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Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25628

Kern wrote:

The Remain side are also using patriotic colours. I'm more disappointed by the lack of EU flags on the material they sent me or thrust into my hands on street corners.

I have seen it nowhere near to the same degree

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 13:19

Mimi wrote:

Kern wrote:

The Remain side are also using patriotic colours. I'm more disappointed by the lack of EU flags on the material they sent me or thrust into my hands on street corners.

I have seen it nowhere near to the same degree

This is the problem. Unless you're passionate about living in a federal Europe you won't drape yourself in its flag. It'd be like draping yourself in a flag of your local council. You appreciate the work they do, but it doesn't instil the same kind of fervour nationalists have towards their country's flag.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25628

The leave campaign logo looks like the DPD delivery firm's logo.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 13:21

I was thinking LWT, and probably channeling Chinny at the same time.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16570

That's the Remain one I think.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 13:23

markg wrote:

That's the Remain one I think.

Yeah, I misread Mimi's post.

...

I think I ticked the right box this morning, with my sparkly marker pen to confuse the spooks.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25628

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 13:24

Vote Leave delivering us to economic ruin.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 13:25

Lonewolves wrote:

Vote Leave delivering us to economic ruin.

'Prosperity called but you were out. Please attend our depot'

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25628

It'd be quite a clever subliminal campaign device. There's a big fleet, so the similarity would fix the campaign in the mind with repeated reminders

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 13:28

Vote Leave My Parcels with Mrs Smith at Number 28 If I Am Out Please

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 13:55

Mimi wrote:

Someone I know has taken this picture of their polling station, and are questioning if it's allowed as there's an argument to be made that it might not be seen as politically neutral.

England flags here. Were taken down after complaints. https://www.buzzfeed.com/fionarutherfor ... complaints

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 18:15

Voted! And Proxy voted! How exciting!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 18:48

I've voted.

Man, what a rush.

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 19:07

I've voted too... It was great to see how busy they'd been. I just hope the vote goes the right way.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 20:57

Isn't it weird how veto is an anagram of vote?

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 21:13

Just voted, no problems for me, but my wife had a bit of a palava!

They asked for her name and address, and she was down as a removed entry!

After a bit of faffing about, one of them phoned someone, and then it came back that she couldn't vote!

They told us to phone the number on the back of the polling card, which she did, and was told there must have been a clerical error. The person on the other end spoke to the local people, and then eventually (after 30 minutes) she was allowed to vote!

Due to work and football practice we didn't get there until 20:00, thankfully we weren't much later, as if we had turned up at 21:45, it probably wouldn't have been sorted in time!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 21:59

Lonewolves wrote:

Isn't it weird how veto is an anagram of vote?

It's freaking me out.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5184

Mimi wrote:

If this story is real it is golden.

Brexit supporters urged to take own pens to polling station amid fears of MI5 conspiracy

I've seen two Leave voters posting about taking a pen to vote.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I've seen lots of people laughing about it, but very little people actual doing it.

It was mentioned on twitter that the same people who are terrified of a gov conspiracy so need to use pens, are voting to urge that same gov to take control.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

@SkyNewsBreak: UKIP leader Nigel Farage says it "looks like 'Remain' will edge it" #EUref

Final YouGov poll puts it at 52-48 for Remain. pound is up against the dollar, so hedge funds are betting on Remain.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38478

There were pens at my polling station

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

That's for crowd control.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 23:19

I'm trying something different tonight and watching ITV. I quite like Tom Bradby and Robert Peston.

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

This is brilliant: https://www.facebook.com/matt.kinguniqu ... nref=story

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

Also it's quite funny as pretty much every TV person is going "We literally have no idea whatsoever about anything at all so far".

It's strange not having exit polls and all that, to help with predictions.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16570

Agent Starling wrote:

This is brilliant: https://www.facebook.com/matt.kinguniqu ... nref=story

That is fucking fantastic.

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

markg wrote:

Agent Starling wrote:

This is brilliant: https://www.facebook.com/matt.kinguniqu ... nref=story

That is fucking fantastic.

I think my favourite bit is, "the red arrows fly overhead dropping fish and chips..."

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2016 23:38

Gibraltar is IN!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

Kern wrote:

Gibraltar is IN!

Quote:

Gibraltar votes for Remain by big margin
Posted at 23:38

The results are in from Gibraltar, which has voted:

Leave: 823 (4%)
Remain: 19,322 (96%)

The turnout was 84%

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 0:14

Orkney in and Newcastle too (just)

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

Malc wrote:

Orkney in and Newcastle too (just)

The newcastle one is close

Quote:

Newcastle declares its result - and narrowly comes out in support of Remain. Here's the breakdown:

Total ballots counted: 129,072
Remain: 65,404
Leave: 63,598
Turnout: 68%

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 0:17

Clackmannanshire in
Sunderland out big

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 0:17

Leave into the lead

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16570

Can't keep watching. Terrified it's going to go wrong.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16570

Yeah it's fucked. For fucking fucks sake.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

markg wrote:

Yeah it's fucked. For fucking fucks sake.

Thats definitely the feeling from the BBC at the moment - the last few places they are talking to are predicting 70% or 80% leave

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 0:47

Foyle in in NI

Suggestions that Lewisham in London might be 83% in!

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 0:52

Isles of Scilly remain (but about 1000 people live there!)

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 0:54

Swindon out. Remain winning by 9000 ATM overall

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16570

Steadier result vs the polls though.

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 0:58

Broxbourne 2-1 for leave. Leave winning by 9000 now

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:00

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Final YouGov poll puts it at 52-48 for Remain. pound is up against the dollar, so hedge funds are betting on Remain.

Sterling is dropping like a fucking rock.

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:02

Malc wrote:

Broxbourne 2-1 for leave. Leave winning by 7000 now

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:07

It's still too early to tell. London has a fuckload of voters so will swing it one way or the other

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:08

Kettering leave

Leave winning by 18,000

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:08

Kettering leave

Leave winning by 18,000

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:16

2 more in Scotland remain. Leave winning 7 thousand.

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:20

South Tyneside big leavers. Leave up by 26,000 now. (About 3% of areas counted)

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:33

Going to bed now. I'll see all you fellow Europeans tomorrow!

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