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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
(3,769 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)kentuck
(111,076 posts)underpants
(182,736 posts)KS Toronado
(17,189 posts)Last edited Wed Feb 3, 2021, 11:08 AM - Edit history (1)
Hello EarlG
murielm99
(30,730 posts)Will we still have hearts?
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)❤
Here's one for now.
murielm99
(30,730 posts)Thank you.
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)Maeve
(42,279 posts)And not the nice perfumed oil, either!
niyad
(113,232 posts)niyad
(113,232 posts)underpants
(182,736 posts)malaise
(268,885 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,110 posts)Be warry. And hold fast to a sense of humor.
babylonsister
(171,054 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)The Polack MSgt
(13,186 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
(19,512 posts)And banned from catered meal service for a week!
liberalla
(9,234 posts)Keep on rolling strong!
Thanks EarlG!
gademocrat7
(10,653 posts)LittleGirl
(8,282 posts)Bill OReilly for pointing out DU many moons ago. I found my home.
Thank you
Biophilic
(3,644 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
(19,512 posts)And big thanks to EarlG for keeping it going!
This really is family.
Biophilic
(3,644 posts)I really appreciate all the efforts everyone puts in here.
irisblue
(32,961 posts)And Elad.
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)All hail EarlG!
PatrickforO
(14,570 posts)pandr32
(11,574 posts)Kitchari
(2,166 posts)Many thanks, EarlG
ancianita
(36,017 posts)more like the harbor master of a safe harbor for us who sail rough seas.
pazzyanne
(6,546 posts)AmBlue
(3,108 posts)DU is a treasure and I so appreciate you EarlG!!!
'Tis NOBLE WORK... :thank you..
Kid Berwyn
(14,863 posts)We were good friends through Bartcop.
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)Long time ago.
DemInBuckhead
(110 posts)I miss Bart.
yellerpup
(12,253 posts)Don't ever change.
ms liberty
(8,572 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
(6,931 posts)OK...I get it!
VWolf
(3,944 posts)I'd say the threat of appreciation for EarlG was high
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)Appreciation!
WyLoochka
(1,629 posts)Best_man23
(4,897 posts)Thank you EarlG and Elad for keeping DU standing tall.
OldBaldy1701E
(5,113 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,012 posts)Squinch
(50,935 posts)Response to Squinch (Reply #28)
DinahMoeHum This message was self-deleted by its author.
Trueblue Texan
(2,425 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
(19,512 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)Do the fingers type something other than what they think?
LiberalLoner
(9,761 posts)🌹👍🇺🇸👏
niyad
(113,232 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,119 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
(19,512 posts)A tongue in cheek nautical reference.
Like the cat o nine tails, or keel hauling.
AllaN01Bear
(18,119 posts)roger that . thanks .
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts)EarlG
(21,942 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
(68,539 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)Big thanks and a cold beverage (or coffee. Lots of coffee!!!)
crickets
(25,960 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
(68,539 posts)kskiska
(27,045 posts)Been here a long time and have seen a lot.
nolabear
(41,959 posts)The Patron Saint of DU.
Or maybe the Patron Sinner. 🤣
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)Dem2theMax
(9,650 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
(41,959 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
(2,114 posts)love_katz
(2,578 posts)They make us think, they make us glad.
cp
(6,623 posts)And the rest of DU admin!
Three cheers!!!
ornotna
(10,798 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
(11,562 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
(2,590 posts)lillypaddle
(9,580 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
(19,512 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)TeamProg
(6,103 posts)As in, "Reply To This Thread"
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)seta1950
(932 posts)Lead too for providing us a safe place to be Democrats without being attacked.😎👏🏼
cate94
(2,810 posts)CousinIT
(9,238 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
(32,814 posts)Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)We appreciate you!
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Karadeniz
(22,492 posts)Spectrum of knowledge!
CaptainTruth
(6,583 posts)SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)Keep up the great work.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)Pathwalker
(6,598 posts)without you.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)cally
(21,593 posts)I appreciate all your efforts and keeping this site alive
Dem2theMax
(9,650 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
(19,512 posts)I never was in the Navy or military either.
But I did read "Moby Dick" last night!
Dem2theMax
(9,650 posts)You were planning ahead for today's nautical theme!
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)kpete
(71,981 posts)i am grateful for this place
appalachiablue
(41,118 posts)!!
Skittles
(153,140 posts)let's SHOW that appreciation even more!!!
creeksneakers2
(7,473 posts)How about some hearts?
Dem2theMax
(9,650 posts)I had to do blue hearts. We are blue!
Skittles
(153,140 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)flying_wahini
(6,588 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)Please fix it.
hwmnbn
(4,279 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,315 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)I might as well be dead. It keeps me alive, engaged, and smart.
electric_blue68
(14,862 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
(24,725 posts)Earl! This place is a lifeline of sorts for some of us!
Kali
(55,007 posts)Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)highplainsdem
(48,959 posts)stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)denbot
(9,899 posts)orangecrush
(19,512 posts)It's a passementerie!
(Thanks for posting!)