OrangeZen

Random thoughts...from a random redhead.

Monday, November 01, 2004

Butterfly effect

I was doing some reading today and there was articles talking about the "butterfly ballot" and how there's a big controversy over it's use in this year's election.

What I don't understand is what's so complicated about it?
Here's a pic...click for larger view.


Now, shouldn't it be fairly obvious where to put the punch? Shouldn't any fool be able to figure out that you PUT THE FREAKING PUNCH NEXT TO THE ARROW YOU RETIRED, FLORIDA-LIVING, BIFOCAL-WEARING, METAMUCIL-TAKING, MEDICARE-USING FREAKS...ahem...confused people!

Apparently something called "bifocal bias", where old farts people can't really see who they are voting for, has been discovered.

Perhaps, just so there's no confusion, the ballot should look like this...


 
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