Good point.

The tried and tested “Nivvota Labour? INz*bb*b” T-shirt should do the trick.

This must be a picture taken at an instant when he was lying. It’s not just that deep furrow. When he lies, he loses control over his lower lips, possibly the entire jaw.

“This reasoning sounds quite plausible given that for 3 consecutive elections, the Labour Party told their flock of sheep to go and vote early and then proceeded to go out celebrating too early as well – because of the favourable samples.”

The skewed early samples may be favourable, but they certainly wouldn’t be representative (which is the key desirable characteristic here). The fact that Labour always got it wrong shows you just how stupid and statistically incorrect Curious’s suggestion is.

I find a lot of sense in this reasoning – intimidation would be high on their list.

Rubbish, you say? Please enlighten me.

“One of them could be that by a certain time in the day, they can have a rough idea of where they stand in the race.”

A very rough idea, if 2008’s predicted landslide victory and premature celebrations are anything to go by.

“I thought the extra hour was given because people were still queuing at the gates.”

Did I suggest otherwise? I simply said that PN made the best use of the extra hour.

“That’s what happens when your only sources of news are One, Maltastar and L-Orizzont.”

Wrong on all counts.

Good thinking Anna. Do you think a sweatshirt (it may still be too cold for a T) with the wording ‘I’M OUT’ will do the trick or will it confuse them? It may double my chances for a date too!