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A HERETIC I AM

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48. LOL....
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 03:47 PM
Nov 2014
DU used to have so many more tools to keep the loonies in line.


Yeah....tools.....Ahhh, what the hell...

My "Ode to Unrec:


Oh unrec, you message board feature sublime,
Have you simply appeared ahead of your time?
Why is it you gather such silly attention?
When all you want is a little affection.

At times your usage makes some come unglued
when your result is simply nonsense subdued.
Even though your application is most voluntary
the contempt for you is oddly quite scary

It's as if in your absence, a thread that's not hot
still warranted a greatest page-ward swat.
Some will insist the jury's still out
But the job you've done is nothing but stout.

Eliminating crap and gratuitous clutter.
Place self serving bullshit in a well deserved gutter.
"I WON'T POST! I WON'T POST! I WON'T POST NO MORE!
IT'S YOU UNRECCERS MAKING LIFE SUCH A CHORE!"

Suggesting all threads of obscure import
deserve to be making the greatest page sort
is like saying a toddlers crude block construction
earns inclusion in Architecture Today's production


Oh unrec, oh unrec, you feature supreme
make it easy to see if a thread holds esteem
by a majority of our fine message board
instead of just five that are easily scored.
The moon bombing thread fishwax Nov 2014 #1
Oh shit! I forgot about that one. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #2
Like this? Initech Nov 2014 #7
This one ? A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #13
That thread encompasses the full spectrum of the bizarre. Not surprised many posters stevenleser Nov 2014 #22
OMG. That was epic off the chartness. progressoid Nov 2014 #122
An all-time classic for sure. chrisa Nov 2014 #21
That was truly hifiguy Nov 2014 #54
Yea, verily. Dr. Strange Nov 2014 #90
Nothing beats the great moon bombing! TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #92
This message was self-deleted by its author Odin2005 Nov 2014 #114
That was hysterical. Literally. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #115
That was totally Epic Marrah_G Nov 2014 #119
Moon bombing was my personal favorite. Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #120
That was the first one that came to mind for me. Renew Deal Nov 2014 #127
The one I remember most was more of a WTF thread: "I don't drink with you" arcane1 Nov 2014 #3
I don't remember that one. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #4
Someone went to a gathering of his wife's employers, and he refused drinks. arcane1 Nov 2014 #5
The one I remember the most about is The Olive Garden thread. N/T nirvana555 Nov 2014 #6
Here it is (I don't drink with you!) sharp_stick Nov 2014 #29
There it is! Good lord, my brain hurts again already arcane1 Nov 2014 #69
Reading that thread was like a philosophy test, betsuni Nov 2014 #96
Just spent twenty minutes reading that thread treestar Nov 2014 #128
Wasn't it the same poster who said he would not celebrate the holidays in any way? Phentex Nov 2014 #44
He also was proud not to wear a seat belt when driving a car. Throd Nov 2014 #68
Fat Actress! Also, to give props to a good lock, 477 posts about indoor/outdoor cats followed by: petronius Nov 2014 #8
Oh man I remember sharp_stick Nov 2014 #11
How did I ever miss that thread? Sanity Claws Nov 2014 #12
I believe kudzu had a good run. kiva Nov 2014 #9
Yes! I remember that one, wondered if anyone else did! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2014 #10
It's going places sakabatou Nov 2014 #50
I killed that thread.. Actually CallMeWestly locked after my post. denbot Nov 2014 #61
Thank you! swag Nov 2014 #89
Chinese Gardener Sanity Claws Nov 2014 #14
asian woodcarver, I believe it was :) fishwax Nov 2014 #28
Oh yes! It was woodcarver. Sanity Claws Nov 2014 #37
you might be right on that point fishwax Nov 2014 #39
You were right! Sanity Claws Nov 2014 #40
Thanks for the link, that was great. betsuni Nov 2014 #97
Wow, that woman was... Special. BeanMusical Nov 2014 #99
I actually googled the Cream Stallion. What came up on google was not a book. LiberalLoner Nov 2014 #112
RadioLady's initial post about Olive Garden Hissyspit Nov 2014 #80
That was something else sharp_stick Nov 2014 #103
It really was. Hissyspit Nov 2014 #106
Put your shopping cart back... Phentex Nov 2014 #15
Which one? valerief Nov 2014 #34
No, this one. How many people would be booted off DU for this now? Phentex Nov 2014 #41
I remember that one now sharp_stick Nov 2014 #42
She was a mod! Phentex Nov 2014 #43
Right. The humor has been sucked out of the place by RW disruptors using valerief Nov 2014 #74
Oh my gosh! Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #75
Also, the Clique Wars... Phentex Nov 2014 #16
I remember the "Great Purge" but that was years ago. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #47
These might bring back some memories Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #70
Geez, look at some of the names in those threads. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #71
IK,R Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #72
Back when we had "unrec"... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #17
Oh yeah... pipi_k Nov 2014 #18
Ahhhh...the good old days! A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #20
I don't recall pipi_k Nov 2014 #63
Post #48 A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #64
Wasn't she the one who was shilling for North Korea? stevenleser Nov 2014 #24
i don't recall that. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #25
was it bobbolink? fishwax Nov 2014 #30
Yes. n/t A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #31
Interesting anecdote on Bobbolink. Texasgal Nov 2014 #87
i've heard several stories like that about her. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #93
Yep, I just checked, there are multiple examples stevenleser Nov 2014 #35
Yes, I remember that now. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #49
She was the DU "authority" BronxBoy Nov 2014 #73
You are correct, sir. hifiguy Nov 2014 #57
Wow, I don't even know what a Hannah bell is. nt valerief Nov 2014 #32
Man, I miss unrec. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #46
LOL.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #48
Beautiful. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #51
Every poll ever done on DU..... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #52
Pretty much the opposite of "Nuclear Ignore" then. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #53
I LOVED Nuclear Ignore. I can't remember exactly what it was but I remember one poster seaglass Nov 2014 #109
Pretty much. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #110
Ha, that makes me smile. Dr. Strange Nov 2014 #91
CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!!! riderinthestorm Nov 2014 #19
That is one of my favorites. murielm99 Nov 2014 #94
Not that I recall which is why it was so hilarious. A hit and run OP riderinthestorm Nov 2014 #98
Walt Star's = Tombstone Me Now, Skinner ... not a flamewar but, epic nonetheless. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #23
That still makes me laugh hifiguy Nov 2014 #58
That was 'RIGHT FUCKING NOW' LynneSin Nov 2014 #104
I remember one about broccoli stems. Kali Nov 2014 #26
That thread is HIGH ART. valerief Nov 2014 #33
woo! i posted 4 times in that thread orleans Nov 2014 #38
LOL, I missed that one thinking it really had something to do with casting asparagus Brother Buzz Nov 2014 #66
What was the Laura Brannigan one about? LeftinOH Nov 2014 #27
That was a long time ago sharp_stick Nov 2014 #36
I think I started that one by calling her a no-talent hack....right after she died. BlueJazz Nov 2014 #78
I just remembered another - Thatcher's spirit. Or something like that. Kali Nov 2014 #45
OJ trial? B Calm Nov 2014 #55
It has to be Bomb the Moon. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #56
Laura Branigan hands down! Texasgal Nov 2014 #59
OMG, is that funny! femmocrat Nov 2014 #65
As I said in another post, I was the Rat that kinda' started the uproar. My Bad. BlueJazz Nov 2014 #81
'she sang about as good as your friendly Home Depot salesgirl' lovemydog Nov 2014 #100
I STILL don't know what the cornflake chicken thing was all about Beaverhausen Nov 2014 #60
Here it is in all it's glory: Texasgal Nov 2014 #62
The chicken one was hysterical. bigwillq Nov 2014 #67
The aftermath was funny! Texasgal Nov 2014 #77
The aftermath was funny sharp_stick Nov 2014 #84
OH my god!!! The level of nastiness in that thread is stunning Beaverhausen Nov 2014 #85
Yeah.. it was hateful Texasgal Nov 2014 #88
"My recipe is too good to share with someone who ruins their chicken with breakfast cereal." BlueJazz Nov 2014 #82
Songbirds vs Cats The empressof all Nov 2014 #76
I think I remember that. The outdoor cats were eating all the songbirds and people drew deep lines.. BlueJazz Nov 2014 #83
The monkeys have taken over the cabana... by Recursion Callmecrazy Nov 2014 #79
Aww thanks. Not a flamewar, though Recursion Nov 2014 #135
None of these threads hold a candle to... Archae Nov 2014 #86
Oscar was great. murielm99 Nov 2014 #95
That thread made me extemely envious. betsuni Nov 2014 #101
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover lovemydog Nov 2014 #102
Vegetarians/Peta vs. meat eaters Tabasco_Dave Nov 2014 #105
There have been some brilliantly classic ones as mentioned already. kentauros Nov 2014 #107
Showing a receipt at the door is an indicator of a fascist nation. LanternWaste Nov 2014 #108
Oh my God! I forgot about that one. LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #111
IIRC the OP himself was cool at the Circuit City Recursion Nov 2014 #134
What was the name of that forum replaced by ATA? JonLP24 Nov 2014 #113
Meta Discussion lovemydog Nov 2014 #130
it would be hard to top Olive Garden DrDan Nov 2014 #116
The Moon Bombing threads. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #117
Do you remember Dreamer Tatum's "Coca Cola Corp Mission Statement? A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #121
Bomb The Moon. Iggo Nov 2014 #118
How is it that nobody has mentioned the pubic hair wars? Iris Nov 2014 #123
Wow! LostInAnomie Nov 2014 #124
Right? n/t Iris Nov 2014 #125
No such thing Renew Deal Nov 2014 #126
How could anyone forget Asher Heimerman? Conference call in 15 minutes! Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #129
Ahhhhh, good ol' Asher. Here's someone who doesn't think too much of him; A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #131
ANY of the circumcision threads....and there were several Rowdyboy Nov 2014 #132
The Ross Ice Shelf is collapsing! Tom Kitten Nov 2014 #133
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