Posted on 12/10/2020 3:21:48 PM PST by j.havenfarm
Those who have joined us in recent years have been spared something on this forum that was all too common for all too long: the dreaded “opus.” Sometimes shrill, sometimes plaintive, often quite lengthy, these were vanity posts explaining why the member was leaving FR. For the life of me I could never figure out why we were treated to these narcissistic rambles.
Well, today I am 20 years on Free Republic, and this is my “no-pus,” because I’m not going anywhere. Thank you to my brothers and sisters in the fight for liberty for keeping company for two decades.
I’ve mellowed over the years and in the course of making over 3,700 replies. I still have two pet peeves, though:
I’ve realized that it is unkind to criticize the grammar of others so I don’t do it anymore. However, one exception is the despicable practice of pluralizing word’s using apostrophe’s. I can’t imagine where this violence against grammar comes from. I still see red and pounce very time I see it.
The second, based on my decades in the law, is the widespread belief that lawsuits, particularly the “class action,” are magic wands that can banish one’s foes. To the contrary they are difficult, expensive, and very time consuming. Add in the many corrupt federal judges, and entertaining the litigation fantasy is just not a productive use of one’s time. Likewise the fantasy, often expressed here, that public officials and judges can or should be jailed for their decisions. Again one’s mental energies directed on that line are just a dead end.
So that’s my airing of grievances. But mostly I want to thank all of my FRiends, and especially Jim. Here’s to another 20 years
The learning never ends on this site. Good luck!
No pus is good news. Nobody wants an infection . . . 🙂
Congratulations and thanks for the reminder. December 21, 2021 is my 20 year anniversary. (Lurked for a couple years before joining)
I just put it on my calendar
The old software here, I love the fact you cannot go back and edit your post. Youz stukk with it...
Congratulations on your twenty years of supporting Liberty through the Great Free Republic!
Gee, if you were a Dem instead of an honest conservative you could still be voting under the dead screen name today.
Lots of people got vanished
Congratulations on 20 years my FRiend! I am but a newbie in comparison :)
You should stay away from blogs then.
They're even worse.
Hover your cursor on your name where it says “by poing”.
FR is such a great site. We are engaged and somewhat intelligent. Kristinn and I tag teamed some loon on twitter today. He uses the same handle on Twitter and that’s how I recognized that our opponent was outgunned.
My advice is to avoid all such person’s, place’s and thing’s you don’t like.
Glad you are still here. Thanks for your posts.
And thanks for leaving the grammar police force. We need the breathing room.
In those 20 years ... I discovered a liking for cheese ... a moose bit my sister ... my bieber got stuned ... which I find it hugh and series.
I also made many friends and lost some ... Chief Negotiator comes to mind. I will post more on my "birthday"
Congrats.
Class of 2006 here.
Never get an Opus from me... Like MacArthur’s Old Soldier, I’ll just “fade away...”
20 yr’s are nice.
I’ve been here since July 1998 and I think I’ve got the best screen name on FreeRepublic.
I think I also had the best Tagline during the Obama years: “I don’t oppose Obama because his skin is too brown; I opposed Obama because his ideas are too red”. Rush “stole” it and used it on the air one day.
20 years also... and I only joined because I wanted to respond to just one post during the Bush election and then I was never ever going to post again. Well, thousands of posts later, I guess that didn’t work.
Love all the people I’ve “met” here over the years, even with our normal disagreements and yes, even grammar corrections. BTW, I suspect the problem with the apostrophe is more due to spell check than to poor grammar, but even so, somebody’s got to watch out for these things!
Congratulations on your time, glad you’re staying, and I join you in thanking JR for all the good times.
Been here 22 years and have posted 24,911 replies. And, we’re still on the precipice of disaster in this nation. Goes to show, few listen to or read about important information.
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