What is this strange place?

[SCantiGOP]

This alternate universe called The Lounge where everyone does not seem to hate each other like in General Discussion: Primaries.
Don't you know that the other side is evil and intent on destroying our way of life? How can you be so cheerful here (and can I hide here for while? It's brutal in the other forums.)

[rug]

1. Oh my God am I here all alone?

[Aristus]

2. Welcome!

Yes, we Loungers tend to stick together. There's a lot of love in this forum. We're the place to go when the ore forums get you down.

Pull up a chair and let me buy you a drink...

[SCantiGOP]

3. Aristus:

Thanks, I needed that.

[Aristus]

4. Glad I could help.

I did some time at Fort Jackson when I was in the Army. The least I can do is buy you a drink...

[SCantiGOP]

5. For your sake

I hope it wasn't in the summer.
Columbia is tough enough for a civilian, I can't imagine basic training in July.

[Aristus]

6. Nah. September to December.

I was there for AIT. The Army refused to believe I was a combat troop, instead of a clerk. But I showed them; three years later, I attended tanker school at Fort Knox, and fulfilled my destiny as an M1A1 tanker...

[rurallib]

7. I came; Isaw:

and I'm never going back again.

If you're buying beer we can be over in about half an hour.

[MrScorpio]

8. This is the place! nt

[Tobin S.]

9. Welcome, antiGOP

I read the other forums, but I do most of my posting in the lounge. The way I figure it, we are all liberals on DU. I don't need to argue with anyone here or try to change anyone's mind. So I keep it light here in the lounge.

[SCantiGOP]

10. I used to hang here a lot

GD-Primaries is really brutal these days. Both sides act like they will go work for Trump if the other candidate gets the Dem nomination.
It is nice to be in an inclusive group where you're not blasted for expressing an opinion, and everything is not a life or death issue.

[Yavin4]

11. That's because we declared marijuana legal in the DU Lounge back in 2002

Don't tell Skinner because he's a narc.

[SCantiGOP]

12. This will save me a lot of $$

Won't have to fly to Denver twice a year to visit my sister.
Question: how do I download a fattie?

[Yavin4]

13. You need one of them 3D printers.

[IrishEyes]

14. Yes, It is a nice place.

Every now and then, I venture to the other places but I end up retreating back to here. I don't want to argue with people. I just want to hang out and look at cute cat pictures.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. Corn Flakes, Olive Garden, Smoking,

You wanna see the Lounge break into a bar brawl? There are topics ...

[SCantiGOP]

16. I know

I'm still reeling from the time I posted about being kicked out of the Olive Garden for smoking when all I wanted was some authentic Italian corn flakes.

[LiberalEsto]

17. Then it's known as the

[kentauros]

18. The green pictogram has the right idea in that case!

"Run away! Run away!"

[hibbing]

19. Come in, the water's warm n/t

[kentauros]

20. Mad Scientists lurk here, too