Posted on 09/10/2013 6:22:13 PM PDT by jobim
Noob. :=)
October 1, 1998
Others will remember the DeepInTheHurgerinForest matter, here at FR.
Another was the spooky guy who constantly intoned that “the Grey Suits are about to Walk Up the Hill” and remove Bill Clinton from office —I can’t recall his screen-name but he had VERY MANY acolytes who followed his “insider posts”.
Many speculated that he was some Senator, but.....nah..!
Anyone remember his handle...?
Some speculated that he was Matt Drudge, but I’m sure that’s wrong, seeing how things turned out.
Matt Drudge was at the March for Justice, by the way —in person.
I remember so well the day I found FR. I was on my son’s computer and was researching Monica and the dress-— when I found Drudge, and of course from there to FR.
I couldn’t believe what I was reading, and called to my husband that I found a web site that thinks and says everything we say and feel. I was hooked!. That was in March, but I didn’t think I could register on someone else’s computer. That’s how much I knew about computers at that time.
Finally in July I had my own computer, and Exit148 was officially a FReeper. Bless you JimRob!
“During the Monica Mess, someone here at FR did provide Monica’s REAL phone-number. I did call her, but she hung-up on me.”
I love that kind of FR action. Somewhere around 2002 a lib activist group was having a national call and a FReeper posted the call-in #.
Hilarity ensued, Moderator lost control and ended the call.
Right here. Happy anniversary, ya n00b!
Quidam, I believe.
05/05/98 I also migrated over the Drudge bridge.
Feb. 6, 1998
Been here for 15 years too, April 1st, 1998. I lurked since 1997 though. Time flies, the computer I used to sign in on was a Gateway 486SX/25 MHz with 4 megs of RAM and a 120 mb HD. I only ran at 9600 baud on dialup.
Make that 05/25/98. Eyes aren’t what they were 13 years ago.
October 98
I don’t post often, but I’m still here, with many fond memories of the old-time freepers. Thank you Jim!
Congratulations.
Just noticed my tagline is outdated.
I guess I need a new one!
I was a lurker shortly after FR launched. Lots of interesting folks around then. Clinton’s A Liar, Quidam, A+Bert, Deep In The Hurtgen Forest (who turned out to be a fake).
Happy anniversary, all you old Freeper guys and girls.
;-)
May you enjoy 15 years more.
I remember those names
Nov 2, missed the first 6 weeks.
July of 1998
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