Althouse: "One voter decided to draw a detailed representation of a penis instead of a cross in my box on one ballot paper."

May 9, 2015

"One voter decided to draw a detailed representation of a penis instead of a cross in my box on one ballot paper."

"Amazingly, because it was neatly drawn within the confines of the box the returning officer deemed it a valid vote. I'm not sure the artist meant it to count, but I am grateful. If I knew who it was, I would like to thank him (or her) personally."

Said Glyn Davies, who won the Welsh seat of Montgomeryshire.

Neatly drawn within the confines of the box... I love that. Gives new meaning to the old expression "Dick in a Box."

6 comments:

Jaq said...: That's why paper ballots are superior. They capture the true sentiments of the voter.; 5/9/15, 6:03 AM
hoyden said...: size matters. the power of tiny.; 5/9/15, 6:03 AM
Ann Althouse said...: What does it mean?

They're all dicks, but he's my dick.; 5/9/15, 6:06 AM
rhhardin said...: Dickhead is from German, meaning thickhead. OED gets it wrong.

Does cunt mean stupid and comtemptible? No.

It's just most-important-part for the whole.; 5/9/15, 6:24 AM
Tank said...: Sometimes a restaurant has paper on the table and crayons. This occasionally results in the appearance of a flying penis on our table.

Mrs. Tank does not approve.

That is one reason for the appearance.; 5/9/15, 7:48 AM
Hammond X. Gritzkofe said...: Two score and three years ago I was attending to personal business in a small enclosed space in the basement of the Engineering Building at Texas Tech University.

Turning my head, I observed the following memorable couplet etched into the wall:

Don't change Dicks in the middle of a screw.
Vote for Nixon in '72.; 5/9/15, 8:05 AM