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Who is the 2nd Dean of MovieChat and what do we call them?


hownos will always be the Dean of MovieChat. But now that he has retired, what do well call the new position and who do we elect?

EDIT: I'm going to start a tally for every name mentioned. Post as many names as you like.

ShogunofYonkers - 1,997,007
GlenEllyn - 1,997,005
Kowalski - 1,997,005
AndyKing1967 - 1,997,004
samoanjoes - 1,997,004
nyctc - 1,997,004
Daft_Munks - 1,997,003
Bloodshot77 - 1,997,002
tcrum - 1,997,001
FredBurroughs - 1,997,001
Bennymuso - 1,997,001
db20db - 1,997,001
Mod 4 - 1,997,001
Mod 5 - 1,997,001

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Mod4 and Mod5 should be among the nominees. ‼️​


Proclaimer:
I hereby certify that I'm neither related nor friends with either of them.
And that I don't receive any 'commission' (bribe). 👼​

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I've stated a few times I don't care for popularity contests. hownos was the Dean not as the result of a vote. Anyway, I will vote.

ShogunofYonkers

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Hmm. I don't even remember how he was christened "The Dean" but I've always been fine with it.

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I don't recall, either.

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It's a shame the site doesn't have the ability to list the highest posters like a lot of forums do. Sometimes on the movie and tv show boards I come across members I've never encountered before, with high post counts that never post in Gen Pop.

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Just yesterday I was on a movie thread and saw someone with over 4000 posts and I've never seen their name before. Sometimes I think this place has more traffic than it lets on.

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Yep heaps more. I saw one today who has 10,000 posts. Amerigirl has 12015 posts not often seen in Gen pop, Roborat 12910, TMC-4 19288, MonStar 11364.

A lot more going on than just General Board. Also seen members I have never noticed before on the film and tv boards who have been here since 2016/2017.

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Recently I saw one person what I last interacted with about 3 years ago. I thought they had me on block and they just weren't responding to me then BAM, there they were.

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I love getting responses to my old posts.

Heisenberg has been here since 2018 has 6199 posts. Never seen them post in Gen Pop but have interacted with him on the film/tv boards. A lot of layers to this site, lots of members you may never see.

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I didn’t realize nyctc had 40k posts. I’d like to add a vote for him. Always found him to be a good guy

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Added and I'm surprised you're the first one to mention him.

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I'm also voting for nyctc.

He is a class act and serves as an outstanding ambassador for both the site and the General Discussion board.

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I vote nyctc as well. We need a moniker for him.

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Why a moniker and not a Phoebe or Rachel for him?

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Could you BE any less funny?

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I can't believe I made that joke and understand your joke. I think I've seen maybe 2 episodes of it.

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Which is a testament to its popularity. I have watched it all and I think that the humour holds up very well today - it also ended at the right time, before it turned sour.

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It took me a couple days to notice this. A belated thank you!

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A pleasure. Although part of me is happy going along with this for the fun of it, there’s another part of me that thinks it’s a real shame that this is happening at all.

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This. I know SJ started this in the spirit of good fun, but I'm super uncomfortable with popularity contests.

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I’m starting to regret my involvement in this. I never intended it to be mean spirited, but I can understand how some could feel disenfranchised.

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Hopefully SJ makes a call and closes it down soon.

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THIS IS LIKE DIVIDING YOUR GRANDFATHER'S POSESSIONS AFTER HE DIES....YOU MIGHT GET SOMETHING BUT IT SUCKS NO MATTER WHAT.

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It might be time to delete this thread.

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If elected I promise some pot in every chicken!

Just kidding, I agree, I don't like popularity contests. hownos didn't become The Dead via a vote.

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Added.

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Took me a couple days to notice this, a belated thank you!

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nyctc is an excellent choice.

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And thank you, too!

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Don't mention it. I'm sure you'll do great.

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Thank You!

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I have 12,914 and have been here for 7 or more years. I don’t think post count should be a factor. I like GlenE who GETS ALONG WITH EVERYONE. hownos & Dewey😇 were MC. Andy makes me think of Dewey😇 Hownos was a very close 2nd to Dewey😇. Hells Bells! Y’all are forgetting Stratego & ssissg.

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POST COUNT IS DEFINITELY AS FACTOR....PART OF BEING THE DEAN IS BEING AROUND A LOT...BEING A KNOWN ENTITY...BEING ACTIVE AND INTERACTIVE.

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But, anyone can post nondescript posts 24/7. Posts can factor in, but I believe the face of MC should be someone who is amicable. Andy, GlenE, ssissg, Stratego and others who are active posters, but don’t lash out. They take everything in stride. We didn’t fear interacting with hownos. There are some on here who are easily offended. It’s going to be difficult to find someone who can hold your interest as hownos did. I know you especially miss the guy.

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STRATEGO IS COOL BUT DOES NOT FIT THAT DESCRIPTION...I AGREE WITH THE OTHERS...TAKING ALL CONDITIONS IN CONSIDERATION...SHOTGUN GOT THE MOST VOTES BUT IS COMBATIVE AT TIMES...GLENE SEEMS TO BE THE CLEAR WINNER ON ALL FRONTS.

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She most certainly is Queen Dean. Thank you!

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You're only saying that because stratego rightfully hates you.

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Stratego and others who are active posters, but don’t lash out. They take everything in stride.



REGARDLESS OF WHY...STRATEGO DOES NOT FIT THAT BILL.

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It's because you're biased because she hates you. She is an active poster and doesn't lash out.

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SOMEWHAT ACTIVE WHO SOMETIMES LASHES OUT...I ENJOY HER...BUT SHE IS NO DEAN.

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Against you doesn't mean she lashes out. Also sometimes lashing out is necessary.

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YUP...9 OUT OF 10 ANGRY OLD DUDES AGREE...LASHING OUT IS SASTIFYING....AND THE CLOSEST YOU WILL GET TO A BONER BEFORE YOU DIE.

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Shogunofyonkers - The Gun
AndyKing1967 - The King
samoanjoes - The Joker
Kowalski - The Toker
GlenEllyn - The Lady
FredBurroughs - The Wiseman
db20db - The Hammer
nyctc - The Equable

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Kowalski should be "the WTF."

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Be nice.

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I don't think it should matter either. You could have a troll or sock puppet who posts like a mental patient and could have a huge post count but so what?

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SO....I ROCK.

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Those are folks who only care about Film & TV. They looked for a home & found one here on MC. Good for them. When our old IMDb shut down we put out feelers. We knew it was shutting down before it actually did. I tried a few & even signed on to FB 🤢 before I knew better. Those of us who located other sites would post them on IMDb. I migrated to TMDB, was it that or something similar? Eventually found my niche here in 2014.

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I joined because I love how it's like IMDb and has a page for each show and movie. I like that layout and spend a lot of time on those boards. I tried IMDb v2 and found it to be a troll haven with little quality.

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AS FAR AS TALKING MOVIES WITHOUT TROLLY DISTRACTIONS...MOVIECHAT IS BEST IN THE LAND.

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I agree. I’m happy the Mod Squad permits the discussion of movies on the Discussion Board. To be honest I rarely use the Movie & TV board. You cemented the idea of me watching Road House. It would have to beat the Patrick Swayze version. I loved that guy. Why do the good ones die young?

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I GREW UP WITH SWAYZE...SUCH A BADASS...MY FAVORITE FLICK OF HIS IS STEEL DAWN...MY AUNT RECORDED IT OFF HBO AND I WORE THAT TAPE OUT.

THE NEW ROAD HOUSE FELT LIKE PEOPLE WHO LOVED THE ORIGINAL BEING CLEVER TO NOT STEP ON TOES WHILE DELIVERING A VERY ENTERTAINING FILM...LIKE NOT ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE SAM ELLIOTT OR JEFF HEALEY.

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Of course you would refer to my favorite as a “chick flick”, but my favorite which I own is “Dirty Dancing”. Patrick was a phenomenal dancer in real life. I have some out takes from the movie which get the blood moving. Oh yeah, Baby! One thing is for sure you never get too old to appreciate a sexy thang! 🤭 “Memories Are Made Of This”

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I LOVE DIRTY DANCING...ONE OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S FAVORITES...I HAVE SEEN IT A HUNDRED TIMES EASILY...GREAT MOVIE...GREAT SOUNDTRACK.


SHE'S LIKE THE WIND.🎵

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YouTube has deleted the very sexy dance scene not in the movie Dirty Dancing. Damn! I’ve watched it so many times. As I said you’re never too old to appreciate a thing of beauty…and Patrick Swayze was just that!🥰🥰

He sang “She’s Like the Wind”. He was talented for sure.

Video of him dancing with his wife in 1994. Just beautiful!

https://youtu.be/7Y0TWOttkVo?si=CG7Su_LY42EzUG6U

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I’m confused. IMDb is no more as far as social media. I do have it tabbed constantly as I read the reviews and parent’s guide prior to watching a movie or tv series. Anything below a rating of 6 I won’t watch. MC has a page and discussion of movies & tv.

In your last sentence were you referring to TMDB?

https://www.themoviedb.org/

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Sorry I meant it is LIKE IMDb I forgot to write "like" above but fixed it now. In terms of the movies and TV shows having their own boards. I always liked that set up.

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What was IMDb v2?

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https://imdb2.freeforums.net/

It appeared very soon after IMDb closed the boards. Lots of trolling and I am not even sure if they are accepting new members. I joined early on but couldn't stand it.

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Did you ever join TMDB?

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No, not that one. Once I found this site I stopped looking.

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Please explain. My count is the same. 12,914 at both boards. Is there a way to determine how many at each board?

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The number is the total regardless of where you have posted. If you want to know how many per board you would have to sift through it yourself. I know some forums have it listed, how much you post where but this site is more basic.

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Thank you for confirming!

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I'm saying that I saw someone with 4000 posts who I've never seen on General Discussion. It feels like we don't have a lot of traffic on these boards if we only consider the general discussion. There's a whole world of posters with high post counts who only post on individual movie boards.

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I thought this was about the General Discussion board. There are long timers here who don’t frequently post on the other boards.

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MovieChatUser497 (18943) been here 5 years rarely seen on General. Although there was a MovieChatterer at one point too, I might be getting them confused.

moviechatterer (12874)

Mrmojo4700 (20221)

bozo_500 (11952)

A while ago there was a thread about people who don't post in Gen pop and I think it was trying to get those people to say hi. One of them said they felt everyone in Gen Pop were really tight and didn't feel welcome or something to join in.

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I have a list of ~2500-3000 users which I collected over several months a year ago when I counted active users. I could scan their profiles and generate a top posters list. All this violates the TOS, but nobody here seems to care.

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SPOILER ALERT....KOWALSKI™️ IS TOP POSTER!😎

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What rule would that violate (I’m genuinely interested)?

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/terms
"As a user of the Service, you agree not to:

Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Service to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.

Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, web scraping, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools."

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YOU REMIND ME OF HAL FROM 2001.🙂

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From now on I will imagine Hal’s voice when I read Valerian’s posts.

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I HAVE BEEN FOR AWHILE...IT ROCKS.

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Why not ask the Mods if it’s ok. It seems a fairly harmless statistic that you’re compiling.

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I did it anyway while listening to youtu.be/L397TWLwrUU?t=37

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Excellent choice 🤘🎸

Coincidentally, I saw them recently: -
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/65f70fb59fb2057185924901/Tonight-Judas-PriestSaxonUriah-Heep-BIC-Sunny-Bournemouth

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I'm not exactly fan of JP but this one song is epic.

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I think they would only care if you did it for nefarious reasons.

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Top 100 Posters

Most of these users posted between June 2022 and November 2022. If someone didn't post during that time, they most likely aren't on the list. Email usernames are also missing from the list.

70315 /user/ShogunofYonkers
54372 /user/Kowalski
49836 /user/samoanjoes
40721 /user/nyctc7
33143 /user/AndyKing1967
31473 /user/Keelai
29380 /user/tcrum
28920 /user/Stratego
26436 /user/sslssg
26342 /user/MovieManCin2
24465 /user/Otter
23176 /user/actionkamen
22974 /user/Satan2016
20941 /user/GlenEllyn
20467 /user/StoneKeeper
20271 /user/PaladinNJ
20223 /user/Mrmojo4700
19474 /user/FredBurroughs
19295 /user/TMC-4
18943 /user/MovieChatUser497
17189 /user/Bubbathegut
17069 /user/chilone
16472 /user/godewey
16388 /user/Quasimodo
16263 /user/Rorikon
16166 /user/liscarkat
16038 /user/db20db
15950 /user/HarlemEagle42
15828 /user/R_Kane
15540 /user/elcamino
15252 /user/captainbucky
14979 /user/ecarle
14666 /user/brux
14496 /user/JoWilli
14275 /user/B1cKsurN
12938 /user/kspkap
12927 /user/NotoriousRio
12921 /user/robocat893
12900 /user/moviechatterer
12883 /user/chilidoggg
12515 /user/TexasJack
12374 /user/TheMan18
12027 /user/AmeriGirl26
11963 /user/bozo_500
11368 /user/MonStar
11123 /user/snepts
10918 /user/Burk48917
10885 /user/Gd5150
10658 /user/strntz
10631 /user/Moonglum9
10243 /user/TandyMan
10210 /user/April-151-CT
10207 /user/ultravioletx
10053 /user/BillHicksFan
9875 /user/DoctorThirteen
9833 /user/OnanTheBarbarian
9625 /user/Boromir
9459 /user/millsey72
9318 /user/Ace_Spade
9263 /user/Bloodshot77
9116 /user/rateater
8269 /user/PrimeMinisterX
8221 /user/TrentnQuarantino
8022 /user/bobbydallas
7998 /user/Wuchak
7996 /user/slimone
7935 /user/darkpast
7897 /user/AnubisRaydeen
7553 /user/Corbell
7467 /user/kuatorises
7393 /user/yatzo376
7356 /user/GreenGoblinsOck8
7216 /user/SandyR
7074 /user/whynotwriteme
7041 /user/jriley555
6940 /user/Ranb
6868 /user/CraigC
6857 /user/Wint3rFir3
6627 /user/FilmBuff
6514 /user/FootOfDavros
6466 /user/asom
6459 /user/Padeen
6436 /user/jonathan_k80
6426 /user/Leodicaprio
6385 /user/TheArgentinian
6299 /user/Anotherday
6255 /user/blue1981
6204 /user/Heisenberg
6195 /user/Jones70
6123 /user/102000
6077 /user/123Guy
5999 /user/moviefanatic505
5997 /user/mikethemartian
5983 /user/Redsfan001
5963 /user/davodikum
5927 /user/lud
5677 /user/VinceD
5602 /user/legnadibrom
5591 /user/BourbonKing
5554 /user/wearsalan

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Looks like I just missed the list! That would have been laborious to put together or did you find an easy way around it?

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I already have scripts to scan message board pages and profile pages, so I modified one of those to extract post counts.

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Cool. What made you choose that time frame?

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That's when I collected statistics about active users, and it's not full six months, more like 120 days total during that time.

Analysis of the statistics ../63c0a55b91b62a0f9308d479.

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Interesting. Some names on the list that I have never come across, going back to the idea that there are posters who are active but lurk in places other than Gen Pop.

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Shockingly, I recognize every name there. The one I recall seeing the least is ecarle and they have 14000 posts.

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There’s a couple on there that I’m not too familiar with.

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How do you know they're a couple if you're not familiar with them?

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'ecarle' has another account 'roger1', which I believe he's using more frequently now. He doesn't post much in GD, but he posts phenomenal film analyses on the individual movie boards.

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I've never seen roger1.

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SHOTGUN IN CHIEF WITH A SIDE OF QUEEN GLENELLYN...CALL IT ALREADY.


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Too close to call. I didn't think it would be this close.

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I'd like to take my vote back from ShogunofYonkers, and put it towards Kowalski instead, please.

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Show us on the doll where Kowalski threatened to touch you...

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In the middle of, and slightly above eye level.

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You can have more than one vote.

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Can I vote for the same person a million times?

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Technically you can, but that doesn't mean it'll be valid.

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In that case, can I give 1,000,000 votes to each of the nominees.

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Added.

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It adds gravitas to the proceedings.

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Someone who has never come to this site before will come here by accident, see this thread and think we really have millions of users here.

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It’s a trick commonly used by companies that issue invoices or sites that record the number of clicks.

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YET YOU DID NOT COUNT HIS VOTE....CHEATING BASTARD!

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Yes I did.

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NOT THAT THIS MATTERS...BUT NO YOU DIDN'T...I WAS SITTING AT 4 LONG BEFORE ROBOCAT POSTED ABOUT CHANGING HIS VOTE.

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I'm pretty sure I did. I'm not even joking to fuck with you. I don't see how I couldn't have calculated it.

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I WANT OUR RESIDENT GRANDMOTHER TO WIN...BUT MY OCD HAS BEEN KEEPING TRACK REGARDLESS...I WAS AT 4 WHEN ROBOCAT POSTED...I KEPT CHECKING TO SEE THE UPDATE...IT NEVER HAPPENED...I ASSUME THE ADDING A MILLION TO EACH...WHICH HAPPENED TEN SECONDS LATER WAS THE DISTRACTION.

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I'll take your word for it. You can blame Andy for the whole million thing.

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I’d like to give everyone another 997,000 votes, in order to make it look more realistic.

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It's too ugly on the eyes.

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Oh go on. What’s the harm?

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Hey Andy, I saw My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult Monday night. Have you ever caught them in concert?

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I am going to hang my head in shame and admit that I have never heard of them ☹️

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Added, but I also hate you.

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😘

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Can I vote for myself, just for the hell of it?

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I'm considering a point deduction for you worse than what Everton got.

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Unfortunately, they have more deductions to come. Trouble is, there’s no rhyme or reason; first 10, then 6, then Forest get docked 4 - where’s the consistency?

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And nothing for Man Shitty who have 114 charges. Top 6 bias if you ask me.

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I guess they can afford better lawyers.

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GE! The first time I ever saw this commercial, I immediately thought of her:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF5S9aNh1T4

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I vote for Donald Trump.


Can you imagine?

MMCGA ✊

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The obvious choice

ShogunofYonkers😎

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nyctc...no question

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Thank you tcrum!

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