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Skidmore

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26. I have been doing more lurking lately than posting.

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 03:01 PM

Jan 2015

Sometimes I start a reply and then just cancel it because I just don't want the hassle of dealing with the nastiness of the parsing and slicing and dicing that has come to be considered civil dialogue.

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What happened to The Magistrate? [View all] Skidmore Jan 2015 OP

Agreed! Also MIA: Commie Pinko Dirtbag. Coventina Jan 2015 #1

he was banned. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #4

Aw, bummer! Coventina Jan 2015 #7

He's awesome. I'll be sure to tell him he's missed. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #10

He's very much missed! Warpy Jan 2015 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #43

He definitly is! I always enjoyed his posts, they were thoughtful and well said, RKP5637 Jan 2015 #60

TELL HIM I CAN KICK COMMIE PINKO DIRTBAG ASS Skittles Jan 2015 #62

That's unbelievable to me. madfloridian Jan 2015 #8

He kinda flamed out a few years ago. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #11

not according to his profile page CTyankee Jan 2015 #12

I was referring to CPD PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #13

oops, sorry. thanks for the correction! CTyankee Jan 2015 #16

I thought the same thing at first, too kcr Jan 2015 #51

Okay thanks, glad it was not The Magistrate. madfloridian Jan 2015 #23

Commie Pinko Dirtbag flamed out and was banned, not The Magistrate. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #14

No he was not banned. by NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #15

CPD was. by PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #19

Not according to his profile. Why would you say that? KoKo Jan 2015 #18

I was referring to CPD PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #20

I have to laugh! Sissyk Jan 2015 #48

lol yes. I can see one reply making the mistake, but a few AFTER I clarified. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #50

lol! Sissyk Jan 2015 #53

I plead guilty, yer honor! CTyankee Jan 2015 #57

You've already admitted it. No biggie. Sissyk Jan 2015 #58

I didn't read your whole post, christx30 Jan 2015 #64

haha! Sissyk Jan 2015 #67

Hey, wait, I don't think The Magistrate was banned. Jim Lane Jan 2015 #59

One of the best DU user names ever. progressoid Jan 2015 #24

Hells bells. enlightenment Jan 2015 #32

Seriously? Ouch. n/t Igel Jan 2015 #33

Surely not. He contributed so much. What happened? I cannot believe that he said anything JDPriestly Jan 2015 #44

Does he say why he was banned? He was a gentleman and very thoughtful. kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #61

Last posted October 30, 2014. NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #2

True malaise Jan 2015 #3

I miss him, sir PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #5

I was just thinking of him yesterday and wondering about him too. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #6

I've been wondering that myself. I remember back some time ago he did undergo a serious surgery Douglas Carpenter Jan 2015 #9

I was wondering too LeftishBrit Jan 2015 #17

I've been wondering that, too. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #21

Wondering the same thing myself. juajen Jan 2015 #46

Yes, I have been wondering also Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #22

Maybe he's just lurking. LuvNewcastle Jan 2015 #25

I have been doing more lurking lately than posting. Skidmore Jan 2015 #26

This. amandabeech Jan 2015 #31

Yeah, I know what you mean. LuvNewcastle Jan 2015 #35

Links please? Bragi Jan 2015 #38

I think that after the 2008 elections question everything Jan 2015 #28

I miss him too. A lot of thought went into his posts! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #29

Didn't realize it was that long. Renew Deal Jan 2015 #30

He has a real gift for communication. LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #34

yes, love that gentleman's posts. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #47

Some of his last posts said he was spending more time with his grandchildren. I miss him, but real freshwest Jan 2015 #36

Thanks for this, freshwest. I miss The Magistrate immensely. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #41

His posts, when not just sparring with someone, showed an analytical mind and depths seldom seen. freshwest Jan 2015 #73

Much like yours and much like you, freshwest. :-) eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #75

+1 subterranean Jan 2015 #52

hopefully he is enjoying himself JI7 Jan 2015 #71

Miss him. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #37

I miss him. redwitch Jan 2015 #39

Good question, Skidmore. I miss him, too. n/t pnwmom Jan 2015 #40

I miss him, too, Skidmore. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #42

I miss seeing him here as well sir..... Populist_Prole Jan 2015 #45

Yes, he is missed. Sissyk Jan 2015 #49

don't know, He was posting some good insight about Ukraine and Oct. 30, he stopped posting here. Sunlei Jan 2015 #54

Next to California Peggy he's my favorite. Boomerproud Jan 2015 #55

I am also quite fond of H2O Man, not just because I love his posts, tblue37 Jan 2015 #66

Another one missing an intriguing character. n/t Denzil_DC Jan 2015 #56

Thank you for posting the question, Skidmore.. I was asking about him a couple of weeks ago Cha Jan 2015 #63

I miss that fine Confucian gentleman, Sir. Didn't realize he'd been MIA so long. Hekate Jan 2015 #65

I think of him every time a "special little snowflake" shows up cyberswede Jan 2015 #68

And she did just that upthread. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #69

I meant all of them... cyberswede Jan 2015 #70

She certainly thinks she is. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #74

I was only thinking the other day I hadn't seen him for a while... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #72

I Used To See Him Now And Then ProfessorGAC Jan 2015 #76

He seems to comes and goes at times. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #77

Same with Swamp Rat. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #78