Today is My 12th Anniversary on Free Republic

self ^ | December 30, 2010 | exit82

[sargon]

I got you by a few months too, n00b. Same story. Lurked during 1998 and then joined in late August as a Presidential impeachment was brewing.

I honestly don't see how some of you guys have so much time on your hands to post so many articles and replies over the years. I'm not much of a typist, so maybe that's part of it. Also, I work for a living ;)

But what I lack in quantity of posts, I try to make up for with passion. Like most of us, sometimes that passion can lead to incivility, so I, too, apologize for any name-calling over the years. I've tried to keep it to a minimum and focus my wrath on our Marxist enemies.

Proud to have you as a fellow patriot from the (Freeper) class of 1998...

[blam]

Congratulations.

I've just celebrated my 11th year.

I'm waiting to see how many call you a 'newbie.'

[Billthedrill]

Happy anniversary, n00B! Yeh, lots of water. Plenty up ahead, too, and it looks like some rough waves and heavy currents. Eagles up!

[GSWarrior]

IBTZ

[Mariner]

Newbie

[Bigun]

Hey US! LONG time no see!

How the heck are you doing up there in Chi town?

I’ll be there with bells on and you can bet on it?

Did you happen to notice what happened down here in Texas November 2nd?

[sauropod]

Well, well, well! Look what the cat dragged in and hacked up on the middle of the family room carpet!

Nothing like a hot steamy cat treat is there, LOL!

Care to join me? The planning is already underway...

Tell me more. Time to go raise some more hell..

[Explorer89]

Thanks for this thread. I am laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes. Now we just need quidam and a ClassyGreenEyedBlonde to show up and my evening will be made!

[Bigun]

Unfortunately the names of a great many of our beloved class of 98 freepers are now found on The Memorial Wall.

[Texas Eagle]

Congratulations, newbie.

I'm not sure when I first signed on to FR. The rain has pretty much washed away the etching of my first post.

[sauropod]

Took a look at the wall. Several I knew personally. A few I didn’t know had passed - nunya bidness, T’wit.

[exit82]

sargon, compared to some other posters I’m a slacker!!

If some old time posters would post their account stats, you would be amazed. They must be tethered to the computer and have their meals brought in!!!

Glad to have you here—Happy New Year to you!

[exit82]

Same to you blam. Now what is it going to take to get you to visit here in DE and remove that little grey squiggle from the USA map on your home page?

Happy New Year, my FRiend.

[exit82]

Thanks, Bill. Your screenname always makes me smile.

My psychiatrist is trying to figure out why.

Best to you, and Happy New Year to you.

[exit82]

IBTZ

Just in time, too!

You Class of 2000's are such kidders.

Happy New Year to you.

[exit82]

Mariner, from one “newbie” to another, Happy New Year and thanks for your service to our country.

[exit82]

Time to go raise some more hell..

The old 'Pod is BACK!!!

[exit82]

You are welcome. That’s the whole purpose of this thread—to reconnect with some old FRiends and to ponder the greatness of this place.

Who knows—maybe Deep in the Hurtgen Forest will show up!

[exit82]

Thanks for the link, Bigun, to the Memorial Wall. Many “younger” Freepers may not know of it.

Sad to see so many names of people we talked with and met over the years. They were good people.

[exit82]

Thanks, TE. I see you signed on 8/27/98. Where you on before—lots of old timers here lost their original 1996 and 1997 sign in dates when the FR computer was reset sometime in ‘97. It happened well before I got here.

God bless Texas and Happy New Year!