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Yowie - 02 Nov 2004 21:58 GMT

For those of you in the USA, I hope today - Election Day - goes smoothly,
that there will be no hint of improper goings on, that the will of the
people is done, and that people vote with the best interests of their
country, and indeed, the world, in mind (and heart).

May the best (or least worst) man win.

Here in Australia, the first Tuesday on November means Melbourne Cup day -
the biggest horse race of the year. The favourite won for the second year in
a row, being the first mare to do so. Whether that result has *any*
similarity to the US election results, we'll just have to wait and see.

Yowie

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 02 Nov 2004 22:32 GMT

> For those of you in the USA, I hope today - Election Day - goes smoothly,
> that there will be no hint of improper goings on, that the will of the
> people is done, and that people vote with the best interests of their
> country, and indeed, the world, in mind (and heart).

Thank you!

> May the best (or least worst) man win.

LOL! I've seen a bumper sticker that says, "Kerry S*cks Less". :) (I'm
voting for him, though!)

> Here in Australia, the first Tuesday on November means Melbourne Cup day -
> the biggest horse race of the year. The favourite won for the second year in
> a row, being the first mare to do so.

Go girl!!! :)

Joyce

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Irulan - 02 Nov 2004 22:48 GMT

Thanks for the good luck, Yowie. Australia has always been a good friend to
the USA. May both our interests always be for peace in the world.
I went to vote early this morning, there was a line, but not bad. By the
time I finished (thank goodness the ballot was short), there was a loooooong
line snaking out to the hallway of the church. Looks like a good turn-out
this year.
Jazz's mama

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Steve Touchstone - 02 Nov 2004 23:15 GMT

>Thanks for the good luck, Yowie. Australia has always been a good friend to
>the USA. May both our interests always be for peace in the world.
>I went to vote early this morning, there was a line, but not bad. By the
>time I finished (thank goodness the ballot was short), there was a loooooong
>line snaking out to the hallway of the church. Looks like a good turn-out
>this year.

I expect to hear that we had a record turn out here. At my polling
place, it's rare to have to wait, but today it took 30 minutes to make
it through the line.

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Yoj - 02 Nov 2004 22:52 GMT

Thanks for the good wishes. My hopes are the same as yours. I think it
might be a bit of a stretch to make comparisons between our election and
the Melbourne cup. Both our candidates are stallions, and the polls
show them in a dead heat, so there really isn't a favorite. <G>

--
Joy

Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way
things turn out.
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Kreisleriana - 02 Nov 2004 23:50 GMT

>For those of you in the USA, I hope today - Election Day - goes smoothly,
>that there will be no hint of improper goings on, that the will of the
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>a row, being the first mare to do so. Whether that result has *any*
>similarity to the US election results, we'll just have to wait and see.

The ex-Mr. T's mother lived in Flemington. :)

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Karen Chuplis - 03 Nov 2004 01:01 GMT

and it was a GIRL horse :) Maykbe Diva. You go girl!

I'm just soooooo happy all the ads will be off TV I could dance.

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Jeanne Hedge - 03 Nov 2004 05:55 GMT

>For those of you in the USA, I hope today - Election Day - goes smoothly,
>that there will be no hint of improper goings on, that the will of the
>people is done, and that people vote with the best interests of their
>country, and indeed, the world, in mind (and heart).
>
>May the best (or least worst) man win.

I was an election worker today. We had a *huge* voter turnout - of 977
people registered to vote at the precinct I was working at, not
counting absentee or provisional ballots, 723 people voted today. You
just don't get that kind of turnout, and it was happening all over the
country. (according to my local news, they actually ran out of ballots
in some places!)

There were no problems where I was, but other voting places in the
area did have trouble. Most of the trouble I heard about was related
to election judges making it very difficult for ethnic registered
voters to vote. At one place the election judges had to call the
police because an election judge from one party was actually cursing
and spitting on a poll watcher from another party (who apparently took
exception)!

We later got a visit from a lawyer representing one party to see if
there'd been any trouble, and then an hour or so later a police
officer stopped by to see if there'd been any problems - both of them
were making rounds of all the various polling stations.

And these are supposed to be adults (shaking head)

>Here in Australia, the first Tuesday on November means Melbourne Cup day -
>the biggest horse race of the year. The favourite won for the second year in
>a row, being the first mare to do so. Whether that result has *any*
>similarity to the US election results, we'll just have to wait and see.

Wow, I bet that was a big deal! I remember when the filly Genuine Risk
won the Kentucky Derby (1980 or thereabouts), and it caused a national
sensation!

So what does one do on Melbourne Cup day, when one is not attending
the Melbourne Cup race in person?

Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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Yowie - 03 Nov 2004 10:32 GMT

"Jeanne Hedge" <jhedge@rcn.com> wrote in message

> So what does one do on Melbourne Cup day, when one is not attending
> the Melbourne Cup race in person?

For some reason, hats are an important part of Raceday.

If you can get the day off work (I think the state of Victoria gets the
whole day off - its easier to shut the offices rather than try to work with
massive absenteeism) you go to Melbourne Cup Day parties. The general idea
is to dress up to the nines, don your hat and get yoruself seriously drunk
on champagne whlst having a flutter on the races. The fashion at the cup,
and the more well-to-do parties is just as important as the cup itself.

Most social clubs that meet during the day hold a Melbourne Cup day
luncheon. It was always a good scam to be home sick on Melbourne Cup day
because Mum would have to take us along to her VIEW (Voice, Interest,
Education of Women) club Melbourne Cup day event, and yougot to taste other
people's yumy food and listen to the adults gossip.

At work, there's usually an afternoon tea to go along with sweeps (you chip
into a pot and are allocated a horse at random - prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd
and often last are divided up out of the contributions - usually on 50c or
$1 per entry). Once gain, its encouraged to wear a hat of some kind and
invariably there's a prize for "best hat". Safety helmets aren't considered
hats at my place of work, because everyone has one :-)

I forgot to bring my purse to work yesterday, so didn't enter the sweeps
(its not something you can do on credit, like buying one of infinite supply
of fund-raising choccies in the fridge and putting an IOU in the envelope).
I watched the race (hey, any excuse for half an hour off work, and a few
slices of cake) but couldn't really get excited because I didn't have any
horse to cheer.

I'm not a horse race person myself so really can't understand why its such a
big deal. But it is a good excuse for not doing work and eating cake in the
afternoon.

Yowie

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