My first thread... investigating Freeperland

[HulaChicken]

So, I'm new here, and thought, "hey, I'd like to post something." Been reading a lot about freepers here, so decided to go check out their site. Not terribly newsworthy what I found, but just had to share...
One of the members posted a little praise about the founder/creator of freeperland, saying the following:

"Every Day FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders; tell a few jokes; learn a new word..."

Learn a new word?!?! Oh, man, I'm switchin blogs right now! Why ain't y'all teechin' me sum new werds?!?!

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. You recently learned 'Freeper,' didn't you?

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[FreedomAngel82]

3. LOL funny

And yes welcome. :hi:

[formercia]

2. WTF, over

My MKI brain housing group is too full of werds alredy.

[noahmijo]

4. larn a new werd? why that sounds like masschewsetts liberal

talk to me!!!

oh and uh welcum to DU! hear we tipe lots of nu werds all the tim!!

just remember NO MORANS ALLOWD!!

[wellstone_democrat]

5. new word?

OK: supercalifragilisticexpealidocious

(that's a special sort of Fweepie!)

[mestup]

6. Here's one for ya.

Main Entry: be·tray
Pronunciation: bi-'trA
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Old French traïr, from Latin tradere -- more at TRAITOR transitive senses
1 : to lead astray; especially : SEDUCE
2 : to deliver to an enemy by treachery
3 : to fail or desert especially in time of need
4 a : to reveal unintentionally b : SHOW, INDICATE c : to disclose in violation of confidence

This is what BushCoInc has done to their freeper supporters.

[Lasher]

7. Freepers have vocabulary problems...

in part because they have to re-learn the meaning of so many words. Like 'reform', for example.

Welcome to DU!

[Elwood P Dowd]

8. Nu werds ant aloud

Welcome :hi:

[rwenos]

9. Checkin' Freeperland

General yahoo and google techniques will tell you a lot. I think Freeperland is the brainchild of your basic Fresno, California, Central Valley Right Wing Crazy. Probably had a date once, but spends 20 hours a day now stroking his keyboard.

Also -- Vocabulary for the DU blogger:

cadre
latifundianism
historical materialism
fascist
Franco
Hitler
divide-and-counquer
the Big Lie Theory

Welcome aboard, mate!

[BlueEyedSon]

10. How about "moran"? nt

[VolcanoJen]

17. LOL... there's a werd... Moran!

This photo was taken in the days preceding the Iraq invasion in 2003. I think it was one of those ClearChannel pro-war rallies?

"Moran." A DU classic. :-)

:toast: :toast: Welcome to DU! :toast: :toast:

[Carolab]

11. Don't know about "werds" but you'll definitely learn new spelling.

As in "this is HUGH"

and so on...

[Rainscents]

12. Your funny! LOL

Welcome to DU!!!:hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. I'll teach you a new phrase

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one

Thomas Jefferson

Oh and welcome to DU

[BigMcLargehuge]

14. wasn't that Ben Franklin?

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. there is a very similar phrase

give me a sec... oh here it is

They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security

Benjamin Franklin

[VolcanoJen]

18. I think it's Ben Franklin, but it's often attributed to Thomas Jefferson..

.. especially online, I've noticed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. no the two of them exist... and what was cool is... I saw

(and bought one of the two) in t-Shirt form.

Jefferson wrote that one in a letter iirc around 1798... and it had a little to do with the Alien and Sedition Act.

read my response above, I gave Ben's version too

;-)

[skids]

16. You want new words, go over to E&E.

Try promatorium:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x32404

Lots of words in that group. Some wielded well, some by those who barely understand them. But most educational just the same.

[MsConduct]

20. Welcome to DU. The neu werd for taday is 'misunderestimate'. n/t

[Historic NY]

21. Here is a whole dictionary for you.......

http://www.republicandictionary.com/rd_a.shtml