Signs you may have spent too much time on DU lately:

[FlyingSquirrel]

1. You end a text message to your significant other with "nt" or "eom"

[JuniperLea]

1. Or, you ask for a link! eom

[lonestarnot]

10. instead of a drink? Never!

[gateley]

2. 2. You're talking to your best friend (non-DUer) and you heatedly bitch about "Tweety".

[DesertRat]

7. The other day my 76 year father referred to Matthews as "Tweety"

I was shocked and asked him where did he hear that nickname? He said "Oh, I'm all over the internet." :)

[babylonsister]

13. That cracked me up! Go, Dad! nt

[gateley]

24. That is so cool! Tell your dad I love him! nt

[Thirtieschild]

28. Some of us over-70 people actually read DU. Every day.

[DesertRat]

30. Very cool. I've learned a lot about politics from my Dad.

In fact, both of my over-70 parents are among the most liberal-minded, well informed people that I know. :hi:

[dbackjon]

3. You hear something that annoys you and you mutter

Damn Hillbots/Obamabots (your pick ;)

[NanceGreggs]

4. You see a thread title like "Bill would allow guns in bars" ...

... and immediately wonder WTF that crazy Clinton boy is saying now.

[Angleae]

5. You put your SO on ignore

[dbackjon]

6. You know who Lee Mercer is, and know his campaign platform

[Yael]

8. Oh, you SO beat me to this!

:rofl:

[NoPasaran]

14. (All three!)

[Solly Mack]

9. the correct spelling of moron seems wrong to you

and you actually say "I'm series!" in real life and don't get why people are staring at you

[NanceGreggs]

16. Oh, God, you're so right ...

I was with a bunch of girlfriends recently (non-DUers) and referred to something as "hugh and series" ... blank stares all around, as though I'd suddenly lost my ability to speak English.

[Solly Mack]

18. LOL! I usually just tell people not to ask when I get the stares

[anakie]

19. I got laughed at when I was casting asparagus n/t

[Solly Mack]

20. LMAO!! Non-DUers will never understand , or appreciate, casting asparagus

But dammit, WE know what we mean

[kimmerspixelated]

11. Or you find yourself looking for the Smilies table

where there is none!

[blondeatlast]

12. You recently cleared your "ignore" list only to immediately begin adding to it,

knowing very well that next week you will repeat the process all the way up to November!

[Robb]

15. You poll your family

...always leaving a dingbat option. :yoiks:

[Duer 157099]

17. When you read the week's DUzy awards

You get bored because you've already read them when they were originally posted

[NanceGreggs]

21. Here's another ...

You get into a serious discussion with non-DUers about politics, and throw in some quotes like, "But as FlyingSquirrel said just the other day ...," or, "I think Horse With No Name raised a valid point on this topic ..."

[FlyingSquirrel]

41. Oh, please... now you're just flattering me.

NOBODY quotes me, I'm pretty sure.

:7

[NanceGreggs]

44. Oh, wouldn't you be surprised!!!

Thanks so much for starting this thread - it's absolutely delicious!!!

:toast:

[BlueJazz]

22. You get in a real Pissy mood when DU "Goes down"

[stellanoir]

23. Or you start fantasizing about Lee Mercer as Pres.

LOL

[Kittycat]

25. You call someone a freeper on a parenting board political debate forum.

:hide:

[Duer 157099]

26. While having a conversation with someone

You keep wondering how to hit the "Reload" button to see more opinions

[spanone]

27. i've tried to 'reply' to news articles.....ding ding ding

:silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy: :silly: :think: :crazy:

[Jed Dilligan]

29. I cringed while sending a neutral e-mail to my boss

I thought she was going to come back and flame me.

[boston bean]

31. When you read the Duzy's you get bored, cause you already read them all.

[boston bean]

32. When you can readily identify who Gonzo, Skeletor, Darth Vader, Wolfie, KO, Brownie, are.

[lonestarnot]

39. You left out Beaver, Comblicker, and McDrain.

[boston bean]

33. When you know what a pic thread is. nt

[boston bean]

34. You can find the dungeon.

[Little Star]

35. When you know what a Lounge Lizard is

[Little Star]

36. When you know the spelling police

[lonestarnot]

37. You can't tell the kid to get off the video games because he says

"Well you're on DU."

[FlyingSquirrel]

42. Ha!

:rofl: That's my kids right there!

[lonestarnot]

46. They getcha every time.

[Der Blaue Engel]

38. You shout "yay! kittehs!" while surfing the Lounge

and your SO doesn't even wonder what you're talking about anymore.

[Duer 157099]

40. You get confused looks from people when

you give them a thumbs up and tell them they deserve a kick and rec

[FlyingSquirrel]

43. Your wife says, "Well, have fun with the other woman!"

[NanceGreggs]

45. Ouch! That's gotta smart! n/t

[otherlander]

47. When asked why you should be admitted to U. Mass Amherst

you almost say, "To prove that Jeb Bush is all up in my house with disease."

In English class, you write about the assigned reading in the lolcat language. Your response to 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is "I'm in yr hospituhl, fightn' yr Combine."

[FlyingSquirrel]

48. Someone shows you something, and you say "Bookmarked!"

I'm just chronicalling this stuff as it happens in real time.

:smoke:

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Edit: I'm pretty sure I spelled "chronicalling" worng.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7414679&mesg_id=7414679

[alfredo]

49. If you hear something interesting you say K & R