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Voting Machines Elect One of Their Own As President

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-for-one-welcome-our-new-voting-machine-overlord dept.

I hope voting machine DRE 700 (serial number: 34491) is willing to reach across species lines.

7 of 11 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What? by TheGeniusIsOut · · Score: 1

    Its The Onion, its not meant to be understood.

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  2. machine conspiracy by redshirt · · Score: 1

    This certainly explains why I've received threatening calls from the AT-5000 Autodialer.

  3. Re:What? by Xenographic · · Score: 1

    Sometimes I wonder if a hack like that wouldn't be the best way to alert people to their flaws. I mean, if the vote showed that "Diebold" won with 700% of the vote...

  4. Gotta love the Onion by Giant+Electronic+Bra · · Score: 1

    Now, I wonder what you can bribe a touchscreen terminal with? Windex?

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    1. Re:Gotta love the Onion by theturtlemoves · · Score: 2, Funny

      Now, I wonder what you can bribe a touchscreen terminal with? Windex?

      You could bribe it by touching it, you know, the same way you would a Congressman. "Oh yeah, rub my screen good...'

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  5. Lol, dammit! by Giant+Electronic+Bra · · Score: 1

    My mod points evaporated, wouldn't you just know?

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  6. Re:What? by DanOrc451 · · Score: 1

    On a scale from 1-10, how fond are you of federal prison?

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