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Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (August 28, 2025)
Today's milestones: Congratulations to the following active DU members!
Anniversaries
Journeyman (24 years), drmeow (18 years), Lady Freedom Returns (14 years), littlemissmartypants (13 years), Johnnie Mae (9 years)
Posting milestones
None today
New members who posted for the first time
Username1234, Mad Linguist, nitro_dem
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What a lucky number for the rest of us! Congrats, LMSP!
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