What a difference a quadrennial makes

Top five things overheard after election day:

I was the first one in the office Wednesday. When the other woman in my dept came in, she asked, "Where are the guys?" I responded, "They are probably hung over."

When one of the guys came in: "Good morning! I'm a little hung over."

(Actually in an email) "I just wanted to give credit where credit is due - I remember... when he was running for the senate. You called your shot then, saying that he could be the next president. I still won't believe until I hear a concession speech, but you saw it before anyone else. Great call - and I don't have to move to Costa Rica if this holds."

From one of my students: "If you heard fireworks last night, that was probably me."

"I feel so much lighter."

Top five things overheard four years ago (stolen from my previous blog):

"Is 9:30am too early to start drinking?"

"I wore my ass-kicking shoes today, and I'm looking for a fight."

"Oh for the days of Richard Nixon!"

"I haven't felt this bad since McGovern lost, and at least I knew he was going to lose."

... and my personal favorite...

"Well, I have to go lecture today on how a president can lie to his country to get involved in a war in Iraq... I mean Mexico."