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Aristus

(72,631 posts) Wed Oct 18, 2023, 07:15 PM Oct 2023

Today is my twenty-second anniversary of membership at DU. [View all]

I started lurking in March or April of 2001, and joined a month after 9/11. I would have gone crazy in a world that had also seemingly gone crazy, if I hadn't had all of you.

I love you all, and no doubt, always will.

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Today is my twenty-second anniversary of membership at DU. [View all] Aristus Oct 2023 OP

Congrats! I generally look forward to your posts! Wounded Bear Oct 2023 #1

Congratulations & happy anniversary! tblue37 Oct 2023 #2

Way to go yankee87 Oct 2023 #3

Congrats! 2naSalit Oct 2023 #4

Congratulations debm55 Oct 2023 #5

Congrats. Polly Hennessey Oct 2023 #6

Happy Anniversary berniesandersmittens Oct 2023 #7

Congratulations. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2023 #8

That's kind of how I found DU, too. Aristus Oct 2023 #13

Same here. Landed here after seeing the DU logo calimary Oct 2023 #21

My hearty congratulations to you! liberalla Oct 2023 #9

Happy 22nd DUnniversary to you! Thank you for so many thoughtful, niyad Oct 2023 #10

Happy anniversary! I'm glad you're here! highplainsdem Oct 2023 #11

💐🫶🏽💐 blm Oct 2023 #12

:grouphugs: elleng Oct 2023 #14

CONGRATS!! Here's EarlG's "Anniversaries and Posting Milestones" thread with the mention BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #15

November it will be 19 years for me. sellitman Oct 2023 #16

Congratulations. sinkingfeeling Oct 2023 #17

always love your posts chillfactor Oct 2023 #18

Always look forward to your posts... MiHale Oct 2023 #19

Yay, Aristus! Happy DU birthday! calimary Oct 2023 #20

Congrats. Igel Oct 2023 #22

Congratulations LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2023 #23

The mods introduced DU4 to coincide with your 22nd anniversary! True Dough Oct 2023 #24

Congratulations, Aristus! ancianita Oct 2023 #25

Good for you! dchill Oct 2023 #26

Happy anniversary! geardaddy Oct 2023 #27

Happy Anniversary! slightlv Oct 2023 #28

Aristus, you make my world cilla4progress Oct 2023 #29

Congratulations!!! n/t GP6971 Oct 2023 #30

Congratulations! 🎉 onecaliberal Oct 2023 #31

Happy Anniversary! I miss your Shakespeare livetohike Oct 2023 #32

Congratulations, Aristus! Diamond_Dog Oct 2023 #33

Congratulations on your superlative taste !!! Karadeniz Oct 2023 #34

I've been here 22 yrs too. It's been a trip! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2023 #35

Well done! PJMcK Oct 2023 #36

Congratulations Emile Oct 2023 #37

Congrats! 👍 electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #38

Congratulations Aristus KS Toronado Oct 2023 #39

Many kudos :) CatWoman Oct 2023 #40

Aristus,.. Permanut Oct 2023 #41