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&lt;P&gt;Today’s Office OFFline comic was inspired by the recent elections.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;After creating this comic, it occurred to me that elections are a lot like business meetings. The people in charge usually have an agenda. Most people never participate. And when it’s over, we spend a ton of time trying to figure out what really happened. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Have you noticed other similarities?&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/11/06/democracy-work-people-decisions.aspx%26title%3DThe%2BArticle%2BTitle"&gt;&lt;IMG border=0 src="http://cdn.stumble-upon.com/images/120x20_thumb_blue.gif" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9918703" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Work/default.aspx">Work</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Decisions/default.aspx">Decisions</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/People/default.aspx">People</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Democracy/default.aspx">Democracy</category></item><item><title>People + Word =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/30/people-word.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9915385</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9915385.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9915385</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9915385</wfw:comment><description>I've learned a lot about people by working at Microsoft...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/30/people-word.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9915385" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Word/default.aspx">Word</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/People/default.aspx">People</category></item><item><title>Marketing + Software =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/23/marketing-software.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9912119</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9912119.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9912119</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9912119</wfw:comment><description>Everything they needed to know, they learned in Junior High...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/23/marketing-software.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9912119" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Marketing/default.aspx">Marketing</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Software/default.aspx">Software</category></item><item><title>Projects - Air + Attention =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/21/projects-air-attention.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9910694</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9910694.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9910694</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9910694</wfw:comment><description>Sometimes, life IS like what you see on TV...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/21/projects-air-attention.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9910694" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Attention/default.aspx">Attention</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Projects/default.aspx">Projects</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Air/default.aspx">Air</category></item><item><title>Halloween + Parties - Costumes =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/19/halloween-parties-costumes.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9909191</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9909191.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9909191</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9909191</wfw:comment><description>Halloween is a hard time of the year for people who don’t like parties...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/19/halloween-parties-costumes.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9909191" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Parties/default.aspx">Parties</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Halloween/default.aspx">Halloween</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Costumes/default.aspx">Costumes</category></item><item><title>Marketing + Ads – Viral =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/16/marketing-ads-viral.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9908263</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9908263.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9908263</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9908263</wfw:comment><description>Just because it’s new doesn’t mean it’s good...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/16/marketing-ads-viral.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9908263" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Marketing/default.aspx">Marketing</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Advertising/default.aspx">Advertising</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Viral/default.aspx">Viral</category></item><item><title>Halloween + Windows 7 =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/15/halloween-windows-7.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9907743</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9907743.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9907743</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9907743</wfw:comment><description>I probably shouldn't choose my own Halloween costume...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/15/halloween-windows-7.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9907743" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Windows/default.aspx">Windows</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Halloween/default.aspx">Halloween</category></item><item><title>Everyone + Inner selves =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/14/everyone-inner-selves.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9907234</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9907234.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9907234</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9907234</wfw:comment><description>Sometimes the simplest explanation isn’t so easy to see...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/14/everyone-inner-selves.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9907234" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Children/default.aspx">Children</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Monsters/default.aspx">Monsters</category></item><item><title>Revolutions + Pointless comments =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/13/revolutions-pointless-comments.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9906690</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9906690.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9906690</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9906690</wfw:comment><description>You only need to spend a few minutes looking at the comments section of popular YouTube videos to know that something is seriously wrong with us...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/13/revolutions-pointless-comments.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9906690" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Comments/default.aspx">Comments</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Revolutions/default.aspx">Revolutions</category></item><item><title>FTC + Full disclosures =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/12/ftc-full-disclosures.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9906190</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9906190.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9906190</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9906190</wfw:comment><description>When it comes to the government (or marriage), you can never be to careful ...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/10/12/ftc-full-disclosures.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9906190" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/FTC/default.aspx">FTC</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Disclosures/default.aspx">Disclosures</category></item><item><title>Struggles – Happiness 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src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9899050" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Specifications/default.aspx">Specifications</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Bing/default.aspx">Bing</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Programmers/default.aspx">Programmers</category></item><item><title>Presentations + Audiences + Backs + Angles =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/09/21/presentations-audiences-backs-angles.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9897608</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9897608.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9897608</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9897608</wfw:comment><description>Some lessons are learned the hard way...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/09/21/presentations-audiences-backs-angles.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9897608" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Presentations/default.aspx">Presentations</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Backs/default.aspx">Backs</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Angles/default.aspx">Angles</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Audiences/default.aspx">Audiences</category></item><item><title>Kids + Intellectual Property =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/09/17/kids-intellectual-property.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9896410</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9896410.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9896410</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9896410</wfw:comment><description>Sometimes kids bother me, and sometimes I bother them ...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/09/17/kids-intellectual-property.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9896410" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Kids/default.aspx">Kids</category><category domain="http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/tags/Intellectual+Property/default.aspx">Intellectual Property</category></item><item><title>Interrupt-driven events – Handlers =</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/archive/2009/09/15/interrupt-driven-events-handlers.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9895502</guid><dc:creator>David Salaguinto</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/comments/9895502.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9895502</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://blogs.msdn.com/officeoffline/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9895502</wfw:comment><description>Today’s Office OFFline comic was inspired by recent news ...(&lt;a 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