Professor Pongoo, Penguin candidate from the planet Piper who has little chance of being elected: be - Polidicks

[img]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/594228/thumbs/r-PROFESSOR-PONGOO-large570.jpg[/img] [quote]A council candidate dressed as a penguin called Professor Pongoo has received more votes than the Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh. Professor Pongoo (real name Mike Ferrigan) was an independent candidate who had [B]pledged to wear the penguin outfit to every council meeting if he was elected.[/B] Prior to the election, he told STV that he wanted to bring some "lightness and humour to the affair." It was reported in the same article that Pongoo was [B]"a six foot penguin from planet Piper [who] stands little chance of getting elected."[/B] As results came in, it was revealed that [B]Professor Pongoo polled 444 votes[/B], beating the [B]Liberal Democrats' 370[/B] and the [B]Green party candidate's 322[/B] in the bid for Pental Hills Ward for the City of Edinburgh council, reports STV.[/quote] [img]http://nfs.stvfiles.com/imagebase/122/732x411/122562-professor-pongoo-council-candidate.jpg[/img] [url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/04/professor-pongoo-penguin-lib-dems-scotland_n_1477116.html]Huffington Post + Twitter jokes[/url] [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17960490]BBC with video[/url] [url=http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/98159-candidate-dressed-as-a-penguin-receives-more-votes-than-two-major-parties/]STV[/url] Could defiantly make political debates much more interesting. I noticed a lot of people voting on personality for the London Mayor more than policy, which isn't surprising when they tend to promise similar things in their manifestos. A way to make the youth more involved at least!

Wait what?

A joke candidate actually winning an election, even a local one? Are the political parties over there that fucked up?

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;35823224]A joke candidate actually winning an election, even a local one? Are the political parties over there that fucked up?[/QUOTE] In an area near where I live the Lib Dems got the same amount of votes as the BNP (61).

Hahaha british political system is a joke

[QUOTE=King Tiger;35823251]Hahaha british political system is a joke[/QUOTE] So the ability for parties other than the main 3 to get a large number of votes make the system a joke? Ok.

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;35823224]A joke candidate actually winning an election, even a local one? Are the political parties over there that fucked up?[/QUOTE] To be honest I'm surprised a joke candidate in a penguin suit hasn't already conquered the white house. [editline]4th May 2012[/editline] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/75010084/Nerr.jpg[/IMG] Nevermind

[QUOTE=King Tiger;35823251]Hahaha british political system is a joke[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBVoz3Zki_s]As if this doesn't happen in the U.S. as well.[/url]

[QUOTE=Paramud;35823291]As if this doesn't happen in the [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBVoz3Zki_s]U.S.[/url] as well.[/QUOTE] US political system is worse I hate them both and would never live there.

[QUOTE=King Tiger;35823301]US political system is worse I hate them both and would never live there.[/QUOTE] Good for you. Now don't turn this thread into an argument, which you look like you're about to start.

[QUOTE=Reds;35823334]Good for you. Now don't turn this thread into an argument, which you look like you're about to start.[/QUOTE] OK but both systems are joke and stupid countries.

[QUOTE=King Tiger;35823349]OK but both systems are joke and stupid countries.[/QUOTE] Ok, whatever. Now let's leave it at that and get back to the fact that this guy now has to attend all the meeting in the penguin suit.

Why is there always so many angry people in this section

I was expecting an actual penguin.

[QUOTE=ThisGuy0;35823434]I was expecting an actual penguin.[/QUOTE] No that's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Olav"]Norway[/URL].

[img]http://static.flickr.com/1394/542454117_e8a1a7b371.jpg[/img] Son, I am proud

Read the title and immediately thought this. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0mnJFR38gQ[/media]

Pongoo for prime minister 2015!

Steven Colbert was supposed to run for governor of something IIRC. Despite claiming it as a joke, people actually wanted him to run. Did he get anywhere with that?

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;35823224]A joke candidate actually winning an election, even a local one? Are the political parties over there that fucked up?[/QUOTE] Where does it say he won anywhere, he just polled more than the Lib-Dems, who are the smallest of the 3 main parties.