I’ll get back to you after I get out of the shower.
I see that someone already put in “use of snappy keywords” in the keywords. So I’m stuck with pointing others to similar articles in the same vein.
Definition of a Freeper - (Freepers, help is needed please)
Urban Dictionary ^ | 10/7/2006 | do the Dhue
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1715855/posts
The 2007 FreeRepublic Lexicon (Lingo, Dictionary, Lore Handbook)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877220/posts
Posted by batter
On News/Activism 08/06/2007 2:06:00 PM PDT · 107 replies · 1,747+ views
FReepers ^ | 6 August 2007 | FReepers (batter)
Critical Thinking!
Shouldn’t this be a fun Friday thread? (Freeper critics are everywhere...hehehe.)
The guy in back is a Freeper.
I don’t think I’m officially a FReeper yet. I keep waiting for the special certificate that proves I’m no longer a newbie.
A FReeper must have a sense of humor, true, but it must be based in truth and logic. Otherwise, we are no different than DU. We think. They emote.........
Okay. IMO a “freeper” is somebody who stays informed by reading Free Republic threads, including the original article plus informed replies which debunk, confirm, or otherwise “unspin” the article.
Everything else takes care of itself.
The ability tho recognize when something is HUGH and/or SERIES.
Well, I dunno.
I’m just a knuckle draggin redneck pollack farmer from the backwash of pennsylvania.
This question it too deep for me...
You're a FReeper if your sister was bitten by a moose ;-)
And to really earn the badge, he/she must have been banned at least once :-)
Most women say it’s my dashing good looks and witty charm, others have said my velvety singing voice, stylish dress and tap dancing...
I’m just not really sure.
The absence of a worthy competing website.
LOL! I’m beginning to wonder!
To Dan Rather its what wakes him up in his nightmares.
To me its a place to get news and have it fact-checked at the same time.
I consider myself a FReeper but I’ve never started a thread.
FReepers should...
-Be conservative (a.k.a. have a brain)
-Have a sense of humor
-Post whenever they have something insightful or funny to say
-Read articles
-Write FReeper, not freeper
-Be familiar with FR terminology, acronyms, and nicknames (for example, “Ping”, “Viking kitties”, “BTTT”, “Dims”, and Dingy Harry)
-Write to legislators if they feel the need
-If possible, attend rallies
-Donate during FReepathons
Although, I can’t say I’ve done those last two myself. I have written to legislators though, probably more than any other 18-year-old has; Harry Reid twice, Brian Baird once, and Senator Kittleman (Maryland Senate) once. But that last one was required for school.
Not being able to read the news without the ability to post comments.
Being able to make up lesser known quotations to back up a point.
Such as...
“Silent strength is the quality of all good men and most mummies.”
- Teddy Roosevelt
“Wisdom is in measured routine. Three naps a day will keep you fit, nine breakfasts before noon, spin until you fall on your back, and thrust your face into a nettle plant. Drink at least five cups of a mare’s urine and look upon your self in a silver mirror while you hold your air in your chest.”
- Benjamin Franklin
“If you see a woman crying, kick her.”
- Gene Roddenberry