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bettyellen

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186. I think the contrast between SAE's kind light hearted style and

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 02:35 PM

Dec 2012

The paranoid venom posted (laughing at hunters shooting themselves etc) was just too much for a lot of people.
I've never seen such polar opposites here.
We have all seen silly little things be blown out of proportion, but the level of offense taken was insane.
I'm not a big fan of the I'm Leaving posts, but SAE has a large and dedicated following, and you'd have two posts on the Greatest here on Monday when people realized he was gone. It's that popular.

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Save the Lol cats!!! [View all] DonRedwood Dec 2012 OP

Ignore the Asshats, stay please NightWatcher Dec 2012 #1

salmon is such a nice, nice person. PLEASE, STAY! roguevalley Dec 2012 #58

Luke...don't give into hate... gadjitfreek Dec 2012 #151

Me, too, me, too! JaneFordA Dec 2012 #161

Your friends outnumber the dolts. brer cat Dec 2012 #2

YES! Do not leave because of one idiot poster. robinlynne Dec 2012 #3

Would someone please expain what happened?? nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #4

This: babylonsister Dec 2012 #11

But his link doesn't explain what happened and why the poster is leaving DU. nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #27

He got tired of the b.s. I don't know what babylonsister Dec 2012 #28

Here Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #33

wow. renate Dec 2012 #44

It must be someone I have on ignore. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #77

You're going to regret that... DRoseDARs Dec 2012 #99

Look here, starting at post #53 MH1 Dec 2012 #38

please.. i don't know what happened oldhippydude Dec 2012 #5

Here: babylonsister Dec 2012 #9

Kittehs Unite!!! CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #6

Kittehs Unite! bunnies Dec 2012 #13

Stay! Don't let the batards get you down!! pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #7

lolbreadz? DonRedwood Dec 2012 #20

French bread...two batards pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #29

You just made me hungry. DonRedwood Dec 2012 #62

Words are okay, but we need your pics Salmon please stay Smilo Dec 2012 #8

Excellent! To which may I add another piece of prose, not quite as definitive: freshwest Dec 2012 #30

Haha! gateley Dec 2012 #35

And I have played both roles! freshwest Dec 2012 #64

Thanks to you and Smilo... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #73

Someone's been watching Henri! LOL n/t pink-o Dec 2012 #160

those are so funny. barbtries Dec 2012 #176

One more: The Law of Bathrooms The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #31

what is with that?! They gallop up the stairs if they hear me go to the bathroom DonRedwood Dec 2012 #65

I have to sneak into the bathroom The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #70

Haha 2naSalit Dec 2012 #80

"Nooooooo!! Not in the reservoir! NOOOOOO!!!!!" Beartracks Dec 2012 #82

LOL polly7 Dec 2012 #86

LOL, and then they want to sit on your lap. n/t gkhouston Dec 2012 #89

I thought I was the only one!! DonRedwood Dec 2012 #96

Do you give them milk? If so, the cats will identify you as MOM! freshwest Dec 2012 #121

No human can go to the bathroom without hifiguy Dec 2012 #100

The paw swipe under the door is hilarious nadine_mn Dec 2012 #157

My dog, too. nt Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #191

lol heaven05 Dec 2012 #168

+1000000000. My cat loves the Sunday thread. Hoyt Dec 2012 #10

Please don't go... virgdem Dec 2012 #12

Or let the guy do what he wants. DefenseLawyer Dec 2012 #14

i think you are a closet lolcat lover or you wouldn't be trolling lolcat posts.... DonRedwood Dec 2012 #23

Bwhahaha!! babylonsister Dec 2012 #32

I added a picture.... DonRedwood Dec 2012 #40

Lub it! dmr Dec 2012 #126

Perfect! Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #50

I often to whispered 'meow 'n' hiss' to attorneys when conferring. You'd've had to be there. freshwest Dec 2012 #63

I don't have a dog in the fight, or cat as it were DefenseLawyer Dec 2012 #194

Free-ish. DonRedwood Dec 2012 #203

Hee Hee Hee... Kurovski Dec 2012 #202

Best Thread Ever! bunnies Dec 2012 #15

You could just go to the source of the lolcats temporary311 Dec 2012 #16

You could for part of the fun Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #45

Absolutely! mrsadm Dec 2012 #127

Hear, hear! Lugnut Dec 2012 #17

Dear SalmonChantedEvening AlecBGreen Dec 2012 #18

little? DonRedwood Dec 2012 #21

widdle CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #34

yes, she is a little 'hefty' AlecBGreen Dec 2012 #49

kr. i like cat pictures. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #19

Don't let meanness beat kindness! Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #22

kittens are good medicine :0) DonRedwood Dec 2012 #25

That they are. And they're addictive! Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #54

Oh nos! Don't take cute kitehs away at Quismastime! Sedona Dec 2012 #24

Wah a cute Quismas Card this wahd make. Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #171

I don't like cats Berserker Dec 2012 #26

Schroedinger's Cat is not happy about this, either. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #36

Oh my. CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #48

How do we know until we look? nt dmallind Dec 2012 #169

Wow look at those fangs WI_DEM Dec 2012 #175

Yes! frogmarch Dec 2012 #37

Please stay, SCE hifiguy Dec 2012 #39

Dear SalmonChantedEvening: *THIS* is what DU looks like when you post: NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #41

Arctic Dave Haz Sad. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #42

Is there anything we can do to bring him back? Stalk him on FB and beg a lot? gateley Dec 2012 #43

Great idea---let's stalk him. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #52

Flood him with friend requests! gateley Dec 2012 #53

OMG! Sedona Dec 2012 #46

Support SCE! Snarkoleptic Dec 2012 #47

Yes, we will miss you. Stay! Cleita Dec 2012 #51

I agree, please stay! LiberalLoner Dec 2012 #55

PLEASE don't let the turkeys get you down. Mira Dec 2012 #56

To SalmonChantedEvening: Is your real name George Bailey? tclambert Dec 2012 #57

Bedford Fallz, you mean DonRedwood Dec 2012 #68

SCE and Sunday LOL cats Ineeda Dec 2012 #59

If SCE does refuse to come back.... lbrtbell Dec 2012 #60

He shares lots of nature pics too... (or she) some are just amazing animal pics DonRedwood Dec 2012 #71

That's really not the point. Ineeda Dec 2012 #78

I agree! But, I also value what salmon bringz to the table DonRedwood Dec 2012 #101

Stay SCE! KT2000 Dec 2012 #61

was worth the try....anyone else want to? Sedona Dec 2012 #66

I don't think that post was the problem. If that poster had stopped there, it was just an opinion, MH1 Dec 2012 #116

K&R... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #67

SCE - I expect to wake up Sunday and see the LOLcats rurallib Dec 2012 #69

Bring back SCE! We need all the nice people we can get! nt rrneck Dec 2012 #72

WTF??? GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #74

Besement Cat needs to let salmon know this is NOT ok! DonRedwood Dec 2012 #97

Salmon must stay!! WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2012 #75

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #76

. Ineeda Dec 2012 #81

I am sorry a comic triggered a bad reaction for you. It still does not justify Kali Dec 2012 #90

Superman always saves Lois Lane. DonRedwood Dec 2012 #92

Perhaps it would best if you deleted your exchange? Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #94

You were way out of line, and you owe SCE a huge apology. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #98

What does the email from patiod have to do with this thread? Cooley Hurd Dec 2012 #105

When all you have is a hammer... Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #106

Or a very large supply of hammers. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #149

This message was self-deleted by its author Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #111

Don't let the power-grabbing self righteous bastards get you down SCE! nolabear Dec 2012 #79

Please come backnSalmonChantedEvening!!! I really look forward to your Sunday Kittehs! ralps Dec 2012 #83

If there's a petition, I'll sign it. savebigbird Dec 2012 #84

Say it isn't so!! ColumbusLib Dec 2012 #85

I'm in. 6000eliot Dec 2012 #87

yep! libodem Dec 2012 #88

Please don't let one complaint cause you to leave. mulsh Dec 2012 #91

Please stay and keep posting LOLCATS you legions of fans beg you mulsh Dec 2012 #93

Save the LOL Cats! myrna minx Dec 2012 #95

Me lurv kittehs shenmue Dec 2012 #102

K & R!!!!! lastlib Dec 2012 #103

LOLcats is the only reason I re-upped my donation! Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #104

Maybe Salmonchantedevening needs a little rest/vacation but we would love Him to return!! hue Dec 2012 #107

Someone else needs to be leaving... flying rabbit Dec 2012 #108

I'm in Canuckistanian Dec 2012 #109

plz stayz salmin Danmel Dec 2012 #110

I am a renewed DUer, having taken years off...now that I am on more than ever before.... ceejdre82 Dec 2012 #112

After reviewing the thread cited below.. Permanut Dec 2012 #113

Anti-Wanker Kitteh sez long live LOLCats & bullies get this . . . patrice Dec 2012 #114

please comeback SCE! bench scientist Dec 2012 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author tandot Dec 2012 #117

Please don't leave, Salmonchantedevening! We NEED your LOLcats! tandot Dec 2012 #118

SCE we love you! littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #119

Gah! That is frikken HILARIOUS! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #132

I luvs the lol cats. . . jcboon Dec 2012 #120

I need lolcats democratXX Dec 2012 #122

Gotz 2 haf Lolcatz klook Dec 2012 #123

Please stay Salmonchantedevening (see kitty pic) elvisbear Dec 2012 #124

Please stay. Rain Mcloud Dec 2012 #125

Here is something that I never finished. Rain Mcloud Dec 2012 #129

ROFLMAO catbyte Dec 2012 #136

DU would NOT be the same without LOL Cats!!! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2012 #128

I'm in! NT rufus dog Dec 2012 #130

dude... dont' leave---use the ignore feature SemperEadem Dec 2012 #131

Let me add one more voice to the outcry matt819 Dec 2012 #133

My sympathy for your loss. kiva Dec 2012 #137

Certainly speaks for me, matt819! calimary Dec 2012 #142

Well said... OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #145

Fuck the haters, SCE. We love you here. flvegan Dec 2012 #134

I have to add my 2 cents.... madmom Dec 2012 #135

... Behind the Aegis Dec 2012 #138

Oh, no. Please stay! Granny M Dec 2012 #139

BOB! just get your ass back in here before I get riled. Kurovski Dec 2012 #140

PLEASE stay SCE! nt Raine Dec 2012 #141

WHAT'S ALL THIS? BigBearJohn Dec 2012 #143

Recommended! Heidi Dec 2012 #144

HOLLA!!!! OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #146

Salmonchantedevening... Fedaykin Dec 2012 #147

DID SOMEONE FUCK WITH MY SALMON??? Skittles Dec 2012 #148

Why yes they did. Angleae Dec 2012 #150

Can I has a stay? kaiden Dec 2012 #152

I can't make it without SCE and the LOLs! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #153

OK, this IS a political forum. But, can't we keep the Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #154

That's right! crim son Dec 2012 #155

oh no! weetie Dec 2012 #156

Adding my vote to this worthy cause sellitman Dec 2012 #158

And mine. ret5hd Dec 2012 #162

Please dont go Betty88 Dec 2012 #159

I read your post, and honestly this is upsetting... LaydeeBug Dec 2012 #163

What Scrooge complained about our LOL Cats? Boot him/her Save the LOL Cats!!!! n/t Fla Dem Dec 2012 #164

Oh no! lunatica Dec 2012 #165

I like the LolCats and read that post every Sunday. distantearlywarning Dec 2012 #166

From a cold hearted cynic--Please stay! Moral Compass Dec 2012 #167

Save the kittehs! lonestarnot Dec 2012 #170

My Sunday ritual! sagetea Dec 2012 #172

First we lost Ton Ten Conservative Idiots....now THIS! SunSeeker Dec 2012 #173

please stay barbtries Dec 2012 #174

In case anyone thinks SCE is playing coy Patiod Dec 2012 #177

Thank you to Salmonchantedevening not only for the LOL cats, hedgehog Dec 2012 #178

Quite a loss if this holds up. Aldo Leopold Dec 2012 #179

Agreed Don't Go Hula Popper Dec 2012 #180

We all love the LOL cats but would miss Salmon the human even more. Shrike47 Dec 2012 #181

SalmonChantedEvening and LOLCATS have saved me thousands of dollars $$$$$$$$ colorado_ufo Dec 2012 #182

What, weed doesn't help? It ONLY enchances the experience. Trust me on that. Panasonic Dec 2012 #208

So, has this Salmon person been placated yet? Walk away Dec 2012 #183

We're ripping to shreds a parody of feminism and animal rights activists bettyellen Dec 2012 #184

Really? Because from the outside it just looks like a lot of energy expended... Walk away Dec 2012 #185

I think the contrast between SAE's kind light hearted style and bettyellen Dec 2012 #186

I am honestly not trying to be facetious. I didn't see all of the posts because... Walk away Dec 2012 #188

You can Un-hide them. If you removed the maliciousness bettyellen Dec 2012 #190

That is all very well stated, bettyellen. Kurovski Dec 2012 #201

Thanks Kurovski! I have consider ignoring people for the first time in my many years here.... bettyellen Dec 2012 #209

Myrna Minx filled me in on some of what is going on. Kurovski Dec 2012 #211

I Confess FiggyJay Dec 2012 #187

Save the CATS ! padruig Dec 2012 #189

First we lost Duzys, now LOLcats? Duer 157099 Dec 2012 #192

Hear, Hear !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #193

Sundays just won't be the same. nt Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #195

Kitties!!!!!!! voteearlyvoteoften Dec 2012 #196

You have to keep posting LOLcats. Borchkins Dec 2012 #197

We <3 Salmon. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #198

What they said!!! thevoiceofreason Dec 2012 #199

Tell em "If you leave the terrorists win" grantcart Dec 2012 #200

yes, yes & yes! kimsterdemster Dec 2012 #204

My little cousin isn't happy until she and I read the LOLCATS every Saturday diabeticman Dec 2012 #205

Please stay, SalmonChantedEvening. I love the LOLCats Dont call me Shirley Dec 2012 #206

387. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #207

I'm with everyone else, here.... Ferretherder Dec 2012 #210

Dammit, I need my LOLz!!! Bake Dec 2012 #212

Absolutely! LiberalElite Dec 2012 #213