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cyberswede

(26,117 posts) Mon May 4, 2015, 10:02 AM May 2015

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Leading to somewhat rose-colored description of my candidate's attributes, followed by snarky exaggeration of what's wrong with the other candidate. eyeroll smilie

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Mildly tantalizing click-bait thread title... [View all] cyberswede May 2015 OP

Wot? No movie spoiler? leftofcool May 2015 #1

Exasperated reply about how people don't "get it" cyberswede May 2015 #2

Iron Man dies at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron. randome May 2015 #116

Darth Vader is Luke's father! BeanMusical May 2015 #173

Jeebus---Vader is "father" in German. Who doesn't know that? nt msanthrope May 2015 #180

Snape kills Dumbledore Scootaloo May 2015 #176

Snarky response cwydro May 2015 #3

Then an edit includes a HappyMe May 2015 #5

Rejoinder cwydro May 2015 #12

Smug posting of a HappyMe May 2015 #17

"mild harrumphing" cwydro May 2015 #20

.... HappyMe May 2015 #31

It doesn't roll of the tongue very easily fadedrose May 2015 #64

Well anyway, cwydro May 2015 #68

Loud demand to stop hijacking serious thread about important issue. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #73

Yes, the sound of "ph" is serious nt fadedrose May 2015 #80

Accusation of misogyny (n/t) thesquanderer May 2015 #125

Confused what the hell response. HappyMe May 2015 #131

see posters name KMOD May 2015 #134

Defensive accusation of repeating RW smears. nt cyberswede May 2015 #6

Misuse of the term STRAWMAN directed at you!!! PeaceNikki May 2015 #11

LOL! cwydro May 2015 #13

"Helpful" comment that you have no idea what a strawman is. cyberswede May 2015 #21

Grand announcement that I am putting YOU on IGNORE!! PeaceNikki May 2015 #22

Reply to someone in thread after announcing the OP poster was put on ignore hootinholler May 2015 #54

Obligatory recipe sharing post Jamastiene May 2015 #163

Dammit, I always suspected you were Scuba's sockpuppet. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #152

Accusation of freeper status. cwydro May 2015 #74

Petulant "I've been here longer than you" cyberswede May 2015 #77

comparison to Obama 2008 polling numbers treestar May 2015 #113

questioning of intelligence level KMOD May 2015 #4

Seemingly neutral response... cyberswede May 2015 #10

Alert cwydro May 2015 #15

Gloating that someone can't alert for 24 hours! cyberswede May 2015 #23

!!! cwydro May 2015 #25

claim to have doctorate treestar May 2015 #132

... smokey nj May 2015 #7

usual request to pass butter Hekate May 2015 #139

You forgot to throw in a graph that can be interpreted 16 different ways. randome May 2015 #8

Retort mocking specious source for the graph cyberswede May 2015 #14

Announcement to the thread that I'm trashing the thread deutsey May 2015 #9

assertion that you hide from the truth cyberswede May 2015 #18

Announcement I'm leaving DU L0oniX May 2015 #19

A few replies begging you to stay. HappyMe May 2015 #24

Offer to make DU donation for your star member status L0oniX May 2015 #30

Miffed reply about minding your own damn business. HappyMe May 2015 #33

Apologetic hearts given L0oniX May 2015 #36

Hidden post HappyMe May 2015 #38

Requisite "Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!" reply. PeaceNikki May 2015 #26

First of many "don't let the door hit you..." posts cyberswede May 2015 #27

Response saying "Don't let the door hit you" deutsey May 2015 #29

Posting of Johnny Ringo's "Well, Goodbye" clip from Tombstone ... 11 Bravo May 2015 #94

Na na na na, Na na na na, hey hey goodbye eridani May 2015 #199

This message was self-deleted by its author liberal_at_heart May 2015 #193

Yeah, I'm getting really tired of that. I nearly responded to one person today: "Whats different stevenleser May 2015 #16

Indignant reply that this is a message board where people can post what they like... cyberswede May 2015 #37

Petulant response that this applies to me as well! stevenleser May 2015 #40

Accusation of stalking cyberswede May 2015 #49

Childish attempt to say it was you who was stalking me! stevenleser May 2015 #162

Generic self-serving plea for common sense to prevail. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #28

TLDR cyberswede May 2015 #39

Obligatory THIRD WAY!1! reference. Bobbie Jo May 2015 #32

... cyberswede May 2015 #41

Emotional plea for loyalty. HappyMe May 2015 #42

Spell "Third" as "TURD" to give the post extra-poopy smelly snarkitude!!!!! nt MADem May 2015 #124

Gratuitous slam of President Obama. greatauntoftriplets May 2015 #34

insinuation of racist undertones in your slam cyberswede May 2015 #44

Attempt to back up slur by linking to... greatauntoftriplets May 2015 #47

Sarcastic reference to your stellar source... cyberswede May 2015 #52

Sudden, extraneous intrusion by library girl... greatauntoftriplets May 2015 #53

Snide comment about being a slow day at the library cyberswede May 2015 #58

Further commentary that when I was on MIRT, we were aces at catching her. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #59

Wondering what she said. HappyMe May 2015 #65

Hundreds and hundreds of "ME TOO" RECS, many from people who have been MADem May 2015 #128

This message was hidden by jury decision. PeaceNikki May 2015 #35

Name Removed Hekate May 2015 #127

Enjoy your Stay post treestar May 2015 #148

"Welcome back" response to low-count poster Scootaloo May 2015 #177

Commentary on jury-hidden message above that poster can't respond to. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #43

Self-congratulation for pissing off the right people. cyberswede May 2015 #45

Sock-puppet appearance. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #46

Snotty "Welcome back!" cyberswede May 2015 #63

From a poster who can tell you all about DU in 2008, but who MADem May 2015 #129

Veiled reference to the sock-drawer being full Hekate May 2015 #140

Godwin's Law! Godwin's Law! Godwin's Law! Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #48

Nice post, you-know-who cyberswede May 2015 #67

I know I am but what are you? Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #156

Infinity! Jamastiene May 2015 #166

Announcement welcoming you to ignore hootinholler May 2015 #50

Taunting reply that you won't really put me on ignore cyberswede May 2015 #69

Tag-team pile-on with general backslapping and inside joke. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #79

Comment about "the usual suspects" cyberswede May 2015 #82

Reply about biding time with mention that poster will eventually ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #84

75th appearance of this thread title as an OP kwassa May 2015 #51

Hurt reply pointing out that nobody made you read this thread cyberswede May 2015 #55

Comment that the poster responded to is only ever here to disrupt... ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #57

... cyberswede May 2015 #66

Cranky wondering why you HappyMe May 2015 #60

Snowden. Greenwald. Clinton. OWS. NSA. randome May 2015 #56

Accusation of threadjacking cyberswede May 2015 #75

Reducing an incredibly complex subject that scholars have written volumes on deutsey May 2015 #61

Agreement. HappyMe May 2015 #70

Snide "whoosh" reply cyberswede May 2015 #72

Angry "whoosh" my ass reply. HappyMe May 2015 #83

Notification that links are from a RW source. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #86

Loud, snippy accusation that HappyMe May 2015 #92

Picture of cat shenmue May 2015 #62

This is the only response in the entire thread fadedrose May 2015 #78

U welcome shenmue May 2015 #88

Reply indicating poster totally thrown off train of thought by squeeeee kitty Hekate May 2015 #130

Poster unable to remain in Meta, weakened by squeeeeee kitty kryptonite Pooka Fey May 2015 #197

Eben moar itteh bitteh kittehs! eridani May 2015 #201

U broke teh Skwee Meter 5000 shenmue May 2015 #204

angry post decrying the dyeing of kittens!!!! treestar May 2015 #205

Angry post decrying irrationality about a picture that eridani May 2015 #209

Favorite gofundme account cwydro May 2015 #71

Mean-spirited insinuation that your predicament is your own fault cyberswede May 2015 #90

Jury results and complaint HappyMe May 2015 #99

comment about how this thread has 74 replies KMOD May 2015 #76

Unfunny meant-to-be-funny mention of cliques and exclusion ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #81

Immediate sub-thread cwydro May 2015 #108

Accusation of Meta, with hint of desire to know what's in that sub-thread Hekate May 2015 #133

Actually Recursion May 2015 #85

Refutation based on personal anecdote. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #87

Counter-refutation based on tenuous third-party anecdote! Recursion May 2015 #95

Off-based accusation and assumption of poor education. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #102

CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE!!!!! Recursion May 2015 #107

Accusation of twisting the issue to fit your narrative cyberswede May 2015 #97

Now you've done it. randome May 2015 #89

Declaration that thread has been won ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #93

+1 with a bunch of zeros after it cyberswede May 2015 #98

Plus a zillion! HappyMe May 2015 #103

predictable call of duzy in upper case uppityperson May 2015 #120

accidentally reponds to wrong post KMOD May 2015 #136

Secret feelings of guilt Flying Squirrel May 2015 #155

Disclaimer that I did not alert on this thread, because everyone needs to know my alerting habits. Rex May 2015 #167

Confession that I was Juror #X Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #186

Unsupported assertion delivered as unquestionable truth. n/t winter is coming May 2015 #91

Claim that all you (candidatesupporternickname)s are a cult of personality cyberswede May 2015 #100

Commentary that this deserves its own thread. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #104

Your links are to MSM, and their corporate lackeys. kwassa May 2015 #115

How about,, Patriarchal yet Stepford like Oligarchy drone, Who said last week. orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #96

Baffled "wut?" reply cyberswede May 2015 #105

Snide reference to spell checker being your friend Hekate May 2015 #141

****************Lots of attention-getting asterisks!!�AND CAPS!!!****************** ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #101

Smugly points out a spelling error. HappyMe May 2015 #106

I AM NOT SHOUTING. kwassa May 2015 #111

+ a totally obnoxious number. Bobbie Jo May 2015 #172

Comment stevil May 2015 #109

Friendly wave and "nice to see you" comment cyberswede May 2015 #114

....hmmmm... comment on how "stevil" is amazingly close to ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #142

Information that you owe me a new keyboard treestar May 2015 #184

welcome to DU lulz Quayblue May 2015 #189

Contrarian response. NuclearDem May 2015 #110

Inquiry of "what about the SCOTUS?!" cyberswede May 2015 #117

Calling you are fan worshipper of your candidate treestar May 2015 #112

"Congratulations" for upholding your principles cyberswede May 2015 #119

Profound regret for inablility to resist obvious click-bait Pooka Fey May 2015 #118

Finding the OP curiously satisfying. Glassunion May 2015 #121

Second post attempting to duplicate this one that gets no recs. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #122

Name removed. cwydro May 2015 #123

DEMAND THAT EVERYBODY CALM DOWN treestar May 2015 #126

Notification of hypocrisy. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #144

OUTRAGE EXPRESSED AT ABOVE DEMAND Warpy May 2015 #158

Utter disbelief that this thread is continuing and getting recs... ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #135

+1000 <G> n/t jtuck004 May 2015 #138

Smug agreement about how some posters can't seem to devote their time treestar May 2015 #146

+1 million agreement. HappyMe May 2015 #150

Obligatory K&R nolabear May 2015 #137

Request For Beer And Travel Money hatrack May 2015 #143

lol treestar May 2015 #147

... cwydro May 2015 #149

lol! HappyMe May 2015 #153

God, not another cat gif. Eleanors38 May 2015 #145

overuse of rofl emoticon suggesting imminent nervous breakdown foo_bar May 2015 #151

Ardent plea for civility. kjones May 2015 #154

Concluding post pointing out that thread is a long series of micro-aggressions Pooka Fey May 2015 #157

Post responding saying that it is really passive-aggressive. kwassa May 2015 #159

Stoic prononcement that further debate on topic is a new "mini" micro-aggression Pooka Fey May 2015 #196

Rejection of less than a passive-aggressive macro-aggression. kwassa May 2015 #198

lol. good one Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #160

Snarky personal insult Jamastiene May 2015 #161

This thread just went on Double Secret Probation! MerryBlooms May 2015 #164

This message was self-deleted by its author Rex May 2015 #165

This message was self-deleted by its author. Along with the entire sub-thread. Rex May 2015 #168

This message was self-deleted by its author. Rex May 2015 #169

Locking. A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #170

Posting age old gif of STNG, because I am way cool and in the know. Rex May 2015 #171

Befuddled post from the member who takes everything literally. Starry Messenger May 2015 #174

FINE. You've EARNED my IGNORE list, then. nilram May 2015 #175

I don't ignore anyone, I loooooove dissension Quayblue May 2015 #200

I see you must work for BuzzFeed! Blue_Tires May 2015 #178

Sorry, this was already posted here... nilram May 2015 #179

Some comment about age. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #181

First of several replies defending members of my generation and denegrating yours. Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #187

Something I forgot to mention in the previous reply but it's too late to edit. Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #188

Reply from older person agreeing that our generation sucks and treestar May 2015 #206

Reference to lost blankie. Solly Mack May 2015 #182

Comment that this kind of thing would never have happened on DU2. Jim Lane May 2015 #183

Long meandering hard to decipher post that may or may not have anything to do with OP Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #185

you want I should kick some snarky, rose-colored, exaggerated descripting ass, cyberswede? Skittles May 2015 #190

An unwed mother openly breastfed her Pitbull at an Olive Garden!!! Initech May 2015 #191

A "Welcome Newbie" greeting including traditional :hi: wave to low-post count member Pooka Fey May 2015 #192

Comment about "usual suspects" intimating a personal agenda. nt Bonobo May 2015 #194

Yeah, that really destroys a thread. n/t freshwest May 2015 #195

Massive fucking GD meltdown Warren DeMontague May 2015 #202

Expression of appreciation for your concern, followed by thinly-veiled reference to merrily May 2015 #203

+300 replies with 8 recs ismnotwasm May 2015 #207

Mild rebuke of The DU and all the posters here, golden ticket to hate on progressives. Rex May 2015 #208

Post chiding you for forgetting the ponies that fart rainbows n/t eridani May 2015 #210