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Very Sorry To Hear That, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2013 #1
Oh no. closeupready Aug 2013 #2
RIP - nt Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #3
While I was never lucky enough to meet him in person, I felt like I knew Dookus as as friend Rowdyboy Aug 2013 #4
RIP Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #5
I remember him all... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #6
(((((((Dookus))))))) WillyT Aug 2013 #7
RIP Dookus alittlelark Aug 2013 #8
So sorry to hear this. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #9
I so hate reading this. Solly Mack Aug 2013 #10
Thank you. He did. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #13
Oh, damn. :( Solly Mack Aug 2013 #16
Wow. sendero Aug 2013 #129
Oh my. Thanks for that. senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #186
Dookus underpants Aug 2013 #11
. one_voice Aug 2013 #12
I am so sorry for your loss, PeaceNikki. Lars39 Aug 2013 #14
Thank you. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #17
He was a DU original. RIP. Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #15
Yup. nt RiffRandell Aug 2013 #24
He was a great person Susang Aug 2013 #18
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #19
A fitting response, susang Richardo Aug 2013 #165
I remember him. I'm so sorry for your & his family's loss... Hekate Aug 2013 #20
I fell in love with this ritual when I saw it Hydra Aug 2013 #21
Fuck. REP Aug 2013 #22
he lived in the same house the whole time I knew him PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #31
Here's the skunk thread REP Aug 2013 #46
For Shawn IntravenousDemilo Aug 2013 #77
We weren't extremely close but he pm'd me when he knew RiffRandell Aug 2013 #23
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #30
i remember him, sad to hear this JI7 Aug 2013 #25
Ah Shit! HangOnKids Aug 2013 #26
Safe Passage, Shawn enigmatic Aug 2013 #27
I have a funny thread memory to share Orrex Aug 2013 #28
thanks for that. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #29
That's a great thread memory. Fran Kubelik Aug 2013 #58
lotta old names in that thread hfojvt Aug 2013 #88
He will be missed. Bat Boy Aug 2013 #32
indeed. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #36
Such a lovely tribute for a good guy..gone too soon SoCalDem Aug 2013 #33
I am very, very sad to hear that. Bonobo Aug 2013 #34
He spoke well of you. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #35
My heart is broken with you. Bonobo Aug 2013 #45
I remember Dookus. I remember MonkeyFunk. terrya Aug 2013 #37
He was very much looking forward to meeting you and the others as well. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #38
terrya! Richardo Aug 2013 #163
Richardo! terrya Aug 2013 #177
His name was Dookus. rug Aug 2013 #39
He was combative and opinionated Fenris Aug 2013 #40
aw, you... PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #42
Oh man... hunter Aug 2013 #69
... Richardo Aug 2013 #162
To Shawn. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #41
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #43
Back atcha. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #48
... Richardo Aug 2013 #143
Hi Richardo! greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #144
We have lost way too many good DUers over the years. QC Aug 2013 #44
Cross easy, Dookus. You'll be missed. nolabear Aug 2013 #47
Checking in for the first time in a very long while to say goodbye. RandomKoolzip Aug 2013 #49
I almost forgot what your name here was. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #50
Yeah, me too. Took me hours to remember my password. RandomKoolzip Aug 2013 #51
He did...and no one was faster on the draw with a smart, and many times hysterical mtnester Aug 2013 #73
Nice tribute, RKZ Richardo Aug 2013 #161
My first login to DU in years, to pay my respects to one of our best. asthmaticeog Aug 2013 #52
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #53
... Fran Kubelik Aug 2013 #56
... Richardo Aug 2013 #160
... Richardo Aug 2013 #159
Well hey there. asthmaticeog Aug 2013 #175
you'll be seeing me soon Richardo Aug 2013 #176
Still waiting... PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #178
blocked during the day Richardo Aug 2013 #181
Ah, gotcha now!! PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #182
It's been so long since I logged into DU, I couldn't even remember my screen name Fran Kubelik Aug 2013 #54
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #61
He was a funny and big hearted person who had a huge presence. You could not get away with shit...he mtnester Aug 2013 #55
you got it. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #65
I am so sad about this. MuseRider Aug 2013 #57
This saddens me. flvegan Aug 2013 #59
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #63
Wow. Fran Kubelik Aug 2013 #67
Brilliantly stated. Thank you for sharing. Beware the BeastMan Aug 2013 #99
Nicely said, flvegan Richardo Aug 2013 #158
The lounge was never the same without him nobodyspecial Aug 2013 #60
Dookus LWolf Aug 2013 #62
yes. tucker passed a couple years ago. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #64
I remember LWolf Aug 2013 #66
A complicated and smart and loving human being FamilyCircus Aug 2013 #68
Don't post much anymore but needed to check in johnnie Aug 2013 #70
This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Aug 2013 #71
RIP Monkeyfunk CreekDog Aug 2013 #72
Thank you all for sharing kind words and memories of him PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #74
Safe passage to Shawn. Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #75
... Richardo Aug 2013 #157
Well, well, Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #171
A toast to Dookus/MonkeyFunk! Heidi Aug 2013 #76
... Richardo Aug 2013 #156
!!! Heidi Aug 2013 #184
dang, I liked that guy :-( ucrdem Aug 2013 #78
He was a good friend to us EstimatedProphet Aug 2013 #79
... Richardo Aug 2013 #155
I'm heartbroken TheProphetess Aug 2013 #80
As always, you put it much better than I could. EstimatedProphet Aug 2013 #82
I don't know TheProphetess Aug 2013 #83
As far as I'm concerned... Bat Boy Aug 2013 #125
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #84
... Richardo Aug 2013 #153
I remember him as MonkeyFunk. sufrommich Aug 2013 #81
He touched so many lives prolesunited Aug 2013 #85
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #92
During the heat of the primary wars, there were many casualties. cbayer Aug 2013 #86
This was it. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #94
OMG, you found it! cbayer Aug 2013 #97
i will miss him too La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #87
I know.... PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #96
... Richardo Aug 2013 #154
.. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #172
I mostly remember him for this hfojvt Aug 2013 #89
I can't hope to add anything dolo amber Aug 2013 #90
I linked his family here and also wrote my own personal 'eulogy' and sent it. Here's a snip PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #91
Awesome dolo amber Aug 2013 #100
... Richardo Aug 2013 #152
I just had to rejoin to pay my respects... Beware the BeastMan Aug 2013 #93
. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #95
Love seeing these names. Bat Boy Aug 2013 #126
Cross gently Puglover Aug 2013 #98
RIP Dookus, What a wonderful tribute to see DUers who have not been here in a long Autumn Aug 2013 #101
Indeed, Autumn. I am still waiting for a few others to show their ugly mugs. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #112
So many good ones. And arwalden Autumn Aug 2013 #114
Ah, yes. Screaming Lord Byron days. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #115
"Maddy" remained a close and good FB, and IRL friend to Shawn mtnester Aug 2013 #127
Maddy, I miss her Autumn Aug 2013 #135
I know. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #136
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #102
Shawn was an amazing guy and the first person I ever spoke to on the phone after meeting them online HEyHEY Aug 2013 #103
And he even forgave you for having him thrown in the tank. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #105
Yup HEyHEY Aug 2013 #109
I used 2 of his stories in my letter to his family. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #110
Dookus tigereye Aug 2013 #116
yay, you! PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #121
... Richardo Aug 2013 #151
hey old friend! tigereye Aug 2013 #185
That was some all-time hilarity Richardo Aug 2013 #150
Farewell. Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #104
I think he would have appreciated that. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #106
Batmonkeyfunk! Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #108
Damn. Raven Aug 2013 #107
A DU original. Thanks, yet sorry, for the post. pinto Aug 2013 #111
thank you. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #113
r.i.p. Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #117
Felt like a punch in the gut when I read PeaceNikki's PM saying "Dookus is gone". Pommie Dinko Cirtbag Aug 2013 #118
And I am so glad that you did, CPD. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #119
I'll try to keep that in mind. Pommie Dinko Cirtbag Aug 2013 #120
Great to see ya here, Pommie. ;) Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #122
Thanks, Mall We Cesley. Pommie Dinko Cirtbag Aug 2013 #123
... Richardo Aug 2013 #149
Crap, I didn't even see that. trotsky Aug 2013 #173
Nice to see you! Avalux Sep 2013 #195
so sad to lose long time friends and DUers Kali Aug 2013 #124
R.I.P. Shawn malaise Aug 2013 #128
It is good to see the old timers stop in to pay respects - reminds me of the DU of old mtnester Aug 2013 #130
I like when his brother said, "I did you a solid and deleted your browser history". PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #131
Yep - freaking hilarious...as he would want it to be :) mtnester Aug 2013 #132
I wish I could make it to the wake. Stupid time and space. :( PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #133
Ha! That was me. Beware the BeastMan Aug 2013 #134
Goodbye, Daddy Richardo Aug 2013 #137
He would have laughed at that. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #138
I know I did every time I saw it Richardo Aug 2013 #139
... Beware the BeastMan Aug 2013 #140
... Richardo Aug 2013 #142
LOL, despite the sad occasion. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #145
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #168
True! greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #170
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #166
Oh hell to the yes!!! ronnykmarshall Aug 2013 #189
Fair winds and following seas, Dookus. yewberry Aug 2013 #141
Fuck the Amish. Bunny Aug 2013 #146
omg, I'd not seen that one. thanks. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #147
!!! Richardo Aug 2013 #148
The time he told me I won the internet because of a joke I posted is one of my proudest moments. Richardo Aug 2013 #164
A great compliment TheProphetess Aug 2013 #174
Thank you for letting us know. LiberalAndProud Aug 2013 #167
Thank you so much. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #169
Thank you for letting everyone know JanMichael Aug 2013 #179
I hadn't read that thread until today. Good stuff. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #180
Goodspeed, Dookus. Sock Puppet Aug 2013 #183
What a beautiful thread of remembrance and goodwill. It's a shame auntAgonist Aug 2013 #187
RIP Shawn ronnykmarshall Aug 2013 #188
thanks for checking in, rkm PeaceNikki Sep 2013 #190
I didn't see this until now (9/2); I'm so sad to hear this. MonkeyFunk was Flaxbee Sep 2013 #191
Thank you. PeaceNikki Sep 2013 #197
A sad loss JohnnyLib2 Sep 2013 #192
(((()))) Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #193
I knew him as Dookus way back when... Avalux Sep 2013 #194
Zesty, indeed. Sharp words that could cut like knives or be as comforting as a hug. PeaceNikki Sep 2013 #198
Damn. denbot Sep 2013 #196
know that name somewhere PatrynXX Sep 2013 #199
I certainly remember Dookus from way back in the day... villager Sep 2013 #200
Just saw it and wanted to share my shock and best wishes for those that were close. grantcart Sep 2013 #201
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