What would you do without DU?

[Duer 157099]

Let's say that DU suddenly vanished into thin air (I know, it's hard to even think that much less write it down).

Would you find another site to hang out at? How would you do that? Just spend more time at another favorite site?

Or would you feel lost and probably not spend as much time at the computer?

I honestly don't know which one I'd do.

You?

[Dappleganger]

1. Stew in my own green angry juices. nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Then I'd spend all my time at the chans, porn, or playing Civ.

No big loss, really.

[Electric Monk]

15. /b/ ?

etc

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Often.

/x/ is nifty too.

[Rebubula]

39. LOL

I knew that you were a /b/tard....

4Chan is the asshole of the innerwebs....I visit it daily for LULZ

[KILL THE WISE ONE]

3. my apartment would be cleaner

[Warpy]

13. So would my house

and I'd weave up every bit of stuff I have stored away, spin all the fibre I have, and finish the shawls I'm planning to knit.

I'd probably make trips to the thrift shop every day, getting rid of stuff I no longer have the ambition to deal with.

Shoot, I might even dust.

[enlightenment]

21. Oh, boy. I am soooo clueless. All these years and

it just occurred to me what 'Warpy' stands for . . . *smacks self upside head*

I'm a spinner, too!

[Warpy]

30. Well, it also means outrageously clumsy

and fibro certainly makes me that.

I have a Louet S-15 and learned to spin out of a book. You?

[enlightenment]

32. Ashford traditional single drive - the first (and only) wheel

I've bought. I took classes while living in a small town, along with my son. He lost interest after a few years but I've continued on. A friend taught me the basics of weaving and I'm pretty good at it, but don't care for the table looms and can't afford a floor loom . . . so I just spin.

Another friend just brought me back some lovely black Romney from New Zealand; I'm mixing some with kid mohair and some with tussah top. Looking forward to spinning it up.

It's all very Zen, isn't it? :)

[Warpy]

34. It's certainly cheaper than therapy.

[enlightenment]

38. Indeed. ;) nt

[LakeSamish706]

4. I would find it a big loss, spend a fair amount of time here and learn allot. n/t

[liberaltrucker]

5. Spend more time at Fark or DW, I suppose

:shrug:

[Still Blue in PDX]

6. Oh my gosh -- This has been a huge part of my life since 2004.

Although I would probably be a lot more productive at work, which would be a positive change, I would feel bereft.

[Mike 03]

7. Have a feeling of a hole in my heart, but also...

Lower blood pressure, for certain
Much less anger and fewer imaginary conversations about what I "should" have said and did not.

[FiveGoodMen]

10. That's about right for me, too.

Lower blood pressure, much less anger.

If I could make myself ignore the public sphere, I'd probably be a lot better off.

[TexasObserver]

8. piss and moan until I got over it

[BlooInBloo]

9. More EVE?

http://www.eveonline.com/

Because internet spaceships iz serioz biznis!!!

[scarletwoman]

11. More housework.

[IntravenousDemilo]

12. What I usually do. n/m

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Probably have lower blood pressure.

[SargeUNN]

16. DU is a helpful site

I find much good information for show preps here and in spite of some who are just here to sound off and flame, I do find a lot of good and thoughtful expressions here. I try to just blow off the flamers and closed minded ones but can't resist sometimes trying to expose them for the "got my panties in a wad" people they are.

[annabanana]

17. another site?

ANOTHER SITE???

There is no place as elegant with architecture so intuitive, posters so clever and insightful, information so encyclopedic, wits sharper or hearts larger...


(I would probably go through many many weeks of severe withdrawal)

[Duer 157099]

22. You said it exactly

Some people talk about DU giving them high blood pressure, but honestly, aside from Jon Stewart and Craig Ferguson (well and some others), DU is my main source of humor that probably lowers my BP. The snark, the intelligence, the indignance (? indignity? no, that's not right), the humor, the brilliance, it's a treasure.

:thumbsup:

[CTyankee]

28. My feeling, entirely. The DUers are simply the brightest, most creative bunch of people I've ever

known. These are reasonable, intelligent, artistic, very intellectual and incisive thinking people. I would be very upset to lose this group. I have come to enjoy and love my interactions every day with people who are SO in synch with me...

[Cant trust em]

19. I'd find another way to waste time at work. nt

[ZombieHorde]

20. I would cannibalize more people. nt

[DeepBlueC]

23. more shopping

The advantage of that is that the stores I like tend to stick around. People I am getting to know and like keep getting booted out of here so I get discouraged by DU fairly often now. That I hadn't seen in my first four or so years here but once it began to touch my experience it made me less willing to really engage here. I see enough loss as it is.

[Fridays Child]

24. I don't know but it wouldn't have anything to do with Farmville.

I don't get what the big attraction is to those Facebook things.

[Nay]

25. Get a lot more done around the house. ;>)

[miscsoc]

26. work

nt

[Shell Beau]

27. Ask the DUers who get banned. Oh wait I guess you can't.

I'd be fine. No biggie. I like DU for the quick discussion it has, but I do have a life outside of DU. I also have most of my DU friends on FB, so I am glad for FB really. You can't get banned from there for no real reason.

[jaxx]

29. I'd miss it and all the info that comes through here daily.

You peeps are a treasure trove. :grouphug:

[Name removed]

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[Hekate]

33. I joined in 2002 and it helped a lot, but at this point I spend too much time here.

If DU disappeared into thin air I'd probably go into some form of withdrawal -- but since I don't go to any other discussion boards or the like, I'd just go back to reading books instead. DU isn't as useful to me anymore since there are so many people here whose sole purpose in life seems to be causing dissension. At this point it's more of a habit than anything else.

I'll continue being a donor as long as I'm here-- and I've sponsored more than a half a dozen stars during fund drives, so clearly I have an investment it DU.

Hekate

[deutsey]

40. Yeah, between 2001 and 2007 this site kept me informed and somewhat sane

It still helps keep me informed but it more regularly undermines the sanity part for the reason mention.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

35. More cuteoverload

'Cause everyone needs to overload on cute kittahs more.

[David Zephyr]

36. Confront less reactionaries and fake liberals.

Item A, the current support by some here of the wicked law in Arizona by "Democrats".

[Dr Morbius]

37. I'm not a reactionary. I'm a proactionary.

I START shit. :evilgrin:

[WilliamPitt]

41. Relentless masturbation

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

42. Spend more time at FR!!11!1!1!1

:dunce:










I would most likely spend more time gathering/splitting firewood and spend more time in the garden.