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04 November 2008 @ 11:52 am
You know what's awesome about Chicago?  
Half the bars you see are polling places today.
 
 
Current Location: Chicago, IL
 
 
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Dan Kelly[info]mrdankelly on November 4th, 2008 06:06 pm (UTC)
A grand Chicago tradition, going back to when Hinky Dink Kenna and Bathhouse John paid vagrants for their vote with sandwiches and beer.
William Shunn: Guinness Is Good for You[info]shunn on November 4th, 2008 06:11 pm (UTC)
I like it!
scottedelman: papin[info]scottedelman on November 4th, 2008 10:55 pm (UTC)
Seriously? Or are you just being metaphorical?
William Shunn: Guinness Is Good for You[info]shunn on November 5th, 2008 12:27 am (UTC)
Dead serious. The local bar right around the corner from us, where we're going to go to watch the early returns, has its back room set up as our local polling station. If we hadn't voted early, that is where we would have voted today. This is apparently common in Chicago.
Half the bars you see are polling places today.
 
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