What is the true purpose and appeal of our beloved Lounge?

backtoblue

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Thu Jun-11-09 11:47 AM
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Poll question: What is the true purpose and appeal of our beloved Lounge?

Edited on Thu Jun-11-09 11:52 AM by backtoblue

Just interested in your thoughts.

:toast:

On edit: I can't spell, sorry. Maybe I should have added that to the choice - We can't spell and we don't care.... JK ;)

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NJmaverick

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Thu Jun-11-09 11:51 AM
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1. Ideally I think of it as a sort of cyber front porch

a place to kick back in that rocking chair and pour yourself a cool glass of lemonade (or beer, yeah beer!) and shoot the breeze. If a neighbor comes over with a problem or in need of advice, great, whatever help we can give them. Sort of a place to socialize and unwind.

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backtoblue

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Thu Jun-11-09 11:54 AM
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4. I think I do too

I type and write in a hammock here. The sun shines warmly and (most of the times) everyone seems to be smiling, holding their drink of choice. I love this place!

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NJmaverick

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:25 PM
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12. That's a nice image

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sarge43

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Thu Jun-11-09 03:23 PM
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35. Yup. A nice place to unwind. n/t

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Sky Masterson

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Thu Jun-11-09 11:51 AM
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2. Lately i've been wondering.

Edited on Thu Jun-11-09 11:52 AM by Sky Masterson

I really don't have anything to say,the question has been floating around in my mind a little lately.

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:14 PM
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11. .

:hug: see the pretty butterfly!

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EastTennesseeDem

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Thu Jun-11-09 11:53 AM
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3. Narwhals

That's pretty much it.

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arbusto_baboso

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Thu Jun-11-09 06:41 PM
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47. Yes. To spread the Gospel of Narwhal.

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Thu Jun-11-09 11:55 AM
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5. To hook up with other DUers

:rofl:

Seriously, I met my wife on DU.

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backtoblue

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Thu Jun-11-09 11:57 AM
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6. hahahah

If I could only be so lucky (or unlucky!) :beer:

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bicentennial_baby

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:01 PM
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7. Ayup

And I love that I had my husband on ignore for a time... :rofl:

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:02 PM
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8. LostinVA probably had me on ignore at some point and just has never admitted it to me

Her ignore list is probably tied with sniffa's.

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ScreamingMeemie

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:04 PM
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9. Oh my gosh...you should see these PMs she sent me about you

before everything and all...

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:09 PM
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10. OOOO -- did you save them?

:rofl:

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LostinVA

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:35 PM
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17. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

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LostinVA

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:36 PM
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18. I had Megan on Ignore for about six months

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flvegan

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Thu Jun-11-09 02:17 PM
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28. Just six?

Pfft.

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Midlodemocrat

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Fri Jun-12-09 10:16 AM
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59. I would never ignore Megan. He's too sweet.

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CreekDog

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Thu Jun-11-09 04:45 PM
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38. She still has you on ignore, I have to PM her what you say

I've had to embellish lately. :shrug: :P

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keroro gunsou

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:27 PM
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13. you forgot other

and my other is being able to bask in the coolness that is midlo...

god i can't believe i said that with a straight face. :evilgrin:

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backtoblue

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Thu Jun-11-09 02:03 PM
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24. Your horns are sharp !!! bwahahah

No, I'm sure we'd never find another midlo. And we'd never be the same without her.

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keroro gunsou

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Thu Jun-11-09 02:40 PM
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30. there's always

cloning.

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jeff30997

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Thu Jun-11-09 03:09 PM
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31. Butt-kisser !

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keroro gunsou

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Thu Jun-11-09 04:34 PM
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36. well let's face it

have you seen midlo's butt? :evilgrin:

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jeff30997

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Thu Jun-11-09 04:54 PM
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41. ROFL!

Nope but apparently you did and it looks fabulous!:rofl:

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keroro gunsou

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Thu Jun-11-09 06:16 PM
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45. one can only assume

pun intended.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:30 PM
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14. My dear backtoblue!

Definitely good conversation and great company! I've had so much fun in here...

When I first joined, I didn't see the point of it at all. But once I got here, and started making friends...

Well, let's just say I never looked back!

It is an important and necessary part of DU. IMHO, of course...;)

:hug:

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backtoblue

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Thu Jun-11-09 01:18 PM
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23. IYHO matters to me!!!!

I too love the conversation and company!

:hi:

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dropkickpa

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:30 PM
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15. First rule of fight lounge is......

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flvegan

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:35 PM
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16. The Breakfast Club.

Just much bigger.

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jeff30997

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Thu Jun-11-09 03:14 PM
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32. An you are

Emilio Estevez or Judd Nelson's character ? Could Midlo be played by Ally Sheedy ?

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no name no slogan

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Fri Jun-12-09 11:16 AM
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65. Fuck that. Megan's Molly Ringwald's character

:hide:

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jeff30997

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Fri Jun-12-09 12:02 PM
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67. Lol!

:rofl:

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BarenakedLady

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:37 PM
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19. I come for the nachos

and beer.

:toast:

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backtoblue

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Thu Jun-11-09 01:11 PM
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22. cheers

:toast:

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jeff30997

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Thu Jun-11-09 03:16 PM
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33. Nacho nacho Laaady !

I wanna be a nacho babe ! :)

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Symarip

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:40 PM
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20. Other: NARWHALS!!!1

FUCK YEAH!!!1 IS THIS NOT THE RADDEST SHIT YOU HAVE SEEN ALL DAY

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Jamastiene

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Thu Jun-11-09 12:42 PM
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21. To goof off and make jokes with each other?

That's what I've always used it to do. :shrug:

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jeff30997

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Thu Jun-11-09 03:21 PM
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34. Speaking about goofing off...

Did you managed to get rid of all that confused paint ? :)

If so what did you use ? Because I was splattered and still

very confused. :silly:

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SKKY

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Thu Jun-11-09 02:07 PM
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25. I've been asking myself that very question for 7000+ posts now...

...I'll let you know when I find the answer.

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backtoblue

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Thu Jun-11-09 02:15 PM
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27. (grinning)

Don't strain too hard, the lounge is messy enough!!! lol

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JustABozoOnThisBus

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Thu Jun-11-09 02:14 PM
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26. We are the unwashed

Any topic in GD that's deemed unworthy is cast down into the Lounge, to be clique-cast and copycatted.

Give me your tired, your poor, Your befuddled threads yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your august community; Send these, the themeless, hatestorm-tost to me, I lift my sixpack beside the lounge door

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backtoblue

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Fri Jun-12-09 12:58 PM
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70. (opens refridgerator door)

put your beer in the fridge, we've already got some on ice!!!
:beer:

:party:

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MineralMan

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Thu Jun-11-09 02:36 PM
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29. It's to provide a place for the cliques to meet and talk

about GD. :hide:

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rug

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Thu Jun-11-09 04:37 PM
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37. Quarantine.

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backtoblue

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Fri Jun-12-09 08:43 AM
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52. bwahahaha

:rofl:

:toast:

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CreekDog

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Thu Jun-11-09 04:45 PM
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39. the people of course

oh and Midlo. :D

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Fri Jun-12-09 08:45 AM
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53. lol!

You never miss a chance do you, douchedog? :rofl:

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Dr. Strange

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Fri Jun-12-09 11:00 AM
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62. +44-6

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Xipe Totec

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Thu Jun-11-09 04:47 PM
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40. Sanctuary n/t

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MilesColtrane

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Thu Jun-11-09 05:03 PM
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42. The Lounge is a Democratic sleeper cell/goon squad.

The more the average DUer thinks of us as simple LOLcat-narwhal-Chuggo-loving buffoons, the bigger element of surprise we hold when we swing into action to kick their ass for getting out of line.

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Deep13

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Thu Jun-11-09 05:07 PM
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43. goofing off. nt

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backtoblue

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Fri Jun-12-09 02:42 PM
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72. Cheers:

http://www.lasvegaskids.net/las_vegas_nightlife/images/ghost_room@palsm.jpg

:toast:

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Mr. Ected

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Thu Jun-11-09 05:09 PM
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44. I just discovered this place a couple of weeks ago

You guys make me laugh, and make me want to make you laugh.

Or think.

But mainly laugh.

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Strong Atheist

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Thu Jun-11-09 06:39 PM
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46. I think of the Lounge as Switzerland. I am always distressed when it

does not turn out that way...:hide:

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Starry Messenger

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Thu Jun-11-09 06:52 PM
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48. A place to get to know people better.

:toast: I don't post in here often, but I read the Lounge everyday and have grown fond of people in here. It's where the politics intersect with the personal. I'm usually too busy messing around in the other forums to remember to post on threads here, but I always enjoy them. I especially enjoyed the Midlo/Taterguy war. It was like performance art. :D

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baldguy

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Thu Jun-11-09 10:05 PM
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49. I don't know about you, but I know everything.

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backtoblue

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Fri Jun-12-09 08:55 AM
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57. does the oxy or the moron come first??? lol rofl..

:P

:rofl:

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Iggo

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Thu Jun-11-09 10:54 PM
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50. To realize that the older we get, the younger we play.

Can't explain it to the kids because, well, you can't teach experience.

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backtoblue

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Fri Jun-12-09 08:31 AM
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51. I think you're onto something!

The older I get, the more I want to do, to see, to say. I'm technically still a "kid" (under 30), but I swear I am getting sillier by the year! :bounce:

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Iggo

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Fri Jun-12-09 10:14 AM
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58. See, you're getting it.

:silly:

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Bertha Venation

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Fri Jun-12-09 08:45 AM
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54. Other: Cat Pictures. (Hey . . .

. . . I gotta be me.)

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backtoblue

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Fri Jun-12-09 08:47 AM
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56. "I gotta be me"

I think you've got it completely figured out! A place to be "me", whoever that may be!!

:dilemma:

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Haole Girl

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Fri Jun-12-09 08:47 AM
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55. Purpose? Don't know. Appeal? Kitty pics, of course!

:hi:

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Fri Jun-12-09 10:37 AM
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60. porpoises are always appealing ~

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backtoblue

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Fri Jun-12-09 12:14 PM
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68. Our energy always brings others

tortoise...

:hi:

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Richardo

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Fri Jun-12-09 10:49 AM
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61. Love Shack

baby Love Shack

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Bunny

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Fri Jun-12-09 11:11 AM
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63. .

:spray: :rofl: :hi:

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Iggo

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Fri Jun-12-09 11:50 AM
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66. I think you nailed it, dude. (n/t)

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no name no slogan

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Fri Jun-12-09 11:15 AM
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64. DU Lounge, come for the snark, stay for the cliques

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backtoblue

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Fri Jun-12-09 02:18 PM
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71. Table for two anyone?

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Tikki

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Fri Jun-12-09 12:21 PM
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69. "I like to watch"......

Tikki

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