In loving memory: DUer pinboy3niner in front of the Vietnam Wall Memorial.

[panader0]

He was the best punster I ever heard (I mean read).

[TexasProgresive]

1. A canonized saint of the Church of Pundamentalism.

He was the best of DU in more ways than one.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. Amen

[lastlib]

50. A Master Pun-dit, First Class (in every sense)!

I had the honor of having a couple battles of wits with him--he Always won! (and I'm not often out-punned!)

And then there was the infamous "door buzzard" thread.........!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10027423760


RIP, pinboy--you were the best! ---

[leighbythesea2]

67. My favorite!

Was crying from laughing the first time this was presented as an-- in memory here. Priceless.

[mercuryblues]

2. For any of the newbies that did not have the honor of

reading Pinner's OP, I present this:

Clint Eastwood's friend for DNC chair!
I dare you to name anyone more qualified to be chair!



I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028045113

Just DU search his name for more.

[Squinch]

60. He was a major force in the Immortal Door Buzzard thread.

[underpants]

3. ❤️

[betsuni]

4. He was the best punster and never mean to anyone.

A saint. I loved him.

[Cha]

71. YES! Pinboy was so much fun late at night..

we discovered through various posts that we had the same last name. lol

He would have a few things to say about our current crisis.

[betsuni]

77. Oh yeah, he had trouble sleeping and was often up when I was.

Like you, he often responded to my comments and I greatly appreciate it!

[livetohike]

5. One of our funniest posters. Miss him. n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

6. ...

[DownriverDem]

7. RIP

So sorry

[2naSalit]

8. Punmaster Supreme.

[Ptah]

9. His DU tribute thread. 403 DU recs, 362 replies:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028976568

[panader0]

14. Thanks for that.

[malaise]

39. I'll never forget his When I die OP

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10027188806#post20

[Hekate]

51. Fantastic -- in the DU tradition

Funny, poignant, sad

[sarge43]

10. Still miss that good man.

Pun master extraordinaire

Door buzzards.

[blm]

12. ❤️pinboy❤️

[cry baby]

13. Laughing through tears.

[Alliepoo]

15. He is sorely missed

He was absolutely the best!! Always funny, always nice.

[denbot]

16. Truly one of the best of us.

[Nay]

17. Pinboy, I always read you first. The puns! The hilarity! The Door Buzzard Thread! You

will live forever in our hearts.

[calimary]

18. Awww... RIP, pinboy3niner.

[joost5]

19. RIP

[JohnnyLib2]

20. Really miss him.

[malthaussen]

21. I miss that dude

The good die young.

-- Mal

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

22. A punishing wit...truly missed.

[redstatebluegirl]

23. He was great I miss his posts.

[FailureToCommunicate]

24. Truly one of a kind. Big part of what made DU a great source of news and wit.

Thanks for the reminder, panader0.

[DinahMoeHum]

25. Rest in Power, fellow DUer.

#newrostrong

[Aristus]

26. A great DU-er. One of the best.

I miss him...

[Phentex]

27. I miss him all the time...

you really feel the loss when a thread pops up that you know he would have loved and would have been so funny when posting. He has crossed my mind so many times.

[Glorfindel]

28. He is sorely missed by his fellow Vietnam vet

I wish I had half his wit!

[geardaddy]

29. I loved his posts.

[klook]

30. He tested our medal so many times

... sure do miss Pinboy.

I remember one ridiculous thread he was in on where the puns were all meat-based... "What's your beef?" "You've got a lot to loin," etc. At one point somebody posted something about sausage, and in what must have been milliseconds, Pinboy posted this no-text response:

"Link?"

[BlancheSplanchnik]

44. thanks for that,

What a great little story. Miss him, yep I do.

[klook]

46. And then, after the terrible news that he was gone, we learned

of his work with and on behalf of fellow vets, a side I hadn’t known. Wow. What a guy.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

63. So humble. Yes, what a guy. ❤️

[Baitball Blogger]

31. A remarkable, remarkable person, that I got to understand too late.

[CrispyQ]

32. Threads that he contributed to were a joy to read.

[llashram]

33. may your spirit

be joyously free from this veil of tears...

[rurallib]

34. he could find a pun in the strangest places

[The Wizard]

35. RiP to one of the band of brothers (NT)

[11 Bravo]

36. Pinboy was truly one of the good guys.

I miss him every day.

[malaise]

37. Loved him

big time. Just imagine the puns we'd be enjoying during this mess.
Thanks for posting this pander0

[Hekate]

38. Pinboy3niner is greatly missed

[LiberalLoner]

42. +1

[gademocrat7]

40. Rapier wit!

Loved and missed by his DU family.

[Ron Obvious]

41. A true gentleman

Fondly remembered and much missed.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

43. gee, I thought of him just recently.

What a great person ❤️

[democrank]

45. Remembered and missed

~peace~

[orangecrush]

47. My friend

Remembered fondly.

[catchnrelease]

48. My favorite DUer

One of the few here that I exchanged messages with outside of DU. He was an amazing guy. Really selfless, and willing to help others.

I miss him.

[burrowowl]

49. Damn!

a good man!

[mahina]

52. Just was thinking of him today. Thank you.

This was the thread this morning where I felt pangs of his absence.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/115790664

Aloha brother (or sister)

[panader0]

56. Brother--Aloha to you too.

I was in Hawaii, (Honolulu) first St Louis Heights, then Hickam, then Manoa Valley.
Almost seven years, Punahou, class of '68.

[mahina]

57. Whoa!

Remember when the Hawaii National Guard deployed to Vietnam (Thanks Nixon)?
My Dad went. Volunteered, to help people who didn’t have anyone to look out for them. That’s how he explained it to me.

Remember the SDS protesting at Roosevelt High School, and the protests when the guys got on the busses to leave? I remember wanting to join the protest. I was a little kid.

Thanks for remembering Pinboy39er. Cheers mate!

[panader0]

59. When I was a senior I would go to Roosevelt High every Saturday night

for the surf movies. I was a member of Southern Unit Surf Club and
every good surfer on he south shore would be there to watch Bud Brown
or some other guy host his movies. They sat on stage and narrated as the
movies had no sound track.
The guys were checking each other out big time, then stepping outside
to get high. Great times, epic fun.
ETA: maybe it was Friday night.

[Marie Marie]

53. Miss him and think of him often.

[Skittles]

54. so very missed

so loved

[wendyb-NC]

55. R.I.P.

[GentryDixon]

58. He was such a joy!

[smirkymonkey]

61. Very sorely missed.

[Blue Owl]

62. K&R

[farmbo]

64. Think of him next time you see these RW cowards assaulting Statehouses and hospitals with AR15s

He was a real hero, serving his country in ‘Nam, where people with AK-47s we’re actually shooting back. And he came back a proud progressive.

He will be missed.
🇺🇸

[Iggo]

65. Dude was the best at going dumb for a laugh.

And I mean that with all the honor, love, and respect that I can muster.

I do miss him.

[cwydro]

66. What a guy who brought us many laughs!

The diabeticman thread about the door buzzard was a great example!

God, that was funny.

[H2O Man]

68. Recommended.

[3catwoman3]

69. His lightning wittiness could leave one...

...breathless with laughter, and often did.

[Solly Mack]

70. I recommended this earlier but couldn't bring myself

to reply. Too many good memories threatened to overwhelm me.

I miss him. His quick wit. His compassion. His puns.

[TexasTowelie]

72. Loved him.

We had plenty of late night fun and jokes with each other.

[Rhiannon12866]

73. K&R for one of the cleverest and well liked members of DU!

And always a favorite of mine, as well...

[Demovictory9]

74. plus 1000

[Silver Gaia]

75. RIP

[Raster]

76. Hear! Hear!

[duhneece]

78. Pinboy3niner was my biggest supporter when I ran for office

He was coming to help me canvass when he got so sick and couldn’t. I loved this man. Now that I’m running for office again, there is not a day goes by that I don’t think of him and miss him. I’m among the most fortunate for knowing him outside of DU. What a good man.