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redwitch

(14,933 posts)
71. I hear ya Will.
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 08:42 PM
Feb 2013

Somedays I don't even come here because I don't want to feel bad about my fellow humans. I intend to keep dancing and allow myself joy, I wish everyone would.

A DU Lament... [View all] WilliamPitt Feb 2013 OP
Hear hear DainBramaged Feb 2013 #1
I second this solara Feb 2013 #23
Damn right, my dear Will... CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #2
I'm a rebel bluestateguy Feb 2013 #3
Absolutely. Joy is an absolute necessity. Else why bother. nolabear Feb 2013 #4
Some People Didn't Care for the Farmer Ad LarryNM Feb 2013 #5
If all you take from this is "the Farmer ad," WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #7
Look! There's a "Woooooshhh" at 50,000 feet!! LOL!! nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #36
Hehehe freshwest Feb 2013 #99
"Squirrel!" GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #64
Don't forget: tblue37 Feb 2013 #67
understood, and there are a lot of duers who focus on the negative quinnox Feb 2013 #6
A wise man once gave me some good advice..."Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke" Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #8
Same, here DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #12
Judgment seems to be the currency here... RudynJack Feb 2013 #9
LOL DURHAM D Feb 2013 #15
Honestly, I think all discourse, online and off, is going in this direction VWolf Feb 2013 #87
You are a righteous dude. Beartracks Feb 2013 #10
I think we understand each other in this, Will Hekate Feb 2013 #11
Sad sacking gets old. I come here daily with a glad heart and expect the worst now. freshwest Feb 2013 #13
Happiness is truly a *choice* we make. pacalo Feb 2013 #19
Awesome message, freshwest OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #24
Will Pitt, I have loved you for years. mykpart Feb 2013 #14
Glad to K&R -- I agree 100%! pacalo Feb 2013 #16
Thank you, Will P and Walt W. JohnnyLib2 Feb 2013 #17
if manipulative commercial propaganda makes you joyous, feel free. others take their joy elsewhere. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #18
Oh, Hannah... SidDithers Feb 2013 #20
Double... Chorophyll Feb 2013 #33
It was a shit commercial. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #42
You are correct in that shit is a by-product of all farms, large or small.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #48
So can I. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #51
"Telling people off"?? Really? Wow. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #58
Did I miss something? Hissyspit Feb 2013 #59
No doubt. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #62
+1 for sun-lit kitchens, listening to WBZ... or WERS...or WBRS FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #81
does it really turn into a "long avalanche" hfojvt Feb 2013 #101
Guffaw!! Codeine Feb 2013 #89
Own any purple suits...? LanternWaste Feb 2013 #73
the poster felt it necessary to piss on people who didn't like his little commercial by calling them HiPointDem Feb 2013 #76
If the axe grinders, complaint mongers & perpetual outrage farmers ever really start to get to me, Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #21
Well put Warren. Thank you. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #65
Dig It. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #88
well said as always. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #96
A few advantages of age: Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #22
Great post LTH. nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #31
I'm going to print this out. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #69
Fatalists at DU JNelson6563 Feb 2013 #25
I found out long ago that I can withstand only short dips into DU anymore. FredStembottom Feb 2013 #26
In my Favorites 4Q2u2 Feb 2013 #27
"Dont stand in the way of our joy" - Doris "Granny D" Haddock DinahMoeHum Feb 2013 #28
The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things. LisaLynne Feb 2013 #29
Yes. DU's cranky civil libertarians and anti-war activists are very similar to 2nd wave feminists... Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #30
I really enjoyed reading this. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #32
"and in the end....." RagAss Feb 2013 #34
One of your best posts, and very sound advice.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #35
You expect 1000s of members to all agree with each other? Why are you here? n-t Logical Feb 2013 #37
Is that what I said? WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #38
"Far too many of those who populate this and other forums seem to function in an absolute void" Logical Feb 2013 #43
Observations are two wholly separate concepts and words... LanternWaste Feb 2013 #75
LOL, hit a nerve I see. Funny. n-t Logical Feb 2013 #83
Thank you. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #39
I won't judge, I admire your resolve to your postion... Earth_First Feb 2013 #40
Of course it was. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #44
Well shit yeah, then... Earth_First Feb 2013 #45
:-) WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #49
I used to enjoy Paul Harvey too. Blanks Feb 2013 #61
K & R and seconded! rustydog Feb 2013 #41
I have to ask (I think this is great, btw) Butterbean Feb 2013 #46
The lady has not arrived yet. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #50
D'OH! My bad. Butterbean Feb 2013 #52
I agree with all of this. erinlough Feb 2013 #47
I call your Whitman and raise you an Emerson ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 #53
Don't worry, be happy whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #54
If that's what you took from this, WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #55
Sometimes after reading DU for awhile, I feel like everything sucks The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #56
Because according to some here, everything does. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #74
I am a hypocrite. ananda Feb 2013 #57
Simply Devine 4Q2u2 Feb 2013 #60
You are living in a world populated by humans. Humans aren't perfect. Life virgogal Feb 2013 #63
Will, as always you cut to the chase. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #66
K&R n/t AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #68
Remember, it's all a cosmic joke. HA HA HA HA WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2013 #70
I hear ya Will. redwitch Feb 2013 #71
When they get you down, check the pets group. Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #72
You're a great writer, William. defacto7 Feb 2013 #77
There are many who are not happy mac56 Feb 2013 #78
Their is no joy in Mudville. Martin Eden Feb 2013 #79
Hey, Will---ya know what? radiclib Feb 2013 #80
People and lamenting go hand in hand Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #82
An old friend of mine said something to me jazzimov Feb 2013 #84
I was almost going to reply with... Mister Ed Feb 2013 #85
This thread deserves a doobi dooo A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #86
I liked the farmer commercial, too. cry baby Feb 2013 #90
Hear Hear! Left2Tackle Feb 2013 #91
very good essay and thanks for putting into words BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #92
To farm/garden is joy EndlessMaze Feb 2013 #93
Ah, Will, calimary Feb 2013 #94
Loved the Farmer Ad. Love the Banker take-off even more. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #95
So So True. donheld Feb 2013 #97
The greatest poets, like Walt Whitman, understood a great deal about the perfection of imperfection. patrice Feb 2013 #98
the dissenters give me joy Enrique Feb 2013 #100
So true... dkf Feb 2013 #102
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