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** Official MN Election Night Thread - let's hold hands and wait together **

1002 replies

MmeLindt · 06/05/2010 08:40

Just starting this so that we can all post our thoughts throughout the day.

My wish for today is that as many people as possible GO OUT AND VOTE.

I cannot vote as I have been living abroad for over 15 years so if anyone wants to vote for me, I would like to vote for Gordon Brown. Voting by MN proxy

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DreamsInBinary · 07/05/2010 00:32

Or are you there?!

toccatanfudge · 07/05/2010 00:32

I'm ok - just roleld a fag, got the kettle on, making some good strong coffee.

Just one of those stupid things that people say without any malice you know off the cuff remarks that for most people are just that, and for most people it's just a joke it just makes me ermmmm well lose the plot somewhat.

gaelicsheep · 07/05/2010 00:32

How d'ya know?

DreamsInBinary · 07/05/2010 00:32

Which channel is carrying that, knockraven?

DreamsInBinary · 07/05/2010 00:31

Greens expecting to take Brighton.

Alibabaandthe40tories · 07/05/2010 00:31

TAF you ok?

I do know what you mean about the voting. More than anything this raises the case for a general election day being an extra bank holiday so that people can vote steadily throughout the day.
Otherwise returning officers have to be geared to an evening rush and have more staff in to hand out ballott papers etc.

Makes me realise how organised our lot are here. There were 10 or 12 staff and at least 30 voting booths.

iamfabregasted · 07/05/2010 00:30

Lib dems have won edin south

DitaVonCheese · 07/05/2010 00:30

Hope you're okay Toccata

Kaloki · 07/05/2010 00:30

Good luck to Green in Brighton!!

Cartoose · 07/05/2010 00:30

Good night

MumofOscar · 07/05/2010 00:29

Well I'm fading fast here. Off to bed now. See you all in the morning!

Kaloki · 07/05/2010 00:29

Jeesus at Barking

iamfabregasted · 07/05/2010 00:28

Am being v sad and listening to rte radio coz my friend is on there.

They are saying that Peter Robinson is under severe pressure in East Belfast.

ChallengingCitrusHalibut · 07/05/2010 00:27

Well that was a first.

Have never seen 'gitfinger' on the BBC before!

toccatanfudge · 07/05/2010 00:25

I know Dita - I don't want to hide her (as I'll probably forget to unhide her and I do like this person and she'll have had no idea the effect on me - and neither should she really care as she's a "virtual" friend not a RL one) it'll be gone out of my feed soon as I have lots of friends on there.

Its just easier to ask people to try and refrain from things like that on a thread like this than it is to ask a large number of FB friends to do the same.......especially as they will have their friends commenting on their posts who won't see my plea at all (iykwim(

sorry waffling a bit now get a bit like this when I've had a panicky teary moment

Stretch · 07/05/2010 00:24

I am your fb friend TAF, are you ok,? What status?

Paxman is very anti-Brown.

HollyGoHeavily · 07/05/2010 00:24

Ooh Birmingham Edgbaston count - this one should be interesting....

Or maybe not - they are still counting

Cartoose · 07/05/2010 00:24

That was to Dita's post

Cartoose · 07/05/2010 00:22
Shock
DitaVonCheese · 07/05/2010 00:22

Toccata you know you can hide people?

flowerybeanbag · 07/05/2010 00:22

Ken Clarke is hilarious.

Was that Noel Edmonds at Kirkcaldy? Looked like him...!

toccatanfudge · 07/05/2010 00:22

yes Ali - but that's presuming you could have done easily - there are a multiude of reaons why someone may not really be able to hang around (for nothing in the end!) for hours in the evening.

DitaVonCheese · 07/05/2010 00:21

PS seen this:

Counting at a centre in Londonderry has been officially suspended following a security alert. About 500 people have been moved out of the Templemore Sports Complex after a hijacked car was abandoned in the car park. The gymnasium where the count was taking place has been closed and the doors sealed. Army bomb disposal experts are on the scene.

It's a very exciting night ... though very dull at the same time

Cartoose · 07/05/2010 00:21

Here come Gord & Sarah

DitaVonCheese · 07/05/2010 00:21

I reckon I can make it to 1 am if I nap when DD does tomorrow.

Count faster, dammit!

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