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EarlG

(21,947 posts)
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 11:40 AM Feb 2021

Good Day DU (February 22, 2021)

Today in History: February 22

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Question of the Day: What do you wish someone taught you a long time ago?

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Today's milestones: Congratulations to the following active DU members!

Anniversaries
Skinner (20 years), kskiska (20 years), dflprincess (19 years), KeepItReal (18 years), AntiFascist (18 years), madaboutharry (18 years), Tom Yossarian Joad (18 years), Ms. Toad (17 years), PCIntern (17 years), raccoon (16 years), iwannaknow (15 years), horseshoecrab (13 years), Worried senior (10 years), capechacon (8 years), Oneironaut (6 years), Flaleftist (4 years), tmaynardr (4 years), DV1 (3 years), suespie471 (2 years), Jakra (1 year), Shermann (1 year)

Posting milestones
Autumn (40000 posts)

New members who posted for the first time
Autonomous 2021, JcBailey, SkylineChili


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hlthe2b

(102,269 posts)
1. Congrats to all and thanks to Earl G for doing these threads. It is really nice to see the screen
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 11:44 AM
Feb 2021

names come up with their milestones.

I have to say, though, that I'd expect that Skinner hit his "20th year" several weeks ago.

EarlG

(21,947 posts)
4. You're welcome -- it's actually Elad's programming skills that allow all the names to pop up
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 11:51 AM
Feb 2021

I just queue the threads every day

And yes, funny thing about Skinner -- when we created DU and launched it on January 20, 2001, the discussion forum was a last minute addition which we didn't really give a lot of thought to at the time. As such, we didn't actually create discussion forum accounts ourselves until about a month after launch, when we realized that we should probably participate in what was becoming the most visited portion of the site.

When Elad automagically fixed the join dates of people who joined between 2001 and mid-2003 recently, it looks like he reset my join date to January 20, 2001. But Skinner's is still set to his actual (approximate) join date -- this would likely have been (roughly) the same day that I created my account too.

riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)
3. Congrats and happy anniversary to those are at their milestone
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 11:51 AM
Feb 2021

I wish I was taught how to take care of my money at a early age onward , from 5th grade on. Understand saving, getting loans and investing.

Taught in practical lessons every day.

Phentex

(16,334 posts)
5. Congratulations, Autumn!
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 01:49 PM
Feb 2021

and other milestoners, heh heh.

I wish someone had taken the time to teach me to use scissors properly. Now *I* am trying to teach this to preschoolers and I am not doing well.

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