What was your first post on DU? - Democratic Underground

Redstone

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Wed Mar-15-06 11:53 PM
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What was your first post on DU?

This was mine: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1093158&mesg_id=1094515

Got curious thinking about this journal stuff and looked it up.

Redstone

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LSK

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Wed Mar-15-06 11:58 PM
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1. how did you find it?

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NMDemDist2

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:00 AM
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3. I would guess you'd look at your join date and do an advanced

search on your username in that timeframe

I'm gonna go check it out right now :bounce:

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LSK

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:06 AM
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6. oooo i found something

Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 12:08 AM by LSK

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=269980#269993

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NMDemDist2

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:07 AM
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7. sure it does! you didn't join until 2003 n/t

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LSK

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:10 AM
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10. GD doesnt show up search results that far back

I found posts in the lounge and latest breaking news thou.

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NMDemDist2

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:13 AM
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13. there is a link you hit to get to the GD archives on the advanced search

page

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LSK

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:15 AM
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14. ok, this is too cool, I am reliving the 2003 primary wars

:popcorn:

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NMDemDist2

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:17 AM
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17. ROFL

"Memories, pressed against the pages of my mind........."

:rofl:

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LSK

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:22 AM
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24. Dean was WAAAYYYYY ahead of his time...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Howard Dean's penchant for flippant and sometimes false statements is generating increased criticism from his Democratic presidential rivals and raising new questions about his ability to emerge as a nominee who can withstand intense, sustained scrutiny and defeat President Bush.

Dean, for instance, recently spoke of a "most interesting theory" that Saudi Arabia had "warned" Bush about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. While Dean said he does not believe Bush was tipped off about the assaults that killed nearly 3,000, he has made no apologies for raising the rumor.

link: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1218dean18.html

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6192&mesg_id=6800

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:04 AM
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4. Looked at my profile, found the "member since" date, and searched

all forums (advanced search) for the week following that date. Found the earliest-dated thread in the results.

Redstone

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Wed Mar-15-06 11:59 PM
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2. My dear Redstone.........

I didn't archive mine.....but oh, boy, do I remember it!

It was only two days after I'd registered.....

I came across the cartoon thread by Nostamj......

I said this: Every week, you post these incredible cartoons. They seem almost more real than the stories they represent. Some are so heartbreaking, and others make me LOL. Thank you for making such a superb selection. Thank you, Nostaj. (Yes, I misspelled his name.)

His response: Welcome to DU. how kind to make your first post on a TOON thread!

I didn't know yet about bookmarking....but I knew this was important, so I printed it out.....:cry:

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:08 AM
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8. You can find it. See above. Nostamj was a helluva guy, and the first

DUer to die who I actually "knew."

I was helping him with his attempt to get a web-design business going, and then he was gone. Damn.

Redstone

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mdmc

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:22 AM
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23. I went to see question w. review in nyc

he was there, but i did not meet him.

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FuzzySlippers

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:15 AM
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15. Mine was responding to some lyrics he wrote!

All I said was "hilarious". He welcomed me to DU and said he was honored that I made my first post on his thread. What a nice man and what a great loss to our community.:cry:

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mdmc

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:20 AM
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21. do you still have it?

the printed copy?

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:24 AM
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25. I sure do!

I hauled it out....and copied it into my post......

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mdmc

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:47 AM
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35. very cool!

:kick:

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mdmc

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:20 AM
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22. do you still have it?

the printed copy?

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dolo amber

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:04 AM
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5. I can't find mine

But I distinctly remember it was in defense of Kephra in a GD flamewar about SSI. :(

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NMDemDist2

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:09 AM
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9. mine. I posted over twenty times that first day. I was just so darn glad

Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 12:10 AM by AZDemDist6

to find this place! the OP pledged a nickle for every post in his thread, so I had to join up to help Kerry :rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1333772#1333839

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hfojvt

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:12 AM
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11. this is mine

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=114&topic_id=12368#12475

and my first GD post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2694178#2694252

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FuzzySlippers

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:12 AM
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12. Wow! That's pretty ambitious for a first post!

Mine was one word, I think.:D

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:18 AM
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19. I was relieved when I saw it, that it didn't say "That's right. n/t" or

something like that. And now you have proof that I have indeed personally signed every single post I've made on DU. "None Genuine Without This Signature," so to speak.

Hey, I think I'm actually going to use that as a sig line, for the first time I've used one.

redstone

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faithnotgreed

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:16 AM
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16. my first was trying to get everyone to take to the streets here in dc

and get this phony resident out of our city
i couldnt start my own thread so i had to kinda hijack one to post my thoughts

i even had some space for people to stay but if i recall kentuck responded kindly but firmly that it wasnt the best idea
though i dont remember why...

i can still dream though

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mdmc

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:18 AM
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18. My first OP was a third party teaser

Would you vote for a third party if you knew that your state would end up blue? Walt Starr responded that he would vote dem come hell or high water.

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merh

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:19 AM
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20. I don't remember and I can't seem to find it.

I can't find any of my posts in GD from 2005 and before. x(

I like your first post, Redstone. It doesn't surprise me that it was such an involved post.

:hi:

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:28 AM
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28. Yours probably got washed away.

Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 01:13 AM by Redstone

(Hope you can accept that joke in the spirit in which it was offered. If I annoyed you by saying that, feel free to clobber me for being insensitive.)

Hey, thanks for the compliment.

I think there's a separate search for old GD posts.

Redstone

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merh

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:49 AM
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36. Oh, you made me laugh out loud

:rofl:

No offense taken, I do accept the joke in the spirit it was meant. :hug:

I went and fooled around with the search and found my first post. It wasn't much, but for the sake of history, I added it to my journal.

thank you for the laugh & thanks for the love :hug:

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:53 AM
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41. You're welcome as always, m'dear.

Redstone

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LSK

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:52 AM
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39. use the advance search

Look in the drop down list of forums on the bottom for older GD posts.

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merh

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:55 AM
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42. Thank you, LSK

Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 12:57 AM by merh

Will do. :hi:

Found it. :)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1749030&mesg_id=1749597

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Robb

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:27 AM
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26. I remember it well

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing on Iraq..... :rofl:

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LSK

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:51 AM
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38. your still a dingbat

:rofl:

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Suich

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:28 AM
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27. Here's mine.

Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 12:28 AM by Suich

Ben Burch gave a link to the latest info on Andy Stephenson:
PDA by Will Pitt.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3685393#3685482

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Robeson

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:30 AM
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29. I'm 42 years old. Like I f**kin' remember.....

...on top of that, I used to be a member of this site before my last computer crashed, and I don't remember under what name or password I was on then. So, I have no idea.

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:47 AM
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34. I'm FIFTY-two years old. You got no excuse, sonny.

Redstone

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Robeson

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:53 AM
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40. Well, then you should be wise enough to find out what my old....

...name was on DU, so I can track my old post. Afterall, you are 52, Old Man....:P

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:55 AM
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43. But, but, I forgot. What were we talking about?

Where am I? WHO ARE ALL YOU PEOPLE?

Redstone

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Robeson

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:00 AM
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45. Dang, you sound like me, and I'm only 42. Looks like I don't have...

Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 01:05 AM by Robeson

...much to look forward to...:rofl:

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:05 AM
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47. Everything gets bigger, hairier, and closer to the ground.

Redstone

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Robeson

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:12 AM
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48. ROFLMAO......

...I seem to be spending more and more time to keep that from happening. It's like a full-time job!...:rofl:

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Fridays Child

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:35 AM
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30. One of my earliest posts was a comparison of Dems/Libs and...

...Freepturds/'pukes to the good side and bad side in The Stand. Finding DU was like finally arriving at Mother Abigail Freemantle's farm--a safe haven from the grief and insanity of the B*sh Selection.

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:35 AM
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31. Cool

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=84983#86219

And lookit right below. The first person to acknowledge me at DU was, natch, newyawker99. :hug:

And the first person to give me an other-than-welcoming reply was... underpants. :hi:

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In_The_Wind

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:36 AM
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32. It was difficult to find!

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2818716#2826620

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EstimatedProphet

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:42 AM
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33. My very first post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=575649#575869

It was nice going back and looking. I found a lot of people that welcomed me to DU. That was nice! One of them I have since met in person!

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huskerlaw

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:50 AM
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37. Something in a thread about

traveling to Hawaii. It wasn't very thought-provoking.

Meanwhile, arwalden was the first person to welcome me! :hi:

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Shine

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Thu Mar-16-06 12:57 AM
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44. I spent a bunch of time trying to find it and finally gave up. Oh well.

It was probably something really light and fluffy, not at all like yours. ;)

I'm coming up on my big 6 month DU anniversary. :woohoo: Aren't you just fascinated? heheheh.

:hi: Redstone! :hug:

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:04 AM
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46. Yes, of course I look forward to your 6-month anniversary. But you know,

you've fit in here so seamlessly that it feels like you've been here for a long time.

Redstone

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hfojvt

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:36 AM
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52. something about peace pirates, or coffee?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4027570#4028714

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4810756#4820232

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Shine

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:47 AM
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53. Yeah, I saw those too, but I thought my very first post was different.

besides, I first joined up on Sept. 18th, 2005 and those posts were a day or two later. It's not a big deal.

Like I said, I'm fairly sure it was light and fluffy. Oedipus Rex was kind enough to find an early post of mine, too.

all you clever research junkies out there.... :thumbsup:

hey, bd buddy, got any big plans for your special day? yes, I remembered.... :)

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Kerrytravelers

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:15 AM
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49. I'm so sad. I can't find mine.

I joined Nov 9, 2004. I searched all over the place, but I keep coming up empty.

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hfojvt

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:32 AM
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50. this one is pretty early

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2657627#2657673

but it says the 10th. I searched all the big forums, but cannot search all the state and/or issue forums.

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Kerrytravelers

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Thu Mar-16-06 01:36 AM
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51. Thank you so much!

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Starbucks Anarchist

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Thu Mar-16-06 05:41 AM
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54. This is so ironic, Redstone.

Just yesterday, I was contemplating posting this EXACT same topic, but apparently you beat me to it.

Anyway, my first post was "Go Dean!" in response to Howard Dean being elected DNC chairman.

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Redstone

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Thu Mar-16-06 08:38 AM
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58. Good lord! I think that may be the first time I've ever beaten

anyone to anything. My bad timing is legendary.

Redstone

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ForrestGump

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Thu Mar-16-06 06:11 AM
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55. I can't seem to search before July, 2003

I need 2001...not sure which month.

Does "DU-1" still exist, somewhere? I barely remember how it was.

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Strong Atheist

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Thu Mar-16-06 07:21 AM
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56. Still don't know that, but I located the person who welcomed me

Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 07:21 AM by Strong Atheist

at my fifth post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4267527#4269009

Thanks, alarcojon!

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ScreamingMeemie

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Thu Mar-16-06 07:22 AM
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57. Well, here is my first post...in the Lounge..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=18403. I'll post the GD one later, as DU appearst to be messed up right now. It took me an hour and a half to post this one. :banghead:

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Thu Mar-16-06 08:43 AM
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59. I haven't gone back to look

but it was something about the neocons hanging themselves if we let them and I got accused of being a freeper about 10 times. (We know who you are...we know your game...etc.)

Pretty funny.

I put those guys on ignore right off and have been pretty happy ever since. Unless somebody talks open Bush opening death camps. Then I get very melancholy.

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