I am 37 Years old. I graduated from high school (almost) 20 years ago.

[ScreamingMeemie]

I don't write "lists", I don't participate in goofy, sloganized actions (unless you count "I am Howard Dean's special interest", but that was for real, on a real street corner), ...

I take that back, I write lists for the grocery store and the things I have to do each day in order to keep my head on straight.

Do you really think that "lists" and "let it Sinks" and the crazed behavior witnessed by some of the, shall we say "more zealous" of each candidate's supporters is helping them in any way? Couldn't you just hide the threads that bother you?

Couldn't we all not be 8 year olds, posting in slam books and spilling secrets all over the internets?

I say this as a sorely disheartened Dem who has focused her wallet on local campaigns and grassroots Dems, in the hopes of a better future field of candidates.

I mean, have you lost your minds???

I hope not.

[LostinVA]

1. LET IT SINK!!!!

Hey, I thought I was on your list of your favorite lesbians???

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Yes...but...that's a personal list for my own perusal...

not to be shared. And yet, now I fear I'm going to have to spill.

[LostinVA]

24. That figures, Hillbot

:pals:

[cboy4]

16. I better be on her list of favorite gay boys

LET IT SINK (copyright 2008)

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. There are some things in life that are just known...

:hug: Favorite for sure.

[doyourealize1]

17. *crickets*

stop acting so childish

[LostinVA]

22. Do you realize how ridiculous you just made yourself look?

MrsG is one of my best friends IRL.

:eyes:

Some of us don't give a damn who we support -- we just love and respect one another.

:eyes:

[Bake]

38. Bingo!!

Some of us just don't care for the Kool-Aid.

Bake

[cboy4]

26. .......

:wtf:

[ScreamingMeemie]

30. You go first.

[LostinVA]

33. Oh snap

Wait, was that childish?

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. Probably.

But since you're on my list, it's okay...right?

[DearAbby]

18. Damn yur fast!

[Justyce]

3. Agree & rec'd. nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Slam books. Man I haven't thought of those in decades, but you are spot on there Mrs G!

[Clovis Sangrail]

11. I'd never heard of them

I guess I was too dorky for them to be passed to me.

:shrug:

[Jamastiene]

23. I have never heard of slam books either.

We used to use the bathroom walls in my elementary school. Psst. Don't tell anybody though. There is this one teacher that I fear to this day. :scared:

[lightningandsnow]

5. Thank you for posting.

As I've said before, there's a reason I haven't declared my support for one candidate or another.

[Skittles]

6. they are making fucking fools of themselves

unbelievably juvenile sickening behavior

[Forkboy]

12. Yep.

And it says a lot that they make ME look mature. :)

[cboy4]

14. I'll say!

:hi:

[Forkboy]

19. LOL

Wait...huh? Bastid!!!!

:P

:rofl:

[Skittles]

28. I've never seen such, er, black and white thinking since freeperville

this MY CANDIDATE ROCKS AND YOURS SUCKS nonsense is just too fucking much - WTF!!!! THEY ARE POLITICIANS!!! No one should EVER be "one hundred percent" behind ANY POLITICIAN!!!!

[SharonRB]

7. Amen to that, MrsG!

:hi:

[Lautremont]

8. I don't know about any list,

but I felt I really did understand the motivation behind the "let it sink" thing as it was originally conceived. There was a whole spate of egrigiously flamey threads all saying the same thing, all free of substance or genuine criticism. (And I'm in the camp which believes each candidate deserves a hell of a lot of criticism.)

But, of course, juveniles, partisans and juvenile partisans have taken it over and now apply it to any thread they don't like. A shame.

[redqueen]

10. Yup...

but actually *posting* "Let it sink" in the thread... now that's just dumb.

[Lautremont]

32. Very much agree.

[Lyric]

9. Hey MrsG

You're not the only one who's disheartened. :hug:

[Maddy McCall]

13. Shit stirrers will be shit stirrers....

whether they are doing it here or in the lounge, or through PM, or on their myspace site.

Can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Glad to see you post. I'm giving your thread the tenth well-deserved rec.

:hug:

You are often in my thoughts and prayers. :loveya:

[ScreamingMeemie]

35. Thanks I appreciate that.

It just sucks... and then I can't "relate" when I see this kind of stuff playing out, you know?

[doyourealize1]

15. thank you

exactly what i was thinking

[cboy4]

20. That's not all they've lost.

:loveya:

K&R

[TahitiNut]

21. You're a mere child.

A very lovely one at that. :loveya: :hug:

[NC_Nurse]

25. I'm 10 years older than you. I ignore all vitriol. Sometimes there are still

some good threads on here. I don't let the "sink" wars and the supposed ignore list controversy
bother me. I'm never in on those things anyway. ;)

[rug]

27. K&R

[MrsMatt]

31. Thanks - the vitriol has been insane at times

I just hate all the shit that masquerades as thoughtful posts. Most of the rhetoric has been divisive, hurtful, and distinctly unhelpful (see, I used a serial comma!)

[yardwork]

36. I kind of like the "let it sink" idea but I apply it equally to Obama and Hillary threads.

Any thread that contains links to sites like Newsmax or Drudge deserves to be ignored. Other than that, I have no idea what all this list crap is about today but I disagree with you that it reminds me of high school.

It reminds me of the 6th grade.

[ScreamingMeemie]

37. Actually, in my thread, I alluded to 8 year olds. The graduation

represented the end of my schooling.

This doesn't remind me of high school at all...as stated. ;)

[ourbluenation]

39. I have no one on ignore but every now and then there are threads that should sink, imo.

Class of '81.

:hi: