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Pirate Party Wins Seat In Berlin

Posted by samzenpus on from the walking-the-plank-of-the-people dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Pirate Party won its first seat in the Berlin state elections with almost 9% of the vote. From the article: '"We will get right to work," top Pirate candidate, Andreas Baum, told ZDF television. "This is all new for us."'"

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  1. Maybe... by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...others can copy their strategy?

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    There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
  2. But where by dlb · · Score: 3, Funny

    is the Ninja Party?

    1. Re:But where by SomePgmr · · Score: 4, Funny

      They're present, but go unnoticed.

    2. Re:But where by geekmux · · Score: 3, Funny

      is the Ninja Party?

      They've been there all along. They're so sneaky, they've changed their name to "Congress".

      Just watch C-SPAN or find a live feed of the Congressional floor. They're all very hard at work, you just can't see any of them.

      Yeah, I know. They're REALLY good Ninjas.

  3. Re:First... by Aighearach · · Score: 3, Funny

    A: His lips move.

    Or his parrot's do.

  4. Now we have the support of the German people... by Snufu · · Score: 1, Funny

    Our first action will be a swift DDoS blitz of Poland. Don't worry about the French or English, they won't do anything about it.