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My dogs are barking!!!
Topic Started: Oct 29 2005, 02:57 PM (664 Views)
Dewey
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HOLY CARP!!!
I personally visited over a 100 houses today, and spoke to at least half of their owners, leaving the others short notes, canvassing neighborhoods for the upcoming election. I've visited anywhere from 25-40 houses most of the weeknights last night. SWMBO & the girls stuffed a hundred mailboxes with flyers today, and the other challenger - our campaigns are a "joint effort," running for two available postitions - also hit another hundred houses today, in another neighborhood. A mass mailer of around 1300 pieces went out the other day. The Township is thick with our red & white signs (some roads are actually embarrassing to drive down at the moment). Tomorrow I have to hit another hundred.

:eek:

Tonight, I'm propping my feet up & relaxing.


"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Luke's Dad
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Good luck, my friend! Alot of work for a pretty much non-paying position!
The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it.
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Dewey
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Well yeah, the pay isn't much at all; the real thing is just all the raw, unbridled power and prestige that comes with being a township trustee. :rolleyes:
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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good luck dwain :thumb:

"A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident."

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Dwain Lee
Oct 29 2005, 07:53 PM
Well yeah, the pay isn't much at all; the real thing is just all the raw, unbridled power and prestige that comes with being a township trustee. :rolleyes:

Dwain 6 months from now: :Damnit! If you're going to have an individual left turn lane, then it's got to have to have it's own signal as well! What you are proposing is madness and will doom us all, you fool!"
The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it.
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Larry
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Good luck, old friend. I hope you win, and I hope your opponent or one of his supporters doesn't report you for stuffing things in mailboxes........... ;)
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Dewey
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Larry
Oct 29 2005, 04:42 PM
Good luck, old friend. I hope you win, and I hope your opponent or one of his supporters doesn't report you for stuffing things in mailboxes........... ;)

Well, I said mailboxes only because it was easier than to say "stuffing flyers into those little cubbyholes for newspapers, grocery coupons and other crap like political flyers that are right under the mailboxes..."

:biggrin:

I'd never violate USPS regulations; one of my greatest volunteers is married to one of our local mail carriers.

"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Good luck, Dwain and remember: The key is sincerity. Once you can fake that you're in.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
:D
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pianojerome
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Good luck!

Do you have a campaign website? ;)
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Dwain, what did I miss. You're not running for dog catcher are you?


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Whoops!
How now, brown cow.
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Dewey
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Oct 29 2005, 06:33 PM
Dwain, what did I miss. You're not running for dog catcher are you?


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No, nothing nearly that prestigious. Township Trustee, actually.
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Dewey
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pianojerome
Oct 29 2005, 06:26 PM
Good luck!

Do you have a campaign website? ;)

Actually I would have, but I just ran out of time to set one up, Sam.



"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Good luck Dwain.

Your town is lucky to have you.
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Dwain, best of luck man. You'll know the results when?

Let me know if there's anything I can do to help!

Legality ignored... :smokin:
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Best of luck Dwain!

keep us posted!
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Dewey
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Heh, I just got word of the crisis du jour. There are two positions available; with two incumbents and two challengers in the race. All four challengers and incumbents know and respect each other. The two challengers (and as far as I know, the two incumbents) are running respectful races, not getting into personal attacks. As such, as we two challengers have been out walking the neighborhoods, if someone asks "who are you running against?" we answer, "There are two incumbents running, and I know and like them both, so I'm not running against anyone, I'm running for a postion, and to give the voters a choice."

Apparently, someone that I said that to took that to mean that I was saying that incumbent "A" wasn't running for re-election. He told incumbent "A" that that's what I said, so now the mistaken listener thinks I'm a liar, and incumbent "A" is PO'ed. So, I lose a vote (from a guy who's friends with incumbent "A" and probably wouldn't have voted for me anyway), and I have to go talk to incumbent "A" and tell him I said no such thing, which he probably won't believe.

If this wasn't a political race, I'd swear it was junior high school... :rolleyes2:
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

"Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011

I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Wow...the true nature of elections can never be escaped!
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Dwain Lee
Oct 29 2005, 06:57 PM
My dogs are barking!!!

I like that expression, Dwain. When my (then) 2-year old daughter first heard that expression, her immediate response was "and my cows are mooing" :biggrin: She was just learning how to talk.

Good luck in the race. You're just the guy for the job. :thumb:
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Aqua Letifer
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Dwain, here's what your campaign slogan (and picture) should be! Just add the caption below, sort of as seen, and start making posters! I'd put this one in my lawn, absolutely!




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Dwain Lee. He Won't f*ck Around.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:

I love it Aqua!!! :D :D :D :D

Or maybe:

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Dwain Lee. His opponents are rabid.




....nah, I like yours better.
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You know - whenever i saw Dwain's avatar i always thought he was looking up to something crazy like a tornado or superman - i never pictured him with a gun! :D

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Aqua Letifer
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Yep, Atticus is a crack-shot, that's for sure.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Better than the Sheriff!
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