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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:11 PM
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DU Mentors
Who is your mentor here? Who do you find to be a source of wisdom and good sense?

For myself, I find that when I am taking the same side as H20 Man, I know I am on the side of righteousness. I am always comforted to see H20 Man marching next to me.

Cheers, friend!
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:12 PM
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1. Waterman is definitely one of them
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:12 PM
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2. Well, thanks!
More folks might view me as a tormentor, I suppose.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:13 PM
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5. Only on days that end in a 'Y'
;)
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:14 PM
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6. You are right today, as you usually are.
And it's nice to see you!
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:14 PM
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8. Here's to my most favorite tormentor who evolved into a mentor and
trusted friend! :toast:

:hug:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:13 PM
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3. I like him a lot too!
NanceGreggs is another one...

As is WCGreen...

Great writers and thinkers, all of them...

:toast:
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:13 PM
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4. muse rider is a calm voice of reason.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:14 PM
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7. I have several: racaulk, MrCoffee, flvegan.
Which maybe explains why I seem to be touched in the head.
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:14 PM
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9. grantcart, H2O Man, NanceGreggs
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:14 PM
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10. I have no DU Mentor
Just varying degrees of respect for individual DUers.

H2O Man is in the highly respected category even though we have had our disagreements on occasion.
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:16 PM
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11. No one. Forgive me.
I go a little wild here at times, but I can't follow in anybody's shoes. Never could and probably never will. It's just my nature.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:17 PM
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12. dr. strange isn't my mentor. I just worship the pixels he types on
Edited on Mon May-10-10 08:17 PM by RainDog
and can't say the rest of that whole line of thought b/c it would be deleted in gd.

I CAN say that I've never seen wisdom, good sense or righteousness in any of his posts, tho.

he's a freaking Rush fan.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:24 PM
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13. Locking
Please don't call out your fellow DUers. Especially the awesome ones like Dr. Strange.

Modern day warrior, mean mean stride
Today's Dr. Strange, mean mean pride.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:34 PM
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19. Yeah
this is OUR fault.

:eyes:
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 08:34 AM
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41. The first step is admitting the problem.
The second step involves sending me money.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:42 PM
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20. catch the mist, catch the myth
catch the mystery, catch the drift...

that's REALLY much more effective in gold spandex, I bet.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 08:40 AM
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43. Catch the spirit, catch the fish.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 09:20 PM
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45. how's that friction thing working out for you? n/t
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:26 PM
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14. Lenny Bruce
He was never a member here but he inspires every post I type.

That's why I made him my avatar.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:28 PM
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16. I thought Mr. Potato Head inspired your posts
;)
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:31 PM
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17. Fuck no
It was Lenny

Laverne & Shirley cracked me up.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:04 PM
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28. Nice post, Hutch.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:26 PM
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15. datasuspect is my almighty fucklord
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:34 PM
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18. Too many to count but I always look to see what H2O Man, merh and The Magistrate think
because they seem to have a talent for that activity.

:hi:
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:46 PM
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21. H20 Man, Octafish and I like autorank too maybe some others
:kick:
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:04 PM
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27. Let me second the nomination of Octafish
He might actually know more about the history of the Bush Crime Family than I do.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:05 PM
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30. Octafish has always been a good one.
His threads are so good I never post on them for fear of spoiling it. :D
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:50 PM
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22. WillPitt
:evilgrin:
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:51 PM
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23. Yup
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:53 PM
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24. Walt Starr.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

In all seriousness, I really dig flvegan's posts.
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 08:57 PM
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25. Flevegan
He has helped me in more ways than he knows.

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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:03 PM
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26. EFerarri, H20 Man, The Magistrate and many others.
The issue isn't the qualifying factor for me, it's how one approaches it. The three I mention never approach any topic from a point of intellectual laziness.
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boston bean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:04 PM
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29. you're still here??
LOL :toast:
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:06 PM
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31. I don't know for how long. Just sent Earl a detailed email.
:scared:

:)
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boston bean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:07 PM
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33. i like you. i hope you stick around!
:-)
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:06 PM
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32. I look up to ProSense and grantcart myself.
Those two have an uncanny ability to find pertinent information on any political subject and can argue their cases with great eloquence.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:08 PM
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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:32 PM
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35. Madfloridian.
There are few people here that I admire more than MF. She's about the most dedicated and principled person that I've ever seen here, and she's a passionate writer to boot. There are others that I admire, but MF is an example a DU'er I really look up to.
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boston bean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:34 PM
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36. I like mad a lot.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 07:19 AM
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38. Me too
MAD ROCKS!!
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Prism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 07:23 AM
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40. Love her
On the Internet, the temptation for many writers is to use message boards as a vehicle for vanity projects.

MF bucks this trend, writing passionately, articulately, and informatively about the issues she cares about. I don't know who she is or really anything about her personal life, but I sure know what she's fighting for and who she's fighting for. In the world of politics, that's all that matters at the end of the day.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 09:38 PM
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37. H20 Man, Octafish, Time4change.....
Walt Starr. Many others.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 07:22 AM
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39. No mentors, per se. Octafish always posts informative material many others don't.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 08:40 AM
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42. He is a good choice. He is a DU treasure.
Many people here are excellent and bring wisdom.
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sixstrings75 Donating Member (173 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-10 08:51 AM
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44. BLM. Hands down. Every post is a winner. n/t
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