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83. Oh for Pete's Sake...

Reply to DisgustipatedinCA (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 02:07 AM

Jul 2015

I glanced at this quickly at first and thought the first sentence read "Thanks, Octafish, for being a real and miserable part of what's made DU great for almost 15 years."

D'OH!!!

Criminy... been a long day. Must have been that Donald Trump Zoo crowding things up not far from here earlier this evening. Teabaggers with bulging bellies and American flags and TRUMP YES, BUSH NO! signs on one side of the street, young students and Latinos with their NO TRUMP signs on the other side of the street, cops all over the place in patrol cars and motorcycles, parked on both sides, on foot patrol, clustered on their bikes in the center divider painted in the middle of the street, and a line of TV remote trucks with their antennae extended up all the way - that extended all the way down the block. NUTS! When I was a reporter, we used to call such things "pig-fucks"! And all of it, mind you, during the usual stupid Friday evening rush-hour(s) traffic (which is utterly MONSTROUS here even on a good day). Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...

Love you Octafish - you deserve the appreciation!

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This is an Octafish appreciation thread [View all] DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 OP

Let me be the first to rec this. panader0 Jul 2015 #1

I just rec'd my own post for what I think is the first time. It's for Octafish, not me. nt DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #2

Oh Yes!!! malaise Jul 2015 #3

The true measure of a DU poster is reflected by the nature of the enemies he makes tularetom Jul 2015 #4

+1 a huge bunch! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #42

You can say that again tularetom! CrawlingChaos Jul 2015 #60

Octafish should be a paid poster at DU for the context and facts given to us. PufPuf23 Jul 2015 #64

Those that expose the truth will always be under attack by those afraid of what's rhett o rick Jul 2015 #117

Oh� Give the some credit will ya??? MrMickeysMom Jul 2015 #146

K & R Liberal_Dog Jul 2015 #5

I raise my glass of Tullamore Dew to the O'Fish. Cleita Jul 2015 #6

Yes, his posts are very entertaining...nt SidDithers Jul 2015 #7

That's one way of putting it... NuclearDem Jul 2015 #15

+1 n/t tammywammy Jul 2015 #35

As of the time of this post hifiguy Jul 2015 #72

So are yours, for those easily amused by... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #81

Octafish is a true liberal. I am glad you too appreciate his posts. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #113

You are the expert! MrMickeysMom Jul 2015 #127

Yeah, Sid gets one of these about every 6 months pintobean Jul 2015 #136

LOL, and all three of those appreciation threads combined failed to collect as many recs as this ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #155

How many recs do your appreciation threads get? pintobean Jul 2015 #156

How many have yours gotten? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #160

I wasn't knocking anyone's. pintobean Jul 2015 #161

That's right. I did do that. And I'm not sorry about it one bit. If you want to idolize someone ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #163

I'd recommend pintobean's posts a hundred times if I could polly7 Jul 2015 #162

Among the top treasures here on DU. Wilms Jul 2015 #8

+5 Absolutely, and my thoughts too. A very rare, genuis who I appreciate so much here! appalachiablue Jul 2015 #63

Octafish could collect his posts over the years and make a book out of it. pa28 Jul 2015 #9

Big Fan!!!! SalviaBlue Jul 2015 #10

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #11

same here... smiley Jul 2015 #12

Tireless poster and educator Hydra Jul 2015 #13

Completely agree - kick and rec! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2015 #14

K and effing R Scuba Jul 2015 #16

K&R. Thank you for your wonderful informative posts! Overseas Jul 2015 #17

Effin' A! MoreGOPoop Jul 2015 #18

Two thumbs way up Spirochete Jul 2015 #19

! Melissa G Jul 2015 #20

K&R! KoKo Jul 2015 #21

Yes! catchnrelease Jul 2015 #22

I would like to dedicate this video yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #23

I cannot watch! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #41

I can but only cause yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #47

Yup. Sure is cute. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #52

Wow! I would never be able to keep those little squirmers down! Rex Jul 2015 #119

well for one they don't wiggle in your belly.. yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #122

Only thing I like recently out of the sea is grilled or roasted tilapia. Rex Jul 2015 #143

I like Octafish. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #24

Thank you Octafish. azmom Jul 2015 #25

And this is a K&R for an Octafish appreciation thread MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #26

k/r marmar Jul 2015 #27

Thank you Octafish for your educated insights. I raise a glass as well- jalan48 Jul 2015 #28

My "glass" is diet soda in the bottle Warpy Jul 2015 #29

K&R jwirr Jul 2015 #30

K & R mountain grammy Jul 2015 #31

Learned more from Octafish than any source on the web FlatBaroque Jul 2015 #32

His posts send you so many places. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2015 #76

I very much appreciate Octafish and his many fine contributions. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #33

To Octafish... pacalo Jul 2015 #34

Many thanks and much appreciation, Octafish... Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #36

Octafish is amazing RobertEarl Jul 2015 #37

K&R. Octafish, you are the best of the best. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #38

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #39

K and R!! bbgrunt Jul 2015 #40

Yay Octafish! City Lights Jul 2015 #43

Octa-party!! PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #44

Octafish has given me sooo many subjects to research.... alittlelark Jul 2015 #45

Octafish is amazing. summerschild Jul 2015 #46

Yep been reading him for years. zeemike Jul 2015 #48

So happy to rec this thread dflprincess Jul 2015 #49

K & R!!! Thespian2 Jul 2015 #50

Oh my heavens yes navarth Jul 2015 #51

i see octafish as the keeper of the truth questionseverything Jul 2015 #53

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #54

Keep on carla Jul 2015 #55

OctaFish is one of DU's greatest educators. Gumboot Jul 2015 #56

Bartcop 90-percent Jul 2015 #96

/nt think Jul 2015 #57

HELL YES K&R CrawlingChaos Jul 2015 #58

Octafish - My longtime pal and trusted compatriot. blm Jul 2015 #59

11 years of enjoying Octafish Change has come Jul 2015 #61

Inestimable quality to DU, absolutely. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #62

You learn a lot. HughBeaumont Jul 2015 #65

K & R! n/t RufusTFirefly Jul 2015 #66

Love you Octafish! I'm thankful you're here. Zen Democrat Jul 2015 #67

He is a GREAT DUer hifiguy Jul 2015 #68

Yay Octafish! whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #69

Yay Octafish! davekriss Jul 2015 #70

Thank you, dear Octafish, for doing so much to unravel the twisted sisters behind the propaganda. hedda_foil Jul 2015 #71

Thank you for doing this, DisgustipatedinCA, I was going to do this the other day, but got too busy Ghost in the Machine Jul 2015 #73

Octafish is awesome! dreamnightwind Jul 2015 #74

Hear, hear! Octafish, you have been one of my most enlightening teachers. Mnemosyne Jul 2015 #75

Recommended! H2O Man Jul 2015 #77

I enjoy reading posts by Octafish. Sunk in Tupelo Jul 2015 #78

octafish rocks! Blue_In_AK Jul 2015 #79

Rec and kick and fuck anyone who doesn't like it! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2015 #80

I totally agree. BeanMusical Jul 2015 #82

Oh for Pete's Sake... calimary Jul 2015 #83

Fighting the BFEE one post at a time! Initech Jul 2015 #84

One of the main reasons I come back to DU. gordianot Jul 2015 #85

Lots of posters I admire are appreciating Octafish on this thread. merrily Jul 2015 #86

Who one's friends and supporters are hifiguy Jul 2015 #130

Octafish, whoever you are.... Helen Borg Jul 2015 #87

K&R! octoberlib Jul 2015 #88

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Jul 2015 #89

K&R deutsey Jul 2015 #90

K&R! raouldukelives Jul 2015 #91

the best!!!!! nt tomp Jul 2015 #92

I like Octafish. They piss off all the right people... Violet_Crumble Jul 2015 #93

Love you, Octafish! Holly_Hobby Jul 2015 #94

Not just yes, but HELL YES! 90-percent Jul 2015 #95

Yes, definitely! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #97

K & R ctsnowman Jul 2015 #98

A great man and someday will be regarded as a hero. nt PCIntern Jul 2015 #99

K&R! Kermitt Gribble Jul 2015 #100

BIG KICK! BIG RECOMMEND! Raster Jul 2015 #101

Great thread!! CanSocDem Jul 2015 #102

Hear, hear! malthaussen Jul 2015 #103

Octa! AzDar Jul 2015 #104

I must confess... Oilwellian Jul 2015 #105

His informed and illuminating posts are a must read. snagglepuss Jul 2015 #106

K/R Jack Rabbit Jul 2015 #107

ABSOLUTELY!! 7wo7rees Jul 2015 #108

DURec leftstreet Jul 2015 #109

kick Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #110

A highly regarded poster and a source of oft hidden yet valuable information /nt Dragonfli Jul 2015 #111

K&R! Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #112

I think I spotted Octafish downtown today! Helen Borg Jul 2015 #114

Hear, hear! G_j Jul 2015 #115

I appreciate the apparent tireless effort to bring truth and information to most rhett o rick Jul 2015 #116

Thanks, Octafish. seafan Jul 2015 #118

A bit early in the day for Jamesons'; but, here's to Octafish......... LongTomH Jul 2015 #120

R#217 & K for, the quality and sheer quantity of Oct's research is mindboggling, rest is icing!1 n/t UTUSN Jul 2015 #121

He's a DU treasure and I loathe the way he's treated by a handful here on DU. Heidi Jul 2015 #123

I think that those that try to stifle Octafish are the same ones that are against rhett o rick Jul 2015 #137

....! KoKo Jul 2015 #158

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #124

The bravest of the brave. Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #125

rec for a longtime ally bigtree Jul 2015 #126

clink! and K&R! MrMickeysMom Jul 2015 #128

Just spotted this thread ~ HAPPY to join in the party. annabanana Jul 2015 #129

Thank you, Octafish Tuesday_Morning Jul 2015 #131

I don't drink Faux pas Jul 2015 #132

Thank you for posting this thread. And to Octafish, I hope the response here will rhett o rick Jul 2015 #133

Amen WilliamPitt Jul 2015 #134

My absolute favorite DUer!!! TheUnspeakable Jul 2015 #135

Thank you Octafish! GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #138

Octafish always does a great job connecting the dots Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #139

Dedicated to finding and sharing the truth. He has the moral conscience missing in U.S. journalism, Judi Lynn Jul 2015 #140

R'amen. antiquie Jul 2015 #141

Have been here for 10 years rosesaylavee Jul 2015 #142

Octafish...yep Zorra Jul 2015 #144

Pleased to KnR. chknltl Jul 2015 #145

One of my favorite DUers. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #147

Yay Octafish! ellie Jul 2015 #148

Octa's the tops. Thanks, DiCA. nt. Mc Mike Jul 2015 #149

To Octafish! marym625 Jul 2015 #150

I appreciate Octafish SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #151

More than a friend, a brother. K&R. bobthedrummer Jul 2015 #152

I am bookmarking this thread. Octafish Jul 2015 #153

yay octafish! n/t wildbilln864 Jul 2015 #154

One of the voices on DU worth listening to Generic Other Jul 2015 #157

Octafish is amazing! polly7 Jul 2015 #159

Kicking it back to the top for one of my favorite DUers :) nt Electric Monk Jul 2015 #164

Octafish rocks! roamer65 Jul 2015 #165

Yeah, baby, that's what I'm talkin' about libodem Jul 2015 #166

DURec. SixString Jul 2015 #167

I'm in! Kurovski Jul 2015 #168

K&R Cetacea Nov 2018 #169