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It comes down to heads or tails

Posted in Politics, Stupid by Derek at 5:49 pm
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If you were one of two individuals running during a political poll, how would you feel if the final decision concerning who would win was decided with a good ‘ol coin toss?

Two candidates in the Philippines who got the same number of votes in a local election have settled the issue of who won by tossing a coin.

Bryan Byrd Bellang and Benjamin Ngeteg tied for the last of eight council seats in Bontoc, a resort town some 280km (175 miles) north of Manila.

They agreed to the coin toss, set down in local election rules. Mr Bellang called heads and won the seat.

Personally, I would have insisted on a much more predictable game of rock, paper, scissors. But that’s just me. What would you have preferred?

6 Responses to “It comes down to heads or tails”

  1. Topher says:

    Russian roulette.

  2. Justin says:

    Alphabetically? First Name first? Random number?

  3. Corey says:

    Odds and Evens.

  4. Mike D says:

    I like tophers answer.. I’d vote for him

  5. Suzuka says:

    Pick a number, 1-10

  6. The mayor of Edgewood, NM was decided by highest card drawn from a standard deck. 10 of hearts beat 7 of spades. http://www.mountainviewtelegraph.com/156592mtnview03-11-04.htm

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