Posted by ross ross on 08/01/03 - 10:29:45
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A few years ago when Guiliani was still mayor of NY they had to name a public square. The choice of two names wasto be decided by popularity poll. In order to save money, the public was told if they liked name A to flush there toilets at time A (say 6:30 to 6:35pm). If they liked name B flush toilets at time B. The water and sewer department then measured the change in water pressure at each time to figure out which name was more popular. It may not be very accurate or water-saving but flushing for the candidate of your choice somehow seems appropiate to todays politacs. If they flushed in Florida counties 2 years ago it would have as accurate an expression of the wiil of the people as the supreme court decision that finally decided it.

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Flushing to vote - Stagfife, 08/02/03 - 05:02:24 gotta love it! - tomv, 08/01/03 - 17:55:12 sorry for all the typos. nmi - ro s s, 08/01/03 - 10:34:39

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