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After 24 years I am Back! (Original Post) Old-8643 Sunday OP
Hiya. Still here. ☺️ blm Sunday #1
I think I remember your ID Old-8643 Sunday #4
Welcome SuzyandPuffpuff Sunday #2
Welcome back! n/t livetohike Sunday #3
Had to look twice snowybirdie Sunday #5
Hi Old-8643 Sunday #8
Yep. ALL tha crap, Old-86-43 some_of_us_are_sane Sunday #14
Welcome home. irisblue Sunday #6
Thats Nice Old-8643 Sunday #9
Welcome back LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #7
Thanks for the welcome Old-8643 Sunday #10
If you click on somebody's username, it'll bring you to their profile, which includes a "member since" date JHB Sunday #12
Very Cool, thank You n/m Old-8643 Wednesday #17
"Home is Where the Heart is" Emile Sunday #11
On the bus JoseBalow Wednesday #20
why did you leave when Obama won? Skittles Sunday #13
I was starting to have anger issues, had to find my center Old-8643 Wednesday #18
welcome back! Skittles Wednesday #21
So it's now 2032? BWdem4life Monday #15
2032? Thanks for correcting my error Old-8643 Wednesday #19
Your dry wit is much appreciated. nt BWdem4life 20 hrs ago #24
Welcome back! Rhiannon12866 Monday #16
Welcome back, debm55 Wednesday #22
Welcome back Old-8643 Niagara Wednesday #23
Welcome back. Aristus 17 hrs ago #25
Welcome back!! underpants 17 hrs ago #26
Welcome Back Lifeafter70 17 hrs ago #27
Welcome back! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #28

Old-8643

(21 posts)
8. Hi
Sun May 3, 2026, 01:29 PM
Sunday
I was upset when the supreme court handed the keys to the White House to GWB in 2000 hence 8643.
I joined DU initially around late 2001 or 2002 DU was very new. I thought of using NIX_47 as my new ID as NIX means the same thing as 86.

Acting AG big-T little-Odd B know very well what 86 means he's just playing ignorant which seems to be naturally easy for members of this administration.

And then there is the enemies list.
But I'm preaching to the choir.

Thanks again snowybirdie

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,489 posts)
14. Yep. ALL tha crap, Old-86-43
Sun May 3, 2026, 09:06 PM
Sunday
but happy you walked through the door again. This is one of the sane places on this spinning out of control planet.

Old-8643

(21 posts)
10. Thanks for the welcome
Sun May 3, 2026, 01:53 PM
Sunday

That's a great ID.
Wow you have allot of post, when did you join?
I've got 10

JHB

(38,311 posts)
12. If you click on somebody's username, it'll bring you to their profile, which includes a "member since" date
Sun May 3, 2026, 03:21 PM
Sunday

LMPV's been with us since 2004.

Old-8643

(21 posts)
18. I was starting to have anger issues, had to find my center
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:27 PM
Wednesday

I really thought Obama was an indication that better times were ahead, I was so proud of my country.
That very night Mitch McConnell swore that Obama would be a one term president. Thats when the GOP offically embraced full-on hate. IMHO of course.

Skittles, I remember you!

It's nice to be back

Old-8643

(21 posts)
19. 2032? Thanks for correcting my error
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:38 PM
Wednesday

You can understand I was excited to return right? And you were able to construe when I left even though I had the length of time incorrect.
But you Are the first one to correct me, that makes you special, stick around I always have misspellings you can correct.
Thanks Again

Rhiannon12866

(258,091 posts)
16. Welcome back!
Mon May 4, 2026, 08:04 AM
Monday

And if you'd prefer to be reunited with your original account, you can ask EarlG...

BTW, I've been here since early 2003...

Niagara

(12,028 posts)
23. Welcome back Old-8643
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:01 PM
Wednesday

Don't worry about typo's, we all make them.


There was someone here that liked to correct my grammar. The same person made an abundance of spelling mistakes themselves and I take screenshots of it, just in case they want to make an issue out of my mistakes. lol


Aristus

(72,448 posts)
25. Welcome back.
Thu May 7, 2026, 02:51 PM
17 hrs ago

To our haven from the craziness of the world. I never thought, back when I joined in October, 2001, that I would still be here lo these many years later.

Lifeafter70

(1,192 posts)
27. Welcome Back
Thu May 7, 2026, 03:14 PM
17 hrs ago

I'm a return resident also. First joined in 2007 or 2008. I have been reading du earlier than that by way of Bartcop.
I was more involved locally at that time with brave new films holding "house parties" and regeristing voters during Kerry's run for president.
I lost my account when du went down after Obama was elected. and didn't rejoin til much later. Hubby lame54 got his old account back right away.
Glad you are back

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