An ‘Unhinged Werewolf’ Will Make It Clear Who Voted
September 6, 2024 6:33 AM Subscribe
It kind of just came to me. “If there is ever a year to have an unhinged werewolf ripping its shirt off as the “I Voted” sticker … it’s 2024.”
The werewolf sticker received more than 20,000 votes in the public contest, beating every other entry by a margin of nearly 2,000 votes, said Cheri Hardmon, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of State. The design gained traction on social media among those who found it fitting for an intense, and at times bewildering, moment in national politics.
The werewolf sticker received more than 20,000 votes in the public contest, beating every other entry by a margin of nearly 2,000 votes, said Cheri Hardmon, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of State. The design gained traction on social media among those who found it fitting for an intense, and at times bewildering, moment in national politics.
A separate, also awesome, "I voted" sticker designed by kids, previously.
posted by whir at 6:38 AM on September 6 [2 favorites]
posted by whir at 6:38 AM on September 6 [2 favorites]
That's freaky cool.
posted by Spike Glee at 6:44 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
posted by Spike Glee at 6:44 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
WANT.
posted by ocschwar at 6:46 AM on September 6 [2 favorites]
posted by ocschwar at 6:46 AM on September 6 [2 favorites]
Man why did I leave Michigan? I could have had a werewolf sticker!
posted by skookumsaurus rex at 6:51 AM on September 6 [4 favorites]
posted by skookumsaurus rex at 6:51 AM on September 6 [4 favorites]
Unhinged werewolves are backing Trump. It's a key constituency.
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 6:56 AM on September 6 [1 favorite]
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 6:56 AM on September 6 [1 favorite]
Unhinged werewolves are backing Trump.
We're not a monolith.
posted by pattern juggler at 6:57 AM on September 6 [39 favorites]
We're not a monolith.
posted by pattern juggler at 6:57 AM on September 6 [39 favorites]
The werewolf
He went to the polls
Yes
YES
The werewolf voted
posted by credulous at 6:57 AM on September 6 [23 favorites]
He went to the polls
Yes
YES
The werewolf voted
posted by credulous at 6:57 AM on September 6 [23 favorites]
The Rabies Are Back.
It's actually about Brexit, but it it has been one of my favorite "I hate this timeline" listens for years.
posted by Frowner at 7:07 AM on September 6
It's actually about Brexit, but it it has been one of my favorite "I hate this timeline" listens for years.
posted by Frowner at 7:07 AM on September 6
awwwooooooo werewolves of mich'gan
posted by dismas at 7:13 AM on September 6 [12 favorites]
posted by dismas at 7:13 AM on September 6 [12 favorites]
Also, North Carolina's last "I voted" sticker.
But the werewolf is pretty cool, too.
posted by Snowishberlin at 7:14 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
But the werewolf is pretty cool, too.
posted by Snowishberlin at 7:14 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
I've been cleaning a bunch this summer and decided to slap all the I Voted stickers I found up on my fridge as "decor," because I love voting. The sticker in front is the one from the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. This sticker is just about the only one that could supplant front spot. Because the only thing radder than my suffrage is this frickin wolf.
Hell yeah boiii 🇺🇲🐺🦅
posted by phunniemee at 7:19 AM on September 6 [5 favorites]
Hell yeah boiii 🇺🇲🐺🦅
posted by phunniemee at 7:19 AM on September 6 [5 favorites]
I voted in the primaries here in Ulster County and I got our famous human head on an arachnid sticker, it was the best. And the candidate I voted for won too.
posted by Schmucko at 7:19 AM on September 6 [5 favorites]
posted by Schmucko at 7:19 AM on September 6 [5 favorites]
Then there was the time a werewolf ran for president. An unsettling time in American politics.
posted by Harvey Jerkwater at 7:25 AM on September 6 [1 favorite]
posted by Harvey Jerkwater at 7:25 AM on September 6 [1 favorite]
Several members of the task force thought the creature was the Michigan Dogman, a human-canine hybrid who figures in local legends, Ms. Aljilehawi added. That interpretation is not shared by Jane, the artist, who sees the muscular werewolf as a representation of the strength that each American can exercise by voting.
"So, he's, like, our state legend, right Jane? He's the dogman from local stories?"
"No, definitely not. He's just super buff."
posted by Rinku at 7:36 AM on September 6 [13 favorites]
"So, he's, like, our state legend, right Jane? He's the dogman from local stories?"
"No, definitely not. He's just super buff."
posted by Rinku at 7:36 AM on September 6 [13 favorites]
I never wanted to be a Michigander before, but wow. That kid could pay for college if she copyrighted that wolf. Also the utterly flat, just-the-facts tone of the article is magnificent.
posted by scratch at 7:47 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
posted by scratch at 7:47 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
Also, something tells me that Jane has a secret Deviant Art account her parents don't know about
hot sonic wants you to vote
twink draco wants you to vote
magical girl goku wants you to vote
posted by phunniemee at 7:50 AM on September 6 [9 favorites]
hot sonic wants you to vote
twink draco wants you to vote
magical girl goku wants you to vote
posted by phunniemee at 7:50 AM on September 6 [9 favorites]
Little old lady got registered late last night
Werewolves of Michigan again
posted by Thorzdad at 7:51 AM on September 6 [32 favorites]
Werewolves of Michigan again
posted by Thorzdad at 7:51 AM on September 6 [32 favorites]
To steal a tag from a former MeFite's tumblr: Unstoppable Monster Fuckers Unite
sit down Guillermo Del Toro we already know
posted by Kitteh at 7:52 AM on September 6 [6 favorites]
sit down Guillermo Del Toro we already know
posted by Kitteh at 7:52 AM on September 6 [6 favorites]
Certified awoo post
posted by dick dale the vampire at 7:53 AM on September 6 [4 favorites]
posted by dick dale the vampire at 7:53 AM on September 6 [4 favorites]
His hair was perfect.
posted by chococat at 7:59 AM on September 6 [9 favorites]
posted by chococat at 7:59 AM on September 6 [9 favorites]
AMAZING
posted by EvaDestruction at 8:08 AM on September 6
posted by EvaDestruction at 8:08 AM on September 6
This is just what I needed today. And every day.
Thank you, Toddles! This is fantastic.
posted by kristi at 8:16 AM on September 6
Thank you, Toddles! This is fantastic.
posted by kristi at 8:16 AM on September 6
I'm still feeling whacked-out head on spider legs but I'm working on my beefy torso.
posted by away for regrooving at 8:32 AM on September 6 [1 favorite]
posted by away for regrooving at 8:32 AM on September 6 [1 favorite]
Guessing I'm doin' voter fraud this year
posted by jy4m at 9:34 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
posted by jy4m at 9:34 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
Calls to kind Boaty McBoatface, but is even better.
posted by kensington314 at 9:36 AM on September 6
posted by kensington314 at 9:36 AM on September 6
"It was just a random werewolf; it didn’t have anything to do with Michigan,” Jane said.
hahaha tweens are such shits I love them so much
posted by greenland at 9:43 AM on September 6 [5 favorites]
hahaha tweens are such shits I love them so much
posted by greenland at 9:43 AM on September 6 [5 favorites]
Little old lady got registered late last night
Werewolves of Michigan again
"Werewolves of Detroit" scans better.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 9:46 AM on September 6
Werewolves of Michigan again
"Werewolves of Detroit" scans better.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 9:46 AM on September 6
please for the love of all that's holy, don't let a "professional" clean up that image. No pun intended, but it is perfect: the different widths of the stripes on the flag, the fact she had to cram the letter D on the end of the word. Keep it exactly as is, pay her whatever fees are necessary, and make this an official national voting sticker.
posted by nushustu at 10:09 AM on September 6 [1 favorite]
posted by nushustu at 10:09 AM on September 6 [1 favorite]
The only downside for me is that it conjures images of Hulk Hogan at the RNC, which the right will surely use if made aware.
posted by OHenryPacey at 10:10 AM on September 6
posted by OHenryPacey at 10:10 AM on September 6
The only downside for me is that it conjures images of Hulk Hogan at the RNC, which the right will surely use if made aware.
I think that's actually what I love about this. It feels like the Dems have FINALLY figured out how to counter the wackadoos on the right is to go low with them, but in a way that shows how much better the dems are at it. When Harris et al just started calling Trump et al weird, that was so so good, because it just knocked the breath out of them. And then she stayed on the offensive, and the right has literally no way to respond to that: all they know how to do is keep hitting the person who is committed to turning the other cheek over and over again. When that person hits back? They're completely flummoxed.
Same thing with this: when hulk hogan rips an american flag at the RNC, it just looks so dumb. It's just a weird old guy doing the only-ironically-cool schtick he did literally forty years ago. But when it's a werewolf that does it, it makes zero sense; it's just frigging awesome.
Let's keep putting republicans' finger-paintings up on the fridge, and meanwhile everybody else can continue to make great art.
posted by nushustu at 10:17 AM on September 6 [4 favorites]
I think that's actually what I love about this. It feels like the Dems have FINALLY figured out how to counter the wackadoos on the right is to go low with them, but in a way that shows how much better the dems are at it. When Harris et al just started calling Trump et al weird, that was so so good, because it just knocked the breath out of them. And then she stayed on the offensive, and the right has literally no way to respond to that: all they know how to do is keep hitting the person who is committed to turning the other cheek over and over again. When that person hits back? They're completely flummoxed.
Same thing with this: when hulk hogan rips an american flag at the RNC, it just looks so dumb. It's just a weird old guy doing the only-ironically-cool schtick he did literally forty years ago. But when it's a werewolf that does it, it makes zero sense; it's just frigging awesome.
Let's keep putting republicans' finger-paintings up on the fridge, and meanwhile everybody else can continue to make great art.
posted by nushustu at 10:17 AM on September 6 [4 favorites]
I like it, but can we also have one with a cat?
god damnit Michigan gets all the fun
posted by phunniemee at 11:04 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
god damnit Michigan gets all the fun
posted by phunniemee at 11:04 AM on September 6 [3 favorites]
Finally, a place where my degree in political science and my expertise in teratology converges!
Ok, tribe by tribe, here's my general predictions on how American Werewolves will vote in 2024 (borrowing from the Werewolf the Apocalypse TTRPG):
Black Furies: they're Greco-Pagan feminists. They vote Harris, with no exceptions.
Bone Gnawers: I'm surprised they haven't eaten Donald Trump already. They're voting blue.
Children of Gaia: Nature loving hippies will be voting Democrat this year, not Robert Kennedy Jr.
Fianna: Boisterous Gaelic werewolves, will, overall, be skewed by Dropkick Murphys, and are likely to vote with the more pro-union candidate.
Get of Fenris: You'd think the Scandinavian Pagan ultra-warrior werewolves might vote Trump. But you'd be wrong. They hate cowards. They're hardcore Never Trumpers.
Glass Walkers: bougie urban tech enthusiast werewolves are actually like Reid Hoffman- sensibly attuned enough to the economy to not be libertarian idiots. But when, when will they finally hunt and slay Peter Thiel?
Red Talons: as they try to live as wolves for the most part, Red Talons may not even be aware that they could vote in an election.
Silent Striders: Descended from Middle Eastern peoples, the Silent Striders will be voting against Trump.
Silver Fangs: They're insane Russian aristocrats, so they're probably voting for Trump.
Shadow Lords: Machiavellian slavic opportunists might seem like Trump supporters, and they probably have some contingency werewolves who are plugged into Project 2025. But like the Get, they despise weakness. Shadow Lords are the Republican werewolves who are sabotaging the campaign.
Stargazers: Navel gazing monastic werewolves practice mindfulness and therefore vote for Kamala.
Elder Brother/ Manitou: As protectors of First Nations peoples, they're voting for Harris/Walz.
Younger Brother/ Gale Walkers: Also voting Harris
Black Spiral Dancers: Insane chaos nihilists, the Dancers are at least posting for Trump on X and Reddit, if not actually working on his campaign.
Fire Touched: You might think these destructive fanatics would be for Trump, but wrong again. The Fire Touched value ruthless honesty- Trump's anathema for them. They're like those Evangelicals that won't vote for Trump.
Hunters in Darkness: Harris/ Walz due to environmental concerns.
posted by LeRoienJaune at 1:08 PM on September 6 [14 favorites]
Ok, tribe by tribe, here's my general predictions on how American Werewolves will vote in 2024 (borrowing from the Werewolf the Apocalypse TTRPG):
Black Furies: they're Greco-Pagan feminists. They vote Harris, with no exceptions.
Bone Gnawers: I'm surprised they haven't eaten Donald Trump already. They're voting blue.
Children of Gaia: Nature loving hippies will be voting Democrat this year, not Robert Kennedy Jr.
Fianna: Boisterous Gaelic werewolves, will, overall, be skewed by Dropkick Murphys, and are likely to vote with the more pro-union candidate.
Get of Fenris: You'd think the Scandinavian Pagan ultra-warrior werewolves might vote Trump. But you'd be wrong. They hate cowards. They're hardcore Never Trumpers.
Glass Walkers: bougie urban tech enthusiast werewolves are actually like Reid Hoffman- sensibly attuned enough to the economy to not be libertarian idiots. But when, when will they finally hunt and slay Peter Thiel?
Red Talons: as they try to live as wolves for the most part, Red Talons may not even be aware that they could vote in an election.
Silent Striders: Descended from Middle Eastern peoples, the Silent Striders will be voting against Trump.
Silver Fangs: They're insane Russian aristocrats, so they're probably voting for Trump.
Shadow Lords: Machiavellian slavic opportunists might seem like Trump supporters, and they probably have some contingency werewolves who are plugged into Project 2025. But like the Get, they despise weakness. Shadow Lords are the Republican werewolves who are sabotaging the campaign.
Stargazers: Navel gazing monastic werewolves practice mindfulness and therefore vote for Kamala.
Elder Brother/ Manitou: As protectors of First Nations peoples, they're voting for Harris/Walz.
Younger Brother/ Gale Walkers: Also voting Harris
Black Spiral Dancers: Insane chaos nihilists, the Dancers are at least posting for Trump on X and Reddit, if not actually working on his campaign.
Fire Touched: You might think these destructive fanatics would be for Trump, but wrong again. The Fire Touched value ruthless honesty- Trump's anathema for them. They're like those Evangelicals that won't vote for Trump.
Hunters in Darkness: Harris/ Walz due to environmental concerns.
posted by LeRoienJaune at 1:08 PM on September 6 [14 favorites]
tribe by tribe, here's my general predictions on how American Werewolves will vote in 2024 (borrowing from the Werewolf the Apocalypse TTRPG):
25-year-old me who had the LARPer roommate is loving this comment so hard.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 1:29 PM on September 6 [2 favorites]
25-year-old me who had the LARPer roommate is loving this comment so hard.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 1:29 PM on September 6 [2 favorites]
I want the werewolf as a tshirt.
posted by cybrcamper at 2:25 PM on September 6 [2 favorites]
posted by cybrcamper at 2:25 PM on September 6 [2 favorites]
Nice to see some MeFi love for Michigan.
posted by doctornemo at 7:29 PM on September 6
posted by doctornemo at 7:29 PM on September 6
Showed it to my teenager, and she said "oh, that's sigma werewolf".
posted by true at 5:07 AM on September 7
posted by true at 5:07 AM on September 7
tribe by tribe, here's my general predictions on how American Werewolves will vote in 2024 (borrowing from the Werewolf the Apocalypse TTRPG):
And of course, the media wants to make it into a simple Fur vs. Fang hose race: urban vampires will vote for Harris, rural werewolves will vote for Trump but as we can see, it's so much more complicated than that. (Trump's still locked up the ghoul vote though)
posted by dannyboybell at 7:13 AM on September 7 [1 favorite]
And of course, the media wants to make it into a simple Fur vs. Fang hose race: urban vampires will vote for Harris, rural werewolves will vote for Trump but as we can see, it's so much more complicated than that. (Trump's still locked up the ghoul vote though)
posted by dannyboybell at 7:13 AM on September 7 [1 favorite]
Nice to see some MeFi love for Michigan.
My favorite thing about Michigan is that whenever I meet someone from Michigan I hold out the palm of my right hand and ask them where they're from because it looks like a map of Michigan (not my hand, anybody's hand). Instead of thinking it's weird they almost always point to where they're from without a second thought.
posted by kirkaracha at 2:12 PM on September 7
My favorite thing about Michigan is that whenever I meet someone from Michigan I hold out the palm of my right hand and ask them where they're from because it looks like a map of Michigan (not my hand, anybody's hand). Instead of thinking it's weird they almost always point to where they're from without a second thought.
posted by kirkaracha at 2:12 PM on September 7
Inside you there are two wolves. Where do they stand on the issues?
posted by condour75 at 6:43 PM on September 7 [2 favorites]
posted by condour75 at 6:43 PM on September 7 [2 favorites]
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Also, something tells me that Jane has a secret Deviant Art account her parents don't know about...or maybe they do now!
posted by Kitteh at 6:35 AM on September 6 [6 favorites]