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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#336801: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:47:22 AM

I feel like Link before the final day in Termina

Do you wish to rewind time?

And go through all this again?

Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:48:28 AM

Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#336802: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:48:48 AM

I rather let the moon crash than reliving THIS again.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#336803: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:49:11 AM

I feel like Link before the final day in Termina

Do you wish to rewind time?

Tomorrow may very well be the first day.

doctor05 Since: Sep, 2015
#336804: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:54:41 AM
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Scarecrow4774 from In Wonderland Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#336805: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:55:34 AM

How many people are going to be praying for Biden tonight?

I don't think I'll feel relieved until either one or two swing-states are called for him or he reaches 270.

Edited by Scarecrow4774 on Nov 2nd 2020 at 9:55:48 AM

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” - Lewis Carroll
ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#336806: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:55:52 AM

[up][up]Please don't post links without at least some description of what's linked to.

Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Nov 2nd 2020 at 9:56:01 AM

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#336807: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:58:11 AM

If this is Termina then the moon already crashed four years ago. The window of opportunity to thwart it has been long closed and we've been living in the smoldering wreckage. Only place we can go now is forward to fix this mess.

My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.
doctor05 Since: Sep, 2015
#336808: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:58:59 AM

[up][up]sorrysad just a music from majoras mask that I think fits the mood perfectly.

Edited by doctor05 on Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:03:45 AM

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#336809: Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:59:17 AM

~doctor05 What's in the video?

[up]Ah, okay then.

Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 2nd 2020 at 6:59:35 AM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#336810: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:02:17 AM

Actually, I think asking about safety on election day is very relevant, especially when you live in America.

I hope you all are staying safe tomorrow.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
doctor05 Since: Sep, 2015
#336811: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:04:58 AM

Be safe Americans! May democracy prevail and hopefully by this weekend we can all laugh at this.

FCMacbeth The Man with a Different Mind from Land Below the Wind (Apprentice) Relationship Status: Singularity
The Man with a Different Mind
#336812: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:29:32 AM

I can imagine a painful irony if Trump has succumbed to the COVID-19 infection. And so the rest of the Republicans.

Not that I wish death upon them. All I can say is...good luck. We can all hope for a good outcome.

Crazy stupid in battle. Crazy cupid on a nice date.
TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#336813: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:29:35 AM

The votes might take a little bit longer than that to count though...

That said, stay away from the MAGA-cultists until the election has been decided.

They are going to go completely unhinged from tomorrow and onward once their "chosen one" declares victory for himself with zero credibility or proof of it regardless of the outcome, and his cult will eat it like they have eaten the rest of his burnt steaks for these last four years...

I so hope the nightmare ends as soon as possible...

FCMacbeth The Man with a Different Mind from Land Below the Wind (Apprentice) Relationship Status: Singularity
The Man with a Different Mind
#336814: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:30:35 AM

I did stay away from the MAGA group. I don't engage personally because they indirectly rub me the wrong way.

Crazy stupid in battle. Crazy cupid on a nice date.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#336815: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:37:48 AM

How many people are going to be praying for Biden tonight?

I don't think I'll feel relieved until either one or two swing-states are called for him or he reaches 270.

I've been praying everyday since the convention.

I feel like Samantha Power, our former ambassador to the UN under Obama, when she was a kid praying for the Pirates to win the 1979 World Series. Her prayers involved reminding God about all the good community work the Pirates did for the needy, promising to be nice to her little brother, and ending her prayers by singing the Irish National Anthem.

Lazlo74 from A tropical hell-hole Since: May, 2018
#336816: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:38:37 AM

[up]You're saying as if the MAG Ats/Qultists/right wing nutjobs can even rub someone off the right way in the first place...

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#336817: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:39:33 AM

I really hope these latest polls in PA that have Biden up by 6 or 7 points are closer to the mark, having that margin would make me feel a lot better.

FCMacbeth The Man with a Different Mind from Land Below the Wind (Apprentice) Relationship Status: Singularity
The Man with a Different Mind
#336818: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:43:33 AM

[up][up]Looks like everyone needs their gods to rely on. Their Jesus', Muhammads', Buddhas'. Whatever your religion, they need all the hope they can clinch on.

Crazy stupid in battle. Crazy cupid on a nice date.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#336819: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:52:07 AM

If praying helps you cope, go nuts, but we'd better hope God/Allah/Buddha/Eris/Zeus/whoever doesn't act on weight of opinion given how many fundies are on the Right.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
PresidentStalkeyes Eats moldy bread and flies into windows from United Kingdom of England-land Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Do you like me? (Yes ⎕ Definitely ⎕ Absolutely!!! ⎕)
Eats moldy bread and flies into windows
#336820: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:53:47 AM

I'm surprised more people aren't talking about Ohio, since it has almost as many electoral votes as Pennsylvania, plus it gives Biden better odds than Texas, and supposedly no Republican has ever won election without carrying it. Do we know of any major voter suppression measures going on there?

Those sell-by-dates won't stop me because I can't read!
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#336821: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:54:40 AM

Abort/Retry/Fail?

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#336823: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:56:45 AM

I keep forgetting about Ohio. Jeez, this time last year everybody had long since written Ohio off as unwinnable after 2016.

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#336824: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:59:09 AM

I’m going to count [up][up] as a point in favor of the name “Karen” not actually being the best for the archetype.

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Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#336825: Nov 2nd 2020 at 7:59:17 AM

[up][up][up]Heh. "Karen" support Biden. Let's hope they'll all collectively demand to see the manager if Trump tries something vile.

Edited by Kayeka on Nov 2nd 2020 at 4:59:26 PM


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