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Fri Feb-04-11 12:07 AM
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| 3. Well, damn. We just have to try harder next time. |
| -The Reports of DU's Cruelty Have Been Greatly Exaggerated. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-03-11 11:53 PM |
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You did a TON of work... |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Feb-03-11 11:58 PM |
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I remember. I does love my CP! |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 12:09 AM |
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I had to dig in my archives! |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Feb-04-11 12:47 AM |
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Holey Moley! |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 01:17 AM |
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delete - wrong reply |
Hutzpa |
Feb-04-11 01:47 PM |
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See? That's why we're Democrats... |
MrMickeysMom |
Feb-04-11 12:02 AM |
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Well, damn. We just have to try harder next time. |
EFerrari |
Feb-04-11 12:07 AM |
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I was also a bit mystified by the "DU'ers cheering" thread. |
pa28 |
Feb-04-11 12:15 AM |
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Telling how some threads that shouldn't be stay up, helping to get this one to be seen |
AuntPatsy |
Feb-04-11 12:17 AM |
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ThNk you doc, it is getting old watching freezer rejects continuing it's attempt to |
AuntPatsy |
Feb-04-11 12:16 AM |
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Ok... I have to know... |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 12:45 AM |
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K&R And thanks for doing that research. I had a little skim read to check and it didn't look as bad |
Turborama |
Feb-04-11 12:27 AM |
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Look, I've been busy tonight |
gratuitous |
Feb-04-11 12:34 AM |
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Nicely done |
suffragette |
Feb-04-11 12:34 AM |
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very informative post, thank you |
tahrir |
Feb-04-11 12:35 AM |
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I disagree. The 'cries of disgust' were warranted. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 12:43 AM |
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i was talking about the scope, like you |
tahrir |
Feb-04-11 12:47 AM |
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There were not nice things said on DU. |
AlbertCat |
Feb-04-11 10:49 AM |
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... |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 02:59 PM |
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welcome to DU, tahrir! |
librechik |
Feb-04-11 11:23 AM |
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thank you librechik |
tahrir |
Feb-04-11 08:05 PM |
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Nice work, Mussolini |
Tsiyu |
Feb-04-11 12:36 AM |
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Keeping truth afloat |
AuntPatsy |
Feb-04-11 12:40 AM |
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K&R |
leftstreet |
Feb-04-11 12:43 AM |
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I'm glad you did this. There is now (with 138 recs) an OP that makes DU look like shit. |
Luminous Animal |
Feb-04-11 12:51 AM |
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Well, no. Errrr... sort of. It's a valid point; nastiness, especially purile vindictiveness |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 01:03 AM |
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The title is... |
Luminous Animal |
Feb-04-11 01:22 AM |
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Have to concede that point. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 02:10 AM |
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k/r |
fishwax |
Feb-04-11 01:04 AM |
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Now let's look at the same subject at FR: 92% asshole rate! |
K8-EEE |
Feb-04-11 01:09 AM |
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I can't believe there are right-wingers |
Youth Uprising |
Feb-04-11 01:59 AM |
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They really are outing themselves re: wanting "democracy" |
K8-EEE |
Feb-04-11 09:49 AM |
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There's cruelty (schadenfreude) and then there's cruelty (watch these videos) |
Electric Monk |
Feb-04-11 01:10 AM |
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Kick |
grahamhgreen |
Feb-04-11 01:34 AM |
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I thought as much, and said as much b4 seeing your excellent post. Unrecced the other topic... |
egressingsparrowdrop |
Feb-04-11 01:43 AM |
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Never a big fan of unreccing. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 02:05 AM |
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It's how my cruelty manifests....n/t |
egressingsparrowdrop |
Feb-04-11 02:13 AM |
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That last line of my post was like Noble Mandarin... in a way. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 02:22 AM |
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I was thinking the same thing. nt |
Quixote1818 |
Feb-04-11 01:54 AM |
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You really had nothing else better to do? |
Lucian |
Feb-04-11 02:25 AM |
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Your life must be so much better than mine. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 02:49 AM |
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"Is it just a master-stroke of irony that you would be here, on a Thursday night/Friday morning... |
FourScore |
Feb-04-11 10:27 AM |
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I thought your OP was very interesting. |
deutsey |
Feb-04-11 03:07 PM |
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I can't help but wonder if you were one of the "mean" posters. |
FourScore |
Feb-04-11 10:06 AM |
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you have nothing better to do than write insulting posts? |
provis99 |
Feb-04-11 05:16 PM |
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That's a helluva lot of work in an effort to defend a "few" completely incompassionate assholes. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Feb-04-11 02:30 AM |
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You are apparently detached from reality. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 10:20 AM |
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To be fair about number two though... |
NuclearDem |
Feb-04-11 02:35 AM |
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Very rational. I can't disagree. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 02:44 AM |
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Thank you! |
NuclearDem |
Feb-04-11 02:46 AM |
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Well said. I echo this post, and thank the OP! :) n/t |
OneGrassRoot |
Feb-04-11 03:18 AM |
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Thanks for setting the record straight. |
Prometheus Bound |
Feb-04-11 03:28 AM |
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What a dick |
BeFree |
Feb-04-11 03:33 AM |
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I think maybe we should start with the vast puppy-kicking contingent on DU. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 10:50 AM |
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K & R |
malaise |
Feb-04-11 04:03 AM |
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kr |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-04-11 04:45 AM |
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Nominated 3 hours ago but |
Ichingcarpenter |
Feb-04-11 04:48 AM |
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. |
Turborama |
Feb-04-11 05:58 AM |
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K&R |
CLANG |
Feb-04-11 08:32 AM |
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When it gtes to the point that we have to analyze every thread for a couple of mean posts |
DainBramaged |
Feb-04-11 08:40 AM |
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+10 |
Myrina |
Feb-04-11 10:03 AM |
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Smart writing, smart post. |
Kurovski |
Feb-04-11 08:41 AM |
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A little perspective goes a long way. Thanks! |
Pacifist Patriot |
Feb-04-11 09:16 AM |
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Good to know -- a few DU outliers can trigger significant debate |
Bragi |
Feb-04-11 09:23 AM |
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K&R |
Gold Metal Flake |
Feb-04-11 09:49 AM |
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Good. |
immoderate |
Feb-04-11 09:57 AM |
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Attempts at humor? I feel about that as a doctor might feel about |
Bluenorthwest |
Feb-04-11 10:03 AM |
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Never said they were successful. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 10:17 AM |
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Great post. Thanks for doing this. n/t |
FourScore |
Feb-04-11 10:07 AM |
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Faux News reporters deserve a pounding:)...... |
Joey Liberal |
Feb-04-11 10:34 AM |
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Great post, thanks |
PatSeg |
Feb-04-11 10:37 AM |
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Best series ever. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 10:58 AM |
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Definitely the "best" |
PatSeg |
Feb-04-11 02:58 PM |
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Almost weekly here. I can't seem to get bored with it at all. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 05:44 PM |
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We do the same, ending with Serenity |
PatSeg |
Feb-04-11 09:09 PM |
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Kick |
DoBotherMe |
Feb-04-11 10:57 AM |
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A few people sitting quietly at home, typing the occasional nasty comment... |
Orsino |
Feb-04-11 11:04 AM |
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I read the open letter from someone outraged by the "uncivility" |
JohnnyRingo |
Feb-04-11 11:11 AM |
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Bravo Marge! K&R! |
meegbear |
Feb-04-11 11:12 AM |
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you mean we aren't worse than FR? |
provis99 |
Feb-04-11 11:20 AM |
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Thanks, Doc |
SpiralHawk |
Feb-04-11 11:25 AM |
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Many, many thanks for doing all that work |
wryter2000 |
Feb-04-11 11:37 AM |
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Perhaps. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 01:30 PM |
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I agree that there were a lot more reasonable responses than vicious ones. But... |
SteppingRazor |
Feb-04-11 11:40 AM |
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That was impressive |
TomClash |
Feb-04-11 11:45 AM |
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Bookmarking to link to for the next grave dancing thread |
Zywiec |
Feb-04-11 11:50 AM |
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Is that taken out of context and misquoted deliberately? |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 01:25 PM |
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I wasn't trying to do anything deliberately |
Zywiec |
Feb-04-11 02:06 PM |
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I see... using it for specific individuals. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 02:26 PM |
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Just 3 "mean" posts? |
toddwv |
Feb-04-11 12:18 PM |
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Yes Doctor shine your sonic screwdriver of truth upon the pearl clutchers. nt |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Feb-04-11 12:20 PM |
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Perhaps you should have read more and tallied less. |
jobycom |
Feb-04-11 12:43 PM |
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You sure know how to pick a nit, dontcha? |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 01:20 PM |
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No, I just think you are maligning a timely post many of us appreciated |
jobycom |
Feb-04-11 02:06 PM |
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Yes, we all appreciate posts that tell us DU is as bad as FR. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 02:25 PM |
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He should have tallied less and drank more. JK. I like the post. nm |
rhett o rick |
Feb-04-11 03:16 PM |
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Actually, I was doing both... |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 03:39 PM |
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So you are ambidextrous? nm |
rhett o rick |
Feb-04-11 04:28 PM |
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That was what the straw was for. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 05:20 PM |
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Good work Doc, you expose some really idiotic people doing |
Rex |
Feb-04-11 01:40 PM |
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Good points. Saw the original threads & detected no basis for breathless condemnation of DU posters. |
DirkGently |
Feb-04-11 01:45 PM |
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You managed to prove what I assumed. Nice job proving the point! |
Left coast liberal |
Feb-04-11 01:48 PM |
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In a nutshell the thread was just a way to aggrandizing |
Hutzpa |
Feb-04-11 01:54 PM |
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Thank you |
Oilwellian |
Feb-04-11 02:02 PM |
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K and R |
Kingofalldems |
Feb-04-11 02:44 PM |
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Rush Limbaugh was laughing when NYT reporters were pushed, shoved, hit. Until the Fox story came out |
Major Hogwash |
Feb-04-11 03:13 PM |
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I KNEW that would be the case. And I don't even listen to Limbaugh. |
zinnisking |
Feb-04-11 10:04 PM |
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Thanks, look like the other OP got all high and mighty |
itsrobert |
Feb-04-11 03:28 PM |
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Thanks for taking the time. |
Capitalocracy |
Feb-04-11 03:40 PM |
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I disagree, and I take issue with your numbers. |
woo me with science |
Feb-04-11 03:48 PM |
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Hardly. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 04:30 PM |
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Excellent, excellent work by you on this & you have said it all. I have never |
EV_Ares |
Feb-04-11 04:13 PM |
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It is a far kinder place than many would admit. |
The Doctor. |
Feb-04-11 07:21 PM |
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Great point, the opposite of course is true also |
Mosaic |
Feb-04-11 07:45 PM |
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Kick! Great work! /nt |
October |
Feb-04-11 07:39 PM |
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I've always wondered about folks who get Posts on Top of DU Page..who Trash Fellow DU'ers |
KoKo |
Feb-04-11 08:02 PM |
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Excellent work! Thanks. |
savalez |
Feb-04-11 08:56 PM |
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I appreciate your work |
quakerboy |
Feb-04-11 10:56 PM |
#118 |