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I'm sure you meant well with this thread, but one must consider the potential that someone somewhere might be negatively impacted by it.

There could be many posters out there who post frequently, who have been around for a few years, who always try to speel all their words correctly, who attempt either overtly or subtely to convey information, humor, irony, absurdity, whatever, in their posts.

Maybe they don't have an exciting life. They may live alone with cats. They may have no plans for a Friday night. But they have Free Republic. And they come here, and see this thread ... and their heart jumps. "Maybe someone will list me" they think. "Maybe I am someone's favorite freeper!"

So they scan the posts, looking in vain for their name. And the sadness comes over them in a wave. "No one listed me as their favorite" they mumble to themselves. The moment is devastating. All their efforts, all their attempts at humor, or profundity, or the conveyance of useful information have been for naught. No one has noticed them. They are no one's favorite.

And the sadness and emptiness they now feel crushes them like runaway freight train. The emptiness and meaninglessness of their life sweeps them into a vortex of despair.

I'm not saying that has happened, or that it will. Just that it could.

So, this post is for anone who has not been listed by someone else as their favorite. If your name is not anywhere on this thread, then YOU are MY favorite. We are brothers. We have each others back, you and me. We are kindred spirits. You are not alone.

162 posted on 04/09/2004 4:18:57 PM PDT by spodefly (I've decided not to include a tagline with this post.)

See my 161..I know I've left out at least a dozen!I love you FReepers,except when we disagree on a thread...;)!

174 posted on 04/09/2004 4:23:15 PM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)

To: spodefly; Long Cut; PigRigger; never4get; Severa; Hostel

If you fit in this category that spodefly just mentioned, consider yourself a favorite of MoJo's. Oh!! FReepmail me your name and I'll add ya!!

Oh!! I wanted to add never4get and PigRigger to my favorite FREepers list!!

Also, Severa and Hostel! God Bless their Navy family!!

175 posted on 04/09/2004 4:23:36 PM PDT by MoJo2001 (!edis gnorw eht morf siht ta gnikool era uoY)

Um...ok...I get it.

spodefly is my favoritve poster of all time!

177 posted on 04/09/2004 4:23:55 PM PDT by TankerKC (Clogged Arteries and Still Smilin'!)

And the sadness and emptiness they now feel crushes them like runaway freight train. The emptiness and meaninglessness of their life sweeps them into a vortex of despair.

I am going to assume this is not tongue in cheek; or a lame attempt at irony.

This thread is SO junior high school. Who is the "in crowd" and thus, by no mention, the rest of us are not?

Say again, my favorites are those who put their money where their mouth is. I notice the monthlies' names on the Freepathon thread. They are my favorites.

213 posted on 04/09/2004 4:40:12 PM PDT by don-o (Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and sign up for a monthly donation.)

That was a damned nice thing to say.

258 posted on 04/09/2004 5:10:55 PM PDT by wardaddy (This is it. We either win and prevail or we lose and get tossed into that dustbin W mentioned!)

To: spodefly; ALOHA RONNIE

You are right.
I'm bad with names, and things move so fast in FR, that it's hard to remember everyone.

Love your stuff, too, Ronnie.

321 posted on 04/09/2004 6:22:26 PM PDT by mabelkitty (A tuning, a Vote in the topic package to the starting US presidency election fight)

Spodefly, you are a true gentleman.

489 posted on 04/09/2004 8:27:49 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)

Maybe they don't have an exciting life. They may live alone with cats. They may have no plans for a Friday night. But they have Free Republic. And they come here, and see this thread ... and their heart jumps. "Maybe someone will list me" they think. "Maybe I am someone's favorite freeper!"

**choke** #sob# aww, spodefly-- how did you know?

Hey, waitaminnit-- have you been stalking me?!?

Btw, your conundrum taglines are always fun to read.

700 posted on 04/10/2004 4:05:52 AM PDT by ovrtaxt (Kerry hates heavy metal. Go buy some Iron Maiden!)

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