Dead man running; metabolism no problem to candidates

[Anonymous]

At 03:13 PM 11/3/98 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote:
>On the other hand, it's still tempting to see about putting Frank Zappa
>on the ballot.  He is a bit metabolically challenged these days,


Here in LA, we had a Dead Man Running for sheriff.  This Shermie Block
character croaked before the race, but his party still urged voting for him,
to spite his opponent.  (Some "board" would appoint a replacement, so
the vote was actually for the board.)