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Wed Nov 19, 2014, 11:51 AM

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135 replies	Author	Time	Post
What was DU's most ridiculous flamewar? [View all]	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	OP
The moon bombing thread	fishwax	Nov 2014	#1
Oh shit! I forgot about that one.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#2
Like this?	Initech	Nov 2014	#7
This one ?	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#13
That thread encompasses the full spectrum of the bizarre. Not surprised many posters	stevenleser	Nov 2014	#22
OMG. That was epic off the chartness.	progressoid	Nov 2014	#122
An all-time classic for sure.	chrisa	Nov 2014	#21
That was truly	hifiguy	Nov 2014	#54
Yea, verily.	Dr. Strange	Nov 2014	#90
Nothing beats the great moon bombing!	TheKentuckian	Nov 2014	#92
This message was self-deleted by its author	Odin2005	Nov 2014	#114
That was hysterical. Literally.	Odin2005	Nov 2014	#115
That was totally Epic	Marrah_G	Nov 2014	#119
Moon bombing was my personal favorite.	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2014	#120
That was the first one that came to mind for me.	Renew Deal	Nov 2014	#127
The one I remember most was more of a WTF thread: "I don't drink with you"	arcane1	Nov 2014	#3
I don't remember that one.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#4
Someone went to a gathering of his wife's employers, and he refused drinks.	arcane1	Nov 2014	#5
The one I remember the most about is The Olive Garden thread. N/T	nirvana555	Nov 2014	#6
Here it is (I don't drink with you!)	sharp_stick	Nov 2014	#29
There it is! Good lord, my brain hurts again already	arcane1	Nov 2014	#69
Reading that thread was like a philosophy test,	betsuni	Nov 2014	#96
Just spent twenty minutes reading that thread	treestar	Nov 2014	#128
Wasn't it the same poster who said he would not celebrate the holidays in any way?	Phentex	Nov 2014	#44
He also was proud not to wear a seat belt when driving a car.	Throd	Nov 2014	#68
Fat Actress! Also, to give props to a good lock, 477 posts about indoor/outdoor cats followed by:	petronius	Nov 2014	#8
Oh man I remember	sharp_stick	Nov 2014	#11
How did I ever miss that thread?	Sanity Claws	Nov 2014	#12
I believe kudzu had a good run.	kiva	Nov 2014	#9
Yes! I remember that one, wondered if anyone else did!	Rhiannon12866	Nov 2014	#10
It's going places	sakabatou	Nov 2014	#50
I killed that thread.. Actually CallMeWestly locked after my post.	denbot	Nov 2014	#61
Thank you!	swag	Nov 2014	#89
Chinese Gardener	Sanity Claws	Nov 2014	#14
asian woodcarver, I believe it was :)	fishwax	Nov 2014	#28
Oh yes! It was woodcarver.	Sanity Claws	Nov 2014	#37
you might be right on that point	fishwax	Nov 2014	#39
You were right!	Sanity Claws	Nov 2014	#40
Thanks for the link, that was great.	betsuni	Nov 2014	#97
Wow, that woman was... Special.	BeanMusical	Nov 2014	#99
I actually googled the Cream Stallion. What came up on google was not a book.	LiberalLoner	Nov 2014	#112
RadioLady's initial post about Olive Garden	Hissyspit	Nov 2014	#80
That was something else	sharp_stick	Nov 2014	#103
It really was.	Hissyspit	Nov 2014	#106
Put your shopping cart back...	Phentex	Nov 2014	#15
Which one?	valerief	Nov 2014	#34
No, this one. How many people would be booted off DU for this now?	Phentex	Nov 2014	#41
I remember that one now	sharp_stick	Nov 2014	#42
She was a mod!	Phentex	Nov 2014	#43
Right. The humor has been sucked out of the place by RW disruptors using	valerief	Nov 2014	#74
Oh my gosh!	Art_from_Ark	Nov 2014	#75
Also, the Clique Wars...	Phentex	Nov 2014	#16
I remember the "Great Purge" but that was years ago.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#47
These might bring back some memories	Algernon Moncrieff	Nov 2014	#70
Geez, look at some of the names in those threads.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#71
IK,R	Algernon Moncrieff	Nov 2014	#72
Back when we had "unrec"...	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#17
Oh yeah...	pipi_k	Nov 2014	#18
Ahhhh...the good old days!	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#20
I don't recall	pipi_k	Nov 2014	#63
Post #48	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#64
Wasn't she the one who was shilling for North Korea?	stevenleser	Nov 2014	#24
i don't recall that.	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#25
was it bobbolink?	fishwax	Nov 2014	#30
Yes. n/t	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#31
Interesting anecdote on Bobbolink.	Texasgal	Nov 2014	#87
i've heard several stories like that about her.	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#93
Yep, I just checked, there are multiple examples	stevenleser	Nov 2014	#35
Yes, I remember that now.	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#49
She was the DU "authority"	BronxBoy	Nov 2014	#73
You are correct, sir.	hifiguy	Nov 2014	#57
Wow, I don't even know what a Hannah bell is. nt	valerief	Nov 2014	#32
Man, I miss unrec.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#46
LOL....	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#48
Beautiful.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#51
Every poll ever done on DU.....	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#52
Pretty much the opposite of "Nuclear Ignore" then.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#53
I LOVED Nuclear Ignore. I can't remember exactly what it was but I remember one poster	seaglass	Nov 2014	#109
Pretty much.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#110
Ha, that makes me smile.	Dr. Strange	Nov 2014	#91
CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!!!	riderinthestorm	Nov 2014	#19
That is one of my favorites.	murielm99	Nov 2014	#94
Not that I recall which is why it was so hilarious. A hit and run OP	riderinthestorm	Nov 2014	#98
Walt Star's = Tombstone Me Now, Skinner ... not a flamewar but, epic nonetheless.	Tuesday Afternoon	Nov 2014	#23
That still makes me laugh	hifiguy	Nov 2014	#58
That was 'RIGHT FUCKING NOW'	LynneSin	Nov 2014	#104
I remember one about broccoli stems.	Kali	Nov 2014	#26
That thread is HIGH ART.	valerief	Nov 2014	#33
woo! i posted 4 times in that thread	orleans	Nov 2014	#38
LOL, I missed that one thinking it really had something to do with casting asparagus	Brother Buzz	Nov 2014	#66
What was the Laura Brannigan one about?	LeftinOH	Nov 2014	#27
That was a long time ago	sharp_stick	Nov 2014	#36
I think I started that one by calling her a no-talent hack....right after she died.	BlueJazz	Nov 2014	#78
I just remembered another - Thatcher's spirit. Or something like that.	Kali	Nov 2014	#45
OJ trial?	B Calm	Nov 2014	#55
It has to be Bomb the Moon.	Tommy_Carcetti	Nov 2014	#56
Laura Branigan hands down!	Texasgal	Nov 2014	#59
OMG, is that funny!	femmocrat	Nov 2014	#65
As I said in another post, I was the Rat that kinda' started the uproar. My Bad.	BlueJazz	Nov 2014	#81
'she sang about as good as your friendly Home Depot salesgirl'	lovemydog	Nov 2014	#100
I STILL don't know what the cornflake chicken thing was all about	Beaverhausen	Nov 2014	#60
Here it is in all it's glory:	Texasgal	Nov 2014	#62
The chicken one was hysterical.	bigwillq	Nov 2014	#67
The aftermath was funny!	Texasgal	Nov 2014	#77
The aftermath was funny	sharp_stick	Nov 2014	#84
OH my god!!! The level of nastiness in that thread is stunning	Beaverhausen	Nov 2014	#85
Yeah.. it was hateful	Texasgal	Nov 2014	#88
"My recipe is too good to share with someone who ruins their chicken with breakfast cereal."	BlueJazz	Nov 2014	#82
Songbirds vs Cats	The empressof all	Nov 2014	#76
I think I remember that. The outdoor cats were eating all the songbirds and people drew deep lines..	BlueJazz	Nov 2014	#83
The monkeys have taken over the cabana... by Recursion	Callmecrazy	Nov 2014	#79
Aww thanks. Not a flamewar, though	Recursion	Nov 2014	#135
None of these threads hold a candle to...	Archae	Nov 2014	#86
Oscar was great.	murielm99	Nov 2014	#95
That thread made me extemely envious.	betsuni	Nov 2014	#101
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover	lovemydog	Nov 2014	#102
Vegetarians/Peta vs. meat eaters	Tabasco_Dave	Nov 2014	#105
There have been some brilliantly classic ones as mentioned already.	kentauros	Nov 2014	#107
Showing a receipt at the door is an indicator of a fascist nation.	LanternWaste	Nov 2014	#108
Oh my God! I forgot about that one.	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#111
IIRC the OP himself was cool at the Circuit City	Recursion	Nov 2014	#134
What was the name of that forum replaced by ATA?	JonLP24	Nov 2014	#113
Meta Discussion	lovemydog	Nov 2014	#130
it would be hard to top Olive Garden	DrDan	Nov 2014	#116
The Moon Bombing threads.	Odin2005	Nov 2014	#117
Do you remember Dreamer Tatum's "Coca Cola Corp Mission Statement?	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#121
Bomb The Moon.	Iggo	Nov 2014	#118
How is it that nobody has mentioned the pubic hair wars?	Iris	Nov 2014	#123
Wow!	LostInAnomie	Nov 2014	#124
Right? n/t	Iris	Nov 2014	#125
No such thing	Renew Deal	Nov 2014	#126
How could anyone forget Asher Heimerman? Conference call in 15 minutes!	Tommy_Carcetti	Nov 2014	#129
Ahhhhh, good ol' Asher. Here's someone who doesn't think too much of him;	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2014	#131
ANY of the circumcision threads....and there were several	Rowdyboy	Nov 2014	#132
The Ross Ice Shelf is collapsing!	Tom Kitten	Nov 2014	#133

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