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[bubosquared]

Right. I'm obviously way too drunk, because I could've sworn they just announced votes for the Official Monster Loony Party. O_o

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[wibbble]

The Official Monster Raving Loony Party hasn't been the same since Screaming Lord Sutch died.

Yes, that loud and insane guy in Folkstone was a candidate of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. If they'd had a candidate up here, I'd've voted for them.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Are they the same ones I saw on TV saying "Don't waste your vote, spoil it" or is that something else?

At least there's a vaguely constructive way to cast a protest vote, with them. In Belgium, most protest voters vote for our equivalent of the BNP. :/

[wibbble]

That would be the sort of thing they'd say. The Monster Raving Loony Party are fantastic. :o)

Sadly, lots of people protest vote for the BNP, UKIP, and the rest here, too. George Galloway, the big pile of walking shite, got elected on a protest vote. (But at least that means he's not likely to get re-elected.)

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Huh. I'd think that protest votes would be less common if people aren't obliged to vote. But I suppose until "none of the above" becomes an option, there'll always be protest votes.

[wibbble]

Well, protest votes here are when people want to deliberately not vote for the government (or whoever is likely to win the seat), but also don't actually in any way support the opposition.

They happen a /lot/ at European elections, since no one here takes them even remotely seriously. Kilroy-silk, the big orange xenophobe, is an MEP, although he said he never intended to actually participate. Similarly, UKIP got quite a few MEPs, who never attend parliament.

[birdsflying]

nope, not drunk all. The Monster Raving Mad Loony Party does exist. Alas, not quite the same since Screaming Lord Sutch died.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Who or what was Screaming Lord Sutch?

[wibbble]

He founded and basically /was/ the Monster Raving Loony Party.

When he died, they elected a new leader - a cat.

Wikipedia have some good articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screaming_Lord_Sutch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party

[deepsix.livejournal.com]

...

I really thought that my dad was kidding about that. Apparently not.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Nope! Really funny, though, when they announced the results in each contituency, there's the Tory candidate in a sit, Labour candidate in a suit, BNP candidate in a suite, ... and some weirdo in what can best be described as a cross between circus clown and hippie. SO FUNNY! :D