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Posted on 01/31/2007 7:17:49 PM PST by festus
So how far back does the Free Republic archive articles and how can I go back and find some of the first threads that started the whole thing off ?
It struck me I've hung out for a while and it was well established when I joined.
Be fun to see what we were focused on day one. For me anyway.
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To: Howlin
When I first joined, I found out from various FReepers before me that there was a bug on FR that if you didn't close your HTML tags, it would mess up the posts following it. So if you posted
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
The rest of the page had gigantic letters below.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:41:29 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
To: MARTIAL MONK
ROFLMAO......you are so right! I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right!
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:41:30 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: MARTIAL MONK
FOTFLOL! I liked him best when he swore.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:42:59 PM PST
by
onyx
(DEFEAT Hillary Clinton, Marxist, student of Saul Alinsky & ally and beneficiary of Soros.)
To: BigSkyFreeper; onyx; Howlin
YES!
(no need to yell)
LOL, ok do what you can to get him back.
I wouldn't mind
I still have the threads saved that I was ready to post back to him on.
But he couldn't keep up too well. When his arguments couldn't hold water, he resorted to condescending personal attacks.
But him being a Priest and all, who am I to complain.
:>)
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:44:28 PM PST
by
Syncro
To: BigSkyFreeper
Don't think that was a 'bug'.
It took several Freepathons to afford the bigger servers and John Robinson's doing the upgrades.
We all hollared and closed others' tags all the time.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:44:56 PM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: chesty_puller; Torie
Sinkspur lived very near me but we never met.PMJI, my participation is somewhat sporadic, but it sounds as if I've missed something. Has something happened to Sinkspur? My last encounter with him was last summer.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:45:09 PM PST
by
tarheelswamprat
(So what if I'm not rich? So what if I'm not one of the beautiful people? At least I'm not smart...)
To: Mr.Unique
I sounds like folks with web tv had problems.In the beginning.....I upgraded to WebTv plus...what a nice tool that was.....Had cut and paste..Used to sit back in my easy chair and surf the net w/my kbd on my lap while watching TV. I would still have that thing, but unusable over here in S.Korea....!
To: Geronimo
Im flagging you for abuse mister!
:0)
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:45:58 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: BigSkyFreeper
Yes that html thingie was funny.
There was one thread that kept the marquee tag.running through 10 or 20 posts.
It was difficult to read! But fun...
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:46:38 PM PST
by
Syncro
To: tarheelswamprat
I guess he got banned or blocked for something.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:46:51 PM PST
by
chesty_puller
(USMC 70-73 3MAF VN 70-71 US Army 75-79 3d Inf Old Guard)
To: Syncro; Howlin; Peach; BigSkyFreeper
Now, now, syncro --- let's let all that stay buried. We just miss sinkspur. Heck, we would even post "bail" for him. :0)
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:46:57 PM PST
by
onyx
(DEFEAT Hillary Clinton, Marxist, student of Saul Alinsky & ally and beneficiary of Soros.)
To: tarheelswamprat
A lot of us miss him.
Can't imagine what the specifics were that caused him to be locked out.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:47:23 PM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: DCPatriot
It took several Freepathons to afford the bigger servers and John Robinson's doing the upgrades.I just laugh and laugh when I see people talking about how LONG the Freepathons take now............they know NOTHING!
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:49:16 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: Jay Howard Smith
WebTV never really took off here. It was available, but you had to incur long distance charges on top of your monthly access fee if you planned on using it. None of the national providers have a local phone number where I'm at, so the local phone company pretty much has a monopoly on this 3 county area.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:50:02 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
To: DCPatriot
I don't know either. I am sad about it. I really like sinkspur.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:50:59 PM PST
by
onyx
(DEFEAT Hillary Clinton, Marxist, student of Saul Alinsky & ally and beneficiary of Soros.)
To: Howlin
Well, I like reasoned debate.
But as I explained Here he had a problem with that.
But to reiterate, bring him back, fine with me! LOL.
I'll go toe to toe with him again.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:51:31 PM PST
by
Syncro
To: onyx; DCPatriot
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:52:19 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
To: DCPatriot; All
Well Its been interesting learning more about some of my fellow Freepers and the History here at FR.
One of the things I love about this place is that much to my amazement I have met people who have become true flesh and blood FRiends.
Good night all
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:52:56 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Syncro
But him being a Priest and all, who am I to complain.That is ugly to keep bringing that up.
Afer all, you and I both know what it's like to have others "after" you, right?
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:53:26 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: Always Right
I started lurking in 97, finally registered in 98. It's fun to go back to the old threads to check the old posters that are not around anymore. Some I know why they are gone, for the others it would be interesting to know what has happened them.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:53:46 PM PST
by
united1000
("An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last " Sir Winston Churchill)
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