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Subject: 
Re: Classic Space Contest: Final votes tallied -- results to follow
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space
Date: 
Sat, 30 Dec 2000 11:39:02 GMT
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In lugnet.build.contests, Mark Papenfuss writes:
I think Al Gore wants you to recount the votes from Florida - - SORRY -I
just could not pass that up, I tried to -but I could not.  Sorry.


In lugnet.build.contests, Larry Pieniazek writes:
to go ahead and examine them all tomorrow. Personally, my cursory spot
checks convince me that the correct result was obtained and I would prefer
to only examine in depth if there is a challenge and call for a recount by a
loser.


Well, since someone else already gave in to temptation...
Larry, I don't think you can use the word "loser".  More acceptable
would be "non-successful candidate".  We would also have
accepted "non-president"  ;]  <GD&R!>

Hehe, who'da thunk that a LEGO building contest would be
following in the tracks of such a high-profile election
controversy?

KDJ

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LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada



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  Re: Classic Space Contest: Final votes tallied -- results to follow
 
(...) Sorry! How about "winner, but not the biggest winner"? After all, no one who entered is a "loser", all the entries are neat. (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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I think Al Gore wants you to recount the votes from Florida - - SORRY -I just could not pass that up, I tried to -but I could not. Sorry. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)

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