My New Favorite DU Time-Waster: The "Random Journal" Button

[Skinner]

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/?az=random&from=Journals

I keep finding lots of great stuff that I wouldn't have otherwise found.

[libnnc]

1. I've been doing it too

for--like--the last 30 minutes.

Damn you Skinner, I should be cooking dinner right now.

Y'all have outdone yourselves with this new toy.

[Canuckistanian]

2. Yeah, that's great isn't it?

I'm discovering the writings of new and unfamiliar names. Quite a lot of literate, bright thinkers in here.

[WePurrsevere]

6. Schenectady, NY Bus Terminal? Growing up & living most of my life in &

around Schenectady I know that bus terminal rather well but was surprised and amused to see someone here bring it up. B-)

It's fun and amazing what you learn when you surf through folks Journals. It can add a bit of a personal touch that sometimes feels missing here with so many members. :)

[Canuckistanian]

12. To tell you the truth

I didn't even know Schenectady HAD a bus station. It just sounded good.

:D

[WePurrsevere]

14. Hee hee... it does... near Liberty Park, the community college & the YMCA

in the infamous Stockade area where snowmen once guarded the stockade and failed to keep the Native out. ;) It's a tiny hole in the wall place, in a not so great part of town where I dropped off and picked up many a friend... actually I'm not even sure it's still operative.

Not only was Schenectady a GE company town it was a BIG place on the Vaudville tours with the running gag of "How do you pronounce Schenectady?" "Why it's easy... just remember skin, neck, titty" "yucka yucka yucka" ;)

Sorry... I always was a history buff. :D Although I love where we are now (an hour or so South of Ottawa in NNY btw) many happy childhood and adult memories are from that area. :)

[Canuckistanian]

16. Never been to Schenectady

But if you're in NNY, we're pretty close to each other. I even listen to the AM stations in Ogdensburg and Rochester.

I'm originally from Toronto, so I'm much more familiar with the Buffalo and Niagara frontier area.

One day, I'll take a trip to the Ogdensburg/Watertown area, just to check it out.

[WePurrsevere]

17. We're about 15 min from the Canada to US/Ogdnensburg bridge.

We've only lived here for a year so I'm still learning and exploring the area. I'll say one thing for this area... for the most part it's very friendly. Ogdensburg is a cute city but not very much there except Walmarts, Lowes, markets and a couple of nice resturants. Watertown, very "military" btw with Fort Drum base there, has shops and a mall although not nearly as nice as the one we found in Ottawa when we got lost looking for the Petsmart. B-)

As for Schenectady... as I said it was just a bit funny and brought a smile to my face to hear someone from here mention it... even if they haven't actually been there. ;)

[long_green]

3. You're right, stop bragging anyway

nm

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Thank you for this

and all the other innovations you've put in recently!! :hi:

[Cobalt Violet]

5. It's the best.

And I love how there is never a dead end. All the journals that come up have the "random journal" link so you can keep going and going. I've seen lots of stuff I wouldn't have found and checked out other peoples' journal I wouldn't have otherwise.

[LaurenG]

7. Cool it took me straight to LynneSin's World

:thumbsup: I like that feature, thank you.

[thinkingwoman]

8. Thanks Skinner, et al

Where has the time gone??

[ContraBass Black]

9. I'll never get any work done now.

[TahitiNut]

10. Yep!! There's a pony in there somewhere!!

:evilgrin: :silly:

[Theres-a]

19. Hey!

link?

[kentuck]

11. Yes! I hit the Random Journal button every time I visit a DU journal

It's like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to find... :)

[DemExpat]

13. Oh, no, I didn't need to know about this feature.....

and a few weeks back I thought that DU was about as complete as it could be!

:silly:

Thanks so much for the ever-improving and entertaining site here, guys!

:hug:

:kick:

DemEx

[MazeRat7]

15. Nice. Get them to read rather than post... I like. it!!!! (n/t)

[0007]

18. Wow! This site is getting as sophisticated and a complicated

pin-ball machine. I like it!

[SeattleGirl]

20. It is a lot of fun. Great feature, Skinner!

:yourock: