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Title: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: widdershins on November 04, 2016, 01:17:45 PM
and it fit like OJ's glove...

It was actually 2 nights ago, but I like the song, so deal with the title.

It was election night and it was CLOSE!  I'm sitting in front of the TV with the wife, glued to the coverage.  It starts to look like Trump might actually win.  It is looking bad, but there's still hope.  As the night wears on the news gets worse and worse and my hope slowly fades as it becomes more and more certain Trump is going to be the next president.  The really crappy thing is that the dream was very realistic.  I actually slowly lost hope as the night went on and felt what I believe I would feel if it were to really happen, which I had actually not considered before that dream.  It kinda sucked.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Baruch on November 04, 2016, 08:25:28 PM
Sorry, stop eating strawberries before retiring for the night.  The CIA is just trying to give America a coronary.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Unbeliever on November 04, 2016, 08:29:36 PM
It's all Kabuki theater - the billionaires will always win every election we hold.


But then, I'm a bit of a cynic...
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Munch on November 05, 2016, 05:55:01 PM
Quote from: Baruch on November 04, 2016, 08:25:28 PM
Sorry, stop eating strawberries before retiring for the night.  The CIA is just trying to give America a coronary.

what about cheese and grapes? I can understand chem trails being used with joker toxins, but milk?
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Atheon on November 05, 2016, 06:19:58 PM
That's not a dream, it's a nightmare by any measure!

Let's hope that night mare doesn't become reality!
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: aitm on November 05, 2016, 10:11:40 PM
I dreamt about hitting the lotto and buying a 54' 1956 Chris craft Constellation with the company of one lil hottie that wanted nothing more than to pleasure me….albeit with the payment of 100,000 for a week, none-the-less,,,,,your dreams suck.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: widdershins on November 07, 2016, 04:17:15 PM
Quote from: Atheon on November 05, 2016, 06:19:58 PM
That's not a dream, it's a nightmare by any measure!

Let's hope that night mare doesn't become reality!
It wasn't until this dream that I realized just how I would feel if that happened.  I hadn't realized how depressing it would be.

It's not going to happen, though.  The polls are misleading and hyped to generate buzz and get people watching.  Yeah, the poll difference is in the single digits, but when you look at the projected electoral votes worst case Hillary is near 270 with Trump trailing by almost 100 and dozens of states too close to call.  The one map I saw had Hillary at something like 272 or 274, Trump in the 180s and 76 toss up states.  Even the worst numbers I heard for Hillary were 268 electoral votes.  There's no way she doesn't pick up at least 2 points from toss up states.

That being said, GET OUT AND VOTE!  Those numbers change instantly the moment people start saying, "She's got it in the bag.  She doesn't need me."

Interestingly, I've talked to 2 older people in the last couple of days about the election and both are voting, neither one for president.  The Republican misinformation machine is working overtime for Hillary, but when their candidate is so vile that even Republicans can't back him they're left just thinking everyone is crap.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Cavebear on November 09, 2016, 08:44:01 AM
Quote from: widdershins on November 07, 2016, 04:17:15 PM
It wasn't until this dream that I realized just how I would feel if that happened.  I hadn't realized how depressing it would be.

It's not going to happen, though.  The polls are misleading and hyped to generate buzz and get people watching.  Yeah, the poll difference is in the single digits, but when you look at the projected electoral votes worst case Hillary is near 270 with Trump trailing by almost 100 and dozens of states too close to call.  The one map I saw had Hillary at something like 272 or 274, Trump in the 180s and 76 toss up states.  Even the worst numbers I heard for Hillary were 268 electoral votes.  There's no way she doesn't pick up at least 2 points from toss up states.

That being said, GET OUT AND VOTE!  Those numbers change instantly the moment people start saying, "She's got it in the bag.  She doesn't need me."

Interestingly, I've talked to 2 older people in the last couple of days about the election and both are voting, neither one for president.  The Republican misinformation machine is working overtime for Hillary, but when their candidate is so vile that even Republicans can't back him they're left just thinking everyone is crap.

And being so wrong is the hardest part, isn't it?
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: widdershins on November 09, 2016, 10:10:17 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on November 09, 2016, 08:44:01 AM
And being so wrong is the hardest part, isn't it?
Not really.  Living the dream again, but this time for real, and throwing in the Senate to boot is the hardest part.  But at least there is a huge movement toward marijuana legalization, so maybe in a few years I can just get high and forget about it for a bit.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: drunkenshoe on November 09, 2016, 10:14:49 AM
widdershins, did you vote?
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Cavebear on November 09, 2016, 10:16:38 AM
It is all over now.  Trump REALLY is the next US President...
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: widdershins on November 09, 2016, 12:56:40 PM
Quote from: drunkenshoe on November 09, 2016, 10:14:49 AM
widdershins, did you vote?
Of course I did.  Someone concerned enough about the political atmosphere to be having dreams like that is certainly concerned enough to vote.  And I voted for Hillary, in case that was your next question, not to "vote against Trump" but because I honestly thought her to be the best candidate on the ballot.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Hydra009 on November 09, 2016, 06:32:59 PM
Quote from: widdershins on November 04, 2016, 01:17:45 PMIt was election night and it was CLOSE!  I'm sitting in front of the TV with the wife, glued to the coverage.  It starts to look like Trump might actually win.  It is looking bad, but there's still hope.  As the night wears on the news gets worse and worse and my hope slowly fades as it becomes more and more certain Trump is going to be the next president.
This is eerily similar to what actually happened.  Had you posted this on a religious forum prior to the election, you might've been hailed as a prophet.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Absurd Atheist on November 09, 2016, 07:48:02 PM
ALL HAIL PROPHET WIDDERSHINS! Please tell us what we must do now...
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: widdershins on November 10, 2016, 09:55:51 AM
I would also like to point out that somewhere around here I posted yesterday that California wouldn't secede and today I see an article that they're talking about it.  I predicted it wouldn't happen even before I heard it might happen.

To be fair, though, when I was awake I thought Hillary had it in the bag.  I'm not in one of those legal weed states where I can get into "the right mindset" to activate my powers, so unfortunately I just have to wait for the next dream that seems stupid and post it.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Cavebear on November 11, 2016, 01:54:51 AM
Quote from: widdershins on November 10, 2016, 09:55:51 AM
I would also like to point out that somewhere around here I posted yesterday that California wouldn't secede and today I see an article that they're talking about it.  I predicted it wouldn't happen even before I heard it might happen.

To be fair, though, when I was awake I thought Hillary had it in the bag.  I'm not in one of those legal weed states where I can get into "the right mindset" to activate my powers, so unfortunately I just have to wait for the next dream that seems stupid and post it.

I woke up Election Day not doubting that Clinton would win.  My interest was "by how much".  I went to bed in shock.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: widdershins on November 11, 2016, 10:51:55 AM
Fuck, I was even hopeful that Dems would pick up 7 or 8 Senate seats.  I was sure of 4 or 5.
Title: Re: I had a dream last nigh...
Post by: Cavebear on November 13, 2016, 04:12:04 AM
Quote from: widdershins on November 11, 2016, 10:51:55 AM
Fuck, I was even hopeful that Dems would pick up 7 or 8 Senate seats.  I was sure of 4 or 5.

On Tuesday morning, I thought for sure it was Clinton as President, a slight majority in the Senate, and closer in the House.  On Wednesday, I was in shock.