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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 10:29 PM
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Do you remember the thread where you met your first DU "friend"?
Not someone you knew before you signed up here, but the first stranger you connected with?

Mine was lizziegrace. Someone had posted about what ten songs your iPod would play next on random, and my list included Ellis Paul.

lizzie responded with a post about how big a fan of his she was, and we started our friendship from there.

Music brought me some other DU friends, but she was my first -- and still my favorite.
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:01 PM
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1. I have friends here?
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:01 PM
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2. I'm your friend, whoever-it-is-you-are!
:hi:
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:06 PM
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5. ok, I guess I was kind of kidding
I'm glad that there are some very nice and smart people here :) However, I don't seem to become nearly as involved in any coputer-based relationships as some do. Back in the 90's I'd talk on the phone with chat room and message board friends, and even met some in person, but I seriously haven't done that it almost 10 years, and have fallen out of touch with those people.
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:02 PM
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3. Not really. The first DUer to befriend me was BeamMeUpScotty...
but I forget in which thread we first started speaking. Something in the Religion/Theology nuthouse.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:03 PM
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4. I don't know if he was the first, but I remember talking to primate1 early on.
We have some similar tastes in music and movies.
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:09 PM
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6. Not Specifically, but it was Rev Acts...
she was friendly and kind to me and we've been in love ever since.

We've married and divorced twice, raised pigs, and sheep, and have a beautiful family together :P
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:14 PM
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9. We raised sheep?
Are you sure that wasn't one of your other wives? :eyes:



How's the back? You feel better? :hug:
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:11 PM
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7. Yes I do. mutley_r_us sent me a funny smiley because of it
She, ZombieNixon, and CaliforniaPeggy made me feel welcomed here. :-)
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:07 AM
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12. Yeah, CaliforniaPeggy was the first DUer to make me feel welcome.
She's a real treasure that way.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:13 PM
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8. I would have to check but it was either a computer related question
or a livestock discussion. Either way same person. I remember kidding him about his furrin' way of spelling fibre.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:23 PM
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10. Yup, Skinner chose me in the first round of the Internet Message Board draft.
I knew we'd get along famously after that.
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:09 AM
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13. I'm jealous you were picked so early.
I had to sign as a free agent and play two years on the practice squad.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:43 AM
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14. They caught my YouTube asskicking of Tie Domi.
And as a far left vegan liberal, they figured that they had to have me. :P
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:46 AM
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15. Tie Domi! Ha!
He should come back, just to start shit. Doesn't even matter if he can't skate anymore. Slide him onto the ice and everyone knows what's coming.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:49 AM
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17. He needs a DNA test to be sure Terry O'Reilly isn't his dad.
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leeroysphitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 11:40 PM
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11. After nearly 6 years I have made NO friends at DU.
But I could say the same thing about High School. :evilgrin:
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mwooldri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:16 AM
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23. Well I haven't met any DUer physically yet. But then there's time... nt
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:47 AM
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16. Yep, we have Ellis Paul to thank
perhaps when we finally get to Boston to see him play at Club Passim for New Year's, we should tell him in person. :)


:hug:

I'm lucky to have you in my life. :)
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:49 AM
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18. That would be a great story to tell.
Aren't you supposed to be getting some sleep? You'll need it for Tuesday night, surely.
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:52 AM
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19. All right...
*grumble*

Dangerously Amused and I are going to the big party downtown. I can't wait!!!

Are you watching the returns at home or going out? I promise I'll check back for your answer tomorrow as I'm going to sleep now. :P
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 12:56 AM
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20. I'm staying home.
I'll be insanely nervous, even though I'm outwardly confident.

A friend asked me to Pub Quiz across town, something we've been doing together for a couple months. But I said I'd never be able to concentrate.

Have a great time at the party! I've got a friend who'll be in Grant Park at the huge Chicago bash. I'm hoping for a phone call from him.

Sweet dreams...
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:09 PM
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36. Bad dreams
restless night. I can't wait until tomorrow is history. I'm a wreck. If it wasn't for DA and her wicked sense of humor, I'd be on tranquilizers. x(

DA and I can call you from the party. :)
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:06 AM
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21. Friends?
:shrug:
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:14 AM
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22. No, I don't remember. There was one person I connected with...
...early on, but she doesn't post here anymore, and I can't even remember her name.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:22 AM
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24. Was it BuffytheFundySlayer?
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:28 AM
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25. No, not Buffy. It was a one word name. I think it began with a T or L....
...a lot people couldn't stand her, but she and I got along. I think she was from Florida.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:29 AM
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26. Um..no.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:32 AM
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27. That is because you have no friends!
:P

Just kidding.

:hug:
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:33 AM
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28. Unless you count "ignored" as a friend.
:rofl:
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vixengrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:53 AM
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29. I have dozens of acquaintances--
not really friends. I know there are names I've come to recognize and respect, people I kind of consider my distant online family, but not people I made a personal connection with. I know that when someone hasn't posted in a while, I miss them.

But I guess I don't make friends easily, even though I like so many of you here. But it's kind of like my personal life--I don't make fast friends, I just have lots of acquaintances. I find it hard to find people who I can talk to. It's easier for me to just post and run.

I guess I'm a little socially inept that way.
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:16 AM
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32. If you recognize when someone is sort of missing
then maybe that's the kind of friendship that matters.

I'm not quick to befriend anyone either, online or in real life, but it seems to make a difference in both environments when someone reaches out, exposes a vulnerability, or just repeatedly reminds you that they're supportive and available.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:57 AM
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30. Not really, but...
...I do remember very early on I went off on (a regular poster to the lounge), not realizing he was joking, which was obvious in immediate retrospect. I remember (said poster) seemed to take it in stride and didn't hold it against me.

I won't go as far as to say I made a friend that day. What surprised me, based on my experiences on other message boards, was that I didn't make any enemies.
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Droopy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:06 AM
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31. Anybody remember Woodstock?
I don't know if he still posts here or not. I know he liked the serious forums, but I haven't seen him there either.

He was the first person to engage in a conversation with me here.
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Lil Missy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:07 AM
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33. No, but I remember the first post I made in one of the GD's to ask a question.
The first response was from a hostile nutcase. This was early in the Primaries, and I have no idea who he was for or against. I had not settled on any particular candidate yet, and was trying to learn something.

Others came to my defense, but I decided to let it drop like a stone. So I decided to just sit back and read and learn after that, without asking questions.

It's kinda hard to sort out the hysteria, or baffle and bullshit in there. But there are a few roses in the ashes.
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:25 AM
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34. ZombieNixon...
Edited on Mon Nov-03-08 03:26 AM by Tilion
back in '05.

Oh, wait. I'm a n00b. Nevermind.

:hide:
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 04:08 AM
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35. Yep
I posted a drama thread requesting advice.At the time I didn't really care for her advice.She was right of course(I hate that) :D
She is now not just a DU friend but a real life one too. (Plus she's smoken hawt ) To bad she has awful taste in boyfriends though.:P
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:11 PM
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37. RevActs and I are hitched after meeting here
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:12 PM
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38. I think it was a Nighthawks thread.
:hi:
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:49 PM
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41. What's Nighthawks?
Or should I just go search a bit...?
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:13 PM
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42. Here's the 17th Nighthawks thread.
Edited on Mon Nov-03-08 02:14 PM by Heidi
There were about 60 or 70 others. Just a place for the DU night crew to hang out. :hi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4084450
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InternalDialogue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:18 PM
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43. Cool. 2005 was right about when I actually started posting anything.
I hadn't really ventured into the Lounge until 2006, but it's nice to see a lot of familiar names even back in 2005.

It's obvious now why so many people admire you. You really help make this like a family.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:23 PM
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45. .
DU is a family when we let it be one. (I'm not to be admired, though. I was just a consistent thread starter. :rofl: )

I'm glad you're here, ID. :hug:

:loveya:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:21 PM
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39. No, I really don't remember. I wish I did though!
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:26 PM
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40. I'm sure it was some anti-vaxx nuttery.
And it was either hlth2b or Horse With No Name or Trotsky whom I befriended. Sadly none of them post in the lounge much and I don't post in GD much anymore So I don't see them much.
I think Orrex might have been one of my first real lounge friends but I knew him from other forums.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:20 PM
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44. Catwoman and matcom
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