ARE YOU NEW TO DU.....OR FAIRLY NEW?

[newyawker99]

If yes, please step up and let us give you a BIG DU welcome!! If you haven't been welcomed yet, let me be the first to say
WELCOME TO DU!!!

If you would like, tell us a little about yourself and if you have any questions about the site, please feel free to ask them. There are many helpful members who would be happy to answer them for you.

So relax a little and have some refreshments!!

:beer::donut::beer::donut::beer::donut::beer::donut::beer:

I hope you enjoy your stay here!!

:hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi:

[GOPisEvil]

1. Yes, new folks! Step up and say howdy!

[gWbush is Mabus]

2. I'm new

howdy folks.
thx for the welcome, and doughnuts.

I used to post on the phish newsgroup, but now I spend all my time here on DU.

It has turned into an addiction.
I hope I don't get fired from my job.

Anyways...

DOWN WITH BUSH!!!

ps- Is General Discussion the place to be? It covers everything, correct?

[umcwb]

3. Welcome to DU, Smirky!!

Glad to have you here!

[UrbScotty]

6. Hi Smirky!

Well, GD (as we call it) can be a rough place - but yes, that's where the big political discussion is.

Of course, don't forget to check out ALL of the forums every now and then! ;-)

[newyawker99]

8. Welcome Smirky!!

We are glad to have you here!! :bounce:

[northofdenali]

29. Hi, Smirky - yes, DU is very addicting -

but it's good for you!! :hi: Welcome!

[scucci]

108. Hi Smirky!

I'm only replying because your user name is hilarious! Good job. You're on par with "underpants" in my book.

[ilpostino]

4. Please stop me

before I post again...2-3 weeks here and I'm totally addicted to the neglect of family, job, health and my long-germinating novel. Yesterday I had to unplug my DSL just so I could get something nonpolitical done. Is there a cure?

[newyawker99]

9. I don't know of any cure for DU addiction.

Welcome ilpostino!! :hi:

[northofdenali]

30. Happy to meet you, ilpostino!

:hi: Welcome to DU!

[cjbuchanan]

5. Hi there from the new guy

Hello,

I've only been registered for a few days, but I've been watching this site for about three months.

I first came to this site because of the top 10 conservative idiots. It is the first thing I look at every Monday morning.

Anyway, I live in Texas and work for the University of Texas in Austin. The rest of my family currently lives in Dallas.

I've been married for four years with two happy cats.

So far this place has been fun.

I look forward to posting more and getting to know you'll.

CJ Buchanan

[boblynn]

7. Welcome! I'm new too

I'm trying to get enough posts so I can start a new thread. Maybe this will help.

[newyawker99]

11. Welcome boblynn!!!

I can't wait to read your first thread.

:hi:

[northofdenali]

33. Hi boblynn!

So pleased you've joined us! :bounce:

[newyawker99]

10. Hi cj!! It is great to meet you.

I hope you enjoy your time at DU!!

You will find that we have many members from Texas.

:hi:

[northofdenali]

31. So, here's another Austinite!

And 2 more DU kitties! :hi: Welcome,cjbuchanan!! :bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

40. Hi fellow Austinite!!

:hi:

[SOteric]

12. Hey there!

Welcome aboard! :hi:

[indigo32]

13. Welcome

to your new addiction ;)
it's good to have ya'll here

[Kookaburra]

14. Newbie here

Well, relatively new. I've been lurking for about a year, but just recently decided I had too much to say to keep myself to "read only." You folks are great -- a nice change from Freeperville, NC where I live -- keep it up. We're starting to make a difference.

[umcwb]

18. Glad to have you, SpankyJane!

Also glad that you decided to register and give us your imput.

[newyawker99]

20. Hi SpankyJane!!

Thanks for joining and welcome to DU! :toast:

[Name removed]

19. Deleted message

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

[northofdenali]

34. Hello, SpankieJane!

Welcome to DU :hi:

[MarianJack]

15. I Guess I'm fairly new!

This makes 20+ posts for us. We love this site, in spite of our concerns over some unnecessarily divisive remarks made by some.

By the way, the screen name stands for "Maria and Jack". A lady gave me a lovely answer to one of my posts earlier this week saying that MarianJack was almost a name for a son. It just shows that great minds (hers and my wife's) think alike.

Kerry/Landrieu "04! Any D over any R in '04!

[newyawker99]

21. Hi MarianJack!!

I am glad you joined!! Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[northofdenali]

35. Welcome, both of you!

DU can be contentious, but it is THE best board on the net! :hi::hi:

[tpub]

16. I'm fairly new

lurked for 2 weeks and have been posting for a week or two.

I got motivated after I finally picked a presidential candidate, joined meetup.com, and got determined to kick the current admin. to the curb!

I'm in New Orleans, a freelance book designer/typesetter, spending too much time on DU instead of working. (I hope my clients aren't reading this!)

Here's a question: how do you get the cool animations in your posts?

[Kookaburra]

17. I like yours

Is it out there or did you design it?

[newyawker99]

22. Hi tpub

Here's a question: how do you get the cool animations in your posts?

Each picture has a URL. You copy and paste the URL into your post and the picture should appear. You get the URL by right clicking the picture and going into properties. I hope that is helpful.

Welcome to DU!! :hi:

[notadmblnd]

26. like this?

[tpub]

27. Thanks but

I'm a dedicated Macophile and therefore right-click deficient. But I'll try to figure out how to get around that.

Welcome to all other newbies!

[northofdenali]

36. Another from the great city of New Orleans!! Welcome!

Check the Meeting Room - there's a thread called "HTML tricks and tips" - on how to animate. If you mean the "smilies", when you post there's a "Smilies lookup table" under "Message options". They're clickable, thanks to our great Admins!

I'm glad you're here :hi:

[tpub]

44. Hello northofdenali

Let's see if this works:

:hi:

Are you in NOLA as well?

:toast:

[northofdenali]

46. No, tpub, but it's a terrific place to be -

a little hot for me, though - I'm Alaskan!

[tpub]

47. I understand you have no bugs

that's the only reason I know that people live in Alaska: no mosquitos, no caca-roaches...

me, I like to be tan all year round! No, that doesn't really work in NOLA, maybe in Miami...

[northofdenali]

107. Sweetie, our mosquitos carry off the moose!

They are seriously bad here, especially on the tundra or taiga. But we don't have snakes, or roaches, or fleas, or ticks. Some apartment complexes have roaches, brought in on boxes from out of state, but they only last till winter!

And I cheat. I use a tanning parlor! :P

[Rick Myers]

23. Welcome aboard to EVERYONE!!!

:toast::toast::toast:

[goobergunch]

24. Welcome to all!!

:toast:

[notadmblnd]

25. I'm fairly new..

I spend much more time reading than posting. I hav'nt attained my comfort level yet. I'm a little intimidated when it comes to the intelligence and eloquence of some of the posters on the more serious issues, so I tend to contribute to some of the lighter topics.

I am a news junkie and spend an equal amount of time reading articles posted by Micheal Rivero over at his website. I really love DUs' Breaking News forum and hope that I'll be making worthy contributions soon.

[newyawker99]

28. Hi notadmblnd!

I also spend more time reading than posting. I also like LBN. It is a great place to get the current news.

Welcome to DU!! :hi:

[northofdenali]

37. notadmblnd, if you're a news junkie, this is the place to be!

Welcome, from one news junkie to another! :bounce:

[Coffee Coyote]

32. yes

And no. :evilgrin: :donut:

[northofdenali]

38. Evil grin, indeed, Coyote..........

:P :loveya: :hi:

[Coffee Coyote]

42. teehee

Thanks for that GIANT cup of coffee the other night! :loveya: :hi:

[Chicklet]

39. Another newbie!

Chicklet here. Native of the Constipation State ... I mean, Connecticut. Now living in Clevland.

[Moochy]

45. Noob Alert!!

We have a newbie in our midst, ME! :hi: I've been reading du for about 2 years now, and I even have a star. :P but i've only recently started posting.

I'm from Berkeley CA,:hippie: where it's easy to forget that not everyone in the country thinks like this.. :crazy:
We are blessed here with KPFA/Pacifica and many other interesting local sources of leftyness. :freak:

plus i cant get enough of these darned emoticons...

[northofdenali]

49. Ah! The People's Republic of Berkeley!

My best friend :hippie: graduated from UCLA-Berkeley in 1974.

Glad you're with us! :bounce:

[newyawker99]

57. Hi Moochy.....I love that name!

I love the emoticons too. Here are some of my favorites:

:) :o :D }( :evilgrin: :party: :toast: :bounce: :eyes: :crazy: :argh:


Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[northofdenali]

48. Hi chicklet! Watch out for Coffee Coyote...........

Welcome! :hi:

[Chicklet]

51. What should I watch out for?

[northofdenali]

54. His coffee! It's addictive!

:hi:

[newyawker99]

50. Hi Chicklet!!

We are almost neighbors. I am living in NYC.

Welcome to DU!! :hi:

[Chicklet]

61. If I could get back to Conn., we'd be even closer neighbors!

[AmandaRuth]

41. Relatively newby here.

I live up by Mt. Rainier, WA, which is at first glance total repukeville, but I am discovering there are more dems out here than I thought. I have finally acted on a slow burn, from watching the total hard right turn of our media, the attempted destruction of the dems, among other things, I finally went and joined the party and signed up to be a precinct committeeperson. I love this site, finally somewhere free from the right wing propaganda to talk about true American values and issues. Finally somewhere to just to talk without fear of rightwing propaganda drowning the discussion. It's all good here.

Hope to have a gold star soon. Any way, I am not the best debater, but I am learning. For instance, I would love to call dori monson (Talk radio KIRO-Seattle) and thank the Rush wannabee for waking up something inside of me, I would love to tell him he helped me go from a soccer mom to registered dem. I would love to tell him that yes, I may have been a dupe for the peace movement, but he was a dupe for the right wing conspiracy to bring down a president. I was a dupe for peace, he was a dupe for treason, so just who is the better person here. So DU has been helpful to me in the learning curve and getting to the place where I can take all this public. Thanks to all of you.

[tpub]

43. luvamericahatebush, you write well

maybe letters to the editor could be your forte!

[AmandaRuth]

52. Thanks!

I'll work on it. :toast:

[newyawker99]

55. Hi luvamericahatebush!!

Wow!! That is a great post.


I love this site, finally somewhere free from the right wing propaganda to talk about true American values and issues. Finally somewhere to just to talk without fear of rightwing propaganda drowning the discussion. It's all good here.

These are some of the reasons that I love this site too. It's a place for like-minded Democrats to discuss the issues which are important to them. And you are so right....all is good here. I am glad you chose to join us in the fight to get rid of Shrub in 2004. I look forward to reading your future posts. Have fun!!

:-)

[northofdenali]

56. Welcome to DU, luvamericahatebush!!

Several Washingtonions on board, I believe - and we welcome another converted soccermom!! :hi:

[slutticus]

53. I'm kinda new...

...I'm still kind of shy about posting sometimes, but it's getting better.

I'm a grad student in Houston TX.....yes....Texas.

It's not as bad as one would think...unless you travel outside of the city limits.

[newyawker99]

58. Hi slutticus!!

Welcome to DU! I hope you enjoy your stay! :toast:

[northofdenali]

59. Welcome to the slutticus from Houston!

Only been there once, but it seemed like a friendly city! I'm glad you're with us! :bounce:

[tpub]

60. howdy neighbor!

I'm in Louisiana, so I feel your pain.

[Kamika]

110. hey fellow houstonian

:D

[Topaz]

62. *Waving*

Hi! Been here for a few months, and I'm more of a lurker than a poster.

I'm a teacher from the metro DC area.

A friend pointed me toward this site a while ago, and now I check it every day!

[Topaz]

63. *Waving*

Hi! Been here for a few months, and I'm more of a lurker than a poster.

I'm a teacher from the metro DC area.

A friend pointed me toward this site a while ago, and now I check it every day!

[tpub]

65. Teachers Rock!

Hi Topaz

[northofdenali]

67. Teacher! Teacher! Pick me! Pick me!

Teachers ROCK! I'm sure glad your friend pointed the way! Welcome! :hi:

[newyawker99]

83. Hi Topaz!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[hang a left]

64. Well Now

That's mighty hospitable of you, thank you also. I am new, have been lurking around for a while as well. Am bushwatch loyalist. From San Diego, Domestic Goddess, Baseball mom, Political and News Junkie, Conspiracy Theorist, borderline paranoid schzisophrenic. Love DU. It is so addicting, you are so right, can't stay away. I love reading everyones opinions, and sometimes you enlighten me and make me really think. Sometimes I get my opinions tweeked or changed. Welcome to all of us.

[northofdenali]

78. liberalnproud, you're NOT paranoid

when they're really out to get you! :hi:

[hang a left]

66. Well that is mighty

hospitable of you, thank you. I have also been paroozing your site for some time now. I felt intimidated to post as well. Am BushWatch loyalist and have been for a few years. I am from San Diego, domestic goddess, baseball mom, news and political junkie, conspiracy theorist, and borderline paranoid schizoid. I love the du and you are correct it is so addictive. I learn alot and also tweek and change my opinions, and validate myself all at the same time. Who knows, I may soon get to lower my medication dosage.

[tpub]

69. doublespeak

one day they'll figure out these database problems...

Welcome liberalnproud!

[hang a left]

70. Oh Crap

That is where that went.

[newyawker99]

84. Hi liberalnproud!!

Welcome to DU!! I hope you enjoy your stay. :hi:

[Amaya]

68. I'm new!!

Thanks for finally sayin hi! :hi:

[tpub]

71. 625 posts and you're new?

Well, hi, Amaya!

[newyawker99]

85. Hi Amaya!! It is never too late to say welcome!!

:hi:

[smallprint]

72. hey all

i first started lurking back in march, during the beginning of the war-- i was looking for a place for up-to-the-second info on events-- i am so glad i found this place! special thanks to alcuno for providing (over and over again:)) the pigstye.net page of the _real_ casualty count-- it's so important to get that info out

i'm not much of a poster, but i love the fact that there is _always_ someone who knows a sh*tload about whatever subject and is willing to share

one complaint-- the new DU is TOO DAMN SLOOOOOW! i know you are trying to fix it, but what was broken in the first place?

anyway, cheers to everybody who wants to kick fascist repuke ass!
:toast:

[northofdenali]

76. I ALWAYS read the smallprint! The "old" DU database was much smaller

and when the "war" (read, occupation) started, it became pretty obvious that a "new" DU would be needed. Our admins are terrific - and they'll iron out all the bugs!

Welcome to DU, smallprint!! :hi:

[newyawker99]

86. Hi smallprint!

We are experiencing server problems but hopefully it will be resolved soon. Don't dispair. This place is still great even if it is working slower than usual.

I am glad you decided to join us and welcome! :toast:

[DarbyUSMC]

73. Been here for about two weeks. Getting used to the format and

learning a lot about who thinks what about what and why. Good education. Never been to a political site before this. I'm older than dirt, have three grown children, write for a hobby, former Marine and am medically retired from the county where I worked for Social Services for many years.

Live on the 12th floor with a beautiful view of the highest hill in Rochester, NY. I'm a frustrated traveler but hope to at least get to Hawaii one day. Brought up in a small town so tend to think in small town terms. Glad to be getting to know all of you. Thanks for the welcome.

[i have issues]

75. Ive been here since before the war,

on the advice from a "smirking chimp-ster" after a fued with the 'board nanny' (out of ignorance on my part) no hard feelings..although I was pretty pissed at the time... After spending a few days here, I was totally hooked. This feels so much more like a community than some other sites.Thanks for the welcome newyawker99... Lived in that wonderful city for 18 years:beer:

[northofdenali]

79. Welcome to DU, kerrysissues!!

I think we all believe there's a real community here! And I'm glad you've "moved in" :hi:

[newyawker99]

88. Hi kerryissues!!

I am glad you decided to join us. :-)

[northofdenali]

77. WoooooooooooHoooooooo! Another veteran!!!

Welcome, and semper fi!! (You'll find lots of veterans and current service members here) :bounce:

[newyawker99]

87. Hi DarbyUSMC!!

I would also like to visit Hawaii one day. Welcome from a fellow New Yorker, although I am living downstate.

:hi:

[Corgigal]

74. Been reading for several months

I try to jump into the forums every now and then. I'm a former Air Traffic Controller and Veteran of the USAF. Presently I'm a Mom of humans, 3 cats and 3 dogs and that keeps me busy.
I hate Bush and people who vote for him because he's a "real" man.
I grew up in Westchester County (right outside of NYC) but I live in hell which is SC. However every election cycle I see Dems getting more and more votes and that gives me some faith in mankind.
You guys are great to read and I always stay current on DU. I feel I have to know what our Govt is doing to protect my family and I take this responsibility very seriously.

[northofdenali]

80. Hi, mom of humans, cats and dogs!

Sounds like you've got a terrific family - and DU gets to add yet another veteran to its roster. Welcome! :bounce:

[newyawker99]

89. Hi Corgigal!!

Welcome to the greatest website on the internet. There are many friendly and intelligent members here. I am glad you decided to join us and I look forward to reading your posts.

:hi:

[KCDem]

81. no. where's the beer?

:hi: Welcome, new Dems! I was new not too long ago. Enjoy your stay.

[ornotna]

82. I'm new...

Love the place....still feeling my way around though.

[newyawker99]

90. Hi notawol

If you have any questions about how the site works, please ask. We would be happy to answer them for you.

Welcome to DU and thanks for joining!! :toast:

[northofdenali]

109. Hi notawol! Glad you could join us -

:bounce: For all our new folks, if you find yourself wondering about some of the DU-isms, check out this site:

http://dug.seattleactivist.org/

It's a DU-translation site, thanks to our friend and hardworking fellow evilDU'er, Amy Strange.

[funsize]

91. New Brit in DU - hello!

Hello everyone

Just heard of DU this morning from someone on the Guardian Unlimited talkboards and thought I had to check it out - am totally sick of freepers on GU, so I am looking forward to some rational discussion for a change, instead of neocon lies, distortions and smears.

Anyway, hello all, and looking forward to getting to know you. And to having some decent discussions!

[GOPisEvil]

92. Welcome Underground!

:hi:

[BritishHuman]

93. Welcome Aboard!

It's a pretty good place here. I too used to read the Guardian boards.

[newyawker99]

95. Hi funsize!!

We have other British DU members.

Welcome!! :toast:

[northofdenali]

111. Welcome to DU, funsize!

I'm glad you're here - always good to have another Brit on board! :hi:

[Momof1]

94. Hi I am fairly new

I found this site a few weeks ago, and I was welcomed by a few nice people. My question is how many posts do you have to have to start a thread?

I am a country music fan, but not this modern pop country.

I found this article last night and tried to post it, but it wouldn't let me

http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/03/46/music-seigal.php

I do like Toby, his songs are mostly fun, but this article was hilarious!! I especially like the reference to Ann Coulter...lol

Nice to meet all of you :D

[newyawker99]

96. Hi Momof1!!

I am glad you decided to join DU. I hope you have a pleasant stay and I look forward to reading some of your posts.


:toast:

[newyawker99]

97. xxx

[northofdenali]

113. Hi Momof1! Welcome aboard

the DU train - glad you're here! :hi:

[bobthedrummer]

98. Howdy, and welcome to all newcomers!

Welcome to a great American website!
:hi:
And don't forget to register and vote!

[Midwest_Doc]

99. I Joined DU Yesterday!

I joined yesterday and sent a contribution today. DU has replaced IMBD as my favorite internet site. Thanks for a great site!

[Midwest_Doc]

100. Correction!

Sorry the site in my post should be IMDB (internet movie database).

[newyawker99]

101. Hi Midwest_Doc!!

Thanks for joining DU. I hope you enjoy your stay and I look forward to reading your posts. This is my favorite site too!


:toast: :hi:

[newyawker99]

102. xxx

[northofdenali]

114. Is there a Doc in the house?

There is now! Welcome to DU! :hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

103. A warm welcome to all the newbies and

whether your favorite poison is :donut: or :beer: HAVE ONE ON ME! :D

It is great reading everyone's story of how they found DU. It is a great community and there's always room for more!
ANYONE BUT BUSH in 04!!! (well almost anyone but Bush)

A couple of notes to some replies:
One there's lots of SO Cal DU'ers for those who are posting from So Cal.
TWO: There's LOTS of classic country fans on DU and every once in a while we start those threads in appreciation of TWANGY GUITARS! :D

[scucci]

104. Hi! I'm pretty new

I've been lurking for well over a year though. I don't know where I fit in but I know I feel comfortable here. That's all.

[newyawker99]

105. Hi scucci!!

Welcome to DU!! I am glad you feel comfortable here. We have some friendly members. I am glad you joined us and I hope you enjoy your time here. :-)

[scucci]

106. Thank you, newyawker!

I hope to stick around with you for a long time. I have strong opinions about some things but I do have a sense of humor. You guys about kill me with some of your crazy threads. Always gives me a good laugh when I need one. I love it!
Thank you again!
~scucci :)

[northofdenali]

115. Hi scucci! Welcome to DU!

Khephra has gotten a new kitten thread started, for all you new cat lovers out there.........

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=30051&mesg_id=30051&page=

:hi:

[44wax]

112. been here a while AKA bo44 n/t

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

116. So THERE you are!

Wondered what happened to you!

[northofdenali]

117. But I haven't welcomed you yet!

Glad to see you hear 44wax! (Refering to the caliber?) :hi:

[44wax]

118. Willie McCovey is my baseball hero He was 44

Time to wax some greedy old prikkk ass

[JohnKleeb]

119. From San Fran I assume

McCovey was great. I would love to see Pac Bell park or Candlestick. My dad grew up idolizing Willie Mays. By the way welcome and I love your acroynm for the GOP- greed old prickkk.

[44wax]

120. I live in Stockton

Born there too. Pac Bell is awesome. Barely held back tears on opening day in 2k.

[newyawker99]

121. Hey bo!! Welcome to you new identity.

:hi:

[newyawker99]

122. kick

:kick: