If you don't like FR today, then play in the past by going here, that's what FR looked like when you joined:
http://web.archive.org/web/20030324212038/http://freerepublic.com/
Or pick another month or year,
http://web.archive.org/web/*sa_/http://freerepublic.com
Good old Y2K history, FReeper style!
;-)
Love the link! Thanks for sharing!