Origins of Free Republic

Self

[onyx]

I mostly used WebTV to keep track of horseracing...lol. Morning work outs etc.

[politicalwit]

Ahh....the good ol' days when you didn't dare post anything until you had "time" under your belt. No one dared signup and post on the same day.

[Wolfstar]

I haven't had a problem.

I know...not everyone had the experience of erratic sign ons in the early days. From what others have told me, it really was a hit-or-miss thing.

[Howlin]

He posted on January 30th, but I don't see him around like he use to be!

[Wolfstar]

I mostly used WebTV to keep track of horseracing...lol. Morning work outs etc.

At Del Mar, Santa Anita and Hollywood Park at the time?

[DCPatriot]

I came in July of 1998 under another nick because I was working for another "chat room" that wouldn't let me use Howlin over there and over here, too.

Uh-huh...right, newbie! ;^)

[Wolverine]

We had an online fundraiser to get enough to pay the pilot for the flight over the Superbowl...he may also have been run off because of restricted airspace. Anyways...the pic was posted here! HAR HAR.

[Torie]

Sneaky Pete

Gosh, and here I had that THAT dude out of my mind. Now he's baaaaack!

[unsycophant]

Yuk Yuk.

The threads I enjoyed the most were the Trannie threads.

Remember the dozen or so threads that ran? Example here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a26aef87be1.htm

[Howlin]

I never figured out a methodology for connecting with him constructively.

Is that what we're suppose to be doing here?

[Syncro]

:>)

Ain't that the truth. Now my MAJOR nemesis...well, gotta wait for the book...LOL

[jwalsh07]

I avoided OWK. I never figured out a methodology for connecting with him constructively.

LOL, not me. I sought him out like a heat seeking missile every time I was po'd at somebody else.

[zip]

ping

[BARLF]

Thanks.I missed him.

[Howlin]

Oh,lord.

[MARTIAL MONK]

Arator. Now that was a fun guy.

[onyx]

Yep and they had a section wherein it was possible to keep one's own "stable" --- I would keep track of certain horses and when DelMar opened, I'd go bet on them. I had fantastic re$ultS. I was very happy and pleased with myself.

[Syncro]

I never paid them much mind.

Too buzy gruinion hunting.

Season coming up soon, lock and load!

LOL

[Howlin]

No pictures, please.

[Grizzled Bear]

Back in the mid seventeenth century there was a man named Jim Robinson. He was sick of the liberal media. He had himself a smoky fire, a blanket, a group of Indian friends and a dream.

The rest is history.

The very first threads were transcribed from smoke signal onto buffalo hide with a burnt stick. You have to go to the Smithsonian to see them.