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Sat Dec-30-06 06:17 AM
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and I survived two battles in GD that were worse than anything in Iraq. It's brutal in there. Think I'll apply for citizenship here.
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Sat Dec-30-06 06:31 AM
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1. Welcome to DU. However your sentiment is Total "Lounge Lizzard " Bullshiite! |
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Edited on Sat Dec-30-06 06:34 AM by GalleryGod
Sorry to say you are the brazillionth person to post those sentiments. Thus,they are really dogeared,tired,and just plain old by now.
GD is a serious place to go, whilst the Lounge,in fact, will remind you much of your Jr. High School Cafeteria. I refer to it often as DUJHS.We dare not say "Cliques" when refering to the Lizzard tribes..so I refer to them as "tables".
People who regularly post here -self proclaimed "Lounge Lizzards"- wear their badge proudly. I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself immensely.
Welcome.
Your Man in the Faculty Lounge (IRL):donut: G.G.:smoke:
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Sat Dec-30-06 02:20 PM
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the OP should know that we "lounge lizards" are always here for moral support after the abuse of GD gets too much to bear.
I know I have been thankful for the sympathetic ear of those at my "table" when the GD has become a hellish nightmare of name calling and just plain ignorance.
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Sun Dec-31-06 09:12 AM
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17. How about this, Fool..as I tell my students... |
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Don't take it personally, it's just the hyper heated political talk of the 21st century cy ber world, replete with NO manners whatsoever..Just walk away. See Sun Tzu.
Have A Happy New Year, Fool. Can't wait for the 2008 Edition of DU Presidential Primary Flame Wars !
OY VEZ !!!
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Sun Dec-31-06 09:27 AM
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21. Sometimes easier said than done |
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My screen name tends to be a direct target for those who do not have any real arguments when I post, and when that fails, well, there is always the "fundie" label (which has been slapped at me more than once in GD). It seems that too often the discussions are filled with not only no manners, but also no decorum, tact, civility, and alot of the time no real ideas either.
I don't take too much of what is said personally, but GD can be a deep hole of tangled ideas and is not for the faint of heart.
Happy New Year to you as well. Here's hoping next year isn't the last :)
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Sun Dec-31-06 09:36 AM
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23. I think GD is healthy. |
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It's a place where you can voice your opinion, no matter what. I like the Lounge, too, but you can't just discount GD. It's the heart of DU.
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Sun Dec-31-06 09:53 AM
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24. I would never do such a thing |
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And I do brave it every once in a while. I have had some amazingly insightful conversations in there.
Unfortunately, those discussions have also been rife with idiots who want to do nothing but call people who don't agree with them names. Its kinda pathetic, but still fun and always interesting.
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Sat Dec-30-06 10:16 AM
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2. Expect to get bloodied in GD |
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Let me see if I can summarize:
Saddam is bad. Bush is worse than Saddam and should be impeached immediately. Edwards & Obama aren't talking that much about impeachment, so they are worse than Saddam. Pelosi won't address impeachment so she is worse than Saddam. Those three are Democrats, so Democrats are worse than Saddam. I voted for Democrats, so I am worse than Saddam. You are reading this, so YOU are worse than Saddam.
This is way beyond popcorn...who's making the kool-aid?
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Sat Dec-30-06 02:23 PM
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7. Don't forget Frank Sinatra. Way worse than Saddam. |
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Sat Dec-30-06 03:05 PM
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10. The whole rat pack was worse than Saddam |
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Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Bishop, and Lawford? All Worse
Left Is Write? Worse.
We're all worse than Saddam on this bus! Dang!
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Sat Dec-30-06 03:08 PM
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12. Foster Brooks then too. He was on the Dean Martin show. |
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And Sandra Dee? Pure evil. Definitely worse than Saddam.
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Sat Dec-30-06 03:16 PM
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13. Brooks maybe didn't know |
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where he was or what show he was on.
Sandra Dee? Yeah, worse than Saddam. But, there's "good" evil, and "bad" evil. :)
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Sat Dec-30-06 03:22 PM
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14. Are you saying Brooks "couldn't recall"? That perhaps he was a puppet |
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of his administration...er, "management"?
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Sat Dec-30-06 03:30 PM
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15. If Brooks was in this administration ... |
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He'd be the brains of the outfit. Not actually worse than Saddam, he just played worse on television http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0111983/bio
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Sat Dec-30-06 03:31 PM
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16. His mitigating factor was, of course, that he was loveable. |
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Sat Dec-30-06 03:00 PM
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Sat Dec-30-06 10:29 AM
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3. Well, maybe you shouldn't go into GD and start battles |
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and then come hear and whine about it...
just saying...
RL
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Sat Dec-30-06 10:37 AM
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Sat Dec-30-06 02:40 PM
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8. It didn't really seem like whining, more like an exclamation. |
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Like "holy crap! it's bad over there".
It's ok to whine. Isn't it?
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Sat Dec-30-06 03:08 PM
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11. Yes, now have a seat in the corner ... |
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someone will be by shortly with bandages, Scotch, and EVOO.
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Sun Dec-31-06 09:24 AM
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19. I think a lot of people in here are agoraphobic |
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Sun Dec-31-06 10:34 AM
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I resemble that remark! :P
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Sat Dec-30-06 11:11 AM
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5. I'm a newbie, too, and my advice in GD |
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is post at your own risk and run for cover, and if you dare venture in to the political forum you will need full body armor.
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Sun Dec-31-06 09:23 AM
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18. They Can NOT Physically hurt you, Gang ! They're just Passionate & Nutty |
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Like that odd Aunt Ida, who was a Socialist Worker Party member who would cause a dust-up at every Thanksgiving !:rofl:
GD and GDP will be THE place to be once Dem Prez Primaries start heating up. In 04 I had 47 Sophomores in there fencing away, cutlasses drawn! Ah, the discourse! Ah, the Bloody Debate !
You heard it here first: Off the Record;On the Q.T. and Very Hush-Hush.
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Sun Dec-31-06 09:25 AM
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:hi: And hang out in the Lounge all you like!
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Sun Dec-31-06 09:31 AM
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And don't let GD get you down - rest assured that the lounge is always here for inanity and respite from the horrors of open, anonymous (pseudo?) political discussion.
You would not believe the things I have been called in there, but just roll with it, lick the wounds, and go back in for more. I've gotten to the point where I just call people to carpet for not following the simple guidelines of polite debate. Its usually enough to either change a person's tone or send them packing.
Happy New Year and welcome to the DU!
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