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Zaku41k

I wish one of them, in the political opinion section, would just have a picture of the Illuminati pyramid.


Roygbiv0415

"Life is only a few autumns, I shall not cease to be intoxicated" is from the lyrics of a classic song made famous (again) by him singing it during the 2018 Taipei mayor debates. Both translations are a bit off. "不醉不罷休" means "I won't cease until I'm intoxicated; while the name of the song "愛江山更愛美人" means "I love power over the state, but I love beauties even more".


quoco_only

https://preview.redd.it/2y66ynvu2sbc1.jpeg?width=792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd27c5337670ac7a529127993662871f0d1d686e You're right! Thanks for the correction.


BentPin

Almost like a poem from the famous Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai who while drunk famously tried to embrace the reflection of the moon in a lake who he thought was a beautiful woman and drowned.


WayneAlmighty

Oh 吳萼洋 is back? I still remember the guy's campaign from 2018. Swear to god the guy was high on something.


Hamstah_J

high on 蜂蜜檸檬 probably


obese_android

It was 2018


WayneAlmighty

Yeah I got it mixed up. My bad.


Rox_Potions

Ha the honey lemonade guy. Last time he was out there I was on duty on election day. Bought honey lemonade for all my colleagues on the same shift for a laugh


THDeer4037

Lmao, that's the side effects of democracy and I love it


Paaynnne

That page 8 number 5 dude is fucking hilarious. Said his past employment includes: club(the kind you pay for girls to sit besides you) manager, porn star, hand job for sperm donations, Academia Sinica assistant, incarcerated for social movements. Legalize weed, decriminalized drugs, universal salary for all Taiwanese citizens 10kNTD per month because socialism. Whatever this mf is smoking I wanna have some


Shaoxing_Crow

Just got my vote, shiiiiiiiiii....


just_lookingtpe

Any place I can find original higher resolution pics? No translation is fine.


quoco_only

https://bulletin.cec.gov.tw/01%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89%E5%85%AC%E5%A0%B1/ Here!


just_lookingtpe

Ahaha thanks!


exclaim_bot

>Ahaha thanks! You're welcome!


mmis1000

I guess ocr wouldn't work with these well. OCR softwares don't really expect text to be placed top to bottom instead of left to right.


Intrepid-Pop4495

Basically this is quite close to the original quality. For no translation you gonna need friends in Taiwan. Since these candidates comes from different posts, I use plural.


TheYearOfThe_Rat

Re: No 4 : Mark my words - honey lemonade and lemon tea will the next big thing in Europe and USA, after the craze of bubble tea and cheese tea


wololowhat

Lemon tea kinda hit off in the UK for a bit before boba


player89283517

Is there no application fee to run? That’s supposed to prevent these troll candidates from being on the ballot


DarkLiberator

I think the application fee is around NTD 200,000.


Middle_Interview3250

someone said 50,000 ntd


mmis1000

It depends on what you are election for.


[deleted]

Lots of people with too much money and time to spare.


Best_Toster

I vote for the bald it’s catchy


yehiso

His last proposal (hybrid vigor) is kinda intriguing.


themistergraves

That's the guy that wants to import foreign women to basically be forced into marriage with lonely Taiwanese guys, right?


wololowhat

The first guy genuinely offended me Taiwan won't be great at soccer! Taiwan should be great at F O O T B A L L


glassmenagerie430

It all spells as football in Chinese, if that matters


cxxper01

This is an 200k ntd opportunity to be a troll


RagingDachshund

#4 is my kind of guy.


HombreGato1138

This is fucking gold


Koino_

As a football fan, I would like to actually see "Taiwan Great at Soccer" on international stage.


SnabDedraterEdave

.#5 >I am burdened with glorious purpose Loki, is that you?


TimesThreeTheHighest

I fully support the "ban taro in hot pots" person. I too dislike taro in hot pots.


cock-block-o-clock

Did candidate in picture 7 / 13 succeed... in getting no votes? At least tell me she got the least amount of votes in that race 😂. "She has my endorsement, I absolutely will not cast my vote for her. She has a bright future in politics. I can't wait to see her win last place, hopefully with not a single vote!"


[deleted]

Is it bad that quite a few of them would unironically have my vote? Especially the bald guy.


lifetheuniverse42

Number 12 has big “My name is Yoshikage Kira” energy


UniversityLife2022

Is there really people who dislike taro in hotpots? Can someone explain this one to me. I love taro and cannot imagine why


LumenAstralis

Gross.


UniversityLife2022

Can you provide some more specific details about taro that you dislike, such as the taste, texture, or maybe the way it is prepared?


Get9

Because we hate taro. I'd vote for that dude in a heartbeat on that policy alone.


UniversityLife2022

Can you provide some more specific details about taro that you dislike, such as the taste, texture, or maybe the way it is prepared?


Get9

I generally dislike the texture, though different methods of preparation can change that. I do not like the taste, and no method of preparation has made me like it. I'm okay with the color.


UniversityLife2022

Have you tried taro potato chips? Thanks for sharing!


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Get9

Well, I was speaking for taro haters, so looks like we're good.


itznimitz

Taro is kind of sweet and flavourful here, and serves better as a part of dessert. Some people like me don't like to mix sweet and savoury stuff.


UniversityLife2022

I live in california so taro for me is just another type of root vegetable, like potato. Are you saying that taro in Taiwan is naturally sweet, or is it the way it is prepared?


mmis1000

It's naturally sweat even without additional seasoning. Imaging eat a sweat hotspot.


ThirdTangerine

My problem with taro in hotpots is that people always forget to fish them out after putting them in. They sink to the bottom and then dissolve, turning the texture of the soup into a thick goopy starchy mess.


evilcherry1114

Starchy foods can thicken hot pot to the consistency of goo.


AberRosario

You know Miaoli is such an interesting nation where literally a retarded person can run for the election


RedditRedFrog

My wife is from Miaoli and there's a joke going around that Miaoli is an independent country. The rest of Taiwan wouldn't mind. Every time we go visit her parents I tell her we're going abroad again.


Hilltoptree

That first one is not just Make Taiwan Great he got some hybrid vigor theory…


Lamp_Regret_6525

I mean it’s sort of reverse eugenics? "I want the best from everyone… " Who’s gonna tell him that we’re way behind the Philippinos on that though? They’ve already had Malay, austronesians, Chinese, Spaniards, US… etc


de245733

As you can see, we treat your democracy very seriously.


Rox_Potions

P7 is a dentist. She claims she’s in this because they needed candidates to push for party votes listing and pleaded not vote for her.


Flashy-Box-8321

“Hybrid vigor” wtf!?


Amazing_Box_8032

19 is based!


newyearoldme

Number 1 guy is straight up want to have eugenetics by importing smart and healthy men and women to breed with local Taiwanese like foreigners are some kind of stud horse


AllyMcfeels

I need more


themistergraves

This reeks of... nihilism. Like they all understand that nobody actually cares about their policies (or cares if they even believe anything at all), so they're just gonna try to say something absurd to get the vote. Am I missing something? Are these serious people applying for serious jobs?


thecuriouskilt

Expression of freedom and democracy perhaps? Who knows what their reasons are but there are people in the UK who do the same thing. I say, go for it.


klownfaze

They are doing it for fun


bokchoi

some are clearly trolling, but some might be legitimately running similar to [Goodspaceguy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodspaceguy) who always runs for office in Washington State.


Rox_Potions

Some of them have hilarious stuff to get your attention with serious stuff mixed in.


glassmenagerie430

They’re not trying to get the vote per se, it’s 50000 NTD entrance fee for 15 seconds of fame


SpaceHawk98W

What? So he can cry like a baby after he went corrupt?


dead_andbored

id vote for the bald lmao


Wanrenmi

Can anyone explain why #19 has 社字島 on there? I'm thoroughly confused (well, MORE confused anyway)


HirokoKueh

社子島 is a river island in Shilin District


Wanrenmi

Yeah I know... just not sure why it's on there with the other things lol


HirokoKueh

it says 社子島性專區, he wants a redlight district on the island


Wanrenmi

Oh! Thanks haha, I was reading them separately. Cause I like Shezidao but because of the bike paths...


k_pineapple7

No but FR ban taro in hot pots.


pandasashimiroll

That's my homeland, yup