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16 Aug 2008, 7:05 pm

So like my father do you believe there should be some sort of IQ test to allow a person to vote


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16 Aug 2008, 7:09 pm

DentArthurDent wrote:
So like my father do you believe there should be some sort of IQ test to allow a person to vote

It'd be nice. It'd also be nice if democracy were a less powerful force in the world.



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16 Aug 2008, 8:01 pm

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
DentArthurDent wrote:
So like my father do you believe there should be some sort of IQ test to allow a person to vote

It'd be nice. It'd also be nice if democracy were a less powerful force in the world.


So what would you replace it with. Personally I think I would make a fantastic benign dictator :lol:


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16 Aug 2008, 9:17 pm

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So what would you replace it with. Personally I think I would make a fantastic benign dictator :lol:

Just disband the government, I mean, really what better way to run a society than not to? The whole fascist dictator thing sounds like a close second though.



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16 Aug 2008, 9:28 pm

DentArthurDent wrote:
Awesomelyglorious wrote:
DentArthurDent wrote:
So like my father do you believe there should be some sort of IQ test to allow a person to vote

It'd be nice. It'd also be nice if democracy were a less powerful force in the world.


So what would you replace it with. Personally I think I would make a fantastic benign dictator :lol:

But I want to be dictator! :lol:

We can take turns. I'll rule the world Sunday-Tuesday, you can be in charge Wednesday-Friday, and Saturday we'll have anarchy to satisfy AG.


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16 Aug 2008, 10:06 pm

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DentArthurDent wrote:
Awesomelyglorious wrote:
DentArthurDent wrote:
So like my father do you believe there should be some sort of IQ test to allow a person to vote

It'd be nice. It'd also be nice if democracy were a less powerful force in the world.


So what would you replace it with. Personally I think I would make a fantastic benign dictator :lol:

But I want to be dictator! :lol:

We can take turns. I'll rule the world Sunday-Tuesday, you can be in charge Wednesday-Friday, and Saturday we'll have anarchy to satisfy AG.


I suppose that wil be ok, especially as you already claim sunday :wink: And the world will need a bit of collective organising after AG has thrown a handfull of spanners into my hard work


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