In my hand, I hold a pair of panties. Jenna's, Barb's?

[Psychoblues99]

I once started a thread like that and it got locked, I think even deleted, deservedly. My point was to expose the frivial nature of many DU posters and goodness were my suspicions verified.

Time changes little in human nature. At least not days, weeks, months or even years. Not even significant events will change the overall nature of us. Somehow, I am disappointed but I know I can't change that either.

So many really good conversations go virtually unread here in DU. So many good and well meaning posters just disappear without warning or announcement. I'm not talking about the disruptors, I'm talking about genuine contributors to leftist ideals. We complain so much about where our parties have gone, I ask just where have we as DUers gone?

Maybe I'm just a little too melancholy for my own good tonight.

Psychoblues

Dems Gotta Keep On Truckin'.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,.,.,,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..,,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,

[Redleg]

1. Hang in there, dude.

You can't remember if they are Jenn's or Barb's?

[Psychoblues99]

2. Dammit, Redleg!!!!! I spit perfectly good hops on the monitor!!!!!!!!

Please don't take the statement so literally!!!!!!!!!! I know you were kidding!!!!!!!!!!

Psychoblues

Dems Gotta Keep On Truckin'.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..,..,.,..,.,.,,...,,..,.,.,.,.,..,.,..,.,.,,.,

[ShaneGR]

3. psycho.... you need sleep, I need whatever you're smoking

:-)

[markses]

4. Oh, another accusatory jeremiad from psychoblues

It's like the neighborhood scold - ranting on a streetcorner - inveighing at all passers. Quite naturally, nobody pays attention to these typical community characters. And nobody should.

Frivial, indeed.

[Redleg]

5. English lit major, right?

Jeremiad? Some people wait all their life to use that work in a coherent sentence.

Aha!

[Benevolent_Rabbit]

6. I like the sound of a good frivial jeremiad

yes indeed.

[FlashHarry]

8. Frivial? How Joycean!

:)

[Booberdawg]

7. The levity is important too

Yeah, I know what you mean about some seemingly trivial threads. But having lurked here for a year before before I joined, and even then posting only occaisionally, I can attest to the benefits of DU being a place for camaraderie and just plain silliness sometimes. I've learned a LOT since I've made DU mandatory daily reading. But I enjoy the humor as well.

I don't know how you can claim to know that "So many really good conversations go virtually unread here in DU" In fact, you can't know that. Believe it or not, most of us do not feel obligated to form or voice an opinion about every topic that get's started.

There are almost 30,000 people subscribed to DU. Can't please everyone, and what might seem stupid and disappointing to you might be the glue that is holding others together. I think some topics are stupid too. I skip them. When I see a topic that says "I just suffered a gunshot wound in the stomach, what should I do?", I shake my head but read to see if they lived long enough to get off DU long enough to call 911. A lot of people are down on their luck - jobless, losing their homes, 401K's, health ins, etc., that is a relevant Democratic issue. And then there is the attitude by "some" that your opinion has no validity unless you have over 1000 posts, and conversely, if someone has over 1000 post they are authorities on anything they care to give an opinion about. But I digress ....

You can always skip the non-serious threads. There's also an ignore button for those you always deem to be to frivolous to be worthy of your time. You might also consider, for yourself, what are your expectations of DU2, and whether your expectations are realistic. Are you particularly serious and critical in other aspects of your life besides politics?

Linda


I moved this from GD - I see it got moved while I was writing this

[ForrestGump]

9. A-HA! Neither. Neither Bush wears panties.

Don't ask me how I know that trivial trivia.......

[RetroLounge]

10. You can tell by the flies...

sorry...

:spank:

[ForrestGump]

11. You mean all the guys' flies are down when they're around?

Yeah. That too. :o

[Lady Freedom]

12. you have got a point