There is NOTHING "underground"-ish about this website!

[otherlander]

~It is not secret
~It is not illegal
~It is not reguarly used to plan anything subversive
~It does not promote counterculture
~It's effing POLITE SANE DISCUSSION!

Anyone care to prove me wrong?

[anarch]

1. umm..."polite, sane discussion"?? Have you been in GD lately?

Just kidding. Personally, I've always thought the name was wholly appropriate, in that democracy itself seems to have been driven underground by the Bush administration.

[ghostsofgiants]

2. We all live in subterranean fallout shelters.

[Kajsa]

13. ROLF !

:rofl:

[Nailzberg]

3. It's too early to trust you with our subversive plans.

We wait until you are asleep before we start planning things. We'll let you in on everything once the plans are in place, be ready.

[Radio_Lady]

4. Here at the Democratic Underground, we're really above board!

[rug]

5. But "politelegalconversation.com" was taken.

[Haole Girl]

6. Well, people are allowed to drop the "F Bomb"

and are not banned for doing so.

[Yollam]

7. It was born soon after the coup of 2000...

In that period, and especially after 9-11, it seemed like a very apt name, since any kind of left or liberal speech was so completely squelched. In the last couple of years, things have actually gotten a bit better, but you have to remember the time when DU began...

[Name removed]

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[jobycom]

9. Except for the Tom Cruise discussions. Some people are hiding from

his lawyers.

[GalleryGod]

10. The Late Great Birdman always described it as

"a rundown junior high school"

[ChoralScholar]

11. I remember a time on DU that everyone

was very secretive. You could hardly get someone to tell you what state they lived in.

[Beware the Beast Man]

12. Yes, we've sanely discussed many topics, including the following:

- Laura Branigan
- Cornflake-coated fried chicken
- Fat Actress
- the Tallying of Votes on "Survivor"
- Aaron Spelling
- Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam
- Olive Garden
- children's behavior patterns in public places, including restaurants
- should racy t-shirt banner adds be acceptable on DU?
- dog breeding- yea or nay?
- usage of the terms "White Trash" and "Trailer Trash"
- Tom Cruise


I could go on for days.

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. Escalators...

...you forgot escalators and corn... :hug:

[Beware the Beast Man]

16. Escalators may have been before my time.

Or I wasn't involved in that one.

Perhaps it's my participation in some of the above sane discussions that have made me hated by a good swath of the DU population...

[Mutley]

17. Most recently — Aaron Spelling.

:eyes: :D

[ghostsofgiants]

18. And that was about a hundred times more mind dumbingly moronic than...

ANY of Spelling's shows.

[ContraBass Black]

22. Don't forget breast feeding, misbehaving children,

And Tennessee.

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. John has a long moustache

John has a long moustache.



There is a fire at the travel agency.

There is a fire at the travel agency.

[Neoma]

19. Would you rather call it "Democratic-Aboveground.com"?

[scoey1953]

20. I Like Democratic UnderCOVERS....

Makes me want to do a Pajama Party...and throw pillows.

[ContraBass Black]

21. I will.

"~It is not secret"
Obviously, you don't know about the good part.
"~It is not illegal"
Ditto.
"~It is not reguarly used to plan anything subversive"
See above.
"~It does not promote counterculture"
Where do you come from, that Kudzu worship is acceptable to you?
"~It's effing POLITE SANE DISCUSSION!"
So, you missed the last Rap thread, did you?

[otherlander]

23. There's kudzu growing in my backyard.

So there.