Best BBC Article Ever?

What can you NOT do at a polling station?

It answers such age-old questions as "Can I bring my pets with me to vote?" (Dogs, yes, if they're under control, though there are no guidelines for rabbits, ferrets, and pot-bellied pigs), "Can I play my favourite music to inspire me?" ('Those trying to bring in a ghetto blaster will be turned away,' but you can listen to an iPod), and "Can I write a message to the politicians?" (Deliberately spoiling votes by writing on them is part of the British tradition, so go for it. But "[however] wise or witty a comment, it's unlikely to make much impression on staff who will be frantically trying to count ballot papers."


And my personal favourites:

Can I wear political clothing?
"We wouldn't want people coming in with overt political clothing," says Mr Tonkin. However it is all about context. "There's a candidate standing in Westminster as a pirate. And if he comes in to vote in a pirate costume as is likely, we won't turn him away. The same goes for any supporters coming to vote as pirates."

Can I wear a giant rosette?
"No. The only people permitted to wear a rosette are the candidates and their polling agents. The rosette must be plain and not refer to the candidate or bear a slogan. Neither can they be too big.

While the Electoral Commission doesn't specify dimensions at this election, previous guidance set out a maximum width of "three to four inches". It seems the authorities are worried that a really big rosette might cause people to change their minds about whom to vote for. "

I less than three you, BBC reporter.