Debates are so clumsy. If it’s not Libcoln-Douglas, I don’t want it. Okay, so if Tina Turner ran one in the Thunderdome with a Trial by Arms, I might be annoyed but, really, am I not entertained? Chi-town versus Vietnam. But really…we don’t need another hero. Should we have an alternative? Not as clumsy or random as a debate; an elegant campaign for a more civilized age.

Something that we can all get behind: anagrams. (Not to be confused with palindromes/Palin Drones.)

Who should we as a collection of nerds vote for? Let’s look at the names:

McCain/Palin

1. La Man Picnic

– Serving up La Food

2. Mac Can Nil Pi

– It could be that McCain’s not good at Math, but I’m guessing it’s Apple becoming bigger than pi itself…Mmmm…Apple Pi…

3. Am Clinic Nap

– Is that a comment about his age?

4. Calm In Panic

– Either he’s got strong military training or refer back to his clinic nap

Obama/Biden

1. Babied Moan

– To be fair, a knock on his age, as well.

2. Babe Domain

– Insert your own Clinton/JFK/FDR/Buchanan joke here.

3. Me Bob Naiad

– Me Jill Centaur. Want dance?

4. A Daemon Bib

– For Chef Ramsay’s show, right?

5. A Badmen Bio

– All of the playground politics of Hussein/Osama references finally catch up.

6. Amoeba Bind

– Possible healthcare reform. Also could be a promise of death by interstellar goo.

Okay, so this election is still crazy. But political commentators, know this: I reject your reality and substitute my own.

On the topic of nerds aging: Do you remember PC games where you had to flip to parts of the manual for different words? I think Mechwarrior had a crazy wheel like Penny Arcade mentions.

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1. Another Controversial Presidential Talk
2. 2008 Presidential Election
3. Rare Unicorn on my Trapperkeeper
4. Politics, et cetera
5. Heroes: A Tale of Creepy Romance