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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts) Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:08 PM Jun 2015

Way too many DUers have died recently

This crap needs to stop.

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Way too many DUers have died recently (Original Post) Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2015 OP

How about a day of no candidate attack posts in their honor? wyldwolf Jun 2015 #1

Can I rec this post a thousand times? we can do it Jun 2015 #2

No. All I want is a moratorium on DUers dying. scarletwoman Jun 2015 #6

Absolutely. But we should be able to discuss in a civil manner why we may not support totodeinhere Jun 2015 #21

My dear Algernon Moncrieff! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #3

I agree! It's awful. City Lights Jun 2015 #4

Just out of curiosity Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #5

Zero deurbano Jun 2015 #8

I've had my share of disagreement with several of the recently departed Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2015 #16

I am feeling less immortal these days RobertEarl Jun 2015 #7

"This crap needs to stop" mindwalker_i Jun 2015 #9

I thought the same thing today. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #10

Over 200,000 registered users ThoughtCriminal Jun 2015 #11

+1000. n/t pnwmom Jun 2015 #12

plus 1 Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #13

Isn't there an "In Memorium" done at the end of the year like the Oscars? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #14

DU has a standing In Memoriam page pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #17

and Jeff, too. countryjake Jun 2015 #18

I was a good friend of MaddieJoan from the Malloy board.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #19

Thank you for posting this. n/t Daphne08 Jun 2015 #20

It can seem like it tawadi Jun 2015 #15

Is there a DU Killer in our midst? FSogol Jun 2015 #22

For sure and us oldies but goodies are doing everything we can to stop it. 73 here. jwirr Jun 2015 #23

wyldwolf

(43,870 posts)

1. How about a day of no candidate attack posts in their honor?

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:09 PM

Jun 2015

we can do it

(12,203 posts)

2. Can I rec this post a thousand times?

Reply to wyldwolf (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:20 PM

Jun 2015

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

6. No. All I want is a moratorium on DUers dying.

Reply to wyldwolf (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:25 PM

Jun 2015

The candidates can fend for themselves.

totodeinhere

(13,059 posts)

21. Absolutely. But we should be able to discuss in a civil manner why we may not support

Reply to wyldwolf (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 02:30 PM

Jun 2015

a candidate.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,727 posts)

3. My dear Algernon Moncrieff!

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:22 PM

Jun 2015

I so agree...

My heart is breaking over and over...

City Lights

(25,171 posts)

4. I agree! It's awful.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:23 PM

Jun 2015

Makes me so sad.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

5. Just out of curiosity

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:24 PM

Jun 2015

what was the right number of duers to die recently?

deurbano

(2,896 posts)

8. Zero

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:31 PM

Jun 2015

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

16. I've had my share of disagreement with several of the recently departed

Reply to deurbano (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 03:03 AM

Jun 2015

...but I liked the idea of having them - figuratively - by my side in a fight.

2016 will be a fight.

..so, I'd go with zero.

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

7. I am feeling less immortal these days

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:26 PM

Jun 2015

We're all gonna die!!

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)

9. "This crap needs to stop"

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:45 PM

Jun 2015

Yeah, I agree completely, wish people would stop doing that.

mountain grammy

(26,658 posts)

10. I thought the same thing today.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 11:39 PM

Jun 2015

ThoughtCriminal

(14,049 posts)

11. Over 200,000 registered users

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 12:03 AM

Jun 2015

The truth is that out of a population that large, it is likely several hundred of us die every year. Here's to the Duers who have left unnoticed.

pnwmom

(109,000 posts)

12. +1000. n/t

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 12:23 AM

Jun 2015

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

13. plus 1

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 12:24 AM

Jun 2015

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

14. Isn't there an "In Memorium" done at the end of the year like the Oscars?

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 01:07 AM

Jun 2015

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

17. DU has a standing In Memoriam page

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 03:15 AM

Jun 2015

It lists, by year, members who have passed away and provides links to their memorial threads:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=inmemoriam

Entries for xchrom and JackpineRadical should be added pretty soon.

countryjake

(8,554 posts)

18. and Jeff, too.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #17)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 03:44 AM

Jun 2015

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

19. I was a good friend of MaddieJoan from the Malloy board....

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #17)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 04:07 AM

Jun 2015

I preserved several of her call ins to the show.

http://server4.whiterosesociety.org/content/malloy/MalloyMemories/Smeagol_announces_his_candidacy.mp3

http://server4.whiterosesociety.org/content/malloy/MalloyMemories/Smeagol_does_dean_scream.mp3

http://server4.whiterosesociety.org/content/malloy/MalloyMemories/George_W_1st_call.mp3

http://server4.whiterosesociety.org/content/malloy/MalloyMemories/Bush%27s_spirit_in_a_clay_pot.mp3

http://server4.whiterosesociety.org/content/malloy/MalloyMemories/Walking_on_the_wild_side.mp3

Daphne08

(3,058 posts)

20. Thank you for posting this. n/t

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #17)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 02:05 PM

Jun 2015

tawadi

(2,110 posts)

15. It can seem like it

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 01:08 AM

Jun 2015

I am sad about it too.

FSogol

(45,547 posts)

22. Is there a DU Killer in our midst?

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 02:32 PM

Jun 2015

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

23. For sure and us oldies but goodies are doing everything we can to stop it. 73 here.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 03:02 PM

Jun 2015

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