Definitions by Kate Sjostrand

election result 

The conclusion to the democratic process employed by various locals said to represent the will of the people. It is often achieved through a process known as counting, whereby a perceived majority claims victory over the perceived minority (please note that actual numbers are seldom referenced until they have been placed into the appropriate provisional ballot box where they are deemed as false votes and duly discarded until the desired result has been achieved).

Ted: Hey, did you hear that Obama won the election in New Mexico?

Ralph: Really? What was the election result?

Ted: All of the delegates went to Hillary.

election result by Kate Sjostrand February 14, 2008

Counting 

The incremental process that we teach to our 3 year olds so that they know how to accurately articulate the number of desired cookies. Counting is sometimes used to achieve an election result, but more often is seen in the private sector as a mechanism of identifying the millionth product sold by a given manufacturer.

Ted: How did they figure out who bought the billionth McDonald's cheeseburger?

Ralph: They were counting.

Counting by Kate Sjostrand February 14, 2008