I said in Rick's thread that nothing big happened, as far as I could tell, today. I was wrong.

[MorningGlow]

THIS happened.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8878852&mesg_id=8878852

When you get pure levity in GD (GD!!!), then you know the entire universe has shifted. If you haven't seen it yet, you must check it out. It's...amazing. :hi:

[JanusAscending]

1. When I click on the link..

all I'm getting is "missing topic" !!!!! I tried it twice...no luck???

[orleans]

2. i think the universe must have shifted back because the entire

thread is gone.

and i've read several threads about the missing thread--i wonder what the hell i missed.

oh well.

[OneGrassRoot]

3. Darn, I'm with you...

:shrug:

MG can give us a synopsis sometime today, hopefully. :)

:hi:

[orleans]

12. check this out

kali's post #2
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9456649

[MorningGlow]

4. OH NOES!

I can't believe that happened--that it was vaporized! DRAT! x(

Basically there was some programming glitch, and an OP was "Subthread Deleted" by "Name Removed" with zero posts. But for some reason you could reply to it for a while, and then when you couldn't, you could still reply to the replies. Everyone was posting goofy stuff--EVEN THE MODS!--and generally having a grand old time. Last time I checked it was up over 400 posts.

It was a breath of fresh air in fight-to-the-death-over-a-hangnail GD.

RIP, Subthread Deleted. You will be missed. :cry:

[Shallah Kali]

5. Google Cache to the Rescue!

I have come to save the day.....

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2Fdiscuss%2Fduboard.php%3Faz%3Dshow_mesg%26forum%3D389%26topic_id%3D8878852%26mesg_id%3D8878852

ps if you have firefox check ou the Ressurect This addon

[MorningGlow]

6. Yay, Shallah!

Thanks for looking it up! It's a small bit of the whole thing, but it can give you a good idea of what it turned into. :hi:

[I Have A Dream]

7. Yes, people were ecstatic! It was so funny that something...

so small made so many people so happy. :D

[TheNewMe]

8. Maybe DU should have...

an occasional "sub-thread" posted just so people can be, well, silly? Maybe a contest for most imaginative post? Any reason to lighten up, have some fun, GRIN...

[MorningGlow]

9. We used to have the DUzys

A collection of the funniest/cleverest posts for the week. I won one, once. Proudest moment of my life. (Okay, in the top 20, at least.)

Apparently it got to be too much work, collecting them, and the tradition ended. Shame, really.

And welcome to DU! :toast:

[I Have A Dream]

10. I like the way you think, TheNewMe!

Welcome to the group!

:hi:

[TheNewMe]

11. Thanks all!

My wife said this was a friendly group!