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xmas74

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81. All these years later

Wed May 14, 2014, 08:40 PM

May 2014

and I still need a tissue just thinking about him. Or maybe it's just the perimenopausal hormone surges making me weepy. At least, he'd make some snarky comment about it if he were still here.

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Which No Longer Here D.U.er do you miss the most, and why? [View all] warrprayer May 2014 OP

MFM CurtEastPoint May 2014 #1

+infinity NuclearDem May 2014 #5

Yes, MFM LiberalEsto May 2014 #19

Absolutely.. GentryDixon May 2014 #52

Yep. nt Demo_Chris May 2014 #83

yep, middlefingermom Liberal_in_LA May 2014 #86

I only wish I'd had more direct interactions with the guy. He was one of a kind and then some. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #94

Joining the crowd on this vote. TexasTowelie May 2014 #103

Miss the hell out of him. Still can't believe he's gone. nolabear May 2014 #151

Yes. rrneck May 2014 #168

I loved the cadence of 5 visual jokes in a row, every night. Must have taken some doing. applegrove May 2014 #157

dookus/monkey funk PeaceNikki May 2014 #2

Good old dookus... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #37

+1 ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #46

Yes! Heidi May 2014 #164

Blondeatlast. BTW, Cali posted something today. FSogol May 2014 #3

I thought I saw something from her not long ago too. Jackpine Radical May 2014 #6

Yes. Both of them are sadly missed. LeftishBrit May 2014 #136

I miss AlienGirl too. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #182

a few weeks back warrprayer May 2014 #9

Yes, Blondeatlast or else Sapphocrat. closeupready May 2014 #68

Cali started a thread 3 days ago Nye Bevan May 2014 #4

Hands down, NYer99 and an extremely close second... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #7

I was thinking about Roni recently. lpbk2713 May 2014 #13

She was ALWAYS on top of that!!! Cooley Hurd May 2014 #20

I miss her, too, still don't have as many posts as she had. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #96

You'd be hard pressed to equal her numbers Maeve May 2014 #160

There are three I was close to, and I really can't decide ... CaliforniaPeggy May 2014 #8

I know what you mean, CaliforniaPeggy warrprayer May 2014 #21

Khash broke me xmas74 May 2014 #67

Khash told me you two were friends, and I thought that was so cool. CaliforniaPeggy May 2014 #69

He had pics of my daughter all dressed up for Halloween and xmas74 May 2014 #78

Ah, I hear ya! CaliforniaPeggy May 2014 #79

All these years later xmas74 May 2014 #81

Swamp Rat tabasco May 2014 #10

Yes!!!! Cooley Hurd May 2014 #29

Anyone know what happened to them? stevenleser May 2014 #120

Yep n/t n2doc May 2014 #121

Yes! Heidi May 2014 #166

(((Swamp Rat))) alittlelark May 2014 #178

SwampRat For One... There Is SOOOOOO Much Material For His Artworks These Days... WillyT May 2014 #11

I've seen reposts of SwampRats art warrprayer May 2014 #23

Yes It Is !!! WillyT May 2014 #39

there are so many, but certainly G_j May 2014 #73

i bow to the SwampRat spanone May 2014 #159

Come home, Swampy! Generic Other May 2014 #240

Khephra always had fascinating posts. arcane1 May 2014 #12

Yes And Yes !!! WillyT May 2014 #41

Loved Khephra kskiska May 2014 #165

Khephra was a huge loss..... alittlelark May 2014 #179

Yes, Khephra spinbaby May 2014 #216

Cali is still here. GeorgeGist May 2014 #14

thanks I edited the op warrprayer May 2014 #134

God_bush_&_cheney. Aristus May 2014 #15

I remember reading about him. warrprayer May 2014 #25

Andy... such a good dude... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #31

I was fortunate to meet him before and after his surgery. He was a very sweet man s-cubed May 2014 #61

Hey buddy! Long time no see..... bettyellen May 2014 #239

Andy. yes. n/t catrose May 2014 #64

I miss Andy, too emsimon33 May 2014 #100

Of the dear departed, MFM is still hitting me hard. Iggo May 2014 #16

Not necessarily passed away... warrprayer May 2014 #17

Nothingshocksmeanymore Texasgal May 2014 #18

Miss her, too. Got to meet her in person "back in the day." Also PurityofEssence villager May 2014 #22

sorry for your loss warrprayer May 2014 #24

There are some very good folks here villager May 2014 #26

you don't appreciate it as much warrprayer May 2014 #32

This is the first I heard of Purity...I must have been offline for awhile when it happened. blm May 2014 #85

I had the sad duty of writing up his "obit" here: villager May 2014 #88

I checked and my name IS on there - geez - I better get to a doctor. blm May 2014 #92

I think you've done him proud, if that's any consolation. merrily May 2014 #252

Thanks, merrily! Well, we met as young-wanna-be-writers in college... villager May 2014 #265

Readable yes, but it's not only your writing skills I was complimenting. merrily May 2014 #267

Well, shucks.... villager May 2014 #270

So many names on this list... Javaman May 2014 #197

One of my old pals - I truly miss NSMA... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #33

Me too.. Texasgal May 2014 #36

Me, too! salin May 2014 #191

And, let's face it, we all had little crushes on her whether we were gay or straight, male or female blm May 2014 #87

I agree. I also got to meet her in person. Cleita May 2014 #227

same here....I felt out of place in the lounge after Gbnc, 180, and kef passed on. blm May 2014 #229

MiddleFingerMom was a funny fella. Still really miss him. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #27

Definitely! n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #82

eFerrari Agony May 2014 #28

Man... this is bringing so much back... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #35

She became SF Expat, I think, but then she went away... Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #49

It was the other way around... Change has come May 2014 #98

Whatever happened to sfexpat2000 emsimon33 May 2014 #102

I am privileged to be friends with EFerrari on Facebook KamaAina May 2014 #214

That is good to hear. Agony May 2014 #217

Eloriel is the first to spring to mind. Skip Intro May 2014 #30

Missing her too!!! Cooley Hurd May 2014 #34

go over and say hello to her on Discussionist! bettyellen May 2014 #247

She posted at the Discussionist looking to find old friends. bettyellen May 2014 #238

You mean the troll who was banned several times over? CreekDog May 2014 #260

Gotta log out for now... warrprayer May 2014 #38

Random Thoughts grasswire May 2014 #48

I am due beer and travel money and many experiences.... FSogol May 2014 #76

LOL. For some reason, Random Thoughts really pissed me off -- his actual Nay May 2014 #113

I didn't think of him as mindless at all. grasswire May 2014 #115

Interesting...I'd read one of RT's posts and say to myself: "WTH was the Nay May 2014 #116

this. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #174

Random Thoughts may not have been impaired in any way agent46 May 2014 #254

I don't think he was impaired at all. grasswire May 2014 #255

oneighty Brother Buzz May 2014 #40

Kephra. latest breaking news, and other content. Turn CO Blue May 2014 #42

JeffR... SidDithers May 2014 #43

thanks for the memory Sid n/t warrprayer May 2014 #130

JeffR...definitely. Skidmore May 2014 #137

Random Thoughts corkhead May 2014 #44

ScreamingLordByron, BigMcLargeHuge Metatron May 2014 #45

you got al hedges correct PeaceNikki May 2014 #202

Oh, I like his 2nd name, too Metatron May 2014 #233

Shortly before Dookus passed away, we had a hilarious conversation PeaceNikki May 2014 #236

That sounds just like Dookus! Metatron May 2014 #237

NewYawker99. It's been a long time since she was around to greet everyone. madinmaryland May 2014 #47

Agreed. She was the first to welcome me when I got here. Adsos Letter May 2014 #53

Yes she did. A very nice touch to the earlier days of DU. madinmaryland May 2014 #54

Yes. It was a different community back then. Adsos Letter May 2014 #56

Any clue what happened to her? Hippo_Tron May 2014 #158

There were comments about her not being in good health, but I really don't know. madinmaryland May 2014 #161

My understanding is that she developed Alzheimer's symptoms Hissyspit May 2014 #262

WannaJumpMyScooter Adsos Letter May 2014 #50

Good list. Also Forrest Gump! villager May 2014 #57

Yes. I didn't land here until 2007... Adsos Letter May 2014 #58

I misss my old friend Oeditpus Rex grasswire May 2014 #51

Also (as someone above mentioned) RandomThoughts Adsos Letter May 2014 #55

Forkboy. 'Cause he was the shit. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2014 #59

loved me some Forkboy Skittles May 2014 #110

Just read that thread about the Godzilla movie and it reminded me of him. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2014 #200

Nance Egnever May 2014 #60

Nance is at another site Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #231

I know Egnever May 2014 #232

LegendInHisOwnMindCrime MattBaggins May 2014 #62

Ulysses and Salin (though she's still a lurker) Armstead May 2014 #63

did I hear my name mentioned? ulysses May 2014 #95

Hello my friend! I have missed you! CottonBear May 2014 #107

Ya bum! Armstead May 2014 #123

I miss my old tag team partner Armstead May 2014 #124

YES!!!! Heidi May 2014 #167

Hey You!! salin May 2014 #193

It's great to see you salin! myrna minx May 2014 #198

Always great to cross paths with you myrna minx! salin May 2014 #199

looks like you called both of us out :D salin May 2014 #192

I don't post nearly as much overall -- but still keep my hand in... Armstead May 2014 #194

Did Cali leave? fadedrose May 2014 #65

No, but her posting frequency has decreased. Laelth May 2014 #209

MrCoffee Dr. Strange May 2014 #66

Seconded. flvegan May 2014 #72

+1 HuckleB May 2014 #152

SwampRat and MFM sakabatou May 2014 #70

blondeatlast, Don the union guy, I forget his screen nick. Zodiac, MedicalAdmin Starry Messenger May 2014 #71

Yes, I really miss blondeatlast LeftishBrit May 2014 #147

Catherina...nt Jesus Malverde May 2014 #74

Yes malaise May 2014 #112

Yes, I rather think you might Bosonic May 2014 #208

Thank you very much malaise May 2014 #210

......... Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #218

........... Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #271

Thanks!..nt Jesus Malverde May 2014 #249

+1 nt Earth_First May 2014 #114

Librarygirl Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #75

I know what you mean, but she can be found at the new site. Autumn May 2014 #169

Farmboxer and Jiacinto DisgustipatedinCA May 2014 #77

Jiacento - yuck! Metatron May 2014 #91

Farmboxer, definitely Art_from_Ark May 2014 #108

Oh, yes, Farmboxer kskiska May 2014 #163

I miss Tangerine LaBamba malaise May 2014 #80

you said it n/t Mira May 2014 #89

Yes. Blue_In_AK May 2014 #104

Andy Stephenson. greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #84

That one one the hardest hit for me.... alittlelark May 2014 #184

Yes, they did a terrible thing to Andy. greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #196

Travner (I think I spelled it right) always had something pithy to say. n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #90

Bobbolink. She was like the Lorax for homeless people aikoaiko May 2014 #93

Arwalden and his love for Queer Duck and Marion Lorne (Aunt Clara of Bewitched) Rowdyboy May 2014 #97

arwalden is a good man. PeaceNikki May 2014 #118

I used to live for his threads when I lurked on DU at work. Autumn May 2014 #170

DS1 Adsos Letter May 2014 #99

I miss ConsAreLiars and F. Gordon Blue_In_AK May 2014 #101

Saltpoint is one of my favourites; but I actually saw a post from him recently LeftishBrit May 2014 #133

Oh, really? Blue_In_AK May 2014 #153

I miss bliss_eternal. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #105

Yeah me too ismnotwasm May 2014 #146

It used to be ductapefatwa, but now it's Grateful For Hope... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #106

oneighty Skittles May 2014 #109

ulysses, Rubyduby in GA, burythehatchet, Lurking Argyle & BOSSHOG CottonBear May 2014 #111

Midlodemocrat Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #117

Swamp Rat Tsiyu May 2014 #119

Indeed, miss all of those posters. Skidmore May 2014 #138

TahitiNut Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #122

a TropiCaliFornicatedFruitcake!!! or something like that... Agony May 2014 #149

Yup. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2014 #175

Yeah, The Nut Was One of My Pals Here ProfessorGAC May 2014 #268

Sapphire Blue, who kept us all on our toes and Wiley50... countryjake May 2014 #125

Cali left? What did I miss? Squinch May 2014 #126

she is not gone warrprayer May 2014 #129

Oh, good. I have too. Thanks for the information. Squinch May 2014 #139

A whole list of them, starting with Tangerine La Bamba Warpy May 2014 #127

all good ones n/t warrprayer May 2014 #131

Swampy and Shadow Prophet 451 May 2014 #128

thanks warrprayer May 2014 #132

Cali is still here, luckily. As regards those whom I miss... LeftishBrit May 2014 #135

I enjoy reading posts from overseas (from here) D.U.ers! warrprayer May 2014 #140

Walt Starr Blue_In_AK May 2014 #155

"Right fucking now!" :-p Guy Whitey Corngood May 2014 #201

I really liked Taxloss too. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #186

DonRedwood SixString May 2014 #141

great posts! warrprayer May 2014 #142

Grateful for hope. hrmjustin May 2014 #143

Man so many gone.... warrprayer May 2014 #144

Agreed. People care about one another here. hrmjustin May 2014 #145

That is what warrprayer May 2014 #148

Yes, her too, of course. greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #195

I don't like to think that she's gone. nt msanthrope May 2014 #220

I don't miss any of you assholes either. Sky Masterson May 2014 #150

You. mwdem May 2014 #205

Pretzelwarrior Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #154

Oh, he's been back, a couple of times. I think I know his latest incarnation, too. Electric Monk May 2014 #171

laconicsax HuckleB May 2014 #156

There are several, but I will add Time for Change to the list ... slipslidingaway May 2014 #162

Longhorn. She was so hopeful about her illness. Manifestor_of_Light May 2014 #172

Ptah is still here. nt grasswire May 2014 #180

Haven't seen grantcart in awhile, hope they're well. joshcryer May 2014 #173

Funny.. that's who I was thinking of, josh. Because he's been gone from DU Cha May 2014 #183

Me, too. Him and FrenchieCat, both. Major Hogwash May 2014 #187

+1 nt stevenleser May 2014 #226

Redstone. And DS1. MissB May 2014 #176

"I remember now...I remember how it started" hfojvt May 2014 #177

Must mention Hippywife... grasswire May 2014 #181

I also miss Xultar and cboy! Behind the Aegis May 2014 #185

xultar is all over twitter. she's a gem. PeaceNikki May 2014 #207

matcom? edbermac May 2014 #188

Yes! mwdem May 2014 #206

Taking a small but pertinent diversion defacto7 May 2014 #189

Robb Major Hogwash May 2014 #190

I guess that explains warrprayer May 2014 #212

I miss him. nt msanthrope May 2014 #222

+1 nt stevenleser May 2014 #225

TahitiNut Laelth May 2014 #203

What happened yuiyoshida May 2014 #223

You might try here.... Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #245

I recall that name Liberal_in_LA May 2014 #242

The list is too long. obxhead May 2014 #204

didn't know he was gone... warrprayer May 2014 #211

I see some lurkers have dropped in... warrprayer May 2014 #213

She. Hissyspit May 2014 #263

Release the duck!!!! nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #219

Kitchy and Midlo KamaAina May 2014 #215

Send them my regards! Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #257

Sapphire Blue.. butterfly77 May 2014 #221

Is SoCalDem still around kwolf68 May 2014 #224

May be lurking.... warrprayer May 2014 #235

TruthIsAll, Autorank, Khepra. byronius May 2014 #228

EFerrari. Cleita May 2014 #230

I was glad to se meta go warrprayer May 2014 #234

+1 Hissyspit May 2014 #261

Redstone. crim son May 2014 #241

K&R. Beausoir May 2014 #244

(((hugs))) n/t crim son May 2014 #250

Indeed. LeftishBrit May 2014 #258

Seventhson. Arkana May 2014 #243

Opihimoimoi Art_from_Ark May 2014 #246

Nostamj - he made me laugh so hard I was crying one time . . . hatrack May 2014 #248

I miss him too thecrow May 2014 #251

This thread should have more recs! merrily May 2014 #253

I miss Sniffa! And Jonny. And Progmom, but am in touch with her. bettyellen May 2014 #256

Matcom, ZombyWoof, GOPisEvil, NothingShocksMeAnymore, MidloDemocrat, ForrestGump, Rabrrrrrr, SOteric May 2014 #259

Yes, they were great Lydia Leftcoast May 2014 #266

Swamp Rat, Seemslikeadream, Philosophorapter Beringia May 2014 #264

Jason Leopold DisgustedTX May 2014 #269