things that amuse me, part election

I was going home the other day, which happened to be the evening of the gubernatorial run-off, and drove by a fale with people counting votes on chalkboards.

I guess I expected a different system. It seems fair: people were milling around, it's not like you could cheat easily, but tally marks? on a chalkboard? like we did in yearbook class when we counted up who won most like to succeed, best dressed, worst driver, best smile, etc. at the end of the year? I just wasn't expecting that.