My prediction for GD for the next two weeks:

[Bunny]

Last week - Smoking Wars. (okay, technically this isn't a prediction since it already occurred.)

This week - the topic will be Abortion early in the week, switching to SUV's And The Assholes Who Drive Them as the week winds down.

Next week - we'll move on to Those PETA Douchebags, followed by Why Do Women Hate Nice Guys.

Interspersed through here we will have the Give Up The Vote is Rigged contingent, with perhaps even a good old-fashioned Laura Branigan dustup just for fun.

Not that any of this is bad, necessarily, just real predictable. Carry on.

[Deep13]

1. Gotta stick gay marriage in their someplace.

[Bunny]

7. Well, under most circumstances, I don't think you'd find too many

DUers willing to argue against gay marriage. It's the same for Walmart - most people are openly opposed to them, and the ones who don't think Walmart is Evil Incarnate mostly just keep quiet.

But your point is well taken - if it's not one thing, it's another!

[Gman]

2. Very good trend analysis

OF course, you've been here long enough to know what to expect.

[Bunny]

13. You've been here awhile too, I see.

You can almost set your watch by some of this stuff.

[Gman]

25. If you overlooked anything

you may have overlooked the Hillary bashing. However, it will likely be light until after Nov 7.

[Hugin]

3. My analysis indicates a landslide of sexism for the next two weeks...

Prepping the ground for a 'Daschilization' of Rep. Pelosi.

This is of course not being driven by forces within DU, but, is largely
driven by outside influences and a few trolls.

[Bunny]

14. Oh, they'll be in full force, no doubt.

[Alamom]

23. Thanks for clearing this up........I thought it was me being too

sensitive. So...sexism is alive & well within our ranks.

[skids]

4. Heheh. Yeah there seems to be a contingent... (oh and K&R)

...intent on posting stuff that recycles old flame wars in this the critical last couple of weeks before the election. And judging from the number of responses, they are succeeding on distracting DUers from GOTV and campaign issues.

Me I'm staying away even from the smoking threads, until after the majority chairmanship elections.

[Bunny]

15. "Majority chairmanship elections" has a very nice ring to it.

I'll be afraid to login here November 8 if we don't do well.

[Taxloss]

5. Fried chicken, homeschooling, the Pope.

Ralph Nader.

[Bunny]

16. Um, don't you mean The Nazi Pope?

We've got to get the terminology correct!

[BurtWorm]

6. When are we going to discuss "Lost?"

[Hugin]

9. Is anybody still boycotting the All Bullshit Channel?

[Taxloss]

11. Oooh, good question.

You should put that in a poll. Make sure one of the choices is "YES!!! But I can't remember why".

[Bunny]

10. BurtWorm - you need to report immediately to the Lounge!

You know that GD is only about the really important stuff!

[MrCoffee]

8. don't cut and run from the Smoking Wars!

my hide thread button still works just fine.

[Bunny]

18. I think the smokers and anti-smokers have worn themselves out.

Did anyone ever ask the anti-smokers how many of them light up The Reefer? That is something I'd be curious to know.

[Batgirl]

12. What about that anti-Christian pit bull who killed Terri Schaivo

Should it get the death penalty?

[Bunny]

19. Uh, yes, I mean, no. Oh crap, I don't know!

[Beelzebud]

17. Sounds about right.

I started a thread during the weekend urging people who hadn't registered, to do so. What did I get for my trouble? Ridicule and scorn.

Made my mind right there I will never start a New Topic here again.

[Bunny]

20. No good deed goes unpunished.

That's for sure.

[Hugin]

24. You took the Jara Song Pledge, too?

I took it about a year and a half ago... Haven't started a new topic since.

[marions ghost]

28. and why would anyone

ridicule anyone for suggesting they might register to vote?

[Beelzebud]

29. I still haven't figured that out myself...

[Coexist]

21. Laura Branigan?

???

[Bunny]

22. That was an oldie but a goodie from the Lounge.

Turns out that Laura Branigan was a hack, or so said a DUer, on the day Laura's death was announced. Hilarity ensued.

[gkhouston]

26. you left out a Bev Harris reprise. n/t

[novalib]

27. DAMN!

I was hoping the some time this week, GD would have a heated discussion on who should have won Project Runway!!

(I think Uli was ROBBED!!!!)

[marions ghost]

30. If we didn't have plenty of trolls

before the elections we'd feel positively rejected, like we didn't get enough trick or-treaters...
Come out, come out wherever you are....laying out the troll treats