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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
96. As I posted to another post saying Grandma's line ...
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 05:57 PM
Aug 2015
Hey ... Your Grandma and Mama 1SBM must have grew up on the same side of the street ... she raised me on that line! ... That and, "The drunken tongue speaks the sober truth, and the angered tongue speaks no lies. So, Baby ... If you really want to know what someone thinks about you, get them drunk and piss them off!"
Dear Bravenak [View all] BainsBane Aug 2015 OP
K & R for Bravenak's posts. lovemydog Aug 2015 #1
+1 lunamagica Aug 2015 #4
I am fucking sad about this. bravenak Aug 2015 #2
Me too BainsBane Aug 2015 #3
No!!! They can CHANGE!!! I know it!!! bravenak Aug 2015 #5
That's not to say that no one can change BainsBane Aug 2015 #6
Yes. I see that. bravenak Aug 2015 #10
LOL! lovemydog Aug 2015 #8
Nope. Can't change everybody. bravenak Aug 2015 #13
Agree. lovemydog Aug 2015 #16
It's getting funnier by the day. bravenak Aug 2015 #22
Who is watching the watchmen? lovemydog Aug 2015 #43
Yep!!! They cry about Lee Atwater while worshiping at his shrine.nt bravenak Aug 2015 #65
As true as it was when it came out: freshwest Aug 2015 #79
Are you a Battlestar Galactica fan? BainsBane Aug 2015 #82
Nope, just the original. Newer ST and BSG versions went against the Commons to nepotism, IMO. freshwest Aug 2015 #83
Is there a specific thread you're referring to? lovemydog Aug 2015 #9
All my own fault, really. bravenak Aug 2015 #11
No, not your fault. lovemydog Aug 2015 #18
I'm laughing too. bravenak Aug 2015 #20
In the words of MLK: lovemydog Aug 2015 #23
Wait!!! I hafta go get me a fish filet and a joint!!! bravenak Aug 2015 #26
Yeah, I'm running out to the atm. lovemydog Aug 2015 #29
Check this out quick before he leaves!!! bravenak Aug 2015 #28
Dammit. I missed it. lovemydog Aug 2015 #33
Oh, I save the best ones. bravenak Aug 2015 #35
roflmao lovemydog Aug 2015 #44
That shit never makes sense!!! bravenak Aug 2015 #62
Me too. I've laughed to the point of hyperventilating. lovemydog Aug 2015 #69
Yeah. Some of them are just back to acting normal. bravenak Aug 2015 #70
Damn it. I miss all the good stuff. Warpy Aug 2015 #76
I think I read that one time in GD. bravenak Aug 2015 #111
The mind boggles n/t Scootaloo Aug 2015 #126
They totally have no lives.nt bravenak Aug 2015 #127
That gave me a smile. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #104
Just laugh at it. Nothing we can do. bravenak Aug 2015 #121
You helped change at least one person's point of view GeoWilliam750 Aug 2015 #86
Oh, good!! One at a time, I guess. bravenak Aug 2015 #113
GeoWilliam, so good to see you. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #116
Hey bravenak. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #7
I love that one. bravenak Aug 2015 #12
Thanks for adding that, sheshe. brer cat Aug 2015 #15
brer cat sheshe2 Aug 2015 #19
I am here less for sure. brer cat Aug 2015 #25
You all rock. lovemydog Aug 2015 #45
Truth makes some people too uncomfortable. brer cat Aug 2015 #14
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MIRT!!!!!! bravenak Aug 2015 #21
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OMG. bravenak Aug 2015 #27
That will be her claim to fame BainsBane Aug 2015 #30
I hope she is too. I'll never forget it. bravenak Aug 2015 #32
She came, she saw, lovemydog Aug 2015 #46
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Proud? That one has turned the tables so that she is now the fucking VICTIM Number23 Aug 2015 #55
That is the TERM of this campaign season. bravenak Aug 2015 #67
It's definitely that person's legacy here. Not that they have the sense or the integrity to care Number23 Aug 2015 #71
I'm enjoying it now. bravenak Aug 2015 #72
Yeah, my one hide is for pointing out the term zappaman Aug 2015 #80
Just joined up brer cat Aug 2015 #31
They love me. Attracted to me.nt bravenak Aug 2015 #34
That's what HRC said about Rush while LOLing. 'He's got a crush on me.' freshwest Aug 2015 #40
The ones that complain about me the most just wanna kick it with me. bravenak Aug 2015 #112
Joined up ... for the 3rd or 4th time. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #88
Wow! Well, here are the Jury Results. I'm glad you preserved the new meme. Right there with POSUCS! freshwest Aug 2015 #36
Unbelievable. MADem Aug 2015 #39
What do I say? 'Fuck Ron Paul'? It's like they read it from a script. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #41
Admins can have a look at the posting history and MADem Aug 2015 #42
Juror 1 scares me. bravenak Aug 2015 #64
Dear juror 1... wtf? Agschmid Aug 2015 #74
Juror # 1 is whack. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #77
Please send this to admin. zappaman Aug 2015 #81
See...there are just scads of juror #1's out there Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #85
I have a feeling that was a sock as well as a troll. MADem Aug 2015 #37
It knows me. I feel like I know him, tbh.nt bravenak Aug 2015 #63
I was on the second jury for this. (I guess. ) Hugin Aug 2015 #38
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Just a heads up: Jamaal510 Aug 2015 #49
Look at this person's third post and you'll see they are an obvious troll with no intention cui bono Aug 2015 #51
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Oh, please...you aren't starting this thread to praise bravenak. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #53
who cares? DonCoquixote Aug 2015 #54
I support bravenak as well, but that's not the point. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #57
the op doesn't give a shit who bravenak supports/doesn't support JI7 Aug 2015 #58
I know that bravenak is critical of Clinton. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #59
that's why i mentioned the OP JI7 Aug 2015 #60
This is getting scary ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #90
I know ... WOW ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #89
Brother Blue Tires has a thread about how to spot a troll as quick as he can. Number23 Aug 2015 #56
Please!!!! bravenak Aug 2015 #68
LOL lovemydog Aug 2015 #75
LOL. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #91
+1 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #101
!! Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #123
Hell yeah and AMEN emulatorloo Aug 2015 #133
These people are so damn crazy. Apparently, the ONLY black thought that is allowed on DU is one that Number23 Aug 2015 #61
Which, if I were one of those Black people, or ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #92
Why would you need to reconsider your position when the masses here will adore you and pat your head Number23 Aug 2015 #94
Oh! That's right ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #99
This post reminds me ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #102
particularly when PoC BainsBane Aug 2015 #115
"upper-class South Asians and not African American, like it's all the same thing." Number23 Aug 2015 #118
Ok. So I will try to only try one more time after this. bravenak Aug 2015 #66
You're always saying (and doing) that!!!!! SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #105
Thanks to Bravenak for her good works Gothmog Aug 2015 #73
What the heck is going on around here? GitRDun Aug 2015 #78
I know bravenak wants to continue to engage with these folks, but as my Grandma used to say..... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #84
I know.nt bravenak Aug 2015 #87
Hey ... Your Grandma and Mama 1SBM must have grew up on the same side of the street ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #93
Well, we've obviously had a lot of "drunken" posting on the DU lately, cuz I know exactly "what they Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #97
White Americans, even so called liberal ones, live and breathe, daily, white privilege AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #103
I think you are absolutely right. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #106
+ a million. I don't know why she bothers. I've told her that a hundred times. Number23 Aug 2015 #95
I honestly think she believes she can talk some sense into 'em. But one look at BS' "crowds" told.. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #98
Lordy!! bravenak Aug 2015 #114
I don't who BS' campaign staff is, but I hope they don't frequent DU. That would really be sad. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #124
They are the same on Twitter too BainsBane Aug 2015 #125
Well, I guess they've calculated that they'll get BS the nomination by pulling in conservatives & .. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #130
He's speaking at Liberty University BainsBane Aug 2015 #131
Yup. I saw that. That's what I meant about his "very conservative" following. I don't want them.. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #132
As I posted to another post saying Grandma's line ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #96
+1! nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #100
Bravenak, from a semi-clueless white man.... steve2470 Aug 2015 #107
I like my idea, look at my sig AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #108
That would be an awesome ticket! nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #109
I know. bravenak Aug 2015 #110
Ditto, and thank you. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #120
Well...you may not have gotten through to everybody, but I've appreciated your advice and I wish WIProgressive88 Aug 2015 #122
Wonderful post, steve. Number23 Aug 2015 #119
All I can say is that Bravenak is amazing! Wonderfully smart, compassionate and passionate, scarletwoman Aug 2015 #117
+1000000 nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #128
I appreciate bravenak's efforts too mcar Aug 2015 #129
Now she's on time out BainsBane Aug 2015 #134
Beautifully said, Bains.. and inspiring! Bravenak speaks from her heart as an African American Cha Aug 2015 #135
K&R for Bravenak! Wonderful tribute. octoberlib Aug 2015 #136
K&R ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #137
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