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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:22 PM
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Is it safe to go back into GD again?
Anybody been brave enough to go recently?
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:23 PM
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1. Jeez. I think the question today is "Is it safe to go into the lounge"?
What a weird night.
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name not needed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:24 PM
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2. No
Tinfoil isn't even strong enough for that shit.
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:24 PM
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3. It was safe once?
:o
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:06 AM
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27. My thoughts exactly
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:25 PM
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4. when is it ever safe over there
I tiptoe around in GD ... I even dropped into a thread or two today
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 07:03 AM
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24. It's not supposed to be safe.
Democracy is messy, ugly, and inconvenient. I don't mean to be offensive, but anyone wanting unanimity of opinion should try the freeper boards.

Be glad that there is vigorous disagreement. Treasure the flames and insults, as long as they don't turn threatening. Big Money makes all the right-wingers sound alike. Let's not wish that upon ourselves.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 07:23 AM
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25. did I offend you in some way
if I wanted ...unanimity of opinion ... would I using my name ........:think: before you suggest that I should try the freeper boards ... you don't know me that well YET!
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:41 AM
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29. I hope I didn't offend.
Not saying that you're demanding unanimity.

I just like to celebrate diversity, untidy as it is.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 09:05 AM
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35. I do enjoy a good debate
so I'll look forward to seeing you again.



my first days at DU were spent lurking in GD and a few other forums ... but most of my time these days - I'm thinking about building windmills ... ~ if you're not part of the solution ... you're part of the problem ~
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:25 PM
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5. No, the tinfoil and the trolls will drive you away
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:33 PM
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6. I go there all the time. I'm OK, You're OK. This WILL help the meek!
When I see these threads in The Lounge, and they do amuse me, I'm reminded of the people in Northern Virginia who sit in the burbs and say, "God, I never go in to DC" like they're going to get assaulted or something. Well, they are if they go in to buy crack but otherwise, DC's a very safe city (almost all crime is drug related).

So.....you guessed it, (I'll type slowly):

Unless you're going into GD to buy crack, everything will be all right, it's very safe over there.

Since I've provided the definitive answer to this question, I expect that this WILL be the last quivering, "Oh, is GD safe" thread for at least 48 hours...
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:39 PM
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10. Never had a real problem there in nearly 4 years
Edited on Thu Jul-07-05 11:40 PM by GalleryGod
I agree, Auto.

See you over there.......:yourock:
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 12:04 AM
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17. Thanks GalleryGod
:yourock: too. See you in GD, where we can "score" some good "discussion."
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:44 PM
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11. The fear of GD isn't so much like the fear of crime in a perceived...
urban jungle, but rather like the fear of a house where there are raucous parties at which people drink too much Pabst Blue Ribbon and play air guitar to Foreigner. ( :headbang: Hot blooded! Check it and see! Got a fever of 103! :headbang: ) I'm not so much worried for my safety as I am my fragile concept of human dignity.
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 03:35 AM
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22. Oddly Enough, Sir
That is how most in my bailiwick perceive your precincts here....

"We have met the enemy, and he is us."
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:05 AM
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26. I'm aware of that.
But I think the Lounge can claim the high ground because we don't take ourselves seriously, unlike the tinfoil hat crowd or the ideological purists that sometimes take over GD. One can call us Lizards trite and silly, but there were 10 times as many threads in GD exploring the nuances of Bush falling off his bike than there were in the Lounge.

Out of fairness, I must concede that I usually enjoy GD. It's great to have a place to discuss and argue politics without some dickhead accusing me of being a communist for thinking it's wrong that there are children who don't have access to healthcare.
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Cats Against Frist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 10:10 AM
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36. "Ideological purists"
What you mean by that is people willing to stop watching "Nick at Nite" long enough to participate in politics, or god forbid give up some of the creature comforts of having the whole day to ponder who had the best teeth in 1980s glam rock.
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 11:02 AM
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37. What We Are Trying To Cultivate Here, Ma'am
Are ideological tourists....
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 12:02 PM
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41. Nah, I mean the folks who do shit...
like demonize an elected official on the basis of a single roll call vote. (e.g "Russ Feingold voted for Ashcroft, he's a DINO!!!!!!1111") Or the folks who feel that if a Congressperson fails to agree with them on every single issue, they're a traitor to the cause. Or people who look for every opportunity to mindlessly bash the Democratic Party. The party has it's problems, but that "pink tutus" bullshit is fucking idiotic. If you think the silliness in the lounge is somehow inferior to this sort of nonsense, then you need to get over yourself.
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damnthetorpedoes Donating Member (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-09-05 06:27 AM
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44. No, instead

Some dickhead will call you a Freeper for thinking parents might be slightly responsible for obtaining access to healthcare for their children.
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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:52 PM
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15. I go to GD all the time. The lounge scares me. n/t
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:34 PM
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7. Only if you want to be really, really sad.
Otherwise, you shouldn't go.
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:36 PM
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8. The key is caring fuck all about what people think.
It's served me well. Especially knowing that I can just leave and reclaim my time whenever I want.
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GalleryGod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:36 PM
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9. GD and GDP were hoppin' !
On days like today...nothin' like it :woohoo:

Rapier wit with withering crossfire and a dash of sarcasam:popcorn:
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:45 PM
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12. It Is Always Safe In General Discussion, Mr. Savalas
"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie...' while feeling about for a brick."
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spacelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 12:09 AM
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18. Oh, you know it Magistrate!
(said in fawning Edie Gorme' way).
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 12:53 AM
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21. I love Ms Gorme
:)
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:46 PM
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13. I've been in there ALL day!!!
And look at me! Still standing even after debating some......questionable characters......let's just say.
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:51 PM
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14. Thanks for fighting the good fight!
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:59 AM
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33. Hey, I thought it was kinda fun, too. It's a real hoot to see some of
the ridiculous things that people REALLY believe in, to the point that they'll argue until they're blue in the face...my favorite was the one that said the number 2005 does not mean five more than two thousand, but actually means 7, in support of their attempt to make yesterday's date actually 7/7/7, which number I guess must mean something to someone...

Where else but GD can you get those kind of laughs on such an otherwise sad day?

Redstone
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-07-05 11:53 PM
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16. Jump in, the water's fine
If you get tired of it you can always leave to take a breather and return later.
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 12:15 AM
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19. Yes.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 12:20 AM
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20. they've had some stuff just lifted-gone out of there today...
"curiouser & curiouser" remarked alice ~ but i've been in today = don't bother me none :thumbsup:
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 04:27 AM
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23. It's just filled with mourning right now
God rest Andy's soul. His pain is done.
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:08 AM
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28. My condolences to all who knew him.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:43 AM
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30. Is it EVER safe?
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:45 AM
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31. It's never "safe." That's why I can't resist. It's like a train wreck. nt
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HuckleB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:47 AM
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32. "Don't be afraid...
of your freedom."

;)
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ucmike Donating Member (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 08:59 AM
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34. i go there, but i am clearly not progessive enough

and i don't have acceptable acceptance of gay people
and i am not non-discriminatory enough towards women
and i am not democratic enough for the democracy
and i do not do enough to stop people from not doing things
and my "to each his own" attitude, is in direct violation of the liberal ideas that people should be allowed to express their opinions honestly and openly.

i think its funny (or strange) that on a democratic, liberal, progressive website you can be attacked for not being liberal enough.
sorta oxymoronish.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 11:42 AM
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38. It wasn't me
Come on in and participate. Make your voice heard. I sometimes get hassled for it, but I'm not giving up yet.
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DrGonzoLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 11:45 AM
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39. It never is
Me, for instance, I fail the Liberal Ideological Purity Test (tm), thus all I do is lurk in there most of the time.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 11:49 AM
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40. just left
it's crazy, stay away.:crazy:
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 12:12 PM
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42. I go to GD to relax
Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 12:14 PM by LSK
After the yahoo flamewars, its like Club Med.
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-08-05 12:23 PM
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43. GD is fine.
Except for the part where a large number of them seem to have some serious disdain for people who post primarily in the lounge. :shrug:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-09-05 06:32 AM
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45. I just go where my interest lead me....
For the longest time I wouldnt post in the lounge.... I felt like an outsider......

But hey, it's fun it's about blowing off steam and you know what, if it gets too bad, just walk away for a while......
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-09-05 06:40 AM
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46. I like to go there and take some popcorn.
Observing is quite fun.
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