Getting hit on at the polls is a great way to make voting even more uncomfortable.
Best to stick to polite chit chat, and otherwise avoid bothering people when they’re voting.
It’s like trying to find an SO at a comic convention. Just enjoy the show and be happy you’ve found like-minded nerds.
Seems to me that if you’re canny about your polite chitchat while standing in line, you could segue to “you wanna get a drink sometime?” after you both come out of the polling place.
Which leads me to remind the ladies, just because he was all supportive of women’s bodily autonomy in line, doesn’t mean you can be sure how he actually voted in the booth!
Which is why so many women hate talking to men they don’t know: there’s so often that request for a date after even the most innocuous small talk.
Yes I guess that’s true, and it doesn’t even help if he’d be chill about accepting a “no thanks,” because she can’t know that in advance, and so many guys aren’t. I guess there’s always the possibility of running into each other in a bar or similar situation where they could assume meeting someone might be a goal of being there. “Didn’t I meet you when we were both voting for Harris?” would be a change from the usual lines.
“I hate these polling places, they’re such meat markets.”
Clearly no moderation in showerthoughts.
What rule(s) did OP break?
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Oh, there’s a new rule?
I don’t think this is a political post, though. OP is not using this post to endorse a candidate or policy.
Alright then rule 1 by OPs own admission
If you take the community summary above the rules to be the definition of a showerthought, and if you count “standing in line” as an everyday activity (since it was during the standing in line, not the voting, when OP had the thought), I’d say it’s not breaking rule 1 either.
Lets continue to talk about this
This seems pretty mondaine from a content perspective. It is a shower thought after all.
We can’t keep everyone happy. I’ll agree that this post gave me pause. I think it’s better to error on the side of leaving things up.
Please report the post if you think it violates rules, and please specify which rules and why.
Get out of the shower, democracy needs you.
This may be the most brilliant get-out-the-vote tactic I’ve ever seen.
Lol, thanks. Kinda wish I’d have thought of it sooner and made some kind of graphic based on those old ads.
Nah, cause the hot girls won’t care about republicans.
Wait a second…
So, uh, vote here often?
Just got back from voting and I was looking for an opportunity to mention how attractive the lady that checked me in was.
Turn voting into speed dating
Okay I’ve been voting by mail for years, but if I ever have to go to the actual polls again I want to walk up to somebody working there and say, “We’ve been trying to get in touch with you about your extended warranty.”
