Florida Election 2000 Humor

28 Nov 2000 (posted)
The Talk about Elections
In olden times, it could be decades before major events were cast in verse. But The Great 2000 Election Controversy is so big that all-star poets have come out of retirement to quickly set the story to rhyme....

28 Nov 2000 (posted)
Shall I compare thee to a hanging chad?
Thou art more stable, and thou meaneth more.

28 Nov 2000 (posted)
Dr. Seuss Goes to Florida
"Let's count them upside down this time. Let's count until the state is mine.
I will not let this VOTE count stand! I do not like it, GORE I am!"

25 Nov 2000; by John L. Jerz
Jingle Bells 2000
"Dashing through the snow, of fallen dimpled chad,
we rush to count the votes, the judge is getting mad!"

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I have no idea what any of this election-related political humor means, but some of it is probably proof that the apocalypse is nigh. 

Flori-Duh!  Modern Humorist takes a look at "the graphic design capital of America."

08 Nov 2000; by Dennis G. Jerz
Florida Electoral Votes in 2000- Why Usability Testing Matters
The 2000 U.S. Presidential race was so close that some Democratic Party officials think a hard-to-use Florida ballot may have unfairly decided the presidency.

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Amusing Archive (Jerz's Literacy Weblog) Weirdness Archive (Jerz's Literacy Weblog) Many things that are weird are also amusing, so these categories will overlap quite a bit.