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Tuesday Afternoon

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60. yes, I believe it started out that way but, it seems we 2Aers have the knack of
Wed May 30, 2012, 04:09 PM
May 2012

embracing taunts and actually laughing about them and then carrying on with laying out facts and statistics. Perhaps other groups on DU are not as adept at this.

The Gungeon [View all] Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 OP
Mild insult ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #1
People who hate the idea of a LGBT Group or Forum get tombstoned. krispos42 May 2012 #7
She who should not be named got away with things here for years ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #9
another most excellent point Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #11
She was cagey and at times inconsistent with what she posted ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #30
now I know where I can gejohnston May 2012 #31
Dunno ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #32
so much for dialog gejohnston May 2012 #33
"BTW, why do sailors get such a bad rap for drinking, cussing, and blowing money away on bullshit?" Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #34
Within some circles of the lesbian community, there Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #72
Holy SHIT......! PavePusher May 2012 #14
Wow, there is some rage there. era veteran May 2012 #27
Should I feel honored (or should it be honoured) that I made her site? rl6214 May 2012 #54
Not sure if I should be honored or what gejohnston May 2012 #55
But then she wouldn't have an audience if she just wrote in a diary rl6214 May 2012 #59
It doesn't matter to her that 98.7% of her "readers" are there just to mock her? Common Sense Party Oct 2012 #77
I have been away for a few weeks DWC May 2012 #63
After having been absent from the gungeon pipoman May 2012 #64
Hit that bull's eye 3X @ 100 yds. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #71
yes fern Oct 2012 #70
where did you find this old gem? Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2012 #78
excellent point. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #10
Mild insult, but I don't care who ya are, at there's funny! LOL n/t brewens May 2012 #2
ha! Do I amuse you ;-) Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #12
I don't really use the term, but I like it Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #3
Why should 2A be the toilet of DU3? Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #13
Can't take the hogwash, get out the hogwashery Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #18
I am just tired of people dishing it out and then Alerting when they get it back Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #21
Yeah, it a mild insult.. Upton May 2012 #4
so then -- you vote to change the name officially to The Gungeon... Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #23
Depends on who's saying it. NewMoonTherian May 2012 #5
the decorum --- BINGO! Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #16
Who, Iverglas? NewMoonTherian May 2012 #22
Naming Names --- good! calling it like you see it. Good! I agree -- there are worse here now Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #25
If we're being real... NewMoonTherian May 2012 #29
A good back and forth makes this place interesting. Kaleva May 2012 #35
Insulting to whom? -..__... May 2012 #6
what about New Members trying to find their way to this group? Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #17
I'd like to hear members express alternatives to the official group name. krispos42 May 2012 #8
How about call it what most everybody already does? Kaleva May 2012 #15
don't you think most voters in this poll agree that is a Mild Insult? are you sure you want to Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #20
An insult is only effective if it actually does insult the intended target. Kaleva May 2012 #24
sorry, New Members do NOT know where is The Gungeon. No such thing exists. Otherwise, I agree with Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #26
True, newbies might be confused at first. Kaleva May 2012 #36
Did you have those sailors sarisataka May 2012 #37
We sent them to get relative bearing grease, 20' of chowline and bulkhead remover. Kaleva May 2012 #38
Go Navy sarisataka May 2012 #39
*snort* krispos42 May 2012 #56
I love it SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #66
If you could remember some of those stories.... Kaleva May 2012 #67
Have to disagree, here. Callisto32 May 2012 #40
got any ideas? Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #19
Nothing short and sweet. krispos42 May 2012 #57
Lately, I have heard The Cesspool bandied about where so-called pro gun progressives Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #61
You mean where anti-gun progressive trash other progressives? krispos42 May 2012 #62
It's a mild insult. rrneck May 2012 #28
then, by all means. let us make it official. The Gungeon. works for me. any opposed? Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #45
Well, the term is slang rrneck May 2012 #46
Trendsetters R us! Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #47
We-R-Guns! Kaleva May 2012 #58
It's an amusing and fitting nickname. DanTex May 2012 #41
You're half right holdencaufield Oct 2012 #75
re: takes too long to type GC&RKBA discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #42
but, which one can you type faster? Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #44
my choice would be... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #48
heh Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #49
fine by me discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #50
2A as well. Some folks might stumble in, wondering what means. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #73
Going off topic but am wondering if the SOP could be changed... Kaleva May 2012 #43
Agree. Maybe a code differentiating threads could be used. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #74
I dont care what anyone calls it. Does not impact how I feel. n-t Logical May 2012 #51
I understand however when it is discussed in official capacity it is confusing to new members. Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #52
Of course it's meant to be an insult rl6214 May 2012 #53
yes, I believe it started out that way but, it seems we 2Aers have the knack of Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #60
Reminds me of the "Jayhawker" pipoman May 2012 #65
to the point that we want to make it the ofiicial Name of the Group? Tuesday Afternoon May 2012 #68
I would go with Gungeon in the interest of hominy. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #76
so far, Five People have shown that they have an obvious issue with facts Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #69
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