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1) using profanity or any euphemisms for profanity
2) personally attacking other commenters
3) baiting other commenters
4) arguing for the sake of arguing
5) discussing politics
6) using hyperbole when something less will suffice
7) using sarcasm in a way that can be misinterpreted negatively
8) making the same point over and over again
9) typing "no-hitter" or "perfect game" to describe either in progress
10) being annoyed by the existence of this list
11) commenting under the obvious influence
12) claiming your opinion isn't allowed when it's just being disagreed with
I pray thee, kind citizens, to answer the questions below in the comments.
1) What will the kids be talking about in 50 years? The Red Sox coming back to beat the Yankees and winning the World Series, this election, neither or both?
2) If you have kids, what are their ages and what is their level of interest in the recent postseason and in this election?
3) Compare the process of how you fill out your All-Star ballot versus how you fill out your election ballot. Do you vote intuitively? Do you do research for neither, either or both? If so, by what means?
4) What's the latest you stayed up to watch a postseason game this season, and will you stay up later than that (if need be) for election results?
5) Would you trade a World Series title for your team in order to get a victory for your presidential candidate?
6) If Dodger Thoughts endorsed a presidential candidate, would that influence your vote? If so, what's wrong with you?
In your answers, no endorsements are necessary or really desired. I'm torn because I think this election is important enough to violate my policy of keeping politics from this site, and I actually do have strong and fairly well-reasoned opinions about it, but we all seem to enjoy this place as a nonpartisan refuge, so we'll stick with that. To let loose, may I suggest making use of the comments at Will Carroll Presents.
Thanks for participating. Bonus question: Pick the day and time (Pacific Standard Time) we will have a declared presidential winner.
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