Posted on 05/24/2019 2:33:28 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator
I meant to post something last night, really, but we had a crisis involving the home cooling system suddenly not working and endangering my 89-year old mother (who has a history of heart failure). Thank G-d it's fixed now, but I realize just a prolonged power outage at the wrong time of year could be fatal.
Anyway, yes, today is my 20th anniversary as Free Republic's you-know-what in the punch bowl, as well as its most grumpy and offensive member. I first signed up to defend Israel from the freaking NAZIS who were infesting the site back then. Eventually I despaired, wrote my own opus, and left, but after 9/11 I came back. While this place is certainly much improved, there are still people here whose ability to get away with murder absolutely baffles me.
Back then I was on dial-up. I didn't get DSL until eight years later. But what a long, strange, and totally frustrating trip it's been.
I know I'm still pretty obnoxious, but nothing to what I was in the old days. It's a wonder I'm still around.
Just a word of thanks to Jim Rob for putting up with me for this long.
I still cannot understand why questioning the validity of the "new testament" in addition to previous Divine Revelation is so shocking. FCOL, if some of you folks had been around back then you'd have all rejected it because at that time "that stuff's not in the Bible."
I'll be here as long as I can, though I don't post anything like as frequently as I used to.
Excuse me?
20th anniversary ping. Thanks to you all for putting up with me. I know I embarrass you a lot. But believe it or not, I actually mean well.
Congrats
Ha ha I was going to say “but isn’t that humble gunner?”
He’s got some nerve!
Congratulations!
May you be here for many more years.
Happy Anniversary.
Well, grump away.
Sometimes it’s hard not to when you read the news these days.
I thought you got the zot. You deserve one. Now that we celebrated your 20th, how about your opus?
KIDDING!
You’re a good guy. Congrats.
Meh, you’re not THAT bad.
Remember Eschoir?
And his whack-a-mole series of offensive usernames tht JimRob had to contend with?
Newbie
I dunno, I think you've been very civil in every comment I have seen from you. I assure you that there are people here I find far more objectionable than you!
Anyone remember "non sequitur"? Or "Jeff Winston"? Or "Squeaky Fromme"?
Glad they're all gone.
Oh, and hope to see you for a long time.
Now I’ve got Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band playing in my head.
Happy anniversary.
5.56mm
Don’t worry, you are still the king.
Sgt. Pepper told the band to play...
most people are equally offensive in one way or another and that's a good thing...
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