How to tell if you've been FReeping too long

Me ^ | June 10, 2009 | AAABEST

[AAABEST]

How to tell if you've been FReeping too long

If some, many or all of the following apply to you, you probably have been FReeping too long.

• You remember when you had to know basic HTML in order to form a decent post.
   
• You remember when the entire thread had to be 86’d in order to remove a single post.
   
• You remember when if someone forgot to close their italics, bold tags, the entire thread after that point was in bold or italics.
   
• You remember when if a disruptor made a mess of things during the wee hours of the night, we’d all have to wait until morning (Pacific Standard Time) for Jimrob to arise to take care of the problem.
   
• You remember when at times it got so bad during the wee hours of the night, some would implore those who had JimRob’s number to wake him up take care of the problem.
   
• You remember JimRob waking up in the wee hours of the night to take care of the problem.
   
• You remember (and in a strange way kind of miss) Michael Rivero.
   
• You remember (but don’t miss) Toilet Man.
   
• You can’t count how many FReepers you knew and/or interacted with that have passed away.
   
• You’re affectionately considered an “old timer” by others, though you’re not sure how much you enjoy that designation.
   
• You consider anyone who joined after the last millennium a N00b.
   
• You remember when Lazamataz was a N00b.
   
• You still consider Laz a N00b.
   
• You’ve long ago realized that others don’t read your posts and if they do, they probably don’t care what you think.
   
• You find it quaint when newer posters think others read their posts or care what they think.
   
• You wonder how you’ve gotten on all of these “ping lists.”
   
• You no longer bother asking others to take you off their ping lists and just let them go ahead and have their way with your inbox.
   
• You're wondering how you got on the ping list to this thread.
   
• Lots of FReepers have become personal friends and acquaintances.
   
• Lots of personal friends and acquaintances have become FReepers.
   
• Lots of personal friends and acquaintances have become ex-FReepers.
   
• Having so many personal friends and acquaintances on FR “cramps your style.”
   
• Despite having an anonymous screenname, because of you're friends and acquaintances, you’ve long ago given up any fanciful notion of anonymity.
   
• You can’t count how many times you’ve been furious with, then have subsequently forgiven JimRob.
   
• JimRob can’t count how many times he’s been furious with, then has subsequently has forgiven you.
   
• The aggregate time of the various “vacations” you’ve taken from FR (self-imposed or otherwise), total a longer period of time most posters’ time as members.
   
• You imagine all the kool stuff you could buy if you had all the money you've donated to FR in one lump sum.
   
• You imagine all the kool stuff you could buy if you had all the money you've spent on lodging and travel attending FR events (cruises, FReeps, gatherings etc.).
   
• You’ve actually bought a lot of kool stuff with the money you made (directly or indirectly) due in some way to your interactions on FR.
   
• If Obama were to use FR to compile an enemies list, your longevity alone would cause your screenname to feature prominently.
   

[FourPeas]

Don't you mean What is Laz?

[CajunConservative]

I saw her posting on mybarackobama.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/blog/miat2

[gaijin]

oh wow! I’d almost forgotten the May Massacre by Lucianne Goldberg. Remember when she and FR were all lovey-dovey? I have visited her site a couple times, but cannot imagine leaving FR, and....I have never really been tempted to, even.

FR has ALWAYS been my net home.

How did we get on Lucianne’s bad side, BTW...? Does it continue? I haven’t heard from her people in so long...

[BreitbartSentMe]

Had to search older archives, but the Freeper Lexicon still lives!!! Freeper batter did the latest update, not too long ago either.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073704/posts

Off to read...brb

[Bob]

Newbie

Don't be callin' AAABEST a newbie, newbie. :=)

[DCBryan1]

Who is the “oldest” registered Freeper nowadays? I was on in mid-1997, despite my handle date (Jim Rob kept banning me) and I kept getting deployed. ;)

[sofaman]

You, sir, are a good man!

[DJ MacWoW]

That would be the one. lol

[Scythian]

I’ve been a member since Dec 29, 1998, and I used to forget to close my tags and screw up threads /embarrased

[gaijin]

Does anyone know about MANY registered freeps there are now?

This has come up before, but I remember it never really got answered.

[radiohead]

I miss Willie Green’s posts.

I’ve been a secret admirer of Lazamataz for a long time.

I used to tell my FReeper son to get off of the damn computer; ‘that political site’ was making him crazy. I didn’t know it was FR. Now as a FReeper myself, I’ve been known to wake up my son to talk about some thread on FR.

And, alas, I’ve seen too many FRiends pass away.

[AAABEST]

MurrAymom

MurryMom

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

You remember all the good things Registered did with his "Sore-Loserman" posters.
(Yes, I know he left in somewhat of a huff, but I choose to remember him when he was at his best.)

[DCBryan1]

What was the saddest day for Free Republic?

For me...it had to be when BKO died...having met her personnally. Wonderful lady.

Next would be the day after Obama won....I was physically ill.

[ravingnutter]

I still have a huge box full of 5 1/4" floppies and saved an old computer I can still access them on ; )

[retrokitten]

Did you ever ask someone to ping you when they found out something and you were talking on the phone? That'll get some looks.

Yes. "Ping me when you get home."

[radiohead]

<You’ve been accused of being a DU troll for one thing or another.

Or you have to preface your post with, “I’m not a (troll, commie, Dim, socialist, etc., but...)”

[Wil H]

..Have seen many “hugh” and “series” events discussed here over the years....

I remember we had Lucianne Goldberg on here in the Lewinsky days, and Terri Adams during the Philly trade union thuggery and corruption trial.

And who was the girl with the bare midriff modeling teeshirts, was she “belly girl”?

[choirboy]

My favorite post was the lady and the snake. If anyone has a link to that, please post it. I need a good laugh right now.

[Osage Orange]

Possibly..........