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Good Bye
who cares | Soliton

Posted on 09/08/2005 9:10:12 AM PDT by Soliton

After many years as a Freeper, I bid you adieu. The New Orleans disaster, in my home town, has turned the owners of this web site into a girly man. I'm done. Robb can pander to the looters and the scum.

Frank King, Soliton


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To: The Phantom FReeper
Thanks for asking, actually.

He's a syndicated columnist from Minneapolis.
His site, Lileks.com, has some incredibly funny stuff on it.
In addition to his journalism, he has also done several books and runs a popular blog called "The Bleat".

He and Mark Steyn are some of my favorite political writers.

You can read some of his material that has been posted on FR here:
FR Keyword: LILEKS

Enjoy!

341 posted on 09/08/2005 10:14:47 AM PDT by Constitution Day (SMN!)
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To: Constitution Day
I've never had anyone ask to be removed from the one ping list I maintain.
I think that's because I don't ping them several times daily,
and only ping them to threads actually about the lists stated specific interest.
342 posted on 09/08/2005 10:15:59 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Line the border with trebuchets. Provide the invaders free flights home.)
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To: Rutles4Ever

I've never seen this guy before, have you?

I'll bet you still agree with me though, the site won't be the same without him.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

343 posted on 09/08/2005 10:16:07 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: MEG33
Oh I know that. I just personally revile Ivins and kind of throw the rules out the window wrt her...
344 posted on 09/08/2005 10:16:40 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: Soliton

If this website were to ever pander to anybody, it wouldn't be looters or scum.

I mean, if you're gonna pander, pander to people who can reward your pandering with cash or plasma TVs.

(What's that? The looters were taking plasmas? Uh, never mind. Talk amongst yourselves; I'll be back in a little while.)


345 posted on 09/08/2005 10:16:47 AM PDT by savedbygrace ("No Monday morning quarterback has ever led a team to victory" GW Bush)
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To: Soliton
There's a good reason why your post was pulled. Liberals are now trying to smear and discredit FR by portraying this website as a "right-wing hate blog." I saw that phrase used at the start of an editorial rant by some leftist writer last week. So the mods are trying not to give the leftists any ammunition to use against FR in their smear efforts. Hence they are being fairly strict about apparent calls for violence or any racially-charged statements.

There may also be liberal infiltrators who've signed up for FR and are now trying to post hateful comments to make FR look bad. Some guy signed up as "Aryan Power" last week and used the n-word regarding the situation in New Orleans. (He was quickly captured and deported from FR.) Just stick around and be aware that we have to watch our image and make an extra effort to not appear "hateful." There are ways to rephrase your exact opinions so that they are perceived as being more calm and friendly, and then your posts will not become ammuntion for those seeking to smear FR.

FRegards,
Carl ;-)

346 posted on 09/08/2005 10:17:11 AM PDT by carl in alaska (Blog blog bloggin' on heaven's door.....Kerry's speeches are just one big snore.)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG; BureaucratusMaximus
Soliton:

I STOLON
I LOS NOT
LIN SOOT
I LOST ON
I LO SNOT

LOIN SOT
SOIL NOT
TOILS NO
IN STOOL
SIN TOOL
NITS LOO
SNIT LOO
ITS LOON
IT LO SON

347 posted on 09/08/2005 10:17:53 AM PDT by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
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To: Constitution Day
There is no opus ping list, to my knowledge.
That is only an FR keyword.

OWK used to collect a royalty for every opus that was posted,
but the term was placed in the public domain when his account was banned.

348 posted on 09/08/2005 10:18:59 AM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
Opus Confusum


349 posted on 09/08/2005 10:19:36 AM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: Willie Green; OWK

One Who Knows still lurks, (although he won't admit it.)


350 posted on 09/08/2005 10:21:15 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Line the border with trebuchets. Provide the invaders free flights home.)
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To: Owl_Eagle

This is kind of like "It's a Wonderful Life" in reverse.

"You see, Frank, it really WOULD have been better if you never signed up."


351 posted on 09/08/2005 10:21:15 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
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To: Soliton

Old FReepers don't leave, they just fade away.


352 posted on 09/08/2005 10:22:16 AM PDT by auboy (9 out of 10 boxes of rocks are smarter than Nancy Pelosi)
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To: auboy

I never heard of the guy.


353 posted on 09/08/2005 10:22:53 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Soliton

I dink U musta darink da waatr....


354 posted on 09/08/2005 10:23:11 AM PDT by Osage Orange (Long DESC)
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To: aspiring.hillbilly

I did see that happen yesterday. Someone posted a great article about the futility of forced integretion with references to the inability of many in the black underclass to assimilate. The tone of it wasn't racist, rather it did underscore some very real problems. It was pulled. I though it was approriate under the circumstances we see in NO right now.


355 posted on 09/08/2005 10:24:42 AM PDT by auntyfemenist (Show me your papers...)
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To: Soliton

You were told to not drink the water. It's made you crazy.


356 posted on 09/08/2005 10:25:39 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: Constitution Day; aculeus; general_re; mhking; Coop; hellinahandcart; Tijeras_Slim; Petronski; ...
I think it's extremely rude to add someone to a ping list without their consent.

.
You have just been added to my Ping Etiquette Ping List.

If you would like to be removed, please freepmail a signed and notarized Ping Etiquette Ping List Release Form, along with $49.99 for handling.

357 posted on 09/08/2005 10:26:35 AM PDT by dighton
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To: jjbrouwer

"Girly men are not unheard of in New Orleans..."

That's right, and they even held their girly man weirdo parade as originally scheduled on Labor Day.

You go girly men, that's what I say, show the world YOU WILL SURVIVE!


358 posted on 09/08/2005 10:26:54 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: dighton

SMN!


359 posted on 09/08/2005 10:28:43 AM PDT by Constitution Day (SMN!)
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To: rlmorel
Pull your lame thread, they will.

Thread mine not...:-)

360 posted on 09/08/2005 10:31:53 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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