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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEarlG appreciation threat
I really wondered what D U. would look like after the torch was passed.
It is better than I dared hope
Our mememaster has kept the ship on course, navigated us through rethug shark infested waters, and dodged the icebergs of indifference.
If you do not show up in dress whites on this thread and give a salute, you will be seeing saltwater for months, cleaning D.U.'s heads and swabbing down poopdecks and stuff.
Sedona
(3,770 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)kentuck
(111,111 posts)underpants
(183,031 posts)KS Toronado
(17,467 posts)Last edited Wed Feb 3, 2021, 11:08 AM - Edit history (1)
Hello EarlG
murielm99
(30,785 posts)Will we still have hearts?
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)❤
Here's one for now.
murielm99
(30,785 posts)Thank you.
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)Maeve
(42,310 posts)And not the nice perfumed oil, either!
niyad
(113,952 posts)niyad
(113,952 posts)underpants
(183,031 posts)malaise
(269,303 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,188 posts)Be warry. And hold fast to a sense of humor.
babylonsister
(171,111 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)The Polack MSgt
(13,206 posts)Although I'm an Airman not a Sailor
I don't want to risk the classic Air Force punishments - Running a floor buffer and no room service while deployed.
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)And banned from catered meal service for a week!
liberalla
(9,277 posts)Keep on rolling strong!
Thanks EarlG!
gademocrat7
(10,687 posts)LittleGirl
(8,292 posts)Bill OReilly for pointing out DU many moons ago. I found my home.
Thank you
Biophilic
(3,733 posts)Thanks EarlG for keeping it going and helping to make it strong. I love your memes. Thanks orgnagecrush for the post above that made me laugh.
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)And big thanks to EarlG for keeping it going!
This really is family.
Biophilic
(3,733 posts)I really appreciate all the efforts everyone puts in here.
irisblue
(33,056 posts)And Elad.
Tanuki
(14,931 posts)All hail EarlG!
PatrickforO
(14,604 posts)pandr32
(11,642 posts)Kitchari
(2,169 posts)Many thanks, EarlG
ancianita
(36,226 posts)more like the harbor master of a safe harbor for us who sail rough seas.
pazzyanne
(6,560 posts)AmBlue
(3,129 posts)DU is a treasure and I so appreciate you EarlG!!!
'Tis NOBLE WORK... :thank you..
Kid Berwyn
(15,065 posts)We were good friends through Bartcop.
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)Long time ago.
DemInBuckhead
(111 posts)I miss Bart.
yellerpup
(12,254 posts)Don't ever change.
ms liberty
(8,628 posts)I hope we're not driving you crazy or worse, that you are hating every minute and regret having taken on the task of Ultimate Cat Herder!
Bengus81
(6,939 posts)OK...I get it!
VWolf
(3,944 posts)I'd say the threat of appreciation for EarlG was high
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)Appreciation!
WyLoochka
(1,629 posts)Best_man23
(4,915 posts)Thank you EarlG and Elad for keeping DU standing tall.
OldBaldy1701E
(5,213 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,034 posts)Squinch
(51,087 posts)Response to Squinch (Reply #28)
DinahMoeHum This message was self-deleted by its author.
Trueblue Texan
(2,451 posts)...but I certainly do appreciate the leadership on this site, the values it upholds, and all the great thinkers who participate. It is my home online. Thanks to all who make it possible.
SnowCritter
(810 posts)I was enlisted, so no dress whites.
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,501 posts)Do the fingers type something other than what they think?
LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)🌹👍🇺🇸👏
niyad
(113,952 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,798 posts)did u mean thread and not threat ? i may have to re read that whole statement as i just woke up at 0600 am
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)A tongue in cheek nautical reference.
Like the cat o nine tails, or keel hauling.
AllaN01Bear
(18,798 posts)roger that . thanks .
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,835 posts)EarlG
(21,997 posts)I appreciate your appreciation
And if I may extend your metaphor, I'd like to give a hearty shout out to Elad for laboring tirelessly below decks to keep the ship seaworthy!
Demsrule86
(68,817 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)Big thanks and a cold beverage (or coffee. Lots of coffee!!!)
crickets
(25,990 posts)DU is a fantastic news source and a lifeline to sanity. Thank you, Elad and EarlG! 💙💙💙
For making and maintaining a well run site
Demsrule86
(68,817 posts)kskiska
(27,051 posts)Been here a long time and have seen a lot.
nolabear
(42,004 posts)The Patron Saint of DU.
Or maybe the Patron Sinner. 🤣
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,660 posts)But I have to point out a fact known only to those who have frequented the Classic Film forum for many years.
Robert Montgomery is the Patron Saint of the Classic Film forum. EarlG has to share, but only in that one forum.
nolabear
(42,004 posts)cry baby
(6,682 posts)Thank you, EarlG, for smooth sailing on the essential DU and the humor youve always provided in good times and bad.
bluescribbler
(2,130 posts)love_katz
(2,593 posts)They make us think, they make us glad.
cp
(6,678 posts)And the rest of DU admin!
Three cheers!!!
ornotna
(10,810 posts)He rec'd a post of mine and let me sit with the cool kids.
Seriously though, great job guys with DU.
I thank Skinner for the great job he did, but DU hasnt lost a beat! Thank you, EarlG.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,580 posts)That is the worst NOC I have ever seen.
I was amazed when I first "found" DU, and more than a little intimidated by the discourse. As I got used to the level of it, and gained some more knowledge of the vast subject, I came to appreciated it a lot more.
It was, and still is, the best site of its type I have ever seen, and by a LOT. It has never faltered, even once.
BRILLIANT job, EarlG!!!
c-rational
(2,602 posts)lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)use a good cleaning!
Nevertheless, GREAT job Earl G, and you, too Elad. DU continues to be the best discussion and news site on the intertubes.
Kudos!
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)SunSeeker
(51,800 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)TeamProg
(6,357 posts)As in, "Reply To This Thread"
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)seta1950
(933 posts)Lead too for providing us a safe place to be Democrats without being attacked.😎👏🏼
cate94
(2,816 posts)CousinIT
(9,274 posts)Ay Matey! Ye doin a GREAT job 'o keepin the DU ship on course -- and fancyin' 'er up a bit while yer at it! Tip 'O the hat and top 'O the ales to ye!
onecaliberal
(32,996 posts)Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)We appreciate you!
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Karadeniz
(22,607 posts)Spectrum of knowledge!
CaptainTruth
(6,618 posts)SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)Keep up the great work.
yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)Pathwalker
(6,600 posts)without you.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)cally
(21,601 posts)I appreciate all your efforts and keeping this site alive
Dem2theMax
(9,660 posts)I've never been in the military, so I don't have any dress whites.
How about a ship that's all white? Will this do?
The lights are on, so it's a celebration.
The ship really has been running smoothly.
Bravo to EarlG and Elad for taking such good care of this place.
(Can you please bring back the tombstones?)
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)I never was in the Navy or military either.
But I did read "Moby Dick" last night!
Dem2theMax
(9,660 posts)You were planning ahead for today's nautical theme!
orangecrush
(19,666 posts)kpete
(72,054 posts)i am grateful for this place
appalachiablue
(41,202 posts)!!
Skittles
(153,310 posts)let's SHOW that appreciation even more!!!
creeksneakers2
(7,486 posts)How about some hearts?
Dem2theMax
(9,660 posts)I had to do blue hearts. We are blue!
Skittles
(153,310 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)flying_wahini
(6,706 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)Please fix it.
hwmnbn
(4,279 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,557 posts)handmade34
(22,759 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)I might as well be dead. It keeps me alive, engaged, and smart.
electric_blue68
(15,030 posts)I'm still relatively new here. This past late Spring I
needed more political convo than I was getting from
my long time political sub-forum on a long time music site.
I remembered the DU name from 19 years ago(!) when I saw you back then on line - but didn't have steady WiFi access as I do now to keep up. So I figured
I'd see if you were still around - not quite expecting that you'd be here; but there you were/are!
I think I arrived a little while before Earl G took over so I don't really have a comparison.
I'm enjoying this site a lot for the political info, conversation, the other interest groups, and fun in the lounge. I look forward to this year, and beyond to reading, learning, commenting, and conversing in this cool place.
And thank you, too, Elad.
Cheers! 🥃
cilla4progress
(24,801 posts)Earl! This place is a lifeline of sorts for some of us!
Kali
(55,032 posts)Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)highplainsdem
(49,122 posts)stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)denbot
(9,901 posts)orangecrush
(19,666 posts)It's a passementerie!
(Thanks for posting!)