Comments on: The Watercooler – 26 October 2008 http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/26/the-watercooler-26-october-2008/ Real Independent Press To Every Nerd Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Landis http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/26/the-watercooler-26-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-92319 Dan Landis Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:32:54 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7986#comment-92319 That's because even though he didn't vote for cupcakes with pink frosting, he still has to eat it and isn't allowed to complain. That’s because even though he didn’t vote for cupcakes with pink frosting, he still has to eat it and isn’t allowed to complain.

]]> By: Chelsea Thompson http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/26/the-watercooler-26-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-92256 Chelsea Thompson Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:55:09 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7986#comment-92256 Solid Snake looks like he doesn't want to vote either. Solid Snake looks like he doesn’t want to vote either.

]]> By: Dan Landis http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/26/the-watercooler-26-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-92249 Dan Landis Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:39:07 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7986#comment-92249 Okay, using that analogy, you think I should care enough to order something random from the menu, and then that would justify not liking it? If I simply say "I don't care" because nothing interests me on the menu, of course I can still voice my opinion that what I am served isn't tasty. I need to eat no matter what, but if my choices are only things I don't want to eat, I can simply eat whatever is given to me and not like it. Regardless of whether or not I actually ordered it, bad food is bad food. Okay, using that analogy, you think I should care enough to order something random from the menu, and then that would justify not liking it?

If I simply say “I don’t care” because nothing interests me on the menu, of course I can still voice my opinion that what I am served isn’t tasty. I need to eat no matter what, but if my choices are only things I don’t want to eat, I can simply eat whatever is given to me and not like it. Regardless of whether or not I actually ordered it, bad food is bad food.

]]> By: John Kershaw http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/26/the-watercooler-26-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-92082 John Kershaw Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:49:23 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7986#comment-92082 If you go into a restaurant and say you don't care about what's on the menu, is it then fair to complain about what you are served? If you go into a restaurant and say you don’t care about what’s on the menu, is it then fair to complain about what you are served?

]]> By: Dan Landis http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/26/the-watercooler-26-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-92073 Dan Landis Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:40:20 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7986#comment-92073 I completely disagree, but I guess there is no weight behind that opinion since I didn't vote. I think not voting perfectly shows that I don't think the voting system works, while voting, even if it's not for a real candidate, shows that I at least believe in the system, which I don't. Saying that my opinion on political matters carries no weight because I didn't vote is ridiculous. Am I not allowed to say the people on American Idol suck if I don't vote there either? I completely disagree, but I guess there is no weight behind that opinion since I didn’t vote. I think not voting perfectly shows that I don’t think the voting system works, while voting, even if it’s not for a real candidate, shows that I at least believe in the system, which I don’t.

Saying that my opinion on political matters carries no weight because I didn’t vote is ridiculous. Am I not allowed to say the people on American Idol suck if I don’t vote there either?

]]> By: John Kershaw http://www.ripten.com/2008/10/26/the-watercooler-26-october-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-92066 John Kershaw Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:20:45 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/?p=7986#comment-92066 If you don't want to vote for any candidate, just spoil your vote. That way your counted, but counted as not wanting to vote. Not voting basically voids any weight behind nearly all opinions you have regarding anything remotely political. Sorry to say. If you don’t want to vote for any candidate, just spoil your vote. That way your counted, but counted as not wanting to vote.

Not voting basically voids any weight behind nearly all opinions you have regarding anything remotely political. Sorry to say.

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