DU doesn't seem as fun as it once was

[prolesunited]

Is it just me or does anyone else feel that way?

Any suggestions for livening it up?

[Deja Q]

1. Chill in the lounge and stay out of GD?

:D

[Generic Brad]

8. Why does everyone hate GD?

Some of my best friends get flamed there.

[bridgit]

49. eh, it's not so bad, they get a little single minded over there...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2150272&mesg_id=2150272 but it's all good...till it isn't anymore :rofl:

[prolesunited]

51. As long as you're laughing about it

If all else fails, it seems like you have all sorts of doohickies to amuse yourself with. Maybe you can just start posting them as replies.

[bridgit]

52. and you...yourself...are actually wondering why du isn't "as fun as it...

once was" = puh-leeze, start with yourself after you explain the 'nature' of that comment :rofl: or...or, explain to us where we have failed you, oh queen :-)

[Joe Fields]

89. Speak for yourself. They act like a bunch of land sharks much of

the time. I never set foot in the lounge for years, but GD just got too upsetting. Now I hardly visit there.

[bridgit]

95. heh-heh, "land sharks"...

i do hear you talking on that one however :rofl:

[prolesunited]

12. Actually, GD is immensely more interesting these days

Provided people aren't posting histrionic diatribes.

[Bluzmann57]

2. Here's one.

Bring back free form radio from the '70's, such as "The Mighty 1090, KAAY". And cruise country roads while...never mind, no illegal stuff here. It may not liven up DU, but it will liven up life.

[XemaSab]

3. What the fuck, dude?

You step to DU, you're steppin' to me!

:grr:

[leeroysphitz]

5. Yo and so forth.

[prolesunited]

6. One, I'm not a dude

And, two, I'm free to express an opinion.

So, what? Are you going to beat me up now or stalk me?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

25. Dude, chill.

Dude is considered a pretty genderless word these days.

[MiniMandaRuth]

30. Agree.

My best girl friend is 'dude' to me.

[prolesunited]

36. Gimme a break

I'm old. And in my day, you young whipper-snappers, a dude was a guy. ;-)

[MiniMandaRuth]

39. It happens.

To us, oldies are the 80s. :blush:

[prolesunited]

40. And, it will happen to you one day as well

You'll be yelling, "Get off my lawn, ya damn kids!" and nothing will make sense to you.

Who knows, maybe "dude" will revert back to referring to guys and you'll be so confused. :P

[MiniMandaRuth]

41. Soon I'll be afraid of everything.

And I'll never leave my home.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

48. I started yelling things like...

"What are those punk kids doing near my car?!?!" when I was 20. Dude will always be genderless as far as I'm concerned though.

[The Traveler]

54. Rather cool how the meaning of words morph over time

Well, in some ways, anyway. Quite unrelated to the debate about the meaning of "Dude", I ponder the methods of propagandists who, of course, always seek to control the definitions of terms. By constraining meaning, thought itself becomes chained. Of course, the transformation of the meaning of Dude seems almost a counter thrust from the culture itself, an affirmation of the commonality of our humanity.

Yech. Far too ponderous a paragraph for the lounge. I better get back to GD or something. Or cut back on the Irish whiskey. :)

[Book Lover]

91. or you could say that the contraint of meaning to word makes

meaningful inetraction possible. Or shall I say to you "Gloop!" and have you guess what I mean?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

45. Well, oldies aren't the 80s to me, but I have about 10 years on you.

:P

[Wetzelbill]

61. dude, yeah...

:)

[dolo amber]

9. XemaSab

Member since Nov 10th 2004
--------------------------------
prolesunited

Member since 2001

[prolesunited]

11. Thank you

:hi:

And, you're one of the people who help make this place lively.

[XemaSab]

80. Your point being?

:shrug:

[Ellen Forradalom]

28. I have the honor of knowing both XemaSab and proles IRL

So allow me to introduce you!

Xema, Proles. Proles, Xema.

If you lived in the same area, you'd enjoy each other at DU gatherings. That is my considered opinion.

I think prolesunited just wants this place to be even more fun!

[prolesunited]

42. Thanks for the introduction

Perhaps it just didn't translate well over the net.

[Ellen Forradalom]

56. Xema rocks.

She came over and helped me make and eat bagels last weekend. I vouch for her utter coolness.

[XemaSab]

79. Thank you, Ellen!

:D

[Zomby Woof]

93. I ate sushi with Ellen once

And yet she still moved to California anyway. :D

[Ptah]

4. I'm thinking sunflowers are indicated:

No fun here:





All hail the sunflower

[swag]

32. Damn.

They don't grow like that in Conrad.

[Ptah]

33. Havre is not sunflower central, either. n/t

[swag]

35. Nah. Dad grew a few 7 foot sunflowers one good year,

but it's been all drought and misery since then.

[Guava Jelly]

7. Every time I try.. Iget slammed by jealous duers who hate my innuendos

So i started posting bunny and puppy threads

[prolesunited]

10. Why do you assume they are jealous?

Perhaps they are are just annoyed.

[Guava Jelly]

21. Because they have the ability to place me on ignore

But instead of that they bitch waller and moan.

[prolesunited]

23. That still doesn't mean they are jealous

Have you ever tried to ignore a scab? Doesn't mean you are jealous of it.

[Guava Jelly]

27. Some people it really does mean it though

Because In my threads I talk to some of the most beautiful ladies on DU Whom i consider my friends.
And if I am getting flirted with others arent.
so hence forth jealosy.
I am not saying you are but "some are"

[Blue-Jay]

29. Oh yeah.

[Guava Jelly]

31. And please if you feel I am a scab use the ignore button

it works like a charm

[prolesunited]

37. I didn't say you were a scab

All I'm saying is that you didn't prove your case. It's called an analogy.

[Guava Jelly]

58. well i apologize it was late I was irritated+ I am a little trigger happy

lately
Sort of tired of people giving me shit for having fun and being myself

[prolesunited]

68. Thank you for apologizing

No worries. :-)

[Guava Jelly]

72. I apologize for misunderstanding your question

But not for who i am and what i feel.
So yes No Worries.

[Guava Jelly]

83. What ever was written below in the name deleted post

I have no Idea what you wrote or who wrote it
But I have a gift for you to read.

[fudge stripe cookays]

85. Truth hurts. n/t

[Guava Jelly]

86. Yes it does!!

And so does being Misjudged by a perfect stranger.

[Name removed]

74. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[datasuspect]

64. don't go changing on me DUDE

fuck em if they can't take a joke.

anyway, we need to campaign against the rabidly self-righteous and the pathologically indignant.

[Guava Jelly]

69. Hey I won't and people are assholes

And thanks for the positive feedback

[Mutley]

65. Don't let them bug you, man.

It's impossible to make everyone happy, so just be yourself. Plenty of us like the real you. :hug:

[Guava Jelly]

70. Hey the important ones do!

And you are important w/o a doubt :hug:

[Mutley]

76. Thanks.

So're you. :hug:

[Deja Q]

73. I like bunnies!

:loveya:

[johnnie]

13. What would be fun?

I think it's fun here and there, but I'm not an old timer.

[bridgit]

14. zippity doo-dah, zippity eh...

[bridgit]

15. how bout a little art...

[prolesunited]

19. I find that art very moving

Thanks!

[bridgit]

16. or some juggling...

[Floogeldy]

17. Yow. It seems that everyone is so jittery and sensitive.

[prolesunited]

22. Do you mean me?

I hardly even post anymore?

[Floogeldy]

24. Well, I wasn't thinking of you . . .

. . . but based on your post, I will from now on.

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[hfojvt]

81. THAT must be why

DU is not as fun as it used to be. :think:
Either that or we are not eating enough moon pies.

[LSdemocrat]

18. It would help if we win a damn election on occasion

Assuming, of course, we actually managed to be declared the winner and take office :)

[prolesunited]

26. We've won elections for sure

Would be nice to celebrate, though.

I will admit things started to sour for me after 2004.

I will be here to celebrate in November, provided that's the case. :toast:

[bridgit]

20. or this goofy thing, what is wrong with this goofy thing...

[tinfoil tiaras]

34. I make things more FUNNNNNNNNNNN

booty booty booty booty rockin everwherrrrrrree

haha i'm listening to that song.

:rofl:

[prolesunited]

38. How could you not

with a name like tinfoil tiaras

[tinfoil tiaras]

44. Oh, i know

Are you an R.E.M. fan? Because it would be amazing if you weren't and knew where my username came from.

:D :hi:

[Pale Blue Dot]

43. There's 30 threads on each page.

Read and respond to the ones that interest you, and don't read or respond to the ones that don't.

[prolesunited]

46. Gee, why didn't I think of that?

I guess I'll just call the mods to lock this thread now that you've solved this issue for me.

[Pale Blue Dot]

47. It says a lot about you

that you've learned so quickly.

[smtpgirl]

50. Personally, I called out some people here

and had my thread erased because I feel that the Redskin name is ok.

I am 1/8 Blackfoot Indian and people here think that I am racist, go figure.

That is why I don't get rid of my Avatar, when I can choose more becoming things from my personality I will, at this point my Avatar is a statement!!!

[swag]

53. What is your relationship with/to the simple mail transfer protocol?

[Wetzelbill]

62. oh yeah, I'm a quarter

so I say you're racist, so there! :)

[mduffy31]

55. Because some people around here are just way to damn sensitive

This is a prime example. Someone posted a joke, and the response from one person is exactly what I am talking about.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=5625699

[hfojvt]

82. not a joke that a government worker would find funny

and the lazy worthless bureaucratic government is a RW meme. I myself posted the wrong sort of joke, simply to make a point that "not everything that passes for a joke is really funny" and I was temporarily tombstoned for my troubles. I guess the joke was on me.

[BamaGirl]

57. No clue

I been gone. :( :shrug:

[prolesunited]

87. Well, there you go!

We just needed more BamaGirl.

So, were you doing anything interesting?

[Sugar Smack]

59. You could always humor us with some entertainment.

:)

[Anarcho-Socialist]

60. It's easy to dwell on a half-remembered "golden age"

DU goes through tough periods like everything else. I think the Lounge is still fun and also you could hit the DU Groups if GD and LBN gets to you.

[prolesunited]

67. It was only a few years ago

and my memory isn't that bad.

Perhaps it is that some of the people I liked are gone or turned out not to be who I thought they were.

[Wetzelbill]

63. you know, I like cocaine and prostitutes because they are a

fun thing to DU. :)

[Mutley]

66. It has seemed slower than it used to be.

I'm sure the Lounge goes through its phases just like everything else.

[Redstone]

71. Ah, but it never really was.

Redstone

[SOteric]

75. Maybe more posts

with pictures of Johnny Depp would perk things up for you?

Personally, I think this place needs a lot more DS1 than it's had lately. :shrug:

[merh]

77. I agree with you.

I do miss his talents and humor.

:(

[bridgit]

78. i miss DS1, oh, and here's a little Depp for good measure...

:bounce:

[ScreamingMeemie]

84. I know!

I'm with ya there sweetie. :hug:

Pictures of Johnny Depp are always welcome by me...

[LaraMN]

88. ....

:-(
Agreed.

[anarch]

90. suggestions:

1. re-arrange the forum view so it's sorted by author's name, then randomly respond to stuff that's from last week

2. take drugs

3. REALLY BIG FONTS!!!


Sorry, that's all I've got at the moment.

[LSK]

92. hmmm its another one of THOSE threads

Great. :eyes:

[underpants]

94. Okay I didn't want to do this but...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user&saz=inbox&ssaz=show_mesg&m_id=1442031

[prolesunited]

96. Aaah! That's the DU I know and love

Thanks for stopping by. :hi:

[Generator]

97. Please

We're here to change the world by never watching ABC again. Nobody ever said it was going to be "fun".

[Blue_Tires]

98. sometimes it helps to take a break for awhile

nt

[QuestionAll...]

99. it has certainly been denigrated...

I do recall, years back, when I was in awe of information that I could not add to. And learned and listened on the sidelines.

It's way different now. The cliches and repetitiveness.

hard to find real meat.

[prolesunited]

100. Some of it could be that we've changed as well

I know I've learned an awful lot in my time here, but it also has gotten quite repetitive, like what happens when someone dies or gets ill.

[Robb]

103. What, you want more polls?!?

You know, I ain't as young as I used to be. :hi:

[prolesunited]

104. I always have enjoyed your polls

especially the requisite "dingbat" option. :hi:

[derby378]

101. Two words: DU party

Get together with DUers who also live in your neck of the woods.

I organized one in D/FW a few months back. I really should do it again sometime soon.

[UrbScotty]

102. Just go to GD (nt)