www. sos. >your state< .gov (vote, thoughts, countries)

[delusianne]

(sos = Secretary of State)

• Are you sure you're registered correctly?

• Do you know your state's accepted forms of ID?

• Do you know where your polling place is, and the hours it's open?

• Do you know the Voter's Bill of Rights?

• Do you know about other issues and other candidates that will be on your ballot?

YOUR INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE OF YOUR STATE'S SECRETARY OF STATE. Look yourself up at www. sos. >your state< .gov

[goldengrain]

Pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo

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I'm thinking, but ashamed to say
there are no answers coming up.

Does that have some esoteric meaning?

[sanrene]

Don't forget people - Get out to vote Nov 5th bright and early!

[delusianne]

It's an old Spanish expression, at least 250-ish years old that Im aware of.

It means, Im not sitting here just staring blankly, Im busy thinking deep thoughts.

All families say it, or abbreviate it. It's so well known it has an entry at Wikipedia! And other countries have similar expressions - the wiki entry tells about that.

Thinking about the immortality of the crab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you read some Spanish there's a small discussion of it here: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=245616

Thanks for asking!

[cohdane]

Thanks for this post!

[delusianne]

Originally Posted by cohdane

Thanks for this post!

The mods should make a sticky not of this post but of the information - where to look online so you're sure you're squared away. Lots of valuable info at the SoS websites.

Originally Posted by sanrene

Don't forget people - Get out to vote Nov 5th bright and early!

You'll be here all week, I take it.

[sanrene]

Actually, no. I will be away that week.

[delusianne]

Originally Posted by sanrene

Actually, no. I will be away that week.

No, I meant in the standup comic sense. "Thanks, I'll be here all week! You've been a swell audience!"

[goldengrain]

Originally Posted by delusianne

It's an old Spanish expression, at least 250-ish years old that Im aware of.

It means, Im not sitting here just staring blankly, Im busy thinking deep thoughts.

All families say it, or abbreviate it. It's so well known it has an entry at Wikipedia! And other countries have similar expressions - the wiki entry tells about that.

Thinking about the immortality of the crab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you read some Spanish there's a small discussion of it here: La inmortalidad del cangrejo - WordReference Forums

Thanks for asking!

Thank you for explaining. I like it.