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Octafish

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33. ((Cooley Hurd)) + ((Deutsey))

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 09:40 PM

Mar 2014

From what Marc Perkel wrote:

He created a community and lots of people know each other through him. I believe he changed history in significant ways that will some day be discovered by supercomputers in the future. But for now we will all miss him.

http://www.bartcop.com/perkel-how-bc-started-3-2014.htm

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Bartcop's Obit [View all] jmowreader Mar 2014 OP

RIP warrior1 Mar 2014 #1

May he rest in peace shenmue Mar 2014 #2

I had no idea.... hlthe2b Mar 2014 #3

Pink Tutu Democrats -- Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2014 #12

Obligatory graphic: Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #35

Gotta love him....That was Bart being rude and in Hillary2004 overdrive. blm Mar 2014 #38

That he could be... Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #39

; ) blm Mar 2014 #40

Nice one. TxDemChem Mar 2014 #44

Never knew his name until now. GP6971 Mar 2014 #56

I only learned about him a couple of years ago. TxDemChem Mar 2014 #57

Give it a day would ya? lame54 Mar 2014 #73

I was saying it with tolerance/affection for Bart, and old-time coppers would know that. blm Mar 2014 #75

Bartcop opened the door. Joe Bacon Mar 2014 #82

(( Bart )) blm Mar 2014 #4

(((blm))) Octafish Mar 2014 #20

(( Octafish )) blm Mar 2014 #24

((blm)) and ((Octafish)) Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #31

(( Cooley )) blm Mar 2014 #36

His website helped keep me sane after the 2000 election theft deutsey Mar 2014 #5

Thank you so much for posting that here. freshwest Mar 2014 #46

I remember that, deutsey. madfloridian Mar 2014 #59

A link from Bartcop brought me here 12 years ago this month. Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #6

+1,000,000 deutsey Mar 2014 #9

((Cooley Hurd)) + ((Deutsey)) Octafish Mar 2014 #33

As long ago as it was, it seems like yesterday... Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #37

Amen on that one! tavalon Mar 2014 #67

Same here, Heidi Mar 2014 #68

His presence will be so missed online. My heartfelt sympathy to his friends and family. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2014 #7

Sad ellie Mar 2014 #8

RIP - Bart... Historic NY Mar 2014 #10

My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today............ wandy Mar 2014 #11

My best male friend used to download and save BC articles on a 3.5 floppy disk at work... Shandris Mar 2014 #13

Bartcop led me to DU 13 years ago Oilwellian Mar 2014 #14

I think Bartcop directed a lot us to DU. Gormy Cuss Mar 2014 #53

Please do Skinner. It will honor Bartcop and all of his rabid supporters GP6971 Mar 2014 #58

Yes, there was a Bartcop-DU connection Joey Liberal Mar 2014 #70

Shit. Like a death in the family. Warpy Mar 2014 #15

Like many here, I learned about DU from Bartcop. . . Journeyman Mar 2014 #16

Sad news TroglodyteScholar Mar 2014 #17

The Internet will never be the same. Octafish Mar 2014 #18

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #19

Just broke out a bottle of Gran Patron to toast my friend Terry! Vinnie From Indy Mar 2014 #21

I'd join you but I already had my share. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #41

RIP Bartcop~ Cha Mar 2014 #22

R.I.P. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2014 #23

RIP Bartcop. Peace for your family. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #25

This is the first time i'd ever heard his real name... stlsaxman Mar 2014 #26

Fuck you, BartCop, this one-eyed Irish bender is yours. hunter Mar 2014 #27

Bart is waiting in his upgraded treehouse for The Vulgar Pigboy to go strolling by... stlsaxman Mar 2014 #28

LOL Joey Liberal Mar 2014 #71

One of the good guys sarge43 Mar 2014 #29

K&R ReRe Mar 2014 #30

I think he gave me one of my first front pages Generic Other Mar 2014 #32

(((((((Bartcop))))))) WillyT Mar 2014 #34

Sad, Sad News...One of the Groundbreakers KoKo Mar 2014 #42

I Got To Know Terry/Bart... KharmaTrain Mar 2014 #43

I remember that. My satirical internet character was on several times. xfundy Mar 2014 #61

I always wanted to meet him Joey Liberal Mar 2014 #72

I just noticed... we shared a birthday. Mine was 12 years later... Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #45

Unlike several posters here, I found Bartcop via... rppper Mar 2014 #47

I remember his posts about corn ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #48

Bixby corn. He grieved so when the farmer sold his land to a homebuilder. n/t Loudly Mar 2014 #64

Rest in Peace, Bartcop... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #49

This canNOT *BE* - how can my love die!1 n/t UTUSN Mar 2014 #50

RIP n/t xocet Mar 2014 #51

RIP Bart demigoddess Mar 2014 #52

This really made me sad samplegirl Mar 2014 #54

RIP... (...sigh) Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #55

RIP, Bartcop. City Lights Mar 2014 #60

Thanks Bart Autumn Mar 2014 #62

RIP Bart.. 4dsc Mar 2014 #63

Thanks for so very much. SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2014 #65

He probably went to his grave regretting that one jmowreader Mar 2014 #69

This is not verified Cartoonist Mar 2014 #76

That may be jmowreader Mar 2014 #80

Nope. Like all he did he learned from the experience. SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2014 #85

For anyone who can, tavalon Mar 2014 #66

R.I.P. BartCop. I will miss you. LoisB Mar 2014 #74

Sorry to here about his loss Nikia Mar 2014 #77

This is awful news - I didn't know Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #78

I never knew all this about him. Well, better late than never. raccoon Mar 2014 #79

Oklahoma just got a little dumber Ellen Forradalom Mar 2014 #81

RIP, Bartcop Hekate Mar 2014 #83

Bartfest at the Rio -- what a party that was! MindPilot Mar 2014 #84

RIP BartCop SkatmanRoth Mar 2014 #86

His passing has affected me much more than I thought it would. bearssoapbox Mar 2014 #87

RIP, Bartcop gademocrat7 Mar 2014 #88

May his memory, be for a blessing. meti57b Mar 2014 #89

RIP anniebelle Mar 2014 #90

After reading Bartcop's obituary� I realized... MrMickeysMom Mar 2014 #91

RIP Bart. dae Mar 2014 #92

MO Republican Reminds Me of How Much I Miss Bart WiseguyUSA Aug 2014 #93