mˈɛni kˈʌlɚfəl stˈoːɹiz hæv ɡɹˈoʊn ˌʌp ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz æz tə ðə mˈiːnz baɪ wˌɪtʃ hɪz ˈæbsəns fɹʌmðə vˈoʊɾɪŋ lˈɑːbɪz wʌz sᵻkjˈʊɹd.
Many colourful stories have grown up over the years as to the means by which his absence from the voting lobbies was secured.