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If you ever need to laugh out loud (Original Post) lapucelle Sep 2016 OP
Sorry, but I don't get it PJMcK Sep 2016 #1
It's not a political site. lapucelle Sep 2016 #4
No problem! PJMcK Sep 2016 #5
Yes, David Thorne is hilarious Ron Obvious Sep 2016 #2
Thanks! SeattleVet Sep 2016 #3

PJMcK

(21,985 posts)
1. Sorry, but I don't get it
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 08:48 PM
Sep 2016

Hey, lapucelle, this is a cute site but please articulate what this is about. Does it relate to Democratic politics or some other Topic.

Thank you.

lapucelle

(18,180 posts)
4. It's not a political site.
Sun Sep 18, 2016, 05:13 PM
Sep 2016

I'm pretty new here and thought the Good Reads forum was a general interest group.

Next time I'll post in the Lounge.

PJMcK

(21,985 posts)
5. No problem!
Sun Sep 18, 2016, 06:38 PM
Sep 2016

I thought I was missing some subtlety or cleverness. It's an interesting site. Thanks for the response and stay on DU.

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
2. Yes, David Thorne is hilarious
Sun Sep 18, 2016, 10:14 AM
Sep 2016

Though admittedly, a bit of a heartless troll. I even bought his book after reading his site.

I particularly enjoy how he trolls his clueless hatemailers. He continues to tweak their nose, pretending not to understand, as they grow increasingly incandescent:

From Foggot:

From: George Lewis
Date: Thursday 2 September 2010 6.51pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: No Subject

I have read your website and it is obviously that your a foggot.

From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 2 September 2010 8.07pm
To: George Lewis
Subject: Re: No Subject

Dear George,
Thank you for your email. While I have no idea what a foggot is, I will assume it is a term of endearment and appreciate you taking time out from calculating launch trajectories or removing temporal lobe tumors to contact me with such. I have attached a signed photo as per your request.
Regards, David.



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SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)
3. Thanks!
Sun Sep 18, 2016, 02:43 PM
Sep 2016

I had read through some of his stuff several years ago, and forgot about the site after several browser (and bookmark) changes. I was definitely laughing out loud reading through some of these; my wife asked what in the world I was reading.

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