The Skinner appreciation thread

[Guava Jelly]

Call me a brown noser I can take it.
The truth is that without Skinner we wouldn't have this place.
I wouldn't have met the friends I have.
We all wouldn't have.
So even though i have never even swapped text with skinner or even know what kind of man he is.
I thank him for giving us all a place to hang out,swap ideas, and yes even argue.
To you and the team behind DU :toast: Thank you!

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. I don't know, he's okay, but he lets his mother have too much control over him.

But he does have that wonderful soft side we saw when he was going to marry Selma (or was it Patty?), and when he got fired and he and Bart became friends.

I wish my school had him as a principal.

[Guava Jelly]

2. ahhhhhhhhh

:rofl:

[fizzgig]

3. ....

:rofl:

[Redstone]

4. Ahem. We "wouldn't have, " not we "wouldn't of." Sorry, but that one really bugs me.

Redstone

[Guava Jelly]

5. Are you happy

:)

[Redstone]

14. With the change? Yes, I am. And with the rest of your post? Even more so, and I should have

made that clear earlier. Without DU's owners, after all, where would we go? This is a great place.

And no, you're not brown-nosing, at least not in my opinion. Appreciation where it's due is always well-placed, besides being just good manners.

Redstone

[petronius]

7. Looks alright to me...

:shrug:



:)

(However, that bizarre sentence fragment in the third line from the bottom is pretty jarring...)

[Redstone]

12. Except that there's no such word as "alright." Sorry to be like this, but there it is.

It's "all right," or it's not.

Redstone

[Left Is Write]

15. Redstone...

You are almost as pedantic as I am, God love you for it.

:)

:hug:

[Redstone]

23. I can't help it. I really do LIKE the OP, and didn't want to get him upset. It's just some kind of

madness that I can't control.

But hey, someone's gotta do it, or we'll all be like, I was like SURE, and she was like NO WAY, and I was like WAY, and she was like REALLY, and I was like me and him shoulda went, but we dint...

Redstone

[Left Is Write]

24. Oh, I completely agree.

I'm glad you did it, though, because you are tactful. I'm afraid I just come off like the English teacher everybody hated.

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. Nah, you come off like Miss Barrett

The one everybody loved. :7









BTW — #15 should've had separate sentences or a hyphen to break the clauses.

:hide:

[Left Is Write]

32. It should have, except that I was writing as if I were talking.

It's one thing to break the rules unwittingly; it's quite another to know the rule and break it anyway. ;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

33. ...

:7

[Guava Jelly]

38. If i had a cute english teacher like you

I would have learned more. :)
Or maybe not.

[Guava Jelly]

16. never mind

I thought you were replying to me.

[Redstone]

19. De nada. You could even type "hugh" instead of "huge," and I wouldn't care. After all, you're

one of US. And that's what counts.

I'm just having a bit of pedantic fun, here. Don't worry about it, OK? Especially because in the end, who cares how well we write? As long as we're not rightwing jerkoffs, and none of us here are, we don't have to be perfect.

Don't take any offense, OK? We're on the same side here.

Redstone

[Guava Jelly]

20. None taken

You are a good guy..With obviously better grammar skills than I.
Peace my brotha!

[petronius]

18. Depends on who you ask

"Alright" is widely used and accepted, and there is no clear consensus that it is incorrect. In fact, there is a significant argument in favor of its use: to differentiate between 'acceptable' and 'entirely correct.'

So, you may revel in traditionalism and I will wallow in linguistic fluidity, but it's not all right to say that "alright" is not a word...

;)

[SPKrazy]

6. Hey, the d00d has his hands full with all of us...

and the fact that this place is run as well as it is to me is a testament to some kind of genius in management of a site with as diverse a group as we have come to be.

Yes there are problems here, but my gawdess the problems are far outweighed by the benefits of having a place where liberals, moderates, and even some of a more conservative bent occasionally, can come to talk politics, shoes, movies, support, hobbies, and much more.

An amazing place and Skinner and the admins, and all of the mods do a HELL OF A BANG UP JOB! IN MY OPINION.

:toast:

Thanks indeed!

:D

[Haole Girl]

8. Skinner has the most difficult job there is on DU

Take a mod's duties, and multiply them by 1000.

You know that sad part? I wonder, with all the back-stabbing that goes on,
how effective this place will be in '08.

[Redstone]

17. That's something, right there. The fragmentation and factionalism, not to mention the

trollation, could weaken the purpose...the Lounge (which I really like) aside, we ARE supposed to be here to help give the Repubs the ass-kicking they so richly deserve, aren't we?

Redstone

[GOPisEvil]

9. I'm more of a SuperNintendo Chalmers guy myself.

;)

:7

[originalpckelly]

10. Indeed, I'm all for that!

:toast:

:party:

[philosophie_en_rose]

11. Armin Tamzarian does do a pretty good job around here.

Too bad the kids are hellions. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear GoPsUx....

I'm with you on this one...

And after working a term as a Moderator, I am even more with you...

This place is amazing at how well it works, indeed...

I don't know where I would go if we didn't have DU...

It has saved/changed my life!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Guava Jelly]

21. Of course you are calpeg

You are a du junkie just like I am :hug:

[wildhorses]

22. showing my love for the skinner man

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6396793

[Beausoir]

25. And he does it all on 2 hours of sleep per night.

What with the new baby and all.

Skinner is GREAT people. A terrific and PATIENT and reasoned man.

Thanks, Skinner.

[salin]

26. Can you imagine having to manage all of the craziness that is DU

all of the time? That alone fills me with admiration. Great thanks to Skinner, Elad and EarlG!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

27. WooHoo!

Here's to Skinner! :toast:

[yewberry]

28. Who? That guy who keeps sending me all of those PMs?

I mean, there's like four a year! It's almost like...like...clockwork!

And what's with calling me "dear" tofunut? Is he trying to horn in on CalPeggy's schtick?

:silly:

[bridgit]

30. to Skinner...

:toast:

and yeah, you're "a brown noser" :rofl: :hi:

[Guava Jelly]

37. Yeah but i'm a cute brown noser..

:hide:

[GalleryGod]

31. It's the DUJHS kiss the principal's butt thread!

Oh,goody.:rofl:

[Guava Jelly]

34. It never hurts to polish an apple or two

:D

[SKKY]

35. Sounds like someone is campaigning for a Mod position...

...a little early isn't it?

[Guava Jelly]

36. They are way to smart to make me a mod

:7
Hell I wouldn't do it for anything.
Policing this bunch hell I'd rather chew razorblades.
Besides it would suck having to send myself Mod warnings :silly:

[SKKY]

40. I was just going to make that comment...

...could you really send yourself warnings and lock your own threads because it's a strong possibility that you would be your own worst offender.

[ForrestGump]

39. I think Skinner is a real ass

et to the Democratic community and associated communities.

While you're groveling to him, please put in a good ingratiating word for me, please... :P

Mostly, I am respectful of Skinner because I know he is close to Grovelbot, and you do not want to see Grovelbot when he's riled up...we're talking Joe Pesci in Casino here, with a ballpoint pen, capiche?

[SarahB]

41. Thanks Skinner!

:toast:

[bigwillq]

42. OMG!

Is it really you?!?!? :hi: :hug:

[SarahB]

43. uh huh!!!

:loveya: