A Thanksgiving "Thank you, DU" thread.

[bleever]

I'm grateful for a lot of things this Thanksgiving, and DU is part of that list.

Thanks to all of you for being here and creating a community just by virtue of humans showing up somewhere together.

Thanks for showing up for the reasons you do. DU's discussions are created (in the vast majority of situations) by the real concern people have for democracy, for the world, and for people.

Thanks for being people! I never thought I could treasure the friendships and collegiality of other people this way online, but I sure do.

Thanks to the admins and mods, and congratulations on the success of their design and ongoing vision.


We all help make each other, and the country, better and smarter. I'm thankful to have the opportunity to be part of it.

[Blashyrkh]

1. Nice. It's a shame this attutide exists for only a day.

DU can be a tough place if you have unpopular opinions.

[bleever]

2. As rough as a family,

and that isn't necessarily a compliment.

But I do find most conversations not only constructive, but very often resulting in important events out there in the real world.

Thanks for your response, Blashyrkh.

[Blashyrkh]

18. You're welcome.

[EFerrari]

14. Happy Thanksgiving, Blashyrkh.

We're a community first and combative s.o.b.s second.

lol

:hi:

[Blashyrkh]

19. Thanks. Likewise.

[nightrider767]

3. Yes, yes, yes

Let's give thanks for the good things in our lives and the things that we enjoy.

Let's give thanks to the DU and the people here who've made life more bearable for us all.

[bleever]

5. People who need people

are lucky if they have a place like DU.

People sharing their knowledge, curiosity, passion, even when I disagree with them: that's good stuff.

[EFerrari]

4. What a beautiful post. I'm waving a crutch atcha

and trying not to hit a cat. lol

So much to be grateful for. Thank you, bleever.

:hug:

:toast:

[Kurovski]

6. Did you fall off a table top while dancing with Viva_la_Revolution?

What happened?

[EFerrari]

8. I tried to walk the dog at dusk in California. And got acquainted with the night

and the rough edge of the uneven sidewalk.

I'm okay. If genius here had been wearing boots instead of tennis shoes, the ankle would have had some protection. Some of us are slow! :P

[bleever]

10. I broke my foot on a speed bump

after running the something-or-other shuttle run in the high school parking lot in gym class.

The speed bump was just past the finish; I stepped on the far side diagonally and my foot rolled to the outside in just the right way.

So, I think I qualify as equally slow, if not slower.

:)

[EFerrari]

35. Ouch! I was once attacked by Corningware in my own kitchen.

I was innocently opening the frig door and the dish leaped out and dove for my foot. Those plastic leftover dealies aren't green but they seem to be much less aggressive. lol

[bleever]

9. See, where else will I get a crutch swung at me in just the right way?

Happy Thanksgiving!

I know that YOU know what I'm talking about.

Pie?

[EFerrari]

12. I wonder if I can drive to Safeway.

:rofl:

[bleever]

15. Free delivery!

But you might need to add some magazines, a comb, and a Slim Jim to make your order qualify.

So it was the right foot, eh? Tough break (no pun...okay, partially intended).

[EFerrari]

16. Left foot, right knee, no break, just a big pain like the rest of me.

This is just my lame attempt to get out of cooking. :evilgrin:

[Kurovski]

7. Thank you, Bleever.

I'm grateful today, and every other day I run into folks like you. And there are thousands here at DU.

You're just a little crazier than most. Which I like. A lot.

[bleever]

11. Crazy? Yeah, if you mean crazy

for JUSTICE!

Happy Thanksgiving, Mr. K.

Digital cranberries?

[Kurovski]

17. And here I was just craving some high-fructose corn syrup.

You attend beautifully to our every need.

The perfect T-day host.

[Laurab]

36. May I steal that line and use it for you?

except you're WAY crazier than most, which I like. A lot! Happy Thanksgiving!

[Kurovski]

44. Happy T-day, Laurab!

:hug:

[lovuian]

13. Thanks for the wonderful friends

Happy Thanksgiving

[EFerrari]

20. Kick

"Supper softly burning, fire on the stove.
It's the little things that make a house a home."

[Richard Steele]

21. K&R

[bleever]

22. Names like dicksteele

are ones that people are glad to see.

I can't list them, but I can recognize them.

[Richard Steele]

23. It's not like the name "bleever" is exactly UNWELCOME up in here, either!

Some of us happen to think the World could use more bleevers.
A LOT more! :hug:

[babylonsister]

24. Thanks, bleever. I'm grateful for all the reasons you listed, and for

people I run into such as yourself that makes this site worthwhile. :hug:

Happy Thanksgiving, DU!

[bleever]

41. I know many of us are thankful

to you, sis, for all the work you do here.

Have a great Thanksgiving! :hug:

[mogster]

25. Thanks, DU

Good community :-)

[Evergreen Emerald]

26. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Thanks DU for your entertainment and information and lively discussions!

[supernova]

27. Happy Turkey Day, everyone!

:grouphug:

DU is by turns angering, infuriating, loving, caring, but always honest. And I appreciate everybody here. :-)

[BlueIris]

28. What bleever posted.

:-)

[H2O Man]

29. Happy Thanksgiving

to everyone!

[bleever]

39. I'm thankful

for all the knowledge and understanding that you share here, H2O Man. Not only do you contribute good answers and good questions, you set a good example of what a real citizen, and an authentic human being, can do. It elevates this place for everyone.

[Patsy Stone]

30. Yeah, I guess it's an okay place...

Happy Turkey Day, and thanks for just being you! :hi:

[bleever]

40. It wouldn't be DU

without U.

Happy Thanksgiving, Pats! :hi:

[onethatcares]

31. yep, what they said.

and Happy Thanksgiving too.:toast:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

32. Happy Thanksgiving bleever :)

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

DU is a great place, and the people here are why :D

:toast:

[kineneb]

33. hi

a rather ambivalent day for me... Hubby didn't go to dialysis yesterday- he was throwing up occasionally and not able to eat... friends are have their Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, I will be bringing a home-grown green salad...

Just thankful that Hubby is out of the hospital and still alive...

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

[bleever]

38. Best wishes to you, kineneb.

:hug:

[EFerrari]

34. Kick

[Laurab]

37. K&R - Happy Thanksgiving!

There is still so much to be grateful for, and DU is one of those things....

[roguevalley]

42. I am grateful too. I am also grateful for my parents, Alan and Dorothy

and even though this is the first holiday season without them in this world, I know they are with me. Its rather like the DU. I don't see you but I know you are there. Happy Thanksgiving, Mom and Dad and Happy Thanksgiving, DU.

[Silver Gaia]

43. Thank you, DU, for giving me an oasis in a world gone mad.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!