Resolution Poll : Best Out-of-Context Quote from LessOnline 2025
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resolved Jun 4
"Surgery is the new sex"
"No, what I'm saying is: if Abraham Lincoln were alive today, he would have been trans"
"If you are 80% right, you’re 100% right."
"You gave me an army of minions and then provided me armaments for them all." *mad cackling*
“Mozart is 95% slop.”
"Sometimes you have to just smack a butt that looks smackable"
"I'm so happy about the number of bird people there are here "
"Would you consider not freaking out about a spider being on you not to be a norm violation?"
"you can stealth-tweet anything Kelsey says"
"in fact, all quotes will be attributed to Kelsey"
"The Press and DC are quite capable of convincing each other of things"
"You must get this all the time." / "No, this is the first T-shirt I've signed."
"If I could construct a slave that was happy to be a slave, is that okay?"
"I'm glad someone asked me that before a journalist did"
"I would have assumed volunteer training would cover not letting the civilians get your weapon"
"Who's the grumpiest poverty sociologist you know?"
"My first question is, 'what did I just see?' My second question..."
"DJ Pinewave rides no more"
"Tailors. Not even once."
"...watercooled cuddlepuddle"
This is the resolution poll for the 2025 LessOnline Best Out-of-Context Quote market. The winner of this poll will win the base market here: https://manifold.markets/JohnofCharleston/best-outofcontext-lessonline-2025-q
I may re-open this poll after resolving the base market, but setting a time limit for now to encourage participation.
Manifest 2024's version:
https://manifold.markets/Joshua/best-manifest-out-of-context-quote
I will have to leave town immediately after Manifest this year; someone else staying longer should make a version of this market for Manifest this weekend.
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