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Posted on 01/31/2007 7:17:49 PM PST by festus
So how far back does the Free Republic archive articles and how can I go back and find some of the first threads that started the whole thing off ?
It struck me I've hung out for a while and it was well established when I joined.
Be fun to see what we were focused on day one. For me anyway.
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To: Remole
Funny, that's *exactly* how I found FR. I've never been a very active poster, but I have lurked & read with varying levels of intensity for nine years now. Wow, has it really been that long?
Am I the only one who became *really* disillusioned with our political process after the Senate failed to convict Clinton? I used to be fairly politically active (head of UNC YRs, etc.), but kind of lost faith after that...
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:54:15 PM PST
by
MikeD
(We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
To: onyx
Ok, fine with me. But there was good reason for the actions of management.
I didn't mind debating issues with him, but...ok ok, I'll let it rest...LOL
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:54:23 PM PST
by
Syncro
To: Howlin
Feels good to go back an remember those days.
Not that I want a repeat with 'The One That Shall Not Be Named'.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:54:37 PM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: mylife
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:54:43 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: DCPatriot
I was thinking that just the other day. I may have to be medicated if she wins.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:55:36 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: Howlin
supercat was THE biggest showoff on those HTML threads!!! I miss style properties. They were fun, and allowed a level of precision that isn't possible without them. I particularly enjoyed using tables and style tags to relabel graphics. The most ambitious, I think, was a picture on which all sorts of suitcases and other bags were labeled "GUN"; I used HTML to relabel all of them "STEAL ME".
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:56:25 PM PST
by
supercat
(Sony delenda est.)
To: onyx
It shook me because he would have been the very last person I'd expect to be shown the door.
It had to involve egoes in the management side...Sinkspur didn't suffer fools.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:57:27 PM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
328
posted on
01/31/2007 8:57:43 PM PST
by
lonestar
(Me, too--Weinie)
To: supercat
You were SO good at that that it was intimidating!
Did you look at that link syncro put up in that post to me. Some of your "handiwork" there!
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:58:21 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: Howlin
Gnight. Hey, I just saw your tagline HONK! I do like Fred Thompson!
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:58:30 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Mr. Jeeves
I came in January, 1998, when Drudge linked Free Republic during the Lewinsky scandal. We're twins .... that's my entry date also, and for the very same reason: Drudge, Whitewater.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:59:09 PM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: DCPatriot
Feels good to go back an remember those days.It feels good to remember because it was good back then.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:59:14 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: MARTIAL MONK
It only took me a freakin' half an hour, but I found him. rdb3. He's been back for quite some time, but I haven't run across him.
I come to FR every day (multiple times a day); but, man, I don't post like I used to...
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:59:32 PM PST
by
Marie
(Unintended consequences.)
To: DCPatriot
I know sinkspur would get the occasional time out temporary suspension, but I started wondering what happened to him about 3 months after his disappearance.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:59:42 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
To: Syncro
You mean you're an accessory to the dastardly deed? ;^)
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posted on
01/31/2007 9:00:22 PM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: mylife
I was thinking about your post:
One of the things I love about this place is that much to my amazement I have met people who have become true flesh and blood FRiends.
You know, I think a lot of the "newer" posters don't "get" that part. That's why they're so damn angry all the time.
336
posted on
01/31/2007 9:00:30 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: Howlin; All
They'll have to lock up the booze and the interns...and to think they finally got done fumigating that place...
I remember the heady days of the 2000 recount (when I was just a little lurker). And those who contributed reliable information (not rumors, which were rampant) during the days after 9-11.
For me some of the ugliest threads were the Terri Schiavo ones; I think that really hurt FR.
Still hard to believe it's been more than 10 years now. Those old pages on the Internet Archive are fun to look at : )
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posted on
01/31/2007 9:01:19 PM PST
by
WestVirginiaRebel
(A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel-Robert Frost)
To: DCPatriot
Clearly, I have no idea what happened. I just like him and miss him.
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posted on
01/31/2007 9:01:38 PM PST
by
onyx
(DEFEAT Hillary Clinton, Marxist, student of Saul Alinsky & ally and beneficiary of Soros.)
To: Marie; rdb3
I was wondering what happened to RDB3, He was in an accident some time back and was seriouly incapacitated but he was still posting.
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posted on
01/31/2007 9:01:52 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Howlin; onyx
Onyx and I became good friends, despite the fact I called onyx a "dude" once. I don't think I will ever live that one down. LOL
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posted on
01/31/2007 9:02:35 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
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