... an unusual American tradition in the US Senate allows a senator to hold the floor unless 2/3 of the other senators vote to end the debate...
...in the past, this meant that a senator could stand on the floor and hold up a vote by talking endlessly (these days, all they do is threaten to filibuster and that is enough to stall)...
Some guys would read the phone book, others would tell long, boring stories from their childhood. If enough senators conspired together, they could talk continually for days and days to block...
WOULD YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET ME DO A COMIC ALREADY?!?
