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longship

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65. Of course, just kidding.

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 02:04 AM

Oct 2012

But it is like going to the sausage factory sometimes.

Lots of intelligent, wonky posts. But also some hair-on-fire running around. But the best somehow always manages to bubble to the top. All of it is what makes DU such a great place. Gotta have some good ol' chair throwing for good measure.

Regardless, it's one of the best political communities on the Intertubes. Naw! It is the best.

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It's a long story about how I got here, now I'm the one who has joined Big Bird shraby Oct 2012 #1

I like the way you put that, shraby! nm Cha Oct 2012 #24

A lonely DEM living in Red Hell Glitterati Oct 2012 #2

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You should say hello to these Peeps, 2theleft.. Cha Oct 2012 #28

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LOL! Cha Oct 2012 #39

he, he . . . says the one who held a duck hostage for a couple of years! patrice Oct 2012 #47

There has got to be a funny story behind that comment. n/t Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #55

I'm afraid to ask what befell the duck! gateley Oct 2012 #59

Ooops! I stand self-corrected! That was graypanther who held the duck hostage! patrice Oct 2012 #62

You were right the first time. graywarrior Oct 2012 #82

Well, good for me, but too!! bad for poor Duckie! a martyr to such demented darkness! patrice Oct 2012 #89

Duckie is a pip. graywarrior Oct 2012 #107

That always made me laugh.... MADem Oct 2012 #102

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I had forgotten about that! janx Oct 2012 #98

A big and hearty welcome to DU, sophiegirl! =D AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #20

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You might not be interested in me then...my post count is pretty low. susanna Oct 2012 #26

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No apology needed. Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #111

Really cool Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #27

ENRON and the ginned up California energy shortage Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #32

Are they still here? n/t Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #33

Some, many actually Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #40

She frequently posts here: gateley Oct 2012 #94

She's a good one, but I was thinking of another Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #96

Oh! Loved her, too! gateley Oct 2012 #97

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Thank you for your help in getting rid of the "Chicken for check up's" crazy lady Angle. We need a crunch60 Oct 2012 #60

Hey Sophiegirl, Welcome to DU, staunchly blue! Cha Oct 2012 #35

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I've been on the internet longer than 97% of the other users here aletier_v Oct 2012 #37

I voted for Obama... Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #49

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I was interested in internet forums anyway, because of my master's research, so I was hanging around patrice Oct 2012 #43

Master's??? Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #50

MS Ed. Curriculum Development. One of my projects about "the future of the internet" was about patrice Oct 2012 #51

Glad you're here too! patrice Oct 2012 #52

Thanks Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #54

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Welcome to you, too, Iceberg Louie! gateley Oct 2012 #93

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by Keith Olbermann MFM008 Oct 2012 #53

DU controls the universe. longship Oct 2012 #56

SERIOUSLY??? Sophiegirl Oct 2012 #57

Of course, just kidding. longship Oct 2012 #65

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