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Hackers Elect Futurama’s Bender to the Washington DC School Board [Semi-Sober-Live Thread]
PC World ^ | Mar 2, 2012 11:39 AM | Kevin Lee

Posted on 03/06/2012 4:19:43 PM PST by Bender2

Hackers Elect Futurama’s Bender to the Washington DC School Board

By Kevin Lee, PCWorld
Mar 2, 2012 11:39 AM


Electronic voting has earned a pretty bad reputation for being insecure and completely unreliable. Well, get ready to add another entry to e-voting's list of woes.

One Bender Bending Rodríguez was elected to the 2010 school board in Washington DC. A team of hackers from the University of Michigan got Bender elected as a write-in candidate who stole every vote from the real candidates. Bender, of course, is a cartoon character from the TV series Futurama (and, of course, Free Republic!).

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Forget Super-Tueasday--

Gadzooks! All y'all missed one whale... of a blowout celebrating my victory!

It was touch and go... for awhile--

But I managed... to regain consciousness about an hour ago--

And am ready... to party on some more!

1 posted on 03/06/2012 4:19:51 PM PST by Bender2
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To: Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Cincinatus' Wife; Larry Lucido; ..
Y'all have a beer... and congratulate me on my win!
2 posted on 03/06/2012 4:21:12 PM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2

Domo arigato Bender roboto.


3 posted on 03/06/2012 4:21:40 PM PST by bIlluminati (Don't just hope for change, work for change in 2012.)
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To: Bender2
Hey, I voted for Morbo...



4 posted on 03/06/2012 4:24:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Bender2

It’s the DC school board. Bender is probably the most intelligent one on the board.


5 posted on 03/06/2012 4:26:15 PM PST by Venturer
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To: bIlluminati
Re: Domo arigato Bender roboto.

"Tempus fugit, bIll... quando bibebat temulentus," to coin a phrase--

6 posted on 03/06/2012 4:28:09 PM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: nickcarraway
I went with a sleestack
7 posted on 03/06/2012 4:29:14 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Venturer

Bender is a capitalist. He’ll put the kids to work and the school will actually produce revenue.


8 posted on 03/06/2012 4:29:14 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: nickcarraway

Morbo?

Pah!!!

General Zod will make *ALL* the inhabitants of planet Houston bow before him, even Morbo... and Chuck Norris.


9 posted on 03/06/2012 4:29:54 PM PST by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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To: Bender2

Wait a minute,

Bender was made in Mexico. Has he showed us his serial number?


10 posted on 03/06/2012 4:31:30 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: nickcarraway
Re: Hey, I voted... for Morbo

Gadzooks, nick. So that's why... I only got 99.999 percent of the vote!

11 posted on 03/06/2012 4:32:28 PM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Venturer
Re: It’s the DC school board. Bender is probably the most intelligent one on the board.

Well, Ven, aren't you... the wise one!

12 posted on 03/06/2012 4:34:42 PM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: cripplecreek
Bender was made in Mexico. Has he showed us his serial number?

Free the Long Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin!

13 posted on 03/06/2012 4:36:39 PM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Bender2

Do you remember what your platform was, Bend?


14 posted on 03/06/2012 4:42:36 PM PST by tanuki (Left-wing Revolution: show biz for boring people.)
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To: cripplecreek
Re: Bender was made in Mexico. Has he showed us his serial number?

Gadzooks! In the year 3,000, crip... Mexico is part of New New York City, so I am not a wetbot!

And if you want to read my serial number, after I get this stogie going... I'll bend over for ya, so lean in close--

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... pppppppppppppsssssssssssssssss!

Sorry, about that... crip!

15 posted on 03/06/2012 4:42:46 PM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: tanuki
Re: Do you remember what your platform was, Bend?

Simple, tanuki... I'll pocket the school district budget and put all them little school kiddies out for hire--

Gadzooks, I'll... make a killing!

16 posted on 03/06/2012 4:47:29 PM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2

Blow it out your ass wetbot. LOL


17 posted on 03/06/2012 4:48:09 PM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Charles Martel
Re: Free the Long Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin!

I covered that, Charles, in my post #15 to crip, but if you want me... to bend over again, lean in real, real close--

18 posted on 03/06/2012 4:54:23 PM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: cripplecreek
Hey, crip, sorry, but you know what happens when you try to filter several thousand gallons of booze through botbattery antacid... Opps! Did it again!
19 posted on 03/06/2012 4:59:05 PM PST by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2

Here is your campaign slogan:

“YOU CAN BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!!!!”


20 posted on 03/06/2012 4:59:37 PM PST by ak267
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