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137. Meh, our lives change . . .

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 05:29 PM

Dec 2012

We hang out on new boards 'n stuff, I guess.

Still, this thread is making me nostalgic for the old days--well not for the old days of President Bush, and Vice President Cheney, and Paul Wolfowitz, and Tom DeLay, and Peeance Freeance, and Healthy Forests, and John Ashcroft, and the rest of those f*ckers!

Just for the old community we had.

We miss you, BigLargeMcHuge . . .

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What is the first user name you can remember seeing on DU? [View all] Aristus Dec 2012 OP

MatCom! ohiosmith Dec 2012 #1

I remember that user name vaguely. Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #76

I believe it was Rabrrrrrrr that caught my eye (and I hope I used the correct number of r's). Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #2

Nope, only 5 at the end. rug Dec 2012 #37

I knew I was going to screw it up. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #102

NewYorker99 LNM Dec 2012 #3

Is NY99 still around? n/t patricia92243 Dec 2012 #49

My understanding is that she passed away. Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #83

Nostamj. 4_TN_TITANS Dec 2012 #145

Underpants Turbineguy Dec 2012 #4

Kephra Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #5

+ struggle4progress Dec 2012 #11

never was able to beat him in LBN tandot Dec 2012 #62

+1 Chellee Dec 2012 #70

Do you know what happened to Jitterbug? A few of us have been missing her. Little Star Dec 2012 #6

She's around every once in a while. Aristus Dec 2012 #10

Robb. Because he showed up in every poll. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #7

He's a dingbat! ohiosmith Dec 2012 #8

something with ape. i really liked the man. he immediately called me a troll. lol. seabeyond Dec 2012 #9

Wait Wut. Wait Wut Dec 2012 #12

Bob Boudelang and Walt Starr hobbit709 Dec 2012 #13

Walt Starr!! Still the classic tombstoning of all time! Bake Dec 2012 #116

Iverglas. Mine was a baptism by fire. ntt rrneck Dec 2012 #14

Hot, steaming pant load! - MrBenchley n/t machI Dec 2012 #155

matcom name not needed Dec 2012 #15

Nostamj ........I remember him very early on... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #16

I remember him, CaliforniaPeggy tandot Dec 2012 #64

That's right...he posted the toons! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #67

TruthIsAll Melissa G Dec 2012 #17

OlafTheWhite WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #18

I posted that also JanMichael Dec 2012 #113

He didn't. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #114

malaise and Random Thoughts Scuba Dec 2012 #19

Random Thoughts Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #85

Rod Barnett when I was a lurker. Kingofalldems Dec 2012 #20

Kleeb libodem Dec 2012 #21

Skinner LynneSin Dec 2012 #22

And you, and WilliamPitt of course. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #28

Skinner was the 2nd DUer I met in Person LynneSin Dec 2012 #34

I think we met at the 2005 anti-war rally in DC. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #38

I remember RFDs - I was so sick that night LynneSin Dec 2012 #65

JimmyJazz progressoid Dec 2012 #23

Also: TahitiNut, crispini, arwalden, and Frylock. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #24

I've seen WCGreen around Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #33

Yes, Indiana Green was pretty active too. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #35

That wouldn't be likely. LiberalAndProud Dec 2012 #36

That is sad. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #39

I saw something from TahitiNut the other day. Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #86

Nice! I'll keep an eye out. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #138

BigMcLargehuge... Phentex Dec 2012 #25

Still around, do you know? nt OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #27

Have no idea what happened... Phentex Dec 2012 #133

Meh, our lives change . . . OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #137

Politicasista maybe? Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #26

bleever boston bean Dec 2012 #29

Me. <----that is a Real UserName Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #30

OSD Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #31

God_bush_n_Cheney Enrique Dec 2012 #32

That is Andy Stephenson Panasonic Dec 2012 #140

screaming lord byron IcyPeas Dec 2012 #40

Screaming Lord Byron was a real person kwassa Dec 2012 #55

Close but no stogie. It was "Screaming Lord Sutch" hifiguy Dec 2012 #129

You're both right about the wretchedness of that Sutch record. On a side note, Bowie did portray... Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #135

You are correct. Mea culpa. kwassa Dec 2012 #143

OPERATIONMINDCRIME LiberalAndProud Dec 2012 #41

Someone I had happily forgotten. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #50

what a maniac. Never was a pizza so deserved. kwassa Dec 2012 #57

Shortbuspresident. n/t Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #42

They are posting under their fourth or fifth user name now. Hoyt Dec 2012 #43

NewYorker BlueJazz Dec 2012 #44

Hell, that was 10 years ago! graywarrior Dec 2012 #45

lala rawraw Little Star Dec 2012 #46

the magistrate mcctatas Dec 2012 #47

I've been on DU for over 9 years and still don't remember 90% of the usernames NewJeffCT Dec 2012 #48

Really it was probably liberal N proud. LiberalAndProud Dec 2012 #51

JitterbugPerfume, oneighty, WillPitt, Hypnotoad redwitch Dec 2012 #52

Oneighty and I used to have cool discussions about classical music. Aristus Dec 2012 #53

I miss him as well. MuseRider Dec 2012 #73

It was a smaller community back then as well. OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #68

Bluebear.....Who befriended me at first and cliffordu Dec 2012 #54

Jesus Christ. He even got TS'ed! madinmaryland Dec 2012 #56

Biglargemchuge..Moonbeamstarlight likesmountains 52 Dec 2012 #58

Plaid Adder n/t femmocrat Dec 2012 #59

+1 Lucinda Dec 2012 #105

Plaid Adder Broken_Hero Dec 2012 #60

IIRC, OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #66

I don't think Broken_Hero Dec 2012 #69

ribofunk, Baja Margie, qnr, politicat, dead parrot, and Tom Yossarian Joad! OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #71

NewYorker99 and YellowRubberDucky tandot Dec 2012 #61

Lots of names come to mind. blue neen Dec 2012 #63

JohnnyNoShoes Graybeard Dec 2012 #72

NothingShocksMeAnymore MuseRider Dec 2012 #74

Andy Stephenson Rhiannon12866 Dec 2012 #100

YES thank you! MuseRider Dec 2012 #111

He was such a sweet guy and one of my first friends on DU. Rhiannon12866 Dec 2012 #151

stickdog TrogL Dec 2012 #75

Robb Taverner Dec 2012 #77

Crewchief, of course! davsand Dec 2012 #78

Yes! I remember her from the Economy group! Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #81

Whoops! I was thinking of CrewLeader..... Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #82

You may be right and I might have her name just off a bit. davsand Dec 2012 #89

Wasn't it Crewleader? Rhiannon12866 Dec 2012 #101

NewYawker99, Jitterbug perfume, proudpatriot, Arwalden and underpants come to mind.... Rowdyboy Dec 2012 #79

NewYawker99 welcomed me. Heidi, CallMeWesley, JeffR, WannaJumpMyScooter... Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #80

i will be damned if i know fizzgig Dec 2012 #84

Monkeyfunk, Chimpsrsmarter, Sentinel Chicken TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #87

Monkeyfunk! Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #88

Yes, I remember (vaguely) some drama associated with TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #92

I remember that too XemaSab Dec 2012 #95

And I also remember when it dawned on me that your avvy was Miss Broccoli... Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #98

. XemaSab Dec 2012 #99

Chimpsrsmarter is THE FUNNIEST DU'er in person XemaSab Dec 2012 #97

She was hilariously snarky. I thought she changed her name after TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #119

And DS1. Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #90

He is still alive and well! bicentennial_baby Dec 2012 #91

I remember photos of his desk with kitty treats! Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #93

Still has the same cat bicentennial_baby Dec 2012 #94

Distressed American was the first DU'er I really interacted with XemaSab Dec 2012 #96

nothingshocksmeanymore Shrek Dec 2012 #103

nothingshocksmeanymore carolinayellowdog Dec 2012 #104

I'm going to go all obscure with my answer. Obscure but true... dry99 Dec 2012 #106

Hannah Bell. I loved her. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #107

underpants - for that creepy animated gif pintobean Dec 2012 #108

That was the greatest sig line MuseRider Dec 2012 #112

+ underpants Dec 2012 #122

LOL YAY! LOL MuseRider Dec 2012 #126

Yes it is underpants Dec 2012 #131

Oh god underpants MuseRider Dec 2012 #146

Ain't the same. You used to have it scrolling.. Panasonic Dec 2012 #141

Isn't underpants still around? Bake Dec 2012 #117

Yes, I've seen him in the lounge recently. nt pintobean Dec 2012 #120

+ underpants Dec 2012 #124

Whoomp there he is! Bake Dec 2012 #132

:-) underpants Dec 2012 #121

Still creepy and still funny. pintobean Dec 2012 #127

the marquee thing doesn't appear to work anymore underpants Dec 2012 #130

The mighty Kephra trumad Dec 2012 #109

OlaftheWhite, Kephra, Thtwudbeme, NSMA, Zombywoof, Kpete, Matcom, Neuvocat, ssfreeways, JanMichael Dec 2012 #110

GOPisEvil is still around somewhere... OrwellwasRight Dec 2012 #136

NewYorker99 In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #115

WillPitt, opihimoimoi Bake Dec 2012 #118

yes! shanti Dec 2012 #149

ASSMAN datasuspect Dec 2012 #123

Auntie Pinko and Will Pitt underpants Dec 2012 #125

Matcom and LeftIsWrite. hifiguy Dec 2012 #128

draftcaroline Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #134

newyawker1999 Panasonic Dec 2012 #139

Plaid Adder. I actually found DU cause I read her blog. Bucky Dec 2012 #142

One of the early ones I remember is Oilwellian... Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #144

Jitterbug Perfume mee too DainBramaged Dec 2012 #147

Zombywolf, Nini, raberrr, TexasDem, GreenPartyVoter.. denbot Dec 2012 #148

Although I lurked for many years Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2012 #150

Who was the guy who had an annual meetup in Bay City or Saginaw MI? bif Dec 2012 #152

Hey, What about SwampRat? Royal Sloan 09 Dec 2012 #153

It's been so long I can't even remember. :^) GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #154

Hey you didn't get here till 2002 denbot Dec 2012 #156

That might have been me. I came here once and was run out on a rail.. then GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #158

A few: LWolf Dec 2012 #157