Californians - I am getting ready to mock you

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I look forward to your state becoming the laughing stock of the world should you elect Arnold Schwarzeneger as your Governor.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 10:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Arnold Gropeaneger

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

That is his new name! Or Arnold Gropesalot Schwartzeneger.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Two 'g's, people. It helps not to look stupid when you set out to mock.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, spelling Shwazenburger wrong makes you look like a right tosser huh.

― Alex K (Alex K), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:11 (twenty-one years ago)

When I said before I wanted Arnold to win, I was joking! I never would have said that in a million years if I believed it possible that people would be gullible enough to actually vote for him.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)

It's the groping stuff that's winning him the election - this will get flamed but, come on, there are bigger reasons for this lunk not to be made governor than the fact he's fondled people who, until now, never said a word, still less took legal action. Is that a wack thing to say?
Otherwise it's like: it was okay that Arnie was running for governor - until the groping thing. Feel me?

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I am not mocking, I really couldn't care whether the guy wins or not, that was purely for my amusement!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Like you really need ARNIE to justify mocking the state?

― kate (kate), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

He is way more embarassing than Jesse "the Mind" Ventura or even Gopher from Love Boat.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

...who both had records locally for public service/office-holding before going statewide. Jesse V was the mayor for a big working-class suburb in Minneapolis before running for governor. Minnesotans would not elect someone who couldn't demonstrate that!

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, we may be entering a very weird time in our history, but California is still the greatest state of all time ever, so all of you jealous harpies can shut up or BE TERMINATED

― Vic (Vic), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Conan the Governor has dealt a blow to reality from which it may never recover. Seriously, WTF? I know this is old news but imagine going back in time and explaining to someone that Arnold is going to be governor and Twisted Sister is campaigning for him. And then you start terminating future resistance commanders while they are reeling from the mind fuck.

― Dale the Titled (cprek), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

At least he can never be president.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Does anyone else remember the Bonzo Goes To Washington jokes when Ronald Reagan ran for California governer? Who's laughing now?

(At least Arnie can never be president, since he was not born in the US. Is he aware of that?)

― kate (kate), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

he can be senator though, he's definitely been touted for that.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope someone'll take a pin and deflate him before that happens

― Vic (Vic), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:58 (twenty-one years ago)

That implies he is filled with air instead of flab.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Why is he running on the Republican ticket? He married a Kennedy, didn't he? (Are Republicans the new Democrats? Are Lib Dems the new Tories? I'm so confused...)

― kate (kate), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Black humor, folks. The whole recall was black humor and the punchline is about to be delivered.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:06 (twenty-one years ago)

TO MY HEAD.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Why is Gary Coleman from Diff'rent Strokes so far behind in the polls?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.gameshownetwork.com/governor/

http://comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.livereal.com/images/schwartzenegger.jpg
"Puny Californians, bow before my awesome gubernatorial strength as I crush legislation like a walnut between my muscly manboobies!"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Black humor, folks. The whole recall was black humor and the punchline is about to be delivered.

So this was just some reality TV show gone horribly, horribly wrong?

― Dale the Titled (cprek), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I talked to a guy who works at the Home Depot near Culver City who said that Gary Coleman has a habit of coming in there and taking hardware tool items and tearing the price tags off of them and taking them to the return counter to try to get some $ by claiming he "lost his receipt" - he's supposedly done this multiple times!!! Bad Gary!!! Even though I'm curious to learn what his budget/deficit plans were gonna be..

― Vic (Vic), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I actually wish Angelyne would have won just so we could finally SEE HER ENTIRE FACE

― Vic (Vic), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

(At least Arnie can never be president, since he was not born in the US. Is he aware of that?)

the constitution can be changed. they only brought in the two-term limit in the 1940s so it's not like it goes back to the founding fathers or anything.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

The requirement that the President be a natural-born US citizen DOES go back to the founding fathers - it was in the original Constitution (see Article II, Section 1, Clause 5). Of course, that doesn't mean that it still couldn't be changed.

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha I like how my last post already assumes there's a winner. I'm not counting you out Angelyne, sorry!!!

― Vic (Vic), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT, ANYMOOOOOOOORE

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i so need to hear that at Club Freaky Trigger tomorrow night - request goin out to the DJ seen

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't think this is the last time something this odd will happen in the U.S. i think having celebrities running for political office will certainly become the greatest extention of the celebrity endorsement for non-celebrity candidates.. make the candidate the celebrity!

in the same way that George Foreman "became" the grill, you can have the Ben Affleck Governor or the Harvey Keitel Senator.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

or the Steve Buscemi Treasurer

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Sen. Lieberman: "Wow, this no-call list initiative is groundbreaking work, never have the two parties worked together so confidently on passing a piece of legislation."

Sen. Keitel: "Let's not go sucking each other's dicks just yet Joe."

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Nickalicious I kiss thee.

So this was just some reality TV show gone horribly, horribly wrong?

You watched it on TV, didn't yer?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I actually wish Angelyne would have won just so we could finally SEE HER ENTIRE FACE

Surely that would be the 7th sign?

There are some things too horrible to even contemplate. This is one of them.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry... I come from an alternate universe where Arnie has been President for two terms already and is seeking an amendment to run for a third. that was the rule I was thinking of, not the one that is actually relevant here on Earth 1.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I actually wish Angelyne would have won just so we could finally SEE HER ENTIRE FACE

It shall never happen. She would have to reassemble it first, and several of the remnants were lost in her last move when the jar broke.

― Aimless, Tuesday, 7 October 2003 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, it's such an exciting time to have just moved to California. It's like a non-stop street party. I can't wait until the next recall!

― adaml (adaml), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

on the bright side McClintock has no chance of winning even if the recall passes (and I don't think it will). Schwartzenegger is a puppet and at least he has Warren Buffet as an advisor so maybe it wouldn't be the end of the universe. As far ask kate's question goes: Schwartzenegger has always been a Republican albeit a moderate one, maria shriver is suffering dementia from having not eaten solid for seven or eight years. The worst hell would be to suffer through 2 and a half years of Terminator one-liners. And if he loses I do not want to hear him say "I'll be back" because I might groan myself to death.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, it's such an exciting time to have just moved to California. It's like a non-stop street party. I can't wait until the next
recall!

Same time, next October?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

If Arnold wins I'm becoming to walk away from irony and absurdity completely and become an architect that only does modernist skyscrapers because the whole thing crosses some kind of line, and I rarely draw lines. Also, should he win I'll be moving to NYC.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

If Arnold wins, we should all follow Spencer's lead and engage in brutal acts of guerilla grammar. ;-)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 16:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Abandoning the state doesn't sound like the plan for me. Now, if he says something like there are too employees in the UC system and they should all be canned, I might reconsider.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

the stories about his supporters physically roughing up people on the other side -- nuns, candidates, you name it -- are making me ill. is this a prelude to 2004? why is no one making noise about it, when that wellstone memorial service got so much coverage? is thuggery okay, because it comes along with catchy trailer-phrases?

and let's not even mention the other pieces, like the washington post story where some 22-year-old chirpy said that arnold can 'grope me anytime!' i swear to god i can't believe these people actually exist, just like when i read the letters mark morford excerpts in his morning call newsletter.

ugh.

― maura (maura), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow! What the hell was I talking about???

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, should he win I'll be moving to NYC.

Bloomberg is hardly a better option, Chow.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

My rambling post sounds like I just did an eightball or something - Jesus.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Now, if he says something like there are too employees in the UC system and they should all be canned, I might reconsider

You're assuming that he'll care enough to want thousands of irate UC employees hungry for his head? Rule# 1001: "Don't offend a large group of constituents to their faces..."

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Larry Flynt Dem 15,454 0.3
Gary Coleman Ind 12,683 0.2
Mary Cook Ind 10,110 0.2

This is kind of interesting too (Cook is the porn star). They each finished in the top 10%.

― nickn (nickn), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 22:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm actually surprised Flynt didn't get more votes

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 22:07 (twenty-one years ago)

christ isnt this just the drizzling shits. i hope california falls into the sea real soon. except that would pollute the shit out of the entire pacific ocean i guess.

― duane, Thursday, 9 October 2003 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

France was kinda amusing in the same way when they had to wake up at the last minute before they almost gave it to Le Pen.

this is nonsense - there was no sense in which Le Pen almost won that election. Chirac flattened him in in a landslide victory.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 9 October 2003 21:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Davis is probably relieved to not be governor any more. "You want to captain this sinking ship? Good fucking luck, sucker."

What Arnie spends on one pair of shoes could prolly feed 500 families for a month. He'll forget his campaign promises, once the novelty wears off, and the daily rot settles back in.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 9 October 2003 21:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://cagle.slate.msn.com/news/ArnoldWins/Arnold2

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 9 October 2003 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)

(damn, that didn't work. Trying again)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 9 October 2003 21:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i will be in california tomorrow - i feel blessed

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 9 October 2003 21:56 (twenty-one years ago)

you will be, Dave? Where?

― adaml (adaml), Thursday, 9 October 2003 21:59 (twenty-one years ago)

san fran, baby, with a flower in my hair... or probably not, as the case may be...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

http://cagle.slate.msn.com/news/ArnoldWins/Arnold2

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

(Damn pictures from hell!)

Anyway, you'll love it, Dave, and return with much material for your comedy routine

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i've been a good few times before and do love it - have nice friends there so bound to be fun... and what comedy routine? :-/

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

;-)

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Next weekend I'm going to SF myself

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:04 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll be gone luna - i miss you already...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd buy you all a drink, only I'm gonna be busy. next time, maybe?

― adaml (adaml), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Star-crossed FAPers Dave, you and I. One day our FAP will come.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

it's my only reason for carrying on :)

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

what comedy routine? :-/

The result of this election should provide you with at least 5 minutes of material useful for the "comedy night" at your local pub;>

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Mine as well. FAP-ers in the night...

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 9 October 2003 22:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm already in SF (well Davis) right now

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 10 October 2003 01:31 (twenty-one years ago)

*waves to Chris*

― adaml (adaml), Friday, 10 October 2003 01:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Would it be an appropriate karmic response for right-thinking Californians to devote themselves during the Predator's tenure to trying to grab his package?

― hmm, Friday, 10 October 2003 04:33 (twenty-one years ago)

*waves to Chris*

*waves back*

(in San Bruno now)

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 10 October 2003 05:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I drove through San Bruno about two weeks ago. Errrrm, there's not much there, really.

― adaml (adaml), Friday, 10 October 2003 05:20 (twenty-one years ago)

dude luna you dont even fap with the people that live near you!

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Friday, 10 October 2003 06:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, I TRY! Not my fault y'all are conspiring to have 'em on nights I have class or can't get out of work! (It is my fault that I fall down stairs and crash my car and stuff though... boy am I dumb).

Stop picking on me! *runs off in tears*

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

you should stop hiding from people who want to be your friends luna

― jonas lefrel (jonas lefrel), Saturday, 11 October 2003 03:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Right. Hiding. Yeah.

Damn, you got me.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 11 October 2003 03:51 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.wright-photo.com/ThaiImages/River_Kwai__401.jpg

― Dada, Saturday, 11 October 2003 04:36 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

Two states for fucks sake.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:45 (eighteen years ago)

Like Angelides ran anything like a useful campaign!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:49 (eighteen years ago)

Pretty sure Schwarzenegger will have +50% in NorCal too.

― starke (starke), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:50 (eighteen years ago)

Phil Angelides (Democrat) vs. Sam the Eagle (muppet)

― rems (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:51 (eighteen years ago)

Well, actually

The State of South California
The State of Central California
The State of Sierra
The State of The Bay
The State of San Francisco (just because)
The State of The Kine

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:53 (eighteen years ago)

and Ned OTM: Schwarzenegger better send Angelides a nice bottle of wine to thank him for the win.

― rems (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:54 (eighteen years ago)

Oregon can annex the Siskiyou/Shasta remains.. No sales tax or easy-2-get booze in Yreka, fuckers!

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:55 (eighteen years ago)

Don't blame me, I voted for Peter Camejo! *ducks*

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 06:41 (eighteen years ago)

Don't blame me, I voted for Peter Camejo!

Me too! *ducks*

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 07:02 (eighteen years ago)

Thirded!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 07:04 (eighteen years ago)

The State of South California
The State of Central California
The State of Sierra
The State of The Bay
The State of San Francisco (just because)
The State of The Kine

More like:
The State Of Los Angeles
The Principality Of Orange County
The State Of The Central Coast
The Fresno/Bakersfield Free-Fire Zone
The Autonomous Area Of William Mullholland Can Go Fuck Himself
Drugachusettes
The People's Republic Of San Francisco
The Grand Dutchy Of Technocratic Libertarians
The Volcanoland Forbidden Zone
Bartertown/Thunderdome's Land Of Happy Fun Meth Labs

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 07:06 (eighteen years ago)

Pretty sure Schwarzenegger will have +50% in NorCal too.

-- starke (starke776...), Yesterday 9:50 PM. (starke)

SFGate has Angelides with over 50% in NorCal with 62% of the votes counted.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:31 (eighteen years ago)

four years pass...

I have now lived exactly 4 years in NorCal, exactly 4 years in SoCal. Conflicted.

― Pompoussin (admrl), Monday, 27 June 2011 02:21 (thirteen years ago)

Move to Fresno and get over it, Turlock is pretty awesome too

― svend, Monday, 27 June 2011 02:37 (thirteen years ago)

Bartertown/Thunderdome's Land Of Happy Fun Meth Labs

^^ i think that's where i grew up?

― sarahel, Monday, 27 June 2011 02:39 (thirteen years ago)

norcal and socal are mostly the same

― iatee, Monday, 27 June 2011 02:48 (thirteen years ago)

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whoa this was one of my forgotten one off usernames

― iatee, Monday, 27 June 2011 02:50 (thirteen years ago)

inyo county is the future

― buzza, Monday, 27 June 2011 02:52 (thirteen years ago)

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