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Which party would you vote fore, based on this poster?

  1. CDU (3 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  2. SPD (3 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  3. FDP (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. Linke (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. Grüne (5 votes [41.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 41.67%

  6. Piraten (1 votes [8.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.33%

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Christian U

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I haven't got a lot going on this weekend, but you don't say no to the Toddster, do you?

So... we're going to have friends over tonight, and tomorrow the not-really-but-somehow-kinda-brother of the wife's is staying at our place, and I have to work grading Abitur exams (the abitur being the graduation exam thingy). But none of that is very exciting, so I instead I bring you the excitement of choosing which German party to elect in the German county of Northrhine-Westfalia! Elections aren't this weekend but in May, but this week has been the first of posters appearing everywhere; you can't go anywhere without huge politicians' faces smiling creepily at you. So I'm sharing this joy with you.

Since we're obviously not going to talk a single word about politics in the weekend thread, I am asking you to base your decision purely on the visuals of one election poster for each relevant party.

CDU:
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SPD:
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Die Linke:
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Die Grünen:

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Piratenpartei:

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Edited by Christian U, 20 April 2012 - 02:24 PM.

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I'm a CDU man all the way since they are the successors to the Zentrumspartei.
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I like Die Grünen's poster best, with the second SPD poster coming in second. I liked that one cause he looks like he's ready to work and not wasting time playing with children.
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SPD because it has an attractive woman on it.

As to the weekend, not much planned as usual. I may go see Cabin in the Woods.

And thank you for starting the thread, Christian!
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I'm a CDU man all the way since they are the successors to the Zentrumspartei.


That must be the weirdest thing I have heard all week.
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I liked the top poster best because it looks like the kid is going to stab the dude in the neck.

As to the weekend, not much planned as usual. I may go see Cabin in the Woods.


I am going to see it for sure, that's my plan for tonight. Wasn't going to see it tonight originally but I've been evicted from the flat as Jill has some girlfriends coming over. Shall go for a run before heading to the cinema I think as I forgot to take my trackies for my usual post work Friday run home.

Rest of the weekend? Shall probably focus on my S1 reports - got two classes to write for and I've made only the most pitiful of starts to them.
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Oh my, here I am logging onto MW to relax a bit and get my heart rate down after a heated discussion with a couple of guys who seriously consider voting for the Piraten (because, quote: “Oh, I don’t know they seem cool, plus, that Marina Weisband chick is kinda cute.”) and what do I see…? Posted Image

Anyway, based on posters, I’d still vote Green, although that’s one ugly piece of graphic design in combination with some rather vapid copy. But it’s green y’know…

As for the weekend, it’ll be a Bedlam of work and apartment hunting and maybe the occasional cold beverage with some friends I haven’t seen in a while.
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Grune. I wanted to vote for one of the less shouty ones, and try as I might, I couldn't get behind George Clooney and his kid, nor crazy lady having her tea-party with her kids. Windmills are okay though, no matter what Donald Trump thinks.

Also, Grune.
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Wait, it's the weekend? How did I miss this?
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SPD.

Because of the female.


Weekend? Quiet. Weather's nice - if it keeps up, maybe mow the lawn tomorrow...

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Edited by Andrew, 21 April 2012 - 05:06 AM.

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The FDP guy looks like John Simm's Master.
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The FDP guy looks like John Simm's Master.


Hah! He does! Come to think of it, that's also pretty much how I see his personality...
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Last night was dinner and drinks, this morning is "the morning after", at least for another 20 minutes. Then it becomes the afternoon after and hopefully I feel better?

Thank the great old ones for the gift of coffee!

And the frying pan;

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In little over half a hour I will be starting the 999th session of my superhero RPG. A bit nervous about it, because I've got to do a lot of plot exposition to tie up the mystery that has been running for the last year and point towards a solution next week, while making the players think they have actually come up with the solution, not me.

Plus I've vowed to end the universe in #1000 next week. And I'm getting cold feet Posted Image

CDU:
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He looks like a ventriloquist but his dummy is a bit creepy so he doesn't get my vote.

SPD:
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This woman clearly has no idea what game the kids are playing. No vote.



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Looks a bit like John Simm. Front runner so far.



Die Linke:
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You can't go wrong with classic bold red-and-black, but then they spoil it by including that stupid symbol that you're supposed to scan with your phone. I couldn't possibly vote for a party that uses those.



Die Grünen:

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This is the first one where I can tell what the party stands for without being able to read German Posted Image



Piratenpartei:

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It's a rubbish poster but they appear to be pirates!!!

Gotta vote for the pirates. Arrr!

The FDP guy looks like John Simm's Master.


Ha. Great minds, etc. Posted Image

Edited by David Meadows, 21 April 2012 - 12:43 PM.

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I'm voting for SPD because they are apparently currywurst.

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I've always wanted to try currywurst!

Just learned that today our Dutch government has fallen, so we're going to get the creepy faces on the billboards too. Replacing the funny ads that play with the fact that "bil" means buttcheek in Dutch, making "billboard" sound hilariously funny in Dutch.

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It's a rubbish poster but they appear to be pirates!!!

It's got a very good tagline.
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wasn't SPD a team of Power Rangers? I suppose there are worse people to vote for than Zordon.
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It's got a very good tagline.


It does, some of them do.


Arjan, yeah, the currywurst one is pretty cool, didn't post that one because it might have made the race too boring :)
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