Pollsters

Hubby took two calls from political pollsters last night - Alaska is in the midst of an ugly (and getting uglier) US Senate election campaign.

After he left to go to a meeting I settled in to watch a bit of mindless tv. The phone rang again and the following conversation took place:

May I speak with Mr. Moose?

I'm sorry - he is not home.

May I speak to any other male of voting age in the household?

Sorry, he's the only one.

Thank you . . . . sounds of rustling and then I call the youngster back to the phone . . .

Wait a minute . . . you know I probably would not have answered your questions, but don't you think that it is rather sexist to only ask for males?

Sorry, ma'am. We only need male responses. We have enough women already.

Well, humpf!! I say as I hang up on the young upstart.

And, then I begin to laugh - because, unbeknownst to these earnest and sincere young folk, my hubby is playing mind games with each and every pollster who calls to speak with him. He gives half answers, changes his candidate depending on his emotion at the moment, gives Mickey Mouse the nod more often than not, and generally has fun at their expense.

How their stats must stack up is beyond me. He sounds so very sincere when he is doing it and they (mostly) buy it hook, line, and sinker.

And, all I have to say is this . . . November 2 canNOT come soon enough for me. I am so tired of the hype on tv and radio for one candidate or another . . . for this side or that of the marijuana issue . . . for this side or that of the bear baiting issue . . . and for the local state election issues as well. Sigh.

And, did you know this? FCC regulations require tv and radio stations to bump advertisers in the event that a US congressional candidate might want advertising. A lot of the local candidates are up in arms over that. Advertising is hard enough to come by because of all of the spots already purchased by the biggies . . . and then to know that they will likely be bumped should one or the other decide to further denigrate the other - or to refute denigration from their opponent.

I repeat - November 2 canNOT come soon enough for me. ;-)

Have a great weekend everyone - and, when the next pollster calls, play with 'em a bit before you let 'em go. An old Alaska favorite pasttime - Hook and Release.

I live in Alaska, I make my own fun.

coming next entry (hopefully) links to some sites that daughter Lessa has been developing. In the meantime, here are her two newest that are fully up and ready to go:

J and R Limousine

Xtreme Wildlife Magazine (not necessarily work-safe - guess that depends on where you work, eh?)

The kid does some good work, doesn't she? She's fast and she's good and she's not all that expensive. Go on over and take a gander - and hire her, too. ;-)

the above message was brought to you with extreme pride and prejudice

Posted by Purplemoose at October 22, 2004 09:07 AM