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Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 - Posted by Rich Miller

* What one word best describes your post-election mood? One word only, please. And, of course, keep it clean.

115 Comments

- Soccermom - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:09 pm:
Blergh.

- lil enchilada - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:11 pm:
unhappy

- in the know - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:11 pm:
Hopeful,
cuz waiting for calamity is just no fun.

- Soccermom - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:14 pm:
Or if you’ll forgive a single word and a single numeral

96 tears

- bored now - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:15 pm:
anxious…

- Ducky LaMoore - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:15 pm:
Lackadaisical

- Suburbs - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:16 pm:
SWEET!!

- Cassiopeia - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:16 pm:
optimistic

- Jechislo - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:16 pm:
Elated

- Loop Lady - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:16 pm:
transitioning…

- Sportsfans - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:17 pm:
Puckered

- Wensicia - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:17 pm:
exhausted

- Wordslinger - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:17 pm:
Apoplectic.

Oh wait, I thought you were asking about the historic season the Bears are having.

Post-election:

Curious.

- Lord Stanley's Cup - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:18 pm:
Structured

- wayward - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:18 pm:
Drained.

- Anonymoiis - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:18 pm:
Election?

- Illannoyed - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:20 pm:
Relieved.

- Gooner - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:22 pm:
Amused.

- train111 - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:22 pm:
resigned

- Dirty Red - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:23 pm:
Hopeful

- Lunchbox - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:23 pm:
Relieved.

- Robert the Bruce - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:23 pm:
Optimistic

- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:26 pm:
Blase.

- democrat Grrrl - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:28 pm:
Vertigo.

Seriously. I got it Election Night.

- Come on Glenn - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:29 pm:
I told you so

- Anonymous - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:30 pm:
Unemployed

- John Birch - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:33 pm:
HOMICIDAL !!

- Living in Raunerville - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:34 pm:
Euphoric

- Living in Raunerville - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:34 pm:
Overjoyed

- Living in Raunerville - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:34 pm:
Blissful

- Living in Raunerville - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:35 pm:
Elated

- Snucka - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:35 pm:
Distraught

- Namaste - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:36 pm:
Flacid.

- Sir Reel - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:38 pm:
Underwhelmed

- Buzzie - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:39 pm:
Amused

- Chicago poll watcher - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:39 pm:
hopeful

- BMAN - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:40 pm:
SOS

- John A Logan - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:41 pm:
confused

- Western Ave. Doug - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:42 pm:
ennui

- Anonymous - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:43 pm:
Concerned

- railrat - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:50 pm:
sanguine

- Union Leader - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:54 pm:
Sanguinetti-itis!

- Stones - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:54 pm:
Curious

- A guy... - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:55 pm:
Appropriate.

- Concerned - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 2:57 pm:
Spent

- anon - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:01 pm:
Ecstatic

- garlic bread - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:05 pm:
shaken

- The Old Professor - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:06 pm:
Defeated

- anon - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:08 pm:
anticipating

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:08 pm:
Split

- Commonsense in Illinois - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:13 pm:
Meh…

(Sorry didn’t see the “one word” request…)

- Anthony - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:14 pm:
Serfdom

- Rory - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:15 pm:
Aaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhh.

- LisleMike - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:16 pm:
Hopeful

- Black Ivy - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:17 pm:
#stoked #restored #elated #rejuvenated #frickinawesome

- Keyser Soze - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:17 pm:
Living in Raunerville forgot to say giddy.

- Rufus - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:19 pm:
Hopeful… I hope

- chicity1 - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:22 pm:
Somber

- G. Hutton - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:23 pm:
Elated

- Redux - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:26 pm:
Vindicated. Unfortunately.

- Been there, done that - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:28 pm:
Bored

- Retired - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:28 pm:
Worried

- Tollway - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:31 pm:
Unemployed !!!

- "friend of a friend" - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:40 pm:
Fenwickwacked!

- Mama - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:41 pm:
Unproductive!

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:42 pm:
Limboed

- sal-says - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:43 pm:
Hopeless.

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:43 pm:
Incomplete

- Rhino Slider - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:45 pm:
Cross

- Mittuns - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:45 pm:
Hoodwinked.

- vole - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:47 pm:
resigned

- Amalia - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:47 pm:
freedom (is just another word for nothin’ left to lose)

- 36th warder - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:55 pm:
Opportunities!!!

- 36th warder - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:55 pm:
Finally!!!

- Jake From Elwood - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 3:55 pm:
Reddening

- 3rd Generation Chicago Native - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:01 pm:
ad-nauseum

- Titus Lucretius Carus - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:03 pm:
Bamboozled

- Jaded - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:06 pm:
Jaded

- Nuclear Bozo - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:17 pm:
Wondering

- MP - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:25 pm:
optimistic….

- RoPo Ranger - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:27 pm:
Peaceful

- Esteban - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:31 pm:
Oy.

- zatoichi - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:37 pm:
raunered

- THEGUN - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:41 pm:
Giddyup

- A guy... - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:46 pm:
determined.

- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 4:50 pm:
Spent.

- James Knell - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 5:12 pm:
catatonic

- Levois - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 5:21 pm:
interested

- steve schnorf - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 5:25 pm:
Anticipating

- Rudy - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 5:34 pm:
blue

- DuPage - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 5:48 pm:
Anguish.

- Joe M - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 5:54 pm:
Discombobulated

- Belle - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 6:05 pm:
Moving

- Me - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 6:12 pm:
Quinnectomy

- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 6:18 pm:
Denial

- T.J. - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 6:44 pm:
Euphoric.

- Just The Way It Is One - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 6:52 pm:
Reflective.

- Just Me - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 7:05 pm:
Anticipative

- Obama's Puppy - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 7:41 pm:
Money

- Super Fly - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 7:48 pm:
Skeptical

- Anonymous 88 - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 8:02 pm:
Verklempt.

- Wow - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 8:21 pm:
Migraine

- PolPal56 - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 8:49 pm:
Contemplative.

- RNUG - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 10:00 pm:
Trepidation …

- Anonymous - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 10:10 pm:
Anxious to move forward.

- Quiet Sage - Wednesday, Nov 12, 14 @ 11:45 pm:
Depressed.

- Harry - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 1:19 am:
Anticipation

- VanillaMan - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 7:47 am:
Unshaken.

- Roadiepig - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 8:03 am:
Hammered

- bmcchgo - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 9:06 am:
Disillusioned.

- O.F. - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 9:16 am:
Exhausted.

- Carhart Representative - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 10:17 am:
Fearful

- crazybleedingheart - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 10:48 am:
Merciless.

- Doomed in Illinois - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 10:54 am:
Despondent

- My two cents - Thursday, Nov 13, 14 @ 8:19 pm:
Finally!
Time to clean house (at IDOT).

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