Political polling

[cupid_stunt]

Another poll just published, for today's Evening standard.

 

[kabbes]

Consistently about 10%. That’s the final answer for polling. I’m fascinated to see how accurate they’re going to be this time.

 

[Santino]

Consistently about 10%. That’s the final answer for polling. I’m fascinated to see how accurate they’re going to be this time.

Fascinated in the same way that a man who has just jumped out of a plane would be fascinated to find out whether his parachute will work?

 

[kabbes]

Fascinated in the same way that a man who has just jumped out of a plane would be fascinated to find out whether his parachute will work?

It’s a good analogy. It always helps to avoid panic to view things as a detached observer...

 

[killer b]

I was planning on switching it all off for a bit if it all goes wrong tbh

 

[Mr Moose]

I was planning on switching it all off for a bit if it all goes wrong tbh

Yep. Bedtime tonight may be around 3am or 10.30pm.

 

[Dogsauce]

Think I’m just going to go to bed around 9:30 with the expectation of waking up disappointed. Tory lead of 80-odd. Core labour vote outside of youthful cities stays in because of rain and Corbyn. Leave voice wants to be heard again.

 

[kabbes]

I will base my watching decision on the historically reliable exit poll. I’m not staying up to watch a heavy Tory victory.

 

[not-bono-ever]

I am taking some heavy meds later and will awake refreshed at dawn in a socialist workers state.

 

[JimW]

I'm off to dig up the cache and take to the heather.

 

[chilango]

I'll probably be in the pub when the exit poll comes out. That'll determine whether I go straight to bed when I get home or not...

 

[wtfftw]

I'll be drinking and making decisions based on that.

 

[danny la rouge]

I have band practice this evening until after polls close. I’ll see how tired I am, but I’ll probably be all caffeinated and buzzy from rawk, so I imagine I’ll watch quite late.

 

[8115]

I'll watch the exit polls and then probably stay up until about 12, I do this every year, think I'm going to stay up for ages but get tired and fall asleep. Even in 97, I had the radio on when I fell asleep, woke up to a massive cheer (Portillo).

 

[JimW]

It'll be daytime here so I can check my phone on the way to take stuff to my babber in the hospital.

 

[danny la rouge]

It'll be daytime here so I can check my phone on the way to take stuff to my babber in the hospital.

What news is this?

 

[JimW]

What news is this?

Massive baby boy, born day before yesterday!

 

[JimW]

Terrible timing as usual

 

[danny la rouge]

Massive baby boy, born day before yesterday!

Congratulations! Ouch at the massive bit though!

That’s happy news. All the best to you and your family.

 

[sunnysidedown]

if I'm not amused at the sight of random tories unable to speak due to being scared shitless by midnight, I'll be off to bed.

 

[JimW]

Congratulations! Ouch at the massive bit though!
...

4.79 kilos! I've bored everyone on the Sofa thread so will say no more.

 

[maomao]

Massive baby boy, born day before yesterday!

恭喜！恭喜！希望妈妈和宝宝都好

 

[Mr Moose]

4.79 kilos! I've bored everyone on the Sofa thread so will say no more.

Christ on a bike that’s a whopper. Congrats.

 

[polly]

4.79 kilos! I've bored everyone on the Sofa thread so will say no more.

No you haven't! I was just wondering how you were all doing earlier today.

 

[chilango]

Massive baby boy, born day before yesterday!

Congratulations!

 

[kabbes]

4.79kg? That’s nothing, I was seven and a half pounds — almost three whole numbers bigger.

 

[JimW]

One historical/political thing that was really interesting about was being sat waiting outside the delivery room in the wee smalls chatting/listening to the security guard and a gran discussing how the family planning policy was enforced when they were young.

 

[kabbes]

Jim, I will be very disappointed if your boy’s name doesn’t form some kind of pun.

 

[JimW]

Jim, I will be very disappointed if your boy’s name doesn’t form some kind of pun.

Both his grandads in English, a bit more word play in Chinese but in a smarty pants lit way.

 

[Proper Tidy]

Congrats Jim! Great news