STFIL

STFIL, or S.T.F.I.L. has become shorthand in the blogosphere during the run-up to the General Election in the United States, November 4, 2008. It refers to a commitment to vote, no matter the obstacles to do so. Specifically, it means: Stay The F**k In Line. It takes the general expectation of especially long voting lines due to high voter registration around the country, general excitement, and predictions based upon early voting turn-out. It also assumes the possibility of voting obstacles, such as suppression efforts by county or state officials, negative campaigning intended to dampen excitement, etc.

The phrase was first "coined" by screenwriter Jeffrey Lieber, writing as JeffLieber in Dailykos.com, on October 31, 2008.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/31/94424/603

* [http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Vote2008/story?id6171626&page1 Line Up, but Will You Be Counted?]

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