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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

Last updated on: November 8, 2012 08:53 IST

Hurricane Sandy's trail of disaster, nasty personal attacks during campaigning, severe apprehensions over a floundering economy -- the 'serious' list of grave concerns is endless. But sorry, that's not the complete story of the 2012 United States presidential elections.

We present a collection of whacky 'laugh out loud' photographs of the election day from across the United States. Enjoy!

In this photograph, Surfer Mike Wegart, 30, waits to vote during the US presidential election at Venice Beach lifeguard station in Los Angeles, California, Tuesday.

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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

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Spectators interact with a Mitt Romney puppet while waiting for the results of the 2012 presidential election in Rockefeller Center, New York City.

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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

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A child peeks from a voting booth as voters cast their ballots for the US presidential election at the Mummers museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

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Dogs take notice of one another as people vote at a polling place in a Lifeguard Station during the US presidential election in the Los Angeles area community of Hermosa Beach, California.

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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

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Josephine Troesch picks up her ballot at Su Nueva Laundramat during the US presidential election in Chicago.

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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

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Actors wearing Mitt Romney and Barack Obama masks stand in an elevator while attending a US election party at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin, Germany.

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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

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A donkey named Demo is pictured during a symbolic election organised by owner, attorney and former mayor of the town of Turbaco, Silvio Carrasquilla, known as Barack Obama's number one fan, in front of his house in Turbaco, Colombia.

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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

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A man casts his ballot at Legend Elementary School during the US presidential election in Newark, Ohio.

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William Mathis, Jr., 26, votes at the Friendly Center in Toledo, Ohio.

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IN PHOTOS: The 'LOL' moments of US presidential polls

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A Chicago voter casts her vote with her two children at a polling place in a cellular store during the US presidential election in Chicago, Illinois.

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