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theredpen (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:13 AM
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Goodbye DU
I've logged a lot of hours on DU and I've enjoyed most of them, but now it is time to leave this community, maybe for good.

I expect give and take on Internet forums. I expect conflict. I realize that tempers can flare and that even when the moderators do a great job, people get away with saying some pretty fucked up shit.

Nevertheless I read something today on GD-P — something that remains unlocked — that made me realize that I can't, in good conscience, continue to post here. Today, a DUer called on supporters of one of the Democratic candidates to storm the Denver convention and bully the delegates into supporting that candidate. Not only did this utterly reprehensible and undemocratic call to action fail to incite universal disdain, but several people — prominent "Lounge Lizards" openly endorsed the plan. You can read the details here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

I'm not associating myself with a forum where this kind of bullshit is given any quarter.

I know... "don't let the screen door hit me on the way out." I've seen all the snide responses to these posts before, but I still felt I had to let everyone know why I'm leaving. Will I be back? I don't know yet.
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   I'm back  theredpen   Mar-11-08 12:13 AM   #1 
   You SUCK!!!  Sugar Smack   Mar-11-08 12:15 AM   #2 
   LOL!  ThomCat   Mar-11-08 12:19 AM   #4 
   Maybe theredpen would like a little drama & mystery--  Sugar Smack   Mar-11-08 12:29 AM   #5 
      Either a good novel or a good friend.  ThomCat   Mar-11-08 12:40 AM   #8 
         Or do something novel in bed with a good friend  theredpen   Mar-11-08 12:49 AM   #9 
   Oh thank GOD!  JVS   Mar-11-08 01:40 AM   #11 
   delete  Lex   Mar-11-08 01:11 PM   #22 
   I am calling the Vatican and getting your antics listed as one of the deadly sins.  KitchenWitch   Mar-11-08 12:19 AM   #3 
   ...  Fox Mulder   Mar-11-08 12:33 AM   #6 
   Good one.  texanwitch   Mar-11-08 12:35 AM   #7 
   K&R...you're naughty. n/t  Zorra   Mar-11-08 01:31 AM   #10 
   Damn, that was better than a RickRoll.  Common Sense Party   Mar-11-08 01:45 AM   #12 
   Wow, I just got LeeRolled.  Jamastiene   Mar-11-08 01:46 AM   #13 
   I still have not used my DU vote today....  chknltl   Mar-11-08 01:48 AM   #14 
   Well played, red  sazemisery   Mar-11-08 01:49 AM   #15 
   Fine. You go right ahead.  Dangerously Amused   Mar-11-08 02:04 AM   #16 
   ...  DarkTirade   Mar-11-08 08:27 AM   #17 
   Here you go, one final time....  madinmaryland   Mar-11-08 08:31 AM   #18 
   Ah Ha! Theory validated...  turtlensue   Mar-11-08 08:54 AM   #19 
   you are evil.  Lady Freedom   Mar-11-08 08:56 AM   #20 
   Don't give up on the DU. The anger will all be forgotten in a few months.  applegrove   Mar-11-08 01:06 PM   #21 
   see post #1  Lex   Mar-11-08 01:12 PM   #23 
   who left that big hole in the screen door?  DS1   Mar-11-08 01:13 PM   #24 
   That guy's a dweeb.  SOteric   Mar-11-08 02:58 PM   #25 
 
theredpen (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:13 AM
Response to Original message
1. I'm back
What did I miss?
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:15 AM
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2. You SUCK!!!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :patriot:
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:19 AM
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4. LOL!
That was awesome! :applause:

Welcome back. :P
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:29 AM
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5. Maybe theredpen would like a little drama & mystery--
Maybe a windswept young lady named Ariel; cold, tired and hungry from her journey through the moors on foot



And her discovery of a haunted-looking cabin in the nearby woods



A secret key in her pocket



Which unlocks the door to a strangely familiar parlour



Wherein lie some cats, privy to the horrifying truth about GDP but who will not utter a peep. (That's a whole nother key).



I have to lay off the cocoa & go to bed, I suspect. With a good novel.
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:40 AM
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8. Either a good novel or a good friend.
Either way, you should go to bed and gradually fall asleep happy and entertained. :)
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theredpen (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:49 AM
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9. Or do something novel in bed with a good friend
I don't see a losing scenario here. :D
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 01:40 AM
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11. Oh thank GOD!
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 01:11 PM
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22. delete
Edited on Tue Mar-11-08 01:12 PM by Lex
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:19 AM
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3. I am calling the Vatican and getting your antics listed as one of the deadly sins.
:rofl:
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:33 AM
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6. ...
:rofl:
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 12:35 AM
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7. Good one.
I was thinking what the hell is this person posting this in the Lounge for.
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 01:31 AM
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10. K&R...you're naughty. n/t
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 01:45 AM
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12. Damn, that was better than a RickRoll.
That was a MercerRoll.

Well played, sir. Well played.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Tue Mar-11-08 01:46 AM
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13. Wow, I just got LeeRolled.
Edited on Tue Mar-11-08 01:47 AM by Jamastiene
That's a first. :rofl:

Perhaps not a last...Sounds like a new plan to me.
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chknltl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 01:48 AM
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14. I still have not used my DU vote today....
Edited on Tue Mar-11-08 01:50 AM by chknltl
...you just earned it. Thanks for this post theredpen. :rofl:
(on edit: looks like I may have given the lucky number 5 vote!
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sazemisery Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Tue Mar-11-08 01:49 AM
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15. Well played, red
Your jest amuses me. :hi:
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 02:04 AM
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16. Fine. You go right ahead.


Bail on Lee while the rest of us stay here to fight the good fight.

Looser.
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 08:27 AM
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17. ...
:spray:
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 08:31 AM
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18. Here you go, one final time....
Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, three Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

:hi:
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 08:54 AM
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19. Ah Ha! Theory validated...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :P
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Lady Freedom (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 08:56 AM
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20. you are evil.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 01:06 PM
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21. Don't give up on the DU. The anger will all be forgotten in a few months.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 01:12 PM
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23. see post #1
nt
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 01:13 PM
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24. who left that big hole in the screen door?
:grr:
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Mar-11-08 02:58 PM
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25. That guy's a dweeb.
Oh yeah, and
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