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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:22 PM Original message |
Somebody asked what was DU like back in the day? |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Back in THE DAY? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. With the addition of so many new people |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. I like that and I agree |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. I've just been around here for a couple of years, but I've seen |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Somebody could write a book about the constantly shifting DU psyche |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. I haven't been here as long as the real old timers but |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. That's a good point. A fair amount of attention seeking behavior. |
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SusanaMontana41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. Wish I'd discovered DU "back in the day" |
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C_U_L8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. Today is the day |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Today is my birthday and the first present I received was a huge |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Happy Birthday to YOUUUUUUU!! |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Oooooh, I love it, many thanks.... |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Happy Birthday ! |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Many thanks, I love it here too.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Happy Birthday, monmouth! |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Many thanks... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Feliz Navidad! |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Thank you.. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. While I repeatedly hear folks (even Skinner) say it hasn't changed ... |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Carlos! Yikes! I remember him. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. What is a "bunny boiler" -- it sounds like a cocktail. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Think Glenn Close ... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Oh, no! |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Carlos Jacinto.... |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. ... and the bunny boilers will continue to run amok. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Yep. I've had two directly, so far. (Maybe I'm just lucky.) |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yessir, sonnie, I can remember DU back in the day of the steam-powered PC. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. People used to be able to read past "Subject Line" before answering a post. |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Hell, we had a crank on them to keep the hard drive turning. |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. nah.. there's much more discussion based on emotion instead of reality and facts now |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. back then, |
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Roy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
31. Descriptive subject headers is what I miss the most. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
32. I'll NEVER forget my very first thread I posted on DU...back in the day . I had my ass chewed out |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Well, Mr. Benchley was a Dale Carnegie dropout. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Obviously. He didn't even attempt to Win Friends and his rabid posts surely didn't |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-10-07 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
34. Back in the day |
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