New Group Proposal: The Daily Show and Jon Stewart

[Ian David]

Would anyone be interested in a new DU group for discussions of The Daily show and Jon Stewart?

I propose that the group be used to:

1) Promote upcoming topics and guests

2) Link to the latest segments on The Daily Show website

3) Discuss guests, topics and issues covered on The Daily Show

4) Discuss and promote upcoming appearances by Jon Stewart, Lewis Black, and other Daily Show cast in film, on TV, and live performances.

5) Post cute pictures of Jon singing with Elmo


http://jon.happyjoyfun.net/sounds/movies/el08songs.wav

Anyone interested?

[xultar]

1. I'm in...anything to get away from GD and GDp n/t

[sazemisery]

2. Stewart for President 2008!!

[MarianJack]

3. Thanks, IanDB1!

That is a picture from "Elmopalooza", one of my son's favorite tapes.

:bounce: :thumbsup: :yourock:

[AnnInLa]

4. That pic reminds me....

Did anyone send DU's "First they came for Bert and Ernie" post to the Daily Show? It seems like a natural fit. I sent to Keith, but he probably won't use it.

[Rush1184]

5. It would be great if someone could post recordings of epicodes...

fo those of us out of the country. I am studying in Scotland, amd we don't get it over here... It is the one thing I miss most about the US right now/

[Ian David]

6. My Favorite Daily Show clips (List not yet complete) Updated 10:00 AM

Jim Wallis -- Jim Wallis, author of "God's Politics" talks to Jon about moral
values.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_10009.html

Mess O'Persia -- How would our already-stretched forces handle an invasion of
Iran? Complimentary shuttle service.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/headlines/10013.html

Let's Go (Bomb) Iran! -- Jon offers an introduction to Iran, before its map is
covered with troop movement diagrams.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_10013.html

Seymour Hersh -- New Yorker writer Seymour Hersh talks to Jon about current U.S.
involvement in the Middle East.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_10013.html

Spaceball -- Jon finds it almost impossible to resist speculating about
drainage channels on Saturn's moon.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_10009.html

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Important:

Bill Clinton -- Everyone's favorite former President shares political secrets
with Jon.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_9016.html

Wolf Blitzer -- Jon interviews Wolf Blitzer, who actually utters the phrase
"mistakes were made."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_9004.html

Robert Reich -- Clinton's Labor Secretary Robert Reich comes out as a Liberal.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8153.html

Bob Kerrey -- Former Senator Bob Kerrey discusses his involvement in the 9/11
Commission.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8132.html

Richard Clarke -- Former White House counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke
discusses recent controversies.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8121.html

Sen. John McCain -- Jon Stewart interviews the Democrat Party's favorite
Republican.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8086.html

Stephen Colbert - Colbert vs. Dean -- Nothing stops political animal Stephen
Colbert from getting answers to soft questions.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/colb/colbert_dean1.html

Senator Joe Biden -- Is Dick Cheney really a murderous cyborg from the future?
Only a Democratic Senator fresh from Iraq knows for sure.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8083.html

Carol Mosley Braun -- Presidential candidate Carol Mosley Braun on the ins and
outs of caucus-mania.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8082.html

Gen. Wesley Clark -- Four-star general and presidential candidate talks
politics with Jon.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8072.html

Sen. Hillary Clinton -- Jon interviews the best selling author, US Senator and
all-purpose icon.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8043.html

Rep. Dennis Kucinich -- This guy is running for something called
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8026.html

Joseph Wilson -- Former US ambassador to Iraq, Joseph Wilson, dishes the dirt
on the current situation.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8011.html

Bush vs. Bush -- The President questions The President. Republicans around the
world go "Whaaaaa?".
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_7131.html

Dennis Miller -- War, dolphins, and more war. John interviews the funniest
haircut in the biz.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7126.html

Chris Rock -- The star of "Head of State" and John Stewart laugh about the
war... on drugs.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7119.html

Dick Gephardt -- Sexy Missouri congressman Dick Gephardt kicks it with Jon
Stewart.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7109.html

David Cross -- Stephen Colbert confronts the David Cross about his casual
blasphemy and love of metallurgy.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7106.html

Al Gore -- Al Gore comes by to discuss his new books..
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7069.html

Senator John McCain -- Senator John McCain via satellite.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7055.html


Thomas Frank -- Jon speaks with Thomas Frank, author of "What's the Matter with
Kansas?"
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_9062.html

Colbert - Colbert at the DNC -- Stephen Colbert has the time of his life from
the floor of the Democratic National Convention.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/colb/colbert_9011.html

Condie Rice's Confirmation
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/colb/colbert_10009.html

Condie Rice's Confirmation Hearing (Secretary's Day).
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/headlines/10009.html

Bill O'Reilly Part 1
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_9044.html

Bill O'Reilly Part 2
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/headlines/9044a.html

Pat Buchanan -- Jon interviews Pat Buchanan.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/indecision2002/show/celeb_7052.html

Victoria Clarke -- Jon interviews Assistant Secretary of Defense and Public
Affairs Victoria Clarke.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7051.html

Senator John Edwards -- Senator John Edwards, Democrat from North Carolina..
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7050.html

Colbert - The Radical Write -- Stephen Colbert investigates the literary
controversy surrounding Lynne Cheney.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/colb/colbert_7027.html


John Kerry: Part 1 -- Democratic Presidential Nominee John Kerry talks to Jon
about that whole running-for-president thing.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_9024.html

John Kerry: Part 2 -- Jon continues his talk with John Kerry about alternate
fuel sources and loyalty oaths.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_9024_a.html

Tom Brokaw -- Tom Brokaw talks about giving up his front-row seat to world
events.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_9061.html

Desmond Tutu -- Desmond Tutu speaks to Jon about where America stands in the
world.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_9041.html


Greta Van Susteren -- Jon goes "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_6093.html

Cave Chat -- The hunt for Bin Laden is at maximum intensity but capturing him
won't be easy.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/walsh/walsh_6068.html

John Edward -- Jon had an out of this world interview with John Edward of
"Crossing Over."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_6066.html

Anne Robinson, Pt 1 -- An exclusive extended interview with Anne Robinson.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_6058.html

Anne Robinson, Pt 2 -- Part Two of our exclusive extended interview with Anne
Robinson.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_6058b.html

Samantha Bee - Dislike Mike -- A determined young man from Minnesota comes to
New York to track down the elusive Michael Moore.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/bee/bee_9002.html

Al Franken -- Next on Air America Radio, Al Franken's cover of Twisted Sister's
"We're Not Gonna Take It."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8119.html

Daily Show: Moore Money, Moore Problems -- Numerous controversies and a segment
featuring a topless Cheney earn Fahrenheit 9/11 a big box office weekend.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_8159.html

Daily Show: Michael Moore -- Jon talks trash with this Academy Award-winning
political provocateur.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8041.html

Daily Show: Michael Moore -- Michael Moore is the author of "Stupid White Men."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_6102.html

Daily Show: Michael Moore -- He comments on the state of current politics and
the US weapons of "distraction."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7081.html

Daily Show: Michael Moore -- Michael Moore reveals whether or not "the man" has
been keeping him down.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8158.html

Daily Show: Mega-Exclusive: Howard Dean -- Jon Stewart sits down for a
one-on-one with former Vermont Governor Howard Dean.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8088.html

Carell - Miner Rescue -- Steve Carell reports from Quecreek, PA on the rescue of
the trapped miners.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/car/carell_7013.html

Jeff Greenfield -- Senior Analyst for CNN's "Greenfield at Large" sat down to
speak with Jon Stewart about 9/11/01.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_6033.html



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LGBT Issues:

Decency Issues -- SpongeBob's here! He lives in a pineapple under the sea! Get
used to it!
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_10014.html

Samantha Bee - Tropical Repression -- Samantha Bee meets with a friendly
Republican who wants to stop the gayification of Ft. Lauderdale.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/bee/bee_9012.html

Corddry - Brotherly Love -- Rob Corddry visits Philadelphia, where a clearly
insane man is protesting the city's new gay tourism campaign.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/cord/cord_8153.html

Corddry - Watching TV -- Didn?t you get the memo? Being rich is the new being
gay.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/cord/cord_8064.html

Senator Tom Daschle -- Tom Daschle speaks about the Defense of Marriage Act.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_8066.html

Whaaaa? - Gay Linguist -- Jon Stewart comments on the U.S. Army firing of Arab
language experts because they're gay.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_7061.html&setplayer=real_media

Helms - The Gaying of America -- Ed Helms explores the recent explosion in the
size of America's gay population.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/helms/helms_7061.html

Rocca - St. Patrick's Gay Parade -- Sometimes the luck of the Irish just isn't
enough.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/mo/rocca_6112.html

Helms - Queer and Present Danger -- Victims of gay marriage, the untold story
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/helms/helms_8117.html

Colbert - Terrorism and Homoism -- Stephen Colbert's analysis between the
connection of terrorism and homoism.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/colb/colbert_9055.html

Sodomy and You -- Jon's back from vacation, having just celebrated the
legalization of the naughtiest sex act.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_8001.html


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Funny

Rocca - Psyched Out -- Mo Rocca investigates the Miss Cleo scandal.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/mo/rocca_6109.html&setplayer=real_media

Miss Piggy
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_4002.html

Kermit the Frog
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_5094.html&setplayer=real_media

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog -- Jon talks with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, one
of the stars of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_4119.html


Helms - Teatgate 2004: The Aftermath -- Ed Helms and Stephen Colbert go tit for
teat in their explosive coverage of Janet Jackson's breasts.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/helms/helms_8095.html

The Teat Offensive -- America has suffered an areole-born attack! Red Alert! Buy
duct tape now!
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_8095.html

Colbert - Prince Charles Scandal -- British slander laws will never stop
Stephen Colbert from deep throating a thick and tasty banana.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/colb/colbert_8057.html

Colbert - Terrorism and Homoism -- Stephen Colbert's analysis between the
connection of terrorism and homoism.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/colb/colbert_9055.html

Helms - Cooter! -- Ed Helms visits Inverness, Florida's hilarious "Cooter
Festival."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/helms/helms_9032.html

Robert Novak -- Jon reveals conservative columnist Robert Novak to be a
"Douchebag of Liberty."
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_9017.html

Helms - Ad Nauseam: Human Body -- Fecal remnants clinging to your anus, or, how
to sell toilet paper... with aloe!
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/helms/helms_8006.html

Eric Idle -- Jon interviews this British comic and Monty Python alum.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/celeb/celeb_7103.html

Kill Pussycat, Kill Kill! -- Bill Frist -- New Senate Majority Leader, Doctor,
Kitty murderer.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/stewart/jon_7078.html

Carell - Haunted House -- Steve Carell takes a hard look at the scary side of
Halloween.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/car/carell_6050.html

Carell - Clingin' to Klingonese -- Meet a bunch of klingons. At a Best Western,
in Pennsylvania.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/car/carell_5023.html


The Daily Show Rocks -- First-ever Daily Show animation!
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/indecision2002/show/jon_7051.html

Helms - Trick or Treating on Embassy Row -- Ed Helms faces the scariest embassy
of them all, the Iraqi Embassy.
http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/helms/helms_7053.html

[cat_hair]

11. Try Usenet

Someone's been posting episodes in alt.binaries.multimedia a day or so behind when they first aired. I've been downloading them because I don't have cable.

[newyawker99]

28. Hi cat_hair!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[ikojo]

32. Use bit torrent...go to

http://www.btefnet.net/

[Rush1184]

35. How do I use that site?

I could not get it to work. When I clicked a link to DL it I got weird symbols.

[ikojo]

37. Have you downloaded the bit torrent application?

If not you first need the application for bit torrent.

if btefnet.net does not work then go to

http://w2.tvtorrents.tv:8081/

[Longhorn]

7. I love watching Jon Stewart

and would definitely enjoy talking about the show! Count me in and thanks!

[sundancekid]

8. POSILUTELY ABSITIVELY count me in -- he's the LAST sane hope!

[NYCGirl]

9. Cool. I'm interested.

BTW, did you see this mention of Jon Stewart in the article about Johnny Carson on Slate which compares Stewart favorably to Carson?

http://www.slate.com/id/2112604/

Carson also perfected the art of making a joke that bombs even funnier than a joke that works—a mixed legacy, insofar as many modern TV hosts (among them Letterman) are more comfortable than they should be going out with second-rate material. Why was that talent so breathtaking? Because TV seemed a more earnest medium back then, too, and Carson introduced an exhilarating note of self-consciousness. In a late-'70s profile in The New Yorker, Kenneth Tynan noted that Carson could spot the flaw in his own delivery before a joke had even left his mouth. He had the fastest and most exquisite audience-reaction meter of any modern comedian: He knew when a bit had bombed so badly that it could only be salvaged by insulting the audience; when it had just missed and could be goosed into working; and when it had killed and could be ridden triumphantly into shore. (The only current host with the speed and agility of Carson in his prime is Jon Stewart, who goes politically where Carson feared to tread.)

[Ian David]

10. That's cool, thanks! I hadn't seen that one

Back when he used to be a human being, Dennis Miller had been pretty good at that, too.

Never as good as Carson or Stewart, but still very good at it.

Better than Letterman, anyway.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Sure! Sounds good!

:hi:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

13. Sounds great!

I'm a daily show fanatic. never miss an episode (though it may be a repeat i catch) I'm in for the group!

[Desertrose]

14. Count me in,too

Stewart ROCKS!!!!

DR

[Ian David]

15. That makes 8 people so far interested. We need two more paid users

Two more paid users, and we can petition the moderators for a Jon Stewart group.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

16. kick

should we make a reference to this in the Lounge?

[NoPasaran]

18. Now you need one more

If it wasn't for the Daily Show I don't think I'd even have a TV

[kwassa]

21. Now you need NO more; I vote yes, and love The Daily Show

Best thing on television, best comedy show of this generation by far

[Withywindle]

17. Definitely interested, but...

...floaty hearts must be allowed!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Chalco]

19. Count me in. I'm a Jon Steward, Lewis Black groupie! nt

[Chalco]

20. I watch everyday. He is my lifeline to sanity. My only complaint

about the show is that he takes so many vacations and instead of having a sub, they do repeats. I'd rather have a sub so that I could get my daily dose of the dailyshow and stay sane.

[atommom]

22. I'd join. But more Jon, less Elmo, 'K?

;) Though Jon did do a good job of hosting Elmopalooza...

[Ian David]

23. Cool! We have a quorum then!

Now, according to DU guidelines, we have to agree on a mission statement.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=206&topic_id=10&mesg_id=10


Does this suffice?

1) Promote upcoming topics and guests

2) Link to the latest segments on The Daily Show website

3) Discuss guests, topics and issues covered on The Daily Show

4) Discuss and promote upcoming appearances by Jon Stewart, Lewis Black, and other Daily Show cast in film, on TV, and live performances.

5) Post cute pictures of Jon singing with Elmo (only not so many pictures of Elmo, I guess).

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

25. I'd agree if

it was cute pictures of jon.... no elmo, lol

[atommom]

26. I vote "aye" on the mission statement!

I even accept pictures of Elmo, as long as Jon or another member of the DS cast is also depicted. ;)

[Rush1184]

36. Links to full episodes would be nice too!!!

[ikojo]

38. Mazel tov! We have a minyan!!!

Oy vey, I am sure Jon's mother would be kvelling about now!

[Ian David]

39. Sorry, I should have said "Discussion Forum", not "group"

Does that work for everyone?

[progressoid]

24. Add me to the list!

Edit: Although that Elmo clip has me a little weirded out.

[Ian David]

27. Yeah, the Elmo clip is cute but weird

Which still makes me wonder:

Why didn't they play that for Jon on Crossfire?

I mean, if I was going to give Larry King a hard time... well... Larry King has sung with Elmo, too. Not to mention his Karaoke performance as the transgendered barmaid on the Shrek 2 DVD.

[Ian David]

29. The Most Important Democratic Underground Group Ever

Kick

[progressoid]

40. Crossfire is too neanderthal to have thought of something that innovative

But his appearance was great. I never watch crossfire normally.

[Vektor]

30. I'm interested!

LOVE the Daily Show.

[ikojo]

31. Oh yes...I'm there and I think

Jon Stewart is HOT!!!

[Gloria]

33. I'm in. We should be active in supporting him with LOVE via

emails etc.

[fortyfeetunder]

34. Heck yeah, count me in.

This is the only reason I am up late at night. Good idea!

[Bluebear]

41. Just one word of dissent

Well, not dissent...but, I first learned of TDS through the DU boards. If there remains no discussion there, we might not be spreading the good word! Of course, count me in, but don't forget to talk him up at the main boards too to spread that Jon Kind Of Love.

[checks-n-balances]

42. Yeah, more like a "helpful suggestion" than dissent, Bluebear

That was my first thought, too - aybe we can remember to start other threads in GD (sorry!) or give them some of the "best of" this forum sometimes.

BTW, I'd like to be part of this forum too!