I Miss Skinner... I wonder what he's doing now.

[NurseJackie]

... he made one last post the day after his announcement that he was selling Democratic Underground. Since then, nada single word! From the election... to the insurrection... to the inauguration --- I kept expecting him to pop in and say hello and share his feelings and insights with us.

I wonder what he's doing now. --- Because we've heard zero news about him (to my knowledge) I imagine he's probably in some South Pacific island paradise: wearing a brightly colored shirt and shorts, a straw hat, beach shorts, woven sandals, and enjoying a warm breeze on the beach, and a cool tropical cocktail... someplace without internet access.

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[Hekate]

1. Yeah, I miss him too. He's a very good guy and I hope he's doing splendidly. I envision him...

…as being in the thick of Democratic politics.

[malaise]

2. Hi Skinner

[herding cats]

3. He vanished from Twitter not long after that.

I hope he's off doing what makes him happy.

[hlthe2b]

5. Is he on any other social media (e.g., facebook?)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. He is on Facebook and I have him as a friend over there. But I don't see him there either! n/t

[denbot]

4. A kick for Skinner well wishes

[brooklynite]

6. How do you know he doesn't like skiing?

[NurseJackie]

13. It doesn't matter. I just know.

[robbob]

25. How do they know that you know (or think you know) that he doesn't like skiing?

I must have missed something! Inquiring minds want to know! 🤪

[applegrove]

7. He was a great leader.

[Scrivener7]

8. I like the place better under EarlG, though.

[roamer65]

14. Ditto.

[Solly Mack]

9. I hope all is well with him and his family.

I know he wanted to cyber-thump me in the head from time to time but he was always fair and patient with me.

They all have been - fair and patient.

[hunter]

11. He's probably cleaning up barf.

The next stage of parenthood is the police calling you in the middle of the night telling you to pick up your kid.

[OriginalGeek]

15. we got that call once when our son was in his early 20s

he got pulled over for something stupid and the officer thought he might be drunk so he gave him a field sobriety test.

The kid passed every test and the officer just couldn't believe it.

So he talked our son into doing the breathalyzer. He said he would not hold the findings against him and would be free to go but he just had to see what the breathalyzer would say. Son said OK.

And blew a fair amount over the legal limit. I forget what the number was but it was high enough that the officer said he could not let him drive home so they called us to get him. But the officer kept his word and didn't charge him. I'm still pretty shocked by that almost 25 years later.

Everyone was pretty lucky that day and that is also the day we discovered the kid was a high functioning alcoholic.

He's better now.

[Demovictory9]

12. Writing on DU under a new handle?

[Hugin]

16. Almost 11 months.

How time flies.

[JohnnyRingo]

17. I miss Bob Boudalang too. hahaha

They were, to say the least, opposite sides of different coins, but the two added some spirit to the site.

[SergeStorms]

29. Live, from the Daisy Hill trailer park.....

it's Bob Boudelang!

"I'm keeping a quite eye on all you librul peaceniks. Our grate president Donald Tramp will rise again in August. I know this because Q lives two trailers down from me, and gives me all the straight poop. Arrest my case!

And I'm not coming back to DU full time. I'm too busy building new gallows for the traitor Mike Pents. So stop saying that!"

Signed,

Bob Boudelang, angry American patriot.


Oh, I so miss Bob. Was it Mr. Benchley's alter-ego?

[JohnnyRingo]

32. Oh my!

I don't know if that's a good impression, or...

I never knew if he was a master of satire or just ahead of the times.

[SergeStorms]

33. I remember a few of his catch phrases...

such as, "arrest my case" and "so stop saying that". There were so many more though, and Bob was certainly a 'one-off' psuedo-republican maniac. He would have fit right in with all the "Q" conspiracy theorists though.

I always looked forward to Bob's rants, and the old "Hate Mailbag" was also a knee slapper. It's insane that we're looking back at the Bush years as "good times" though.

[George II]

18. Is this what you're imagining (starts at 1:55)

[NurseJackie]

34. Ha!

[yonder]

19. Hi Skinner, or whatever other name you might be using here now.

You and a couple of others did a good thing with this site some 20+ years ago. I probably never thanked you.

Thank You

[nuxvomica]

20. I heard he was working with the Italian space program

Some secret project, I guess.

[sarchasm]

30. lol! Good one!

... those ballots won't count themselves.

[SergeStorms]

21. Sounds like he went off the grid.

Probably living in the mountains of Idaho with the rest of the "off-gridders". Built himself a log cabin, fishes, hunts, and raises chickens. No running water or electric lights, no telephone, no internet.

Votes straight republican now.

Naaaaaaaaah! Never happen. I can see wanting to take a break from all things political and technological, though. Sometimes you just have to find your center again. That's just one old hippie's opinion.

[BluesRunTheGame]

22. Raises chickens...

....CHICKEN’S FER CHRIST'S SAKE!!

[Richard D]

24. That sounds pretty nice to me . . .

. . .except for the neighbors.

[Generic Brad]

23. He's going places, like kudzu

Perhaps he is on his way to a good restaurant like Olive Garden. Then again, he could be staying home re-reading the thread that never dies while enjoying some cornflake coated fried chicken.

[11 Bravo]

26. And reminding Robb that he's a dingbat.

[trof]

27. He is relaxing on a smallish island he bought in an undisclosed location.

It is a warmish climate, year round.
He's relaxing in a hammock on the sugar sand beach with some kind of fruity cocktail in a tall frosted glass with a tiny rainbow umbrella on it.
He has hired Ben, From Below Deck, as his private chef.

Life is good.

[Kid Berwyn]

28. Here's to a great guy!

When the country needed Justice, Truth and Democracy, Skinner stood up.

[sarchasm]

31. Slainte!