spent way to much to try to win a Democrat donkey out of one of those machines.

[Lady Freedom]

Didn't win it, had lots of trouble getting around all the elephants.:evilfrown:

[Lady Freedom]

1. yes I am out for sympathy.

Have no voice. Mom and dad is cheering for McSame. And no stuffed donkey to comfort me.

[coyotespaw]

2. Look at it this way

no donkey, but you'll have a Democratic president by the end of the night.

[Lady Freedom]

3. true...

But I will never hear the end of it from my parents.

[coyotespaw]

4. See?

I told you so...

[Jamastiene]

5. Here is something I would probably do in your situation.

I would buy a stuffed animal (a donkey) and slowly decorate it with "I voted" stickers, pins of candidates you supported this year and in the years ahead, and it's gotta have one of those sun visor thingies to look REALLY cool. I would keep it as a sort of totem or hoodoo doll to concentrate my energy on and cuddle up until things get better.

:hug:

[Lady Freedom]

7. Hummm,,, We do have a Toys R Us here on Range Line...

And I can get stuff for it on line. That would be So CUTE! Thanks for the idea!

[AngryAmish]

6. Those machines are rigged

Only one out of 15 or 20 attempts (depending on the setting of the machine) has enough strength in the claw to get anything out.

How do you get something out?

Sit and observe. Keep track of number of attempts. Count the number between successful attempts. If it is 10 or 15 or 17 or whatever the machine is set at, wait until that number comes up again. Then try.

Good hunting.

[Orsino]

8. They sure are...

...even when enough of them are working in a precinct. :rofl:

And the OP's right: the elephants are in the way.