Reply #132: kali, OSD, JJ, starpass, TygrBright, johnny_red, Olaf_the_White, kskiska, [View All]

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sffreeways, nothingshocksmeanymore, comsymp, JanMichael, Misunderestimator, johnhorne, Eloriel, stewert, Lonster, newyawker99, trumad, jus_the_facts, rbnyc, Misinformed01, Wonk, LeftPeopleFinishFirst, Stephanie, nostamj, Pocho, DagmarK, Booberdawg, treehugger, cap, whyzayker, bill1x1, Sean Reynolds, BushWhacker, tsstranger, Not_over_it, windy2000, zan, IndianaGreen, LydiaLeftCoast, coyote, bvar22, Paschall - and a whole bunch of others I remember though can't remember their names.

Those were the days .... I miss a lot of these people, some of whom I ended up having real-life friendships with. It's very easy to become emotionally attached to DU. After time, people come and go, and I sorta just took a back-seat to just read - though I am here several times a day. I think the one who had the biggest impact on me was kali, followed by my old friend, johnhorne. I loved their brains and analysis.

It wasn't but a few days after DU opened that I read a few links about the Bush* family that kali pm'd me. It was a Sunday. I broke down at my computer after reading some things about Poppy Bush. I haven't been the same since, nor have I thought of my country the same since. For the rest of my life, I will never forget that Sunday afternoon.

Some DUer's have passed on; I wish the best for those who no longer post here. I wish they'd come back so we can finally celebrate when we get rid of ol' whistle-ass - something we once promised we'd do.

PS: I cheated - I looked in my PMs for old DUers.