Why are so many turning to the DU Lounge?

[n2mark]

[coloradodem2005]

1. Escapeism.

[jdj]

8. my brain gets tired.

and sometimes I just want to talk about my little fetishes, like enjoying watching Bjork beat up a reporter, or who has the best mugshot on the smoking gun.

[hfojvt]

21. how did these lizards get in here?

(jumps around and swings broom)
back, get back Jo Jo
get back to where U can clown around
:silly:

[Donailin]

25. same

I read the lounge when I can no longer read the doom and gloom. It ebbs and flows, I find the lounge most enjoyable on weekends.

[Book Lover]

2. Because the Lounge loves and respects us

It's called unconditional love, baby, and the Lounge is seeped in it!

[Quixote1818]

37. OH FUCK OFF YOU FUCKING BASTARD!!!!

Just kidding!:evilgrin:

[Book Lover]

40. Ah-ha!

Now that you've uncovered your true colors, scurvy knave, prepare yourself!

[intheflow]

3. Cheaper than drugs or therapy, yet still better than reality.

:shrug:

[Dave Reynolds]

4. My guess is

that sometimes people like to post things without the expectation of getting their faces ripped off.

[Quixote1818]

38. Looks like someone ripped your wing off n/t

[Dave Reynolds]

41. Yep, but at least they let me keep

the left one!

[AlCzervik]

5. it gets very ugly here sometimes

and i don't always have the energy to argue with flamebaiters.

[SpiralHawk]

6. Swanky, sophisticated, smart, svelte, sexy...

That's our lounge. Not.

Smarmy. Maybe that's it. The lounge is smarmy, and this is apparently appealing to some "people" (and you know who I mean).

[dweller]

12. i think the word is 'clique' n/t

dp

[VOX]

33. Elitist!

:)

[MikeG]

7. Less A-Holes.

[Minstrel Boy]

10. Not really. Just different.

I prefer the a-holes I know to the ones I don't.

[Nothing Without Hope]

9. To get their minds off the scary, evil, frustrating stuff. To relax among

people who don't think you're crazy to be a progressive and who are often clever, insightful, funny and informative. It's one of the reasons the KOEB thread has proved popular as well. It combines news commentary with much laughter and comraderie. (And we have nicer bathrooms than the Lounge.)

[AlCzervik]

11. yes, the bathrooms are fabulous!

[Lone Pawn]

13. You can go eight posts without either

running into an idiot freeper troll or being called an idiot freeper troll.

[jdots]

16. Lone Pawn has it right

freepers don't come out in the lounge,nobody posts leading questions motivated by trying to rip apart DU and dem progressives .The drinks are strong and Thursdays there is a free buffet.

[bigtree]

14. they're hip

really happenin'

way gone

far out

word

[gizmo1979]

15. safe

[bilgewaterbill]

26. Ditto safe.

Especially for us newbies.

[Ariana Celeste]

17. rarely any fighting

easier to talk about anything, and take a break from the frustration

[Radical Activist]

18. The realization that GD is an equally frivolous waste of time

so why not go the the forum that is more fun and friendly?

[Bluebear]

19. "Some people are saying"

:)

[Stirk]

20. Volume.

I don't know. After hearing five million ads for warehouses of various types, my standard response to all questions has become "VOLUME!".

[Carni]

22. Lounge=Going to wake

After following the criminal antics of * since 1999 at this point it is just freaking overwhelming...it's overload.

Going into the lounge is kind of like attending a wake--somebody died what can I do about it?

Apparently not a damned thing :(

[oasis]

23. So they can respond to threads such as this one.

:toast: :party: :hi: :bounce:

[jpgray]

28. If you posted in the Lounge, LoZoccolo would worship you (nt)

[SmokingJacket]

24. Because it's crazy around here.

Sometimes a person likes to just relax.

I like the lounge... but I prefer a good heated argument when all is said and done!

:-)

[Lilyhoney]

27. I am new to post and it looks safe here

I have been reading DU for a couple years now and have finally decided to join in and let you know I have been here all along.
Hello to everyone.

[annabanana]

29. Hi Lilyhoney!

Welcome to DU!:toast: If you've been reading for years, it's a safe bet that you already feel right at home!

[Spider Jerusalem]

32. Hi there...

it can get a bit...tense from time to time. But then arguments are bound to happen anywhere large numbers of people interact on a regular basis...heh.

Oh, and welcome to DU:hi:

[sendero]

30. It's better than turning to alcohol....

... no wait, I change my mind, alcohol is way better :)

[Peter Frank]

31. "Why are so many turning to the DU Lounge?..."

Hmmmmmmmmmm. Dunno. That might be a good question to ask there ;)

[meisje]

34. GD has jumped the shark and in now much like the Yahoo boards

[Quixote1818]

35. I think a lot of people needed a break after the tragedy of 11/3

I just became more motivated! :mad:

It can get a little rough over here but it's always been that way.

[QC]

36. Because GD has become so relentlessly negative & hateful. n/t

[Quixote1818]

39. A lot of people on DU like Cats nt

[Siyahamba]

42. I guess if you like silly humor.

Some people like stuff like 6 topics with the same subject line but a word slightly changed, but it doesn't appeal to me.