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146. Fuck the Amish.

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 01:10 PM

Aug 2013

They won't read this anyway.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1469788

Farewell, Shawn. I butted heads with Dookus (but liked you anyway), loved MonkeyFunk, and really disliked RudyNJack (matter of fact, I didn't even know that was you.) Safe passage.

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An ode to Dookus/MonkeyFunk/RudyNJack [View all] PeaceNikki Aug 2013 OP

Very Sorry To Hear That, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2013 #1

Oh no. closeupready Aug 2013 #2

RIP - nt Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #3

While I was never lucky enough to meet him in person, I felt like I knew Dookus as as friend Rowdyboy Aug 2013 #4

RIP Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #5

I remember him all... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #6

(((((((Dookus))))))) WillyT Aug 2013 #7

RIP Dookus alittlelark Aug 2013 #8

So sorry to hear this. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #9

I so hate reading this. Solly Mack Aug 2013 #10

Thank you. He did. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #13

Oh, damn. :( Solly Mack Aug 2013 #16

Wow. sendero Aug 2013 #129

Oh my. Thanks for that. senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #186

Dookus underpants Aug 2013 #11

. one_voice Aug 2013 #12

I am so sorry for your loss, PeaceNikki. Lars39 Aug 2013 #14

Thank you. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #17

He was a DU original. RIP. Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #15

Yup. nt RiffRandell Aug 2013 #24

He was a great person Susang Aug 2013 #18

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #19

A fitting response, susang Richardo Aug 2013 #165

I remember him. I'm so sorry for your & his family's loss... Hekate Aug 2013 #20

I fell in love with this ritual when I saw it Hydra Aug 2013 #21

Fuck. REP Aug 2013 #22

he lived in the same house the whole time I knew him PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #31

Here's the skunk thread REP Aug 2013 #46

For Shawn IntravenousDemilo Aug 2013 #77

We weren't extremely close but he pm'd me when he knew RiffRandell Aug 2013 #23

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #30

i remember him, sad to hear this JI7 Aug 2013 #25

Ah Shit! HangOnKids Aug 2013 #26

Safe Passage, Shawn enigmatic Aug 2013 #27

I have a funny thread memory to share Orrex Aug 2013 #28

thanks for that. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #29

That's a great thread memory. Fran Kubelik Aug 2013 #58

lotta old names in that thread hfojvt Aug 2013 #88

He will be missed. Bat Boy Aug 2013 #32

indeed. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #36

Such a lovely tribute for a good guy..gone too soon SoCalDem Aug 2013 #33

I am very, very sad to hear that. Bonobo Aug 2013 #34

He spoke well of you. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #35

My heart is broken with you. Bonobo Aug 2013 #45

I remember Dookus. I remember MonkeyFunk. terrya Aug 2013 #37

He was very much looking forward to meeting you and the others as well. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #38

terrya! Richardo Aug 2013 #163

Richardo! terrya Aug 2013 #177

His name was Dookus. rug Aug 2013 #39

He was combative and opinionated Fenris Aug 2013 #40

aw, you... PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #42

Oh man... hunter Aug 2013 #69

... Richardo Aug 2013 #162

To Shawn. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #41

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #43

Back atcha. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #48

... Richardo Aug 2013 #143

Hi Richardo! greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #144

We have lost way too many good DUers over the years. QC Aug 2013 #44

Cross easy, Dookus. You'll be missed. nolabear Aug 2013 #47

Checking in for the first time in a very long while to say goodbye. RandomKoolzip Aug 2013 #49

I almost forgot what your name here was. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #50

Yeah, me too. Took me hours to remember my password. RandomKoolzip Aug 2013 #51

He did...and no one was faster on the draw with a smart, and many times hysterical mtnester Aug 2013 #73

Nice tribute, RKZ Richardo Aug 2013 #161

My first login to DU in years, to pay my respects to one of our best. asthmaticeog Aug 2013 #52

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #53

... Fran Kubelik Aug 2013 #56

... Richardo Aug 2013 #160

... Richardo Aug 2013 #159

Well hey there. asthmaticeog Aug 2013 #175

you'll be seeing me soon Richardo Aug 2013 #176

Still waiting... PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #178

blocked during the day Richardo Aug 2013 #181

Ah, gotcha now!! PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #182

It's been so long since I logged into DU, I couldn't even remember my screen name Fran Kubelik Aug 2013 #54

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #61

He was a funny and big hearted person who had a huge presence. You could not get away with shit...he mtnester Aug 2013 #55

you got it. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #65

I am so sad about this. MuseRider Aug 2013 #57

This saddens me. flvegan Aug 2013 #59

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #63

Wow. Fran Kubelik Aug 2013 #67

Brilliantly stated. Thank you for sharing. Beware the BeastMan Aug 2013 #99

Nicely said, flvegan Richardo Aug 2013 #158

The lounge was never the same without him nobodyspecial Aug 2013 #60

Dookus LWolf Aug 2013 #62

yes. tucker passed a couple years ago. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #64

I remember LWolf Aug 2013 #66

A complicated and smart and loving human being FamilyCircus Aug 2013 #68

Don't post much anymore but needed to check in johnnie Aug 2013 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Aug 2013 #71

RIP Monkeyfunk CreekDog Aug 2013 #72

Thank you all for sharing kind words and memories of him PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #74

Safe passage to Shawn. Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #75

... Richardo Aug 2013 #157

Well, well, Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #171

A toast to Dookus/MonkeyFunk! Heidi Aug 2013 #76

... Richardo Aug 2013 #156

!!! Heidi Aug 2013 #184

dang, I liked that guy :-( ucrdem Aug 2013 #78

He was a good friend to us EstimatedProphet Aug 2013 #79

... Richardo Aug 2013 #155

I'm heartbroken TheProphetess Aug 2013 #80

As always, you put it much better than I could. EstimatedProphet Aug 2013 #82

I don't know TheProphetess Aug 2013 #83

As far as I'm concerned... Bat Boy Aug 2013 #125

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #84

... Richardo Aug 2013 #153

I remember him as MonkeyFunk. sufrommich Aug 2013 #81

He touched so many lives prolesunited Aug 2013 #85

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #92

During the heat of the primary wars, there were many casualties. cbayer Aug 2013 #86

This was it. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #94

OMG, you found it! cbayer Aug 2013 #97

i will miss him too La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #87

I know.... PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #96

... Richardo Aug 2013 #154

.. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #172

I mostly remember him for this hfojvt Aug 2013 #89

I can't hope to add anything dolo amber Aug 2013 #90

I linked his family here and also wrote my own personal 'eulogy' and sent it. Here's a snip PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #91

Awesome dolo amber Aug 2013 #100

... Richardo Aug 2013 #152

I just had to rejoin to pay my respects... Beware the BeastMan Aug 2013 #93

. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #95

Love seeing these names. Bat Boy Aug 2013 #126

Cross gently Puglover Aug 2013 #98

RIP Dookus, What a wonderful tribute to see DUers who have not been here in a long Autumn Aug 2013 #101

Indeed, Autumn. I am still waiting for a few others to show their ugly mugs. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #112

So many good ones. And arwalden Autumn Aug 2013 #114

Ah, yes. Screaming Lord Byron days. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #115

"Maddy" remained a close and good FB, and IRL friend to Shawn mtnester Aug 2013 #127

Maddy, I miss her Autumn Aug 2013 #135

I know. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #136

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #102

Shawn was an amazing guy and the first person I ever spoke to on the phone after meeting them online HEyHEY Aug 2013 #103

And he even forgave you for having him thrown in the tank. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #105

Yup HEyHEY Aug 2013 #109

I used 2 of his stories in my letter to his family. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #110

Dookus tigereye Aug 2013 #116

yay, you! PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #121

... Richardo Aug 2013 #151

hey old friend! tigereye Aug 2013 #185

That was some all-time hilarity Richardo Aug 2013 #150

Farewell. Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #104

I think he would have appreciated that. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #106

Batmonkeyfunk! Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #108

Damn. Raven Aug 2013 #107

A DU original. Thanks, yet sorry, for the post. pinto Aug 2013 #111

thank you. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #113

r.i.p. Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #117

Felt like a punch in the gut when I read PeaceNikki's PM saying "Dookus is gone". Pommie Dinko Cirtbag Aug 2013 #118

And I am so glad that you did, CPD. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #119

I'll try to keep that in mind. Pommie Dinko Cirtbag Aug 2013 #120

Great to see ya here, Pommie. ;) Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #122

Thanks, Mall We Cesley. Pommie Dinko Cirtbag Aug 2013 #123

... Richardo Aug 2013 #149

Crap, I didn't even see that. trotsky Aug 2013 #173

Nice to see you! Avalux Sep 2013 #195

so sad to lose long time friends and DUers Kali Aug 2013 #124

R.I.P. Shawn malaise Aug 2013 #128

It is good to see the old timers stop in to pay respects - reminds me of the DU of old mtnester Aug 2013 #130

I like when his brother said, "I did you a solid and deleted your browser history". PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #131

Yep - freaking hilarious...as he would want it to be :) mtnester Aug 2013 #132

I wish I could make it to the wake. Stupid time and space. :( PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #133

Ha! That was me. Beware the BeastMan Aug 2013 #134

Goodbye, Daddy Richardo Aug 2013 #137

He would have laughed at that. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #138

I know I did every time I saw it Richardo Aug 2013 #139

... Beware the BeastMan Aug 2013 #140

... Richardo Aug 2013 #142

LOL, despite the sad occasion. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #145

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #168

True! greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #170

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #166

Oh hell to the yes!!! ronnykmarshall Aug 2013 #189

Fair winds and following seas, Dookus. yewberry Aug 2013 #141

Fuck the Amish. Bunny Aug 2013 #146

omg, I'd not seen that one. thanks. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #147

!!! Richardo Aug 2013 #148

The time he told me I won the internet because of a joke I posted is one of my proudest moments. Richardo Aug 2013 #164

A great compliment TheProphetess Aug 2013 #174

Thank you for letting us know. LiberalAndProud Aug 2013 #167

Thank you so much. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #169

Thank you for letting everyone know JanMichael Aug 2013 #179

I hadn't read that thread until today. Good stuff. PeaceNikki Aug 2013 #180

Goodspeed, Dookus. Sock Puppet Aug 2013 #183

What a beautiful thread of remembrance and goodwill. It's a shame auntAgonist Aug 2013 #187

RIP Shawn ronnykmarshall Aug 2013 #188

thanks for checking in, rkm PeaceNikki Sep 2013 #190

I didn't see this until now (9/2); I'm so sad to hear this. MonkeyFunk was Flaxbee Sep 2013 #191

Thank you. PeaceNikki Sep 2013 #197

A sad loss JohnnyLib2 Sep 2013 #192

(((()))) Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #193

I knew him as Dookus way back when... Avalux Sep 2013 #194

Zesty, indeed. Sharp words that could cut like knives or be as comforting as a hug. PeaceNikki Sep 2013 #198

Damn. denbot Sep 2013 #196

know that name somewhere PatrynXX Sep 2013 #199

I certainly remember Dookus from way back in the day... villager Sep 2013 #200

Just saw it and wanted to share my shock and best wishes for those that were close. grantcart Sep 2013 #201