I'd like to dedicate this thread to Distressed American.

[Left Is Write]

You know. 'Cause of the distress and all.

[DistressedAmerican]

1. That's Nice Of You!

:hi:

Still Distressed though (American too)!

[Debi]

2. Let us hug

:hug: For DA

[sparky_in_ma]

3. Distressed American

Is truly a great American.:patriot:

[DistressedAmerican]

5. Yeah! I Feel So Much Better Already!!!

I just need a little lovin once and a while:loveya:!

[Richard Steele]

4. If yer not distressed, yer not a REAL 'American' anyways.

The folks here at DU have the BEST usernames anywhere...

I lurked here for a month, trying to invent an "equally cool" handle to join under...
before I gave up, and settled for...well, you know.

[Debi]

6. we can celebrate our originalness

at least no one will steal our names!

[Richard Steele]

Is this a bad time to tell you I also post as "[e-mail]"?

LOL, just kidding...:D

Just abit of FUN, inspired by the board's latest TROLL story!

I always tell people to keep this in mind when on the internets: All the women are probably men, and all the REALLY HOT women are really unattractive men!

It's a sliding scale;
by the time you start private-PMing that cute 18yo, six-foot, chinese redhead virgin Catholic schoolgirl,
you can be pretty certain that 'SHE' is actually a 50yo silverback trucker named 'BO'.

[Debi]

18. Thank goodness you told me

I just thought I kept getting hopped up on crack and posting myself! *whew*

[DistressedAmerican]

7. I Dig It! It Is Very Film Noir. I Always Picture You Posting

in a trenchcoat and fedora from Casablanca or Budapest or some such place.

In short, works for me!:pals:

[Left Is Write]

8. I like your name. Very private-detective-ish.

My name? Pretty forgettable.

[DistressedAmerican]

9. Not True. It Always Makes Me Think Of The Logical Corrolary

Right is wrong!

[Left Is Write]

10. That's good...

but I sometimes wonder if people think I just don't know how to spell...

:P

[DistressedAmerican]

11. Not This Guy! I Get It. I'm Sure Others Do If They Think For A Second!

[Richard Steele]

26. HA! Only the SMART people think of it that way!

So many think it's some lame 'porn-star' kinda thing.
(*AS IF* I could ever compete with a name like 'Harry Reems')

I like it for the "film Noir" thing; but so few people see that.

If you want the REAL story, check out this link:
http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=7588&si=126

"Dick Steel, Boy Reporter". A 1934 radio serial sponsored by (no kidding) the "Educator Biscuit Company"

Yeah, I misspelled it...and I forgot the caps and the space.
InRealLife, I would be a pisspoor excuse for a real 'boy reporter'!

If any of you ever come across one of those BADGES, please contact me!

[all.of.me]

12. if yer not distressed, you'll have to change yer user name!

[Left Is Write]

13. Hey, we could turn Distressed American into a game.

You know. One of those "insert Distressed American into a book/movie/song title."

[DistressedAmerican]

14. "Distressed American In Paris" For Example!

[Left Is Write]

15. Yes. Or "Distressed American Pie."

Or "A Distressed American Werewolf In London".

[DistressedAmerican]

16. Distressed American Graffiti

[Left Is Write]

17. Gone With The Distressed American Wind

[DistressedAmerican]

19. The Ugly Distressed American

Just in case someone was too polite...

[Left Is Write]

21. Austin Powers: Distressed American Man Of Mystery

[DistressedAmerican]

22. Distressed American Movie

[DistressedAmerican]

23. The Quite Distressed American

[katinmn]

27. The Distressed American Poet's Society

:-)

[DistressedAmerican]

25. Just to Keep It Fair...Distressed American Beauty

[all.of.me]

20. ok! make a new thread!

[MrScorpio]

24. D.A. is a Photshopping god!

And a damn fine human being!