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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:50 PM
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So I'm on Free Republic doing an experiment
I'm trolling for the first time. I want to see how ridiculous of a rightwing position I can take before they ban me for being too conservative. How long do you think I'll last?
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:51 PM
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1. Forever.
NGU.


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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:52 PM
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2. lol
you think so? I'm talking about going completely all out
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Feathered Fish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:54 PM
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5. Keep us posted
with links and the like. I'm planning on doing my own disruption very soon. Happy trolling!! :)
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:55 PM
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7. I'm keeping a transcript
But I don't want to give links just yet incase there are any lurkers
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:56 PM
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8. I'll be interested to see...
:)

NGU.


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rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:54 PM
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6. No stupid idea is too right wing ,
good luck.
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PartyPooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:53 PM
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3. Is that even possible over there? Being *too* conservative?
Let us know how it turns out.

:D

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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:53 PM
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4. They'll probably bestow upon you some title
like Lord of the freepers and Super Patriot.
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:56 PM
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9. keep some antibiotics close at hand
who knows what you can catch in that cesspool. :scared:
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:56 PM
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10. No Enemies on the Right
that's the slogan.
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American Tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:57 PM
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11. ROFL that is a GREAT idea!
You'll have to update us on your progress in this endeavor.
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:00 PM
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12. So far, I'm having a little trouble
Their site is hard to navigate, and I'm have trouble keeping track of my posts, but I'm getting the hang of it.
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:08 PM
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16. Would it help to use bookmarks?
Could you bookmark the pages where you post?
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Nitrogenica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:00 PM
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13. let's have Frist pen a Bill to revise history to fit agenda
in the name of patriotism, I say! Lying is a loyal patriots duty! Optimism = Lying!!!
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:04 PM
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14. One odd thing about their site
Is they have these ads promoting a "W2" inaugeral party, but all the pictures are these old guys in cowboy hats with these young women, so much for values huh?
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 11:58 AM
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40. Didn't you know that values just means no gay sex?
Oggling women is one of their foremost activities (in a rather concerning over-weight balding middle aged kind of way); it helps to dispel the slightest notion that they might be 'fudge-packers'.

The men even leap onto threads of FReepers ladies and start posting pictures of semi-naked women; it's almost like seeing pictures of attractive men will turn them all gay.
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:07 PM
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15. I'm begining to think that this experiment will be futile
Here is what someone said in response to this story:WEST JORDAN, Utah — A Marine who was declared a deserter days before military court proceedings stemming from an earlier disappearance from Iraq has been placed on a list of "most wanted" fugitives.

"He should be shot on sight, and buried with pig entrails."

It gets hard to top that. I guess it's more proof that you can't outfreep a freeper
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Nitrogenica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:19 PM
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18. Before you know it, "Democrats should be shot on site, and
buried with pig entrains."... oh wait I've read things like that there.....nm
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Downtown Hound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 10:22 PM
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28. Well if you think you can do better freeper
get your lazy ass over there. After all, you're the one that wants this war, apparently not him.
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:17 PM
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17. Ok, I'm banned
Edited on Sat Jan-15-05 09:19 PM by Obviousman
I'll give you a summary of what I said:
In a thread titled "Hitler Planned to Kidnap Pius XII" I said this:
"You know what?! I don't care! The pope is NO christian, that's for sure. It would have been the devil kidnapping the devil. In fact, I almost wish he would have done that, then there would be no more pope!"

Here were some replies:
With your kind of damning, i hope you don't get ZOTed on your first day. I hope you dont end up like "Change on the Bayou."
I think ProudFundamentalist got pulled after being here 1 DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! his name doesnt come up.

In a thread titled "FBI Warns of Suspicious Inaugural Activity"
I posted this : "Well, if any liebrals try to start something, i hhope the security forces take em down. Better to clean the genepool of those idiot democraps"
(I was wondering if anyone would pick up on the fact that my name was ProudFundamentalist and I was talking about the gene pool

Finally, in a thread called "Aussies Find Bronze Age Canoe"
I said "These scientists can't date stuff. That's how they try to say evolution is true. Carbon dating and stuff is all lies to make people believe in evolution"

That last one was the one that got me banned. So, I guess saying you don't believe in science is enough to get you banned.
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Nitrogenica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:20 PM
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19. lol's "democraps"
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:25 PM
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20. I took a page out of Bob Boudelang
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njdemocrat106 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 10:01 PM
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24. LOL!
I'm surprised they kicked you out just for those posts. I've read stuff that was a lot more nauseating than that on Freeptardville. Someday, I'll have enough cajones to create an account over there and infiltrate them. Just when they think they can trust me, and BAM!, I'll reveal my proud liberal colors.
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orleans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 11:56 PM
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33. that's really funny
they were onto you when you talked about carbon dating. too technical
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 11:55 AM
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39. Their religion mods are very hot
As they're all conservative religious there's plenty of Latin Mass only Catholics, 20-odd point Calvinists &c. all of whom realistically think that all of the others are going to hell; to allow any reasonable discussions to take place on religious matters any overt Catholic-bashing will be jumped on - apart from bashing of conservative Catholics by traddy ultra-conservative Catholics.

To be fair, on this point they are being reasonable. If they're going to have a religious forum, they all need to be kept calm.

As for not considering the Pope a Catholic. There are tons of posters who refer to 'Christians and Catholics'.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 12:06 PM
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45. Actually Carbon Dating Isn't As Accurate As Science Would Have You
think.

:)
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nine23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:34 PM
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21. Just be very, very careful.
They have nil sense of humour, and their incredulous abject stupidity has been known to get the best of 'em. (ie. extreme right-wing view + lack of basic thought processes + "don't understand" = "ban him, I don't get it, it's too new..."

Do as I do: be stealthy, get your post count up, become part of the lexicon (I know, it's hard to even ACT that stupid), and by all means, have fun.

I'M SO FUCKING GOOD, I EVEN HAVE A FEW FRIENDLY PM RELATIONSHIPS OVER THERE. (and to any of you skeptics, not to worry...it's all part of a long-term cunning plan, and it's so very, very fun.)
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:49 PM
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22. Wow
I admire you. I got banned in 3 posts. Pope bashing (from a protestant perspective) and saying science isnt true is too much for them
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 10:08 PM
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26. I got booted in 3 too
but I didn't even try to hide my political leanings.
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 10:22 PM
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29. Lasted 1 post
for 30sec.
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Cooper Donating Member (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 09:50 PM
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23. wonder how many freepers are doing the same thing here. n/t
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Taxloss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 10:01 PM
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25. That sounds like exactly the kind of thing a Fre...
Edited on Sat Jan-15-05 10:02 PM by Taxloss
No, that way madness lies.
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Sgent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 10:15 PM
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27. Some topics to post on...
These are areas that you should be able to post, without having to throw up or be banned:

1) Support the teaching of evolution. There is a wide variety of opinion.

2) Advocate gay rights. Yea I know, but unless your an asshole, you won't get banned. Libertarians are part of the crew.

3) Advocate border security.

4) Complain about the deficiet.

Bush, although liked, also has a lot of detractors. Speaking ill of him is certainly allowed; however, make sure its a topic that isn't obviously a democrat position.
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Bok_Tukalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 12:14 PM
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47. It should be easy to tell
Edited on Sun Jan-16-05 12:15 PM by Bok_Tukalo
Just look for someone who posts in a way that is more like what they believe a liberal thinks; the caricature fantasy liberal hardcore "conservatives" have. And also an individual that has difficulty with remembering the "ic" on Democratic.
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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 12:19 PM
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48. Woohoo a Canuck/Francophone in Freeponia! They haven't' a chance.
Edited on Sun Jan-16-05 12:19 PM by Hoping4Change
Did you see the CTV (?) documentary about Canuck extraordinare William Stephenson - known as "Intrepid" who is said to be the real-life model for Ian Fleming's James Bond?

Among other amazing accomplishments Stephenson directed British intelligence operations in the western hemisphere in World War II, notably the breaking of Nazi ciphers and the disruption of German atomic experiments.


So you are in good company nine 23.:toast:
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 11:13 PM
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30. Careful, you might end up being crowned mayor
of Freeponia . . .
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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 12:02 PM
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42. Freeponia... Hahahahaha. Too funny.n/t
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 11:19 PM
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31. ooo suggest that the idea of the black list and the gulags isn't a BAD
idea.

Oddly enough, on yahoo chat, freepers really DO support the ideals of locking up people without judges and juries and simply for BEING liberal... just like the nazis.

Not a single freeper has opposed the notion of killing liberals or locking us up JUST for being liberal.

See how far you can push genuinely nazi positions.. you'll crap your pants when you see all the support you get.

Then you'll become very, very afraid of what our future holds.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 01:44 PM
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51. Freeponia was a play on "Duck Soup"
But they used Freedonia.

Heard about the media experiment a few years back? Asked a bunch of freshmen politicians what they thought about the situation in Freedonia.

Taken aback by actually being required to think, most of them never realized that the joke was on them from the Marx Brothers movie, and tried to come up with a nice, "safe" political answer.
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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 11:44 PM
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32. I've been posting on FR for many years now, and I've never been banned.
You've got to create a total personality, and stick to it. You've got to have it clear in your mind what approach you're going to take, and what you are trying to accomplish. Finally you've got to be believable, and be convincing that your personality believes what it's posting. You went too far too soon. You should've been more subtle until you'd been posting there for at least a Month, or two. Had my character said that the Pope was not a Christian, they would've simply said that, without elaboration, and in a very stuffy superior sort of way. Saying that you would be glad if the Pope was gotten rid of, was probably what got you banned, not the carbon dating thing. You could've said that carbon dating was a crock, without getting banned. It just took them a while to get around to banning you. Openly attacking Catholics is not allowed on FR. Subtlety attacking any denomination for not being "Christian Conservative" enough is OK. In fact attacking anyone, or anything for not being Christian enough, or Conservative enough is OK. Just remember to be believable, and to be true to your created personality.
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President Kerry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 01:47 AM
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34. and remember to disinfect your keyboard,
if you do it again.
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Tweed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 01:57 AM
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35. You just put a target on all the new posters
They obbess over outside posters. They have reason to of course. Their lies are built like a deck of cards. If anyone came by and even accidentally blew, the whole deck would fall and everyone would realize what fools they have been. They will track anyone with a low post count more than they usually do now.
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 02:14 AM
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36. hell, look at it over HERE
there are those here who also prey on newbies. but i know that the MODS dont, and there's the difference


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 04:21 PM
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50. Hey, love the Square Knot...
Edited on Sun Jan-16-05 04:26 PM by ClassWarrior
Just went to the site and read about it. Very cool.

NGU.


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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 11:36 AM
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37. Lol, i made them raise the alert level to "orange" on FR
n/t
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 11:48 AM
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38. You're shitting me. Tell me they don't actually have a Color Coding
alert system.

At what point does the duct tape get busted out?
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 12:04 PM
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44. No, i'm just joking
But maybe some of should push for one the next time we troll.
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sepia_steel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 11:59 AM
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41. LMAO
Good luck.
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solinvictus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 12:03 PM
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43. Free Republic..
How the hell does one navigate that archaic message board? It's set up like some high school kid's project for computer science.
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 12:13 PM
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46. Well, Rove never finished college, remember. Even though he is a
'perfesser' at UT Austin, in Government or some such.

I went to the UT site and couldn't find a link tree to the various departments and professors though. I remember reading that he does teach some course there, probably about political dirty tricks, starting from the flaming bag of dog poop...
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 03:38 PM
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49. lol, you're right, it was hard to get around
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