Comments on: What Is Your State Of Mind On Election Day?

What Is Your State Of Mind On Election Day?

Lipstick Thespian — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:04:14 -0800

People All Over The World, Ride The Word Train! The Word Train! This is a neato thingy on the NY Times front page where you can enter a word that describes your mood on election day and compare with others. Best thing is you can change your word every 30 minutes. Next best thing - changing your word every 30 minutes might get your Virginia-baked ham away from the television/Internet/porcelain throne/medicine cabinet/gun closet while the election roars on....

By: DU

DU — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:12:49 -0800

This is really cool. Except choosing a candidate doesn't seem to change the word pool. Perhaps the entire electorate feels about the same, but a) that seems doubtful and b) I didn't notice the candidate option until after I submitted my word. So probably the filter isn't working the way it should.

By: headnsouth

headnsouth — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:17:58 -0800

It would be a lot more interesting if they didn't have a wordlist to choose from.

By: Miko

Miko — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:24:47 -0800

DU, a lot of that might be due to the use of the drop-down menu. People using that are choosing from the same word list regardless of candidate.

By: DU

DU — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:28:52 -0800

Drop down menu? I can click on the words and have it populate my box (I discovered eventually) but there's no menu.

By: Kid Charlemagne

Kid Charlemagne — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:33:53 -0800

I'd like to know what the people who are McCain supporters who picked "Victorious" are thinking. My suspicion is it's "Damn new fangled internet thing! I can never find my programs on here".

By: Science!

Science! — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:34:32 -0800

I hope 4Chan doesn't discover this.

By: randomination

randomination — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:36:11 -0800

imood.com does something similar doesn't it? At least it did before it shut down and reopened with 1% of its users remembering it was there. So it says the Internet is feeling 'anxious' right now. Which makes a change from 'tired'.

By: Kid Charlemagne

Kid Charlemagne — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:38:36 -0800

Uh, you can just type a word into that first box you know. As an Obama supporter I'm kind of weary of all this. No, let's say I'm bushed. But not for much longer.

By: yonation

yonation — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:56:12 -0800

so its like facebook, but much worse?

By: Menomena

Menomena — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:59:33 -0800

One of the McCain-supporter words was "disinterested." *tries to stifle snicker*

By: Menomena

Menomena — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:08:28 -0800

Wait, "disinterested" is one of the drop-down menu words. Surely a prestigious newspaper would know the difference between "disinterested" and "uninterested"?

By: Miko

Miko — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:08:41 -0800

"Type a word" or "Select a Word." "Select a word" is a drop-down menu.

By: saladin

saladin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:11:09 -0800

Apparently, I'm the only "aroused" Obama supporter in the world. Which is surprisingly, frankly.

By: DU

DU — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:13:04 -0800

Oh I see, it says "Type a word or" and then a big blank. The menu must be there but broken on my machine. Which also explains why I can't say who I support. My mood is: FAIL

By: DreamerFi

DreamerFi — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:16:33 -0800

I entered "Eponysterical". That should confuse them a bit...

By: alidarbac

alidarbac — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:28:38 -0800

Whew. I was trying to think of a sentence to describe how I feel, but that made my brain hurt. I like choose word. Very easy. Me hungry go eat now.

By: abc123xyzinfinity

abc123xyzinfinity — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:51:44 -0800

Exhausted. Definitely exhausted.

By: trondant

trondant — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:09:36 -0800

Gun closet? What kind of idiot doesn't have a gun room?

By: mcstayinskool

mcstayinskool — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:22:02 -0800

Drunk. Hey, it's 5pm somewhere, amirite?

By: wreckingball

wreckingball — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:51:08 -0800

i notice one of the 9:00am words favored by McCain supporters is "disenfranchised." and it's not even one of the drop-down options. ha! wait wait, let me try again. HAH-ha!

By: Rhaomi

Rhaomi — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:08:17 -0800

DU: "This is really cool. Except choosing a candidate doesn't seem to change the word pool. Perhaps the entire electorate feels about the same, but a) that seems doubtful and b) I didn't notice the candidate option until after I submitted my word. So probably the filter isn't working the way it should." When you select the McCain or Obama tabs at the upper-right, it causes the newest words that scoot onto the screen to be red or blue, respectively. It's pretty telling, really. McCain supporters: disappointed, scared, powerless Obama supporters: hopeful, proud, FUCK-YES Alright, I made that last one up. But it feels right, dunnit?

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:29:17 -0800

Right, the words are color coded. Bloods or Crips?

By: stet

stet — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:39:19 -0800

Hell yeah, we can!

By: csteelatgburg

csteelatgburg — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:46:53 -0800

I'm surprised more people aren't "tired".

By: roll truck roll

roll truck roll — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:19:46 -0800

Wow, randomination. I forgot all about iMood. I remember going to that site and finding it funny that the internet's mood was always "tired." Except for 9/11, when it was "sad."

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:45:11 -0800

Wait, "disinterested" is one of the drop-down menu words. Surely a prestigious newspaper would know the difference between "disinterested" and "uninterested"? As a Canadian, I'm more or less disinterested. But I'm far from being uninterested.

By: DU

DU — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:30:53 -0800

When you select the McCain or Obama tabs at the upper-right... Right, I get that and that part is working. But if I submit a word (which only works via typing) I can't indicate if it's an M word or an O word. Screenshot that shows both the bugs I'm describing AND the balance of the feelings.

By: TomSophieIvy

TomSophieIvy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:37:58 -0800

transmorgified!

By: Miko

Miko — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:47:53 -0800

DU, it looks like your page isn't loading properly. You're missing some elements that I'm seeing.

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:21:48 -0800

How do you think I feel? Betrayed, bewildered...

By: delmoi

delmoi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:24:34 -0800

Are the McCain supporters still feeling sassy?