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Subject: Sortition
Path: you​!your-host​!warthog​!goatrectum​!plovergw​!plover​!shitpost​!mjd
Date: 2018-11-13T14:10:46
Newsgroup: alt.mjd.sortition
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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 24 states legally decide the outcome of tied legislative elections by drawing straws or flipping coins.

(“Mississippi state election settled by 'drawing straws'”)


Subject: John Lennon
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Date: 2018-11-13T13:28:32
Newsgroup: misc.john-lennon
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The 1978 film All You Need is Cash:

John Lennon loved the film and refused to return the videotape and soundtrack he was given for approval.


Subject: Fortified
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Date: 2018-11-13T13:25:49
Newsgroup: misc.jobs.fortified
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Alcohol was strictly forbidden during rehearsals and recording, so the cast fortified themselves with milk. The milk in turn was fortified with brandy.

(The Goon Show)