. Will work for housing far from the US.
OK, so at the risk of opening a can of worms, can someone please give me the idiots guide to American politics?
I'm looking at the vote count and Hillary had more but Trump won?
Is it something to do with the magical 270 number?
It just confuses me...
@Ash. Meet me in the pit. (งಠ_ಠ)ง
Thanks - still hard for me to understand why they do it this way!Each state has a special number of electoral votes. Popular vote basically means jack. If you win the state, you get the electoral votes--270 is how many you need to win. Trump won a higher number of those, even though Clinton was a more popular candidate overall.
(I know it's a really stupid process. :/)
You won't live to see it happen, at least not successfully. But hey, I'm sure somewhere out there are still plenty of little uninhabited islands you can sail to, just bring plenty of anti-dote for snake poison. And spider poison. And all them poisons. Maybe even something to ward off sharks.So whats the status of the project to colonize Mars? I should get in on that ASAP.
Thanks - still hard for me to understand why they do it this way!
It just seems a bit...weird, I guess. To me it makes sense to base something like this on voter numbers? I mean, over 59 million voted for Clinton and a few below that number voted Trump. It was tight but enough to put Hillary in power if it were the UK.
Mind you, America is HUGE and the UK is titchy. So maybe the system has to be amended to reflect that?
I like your ideas! Anyone want to join me?You won't live to see it happen, at least not successfully. But hey, I'm sure somewhere out there are still plenty of little uninhabited islands you can sail to, just bring plenty of anti-dote for snake poison. And spider poison. And all them poisons. Maybe even something to ward off sharks.
Well at least the air will be fresh and healthy.