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I'll start off with a few of my own Favorite FReepers, who've done so much over the years to educate, chastize, amuse, and challenge me. Do I agree with all of them all the time? HAAAAIIIILLLL, NO! But no matter what, their presence on a thread will get that thread a look and a thought from me.

In no particular order, some of MY Favorite FReepers...

68-69tonkingulfyatchclub: Tonk is the tireless Coastie who runs the Canteen threads. His heart and abilities are at all times tuned to the welfare and morale of America's military. He and his band of merry Canteeners have many times brightened this Sailor's day, and comforted me at dark times to numerous to count.

tpaine: tpaine can recite the Constitution from memory, or at least seems to be able to. He holds the line for the Libertarian/Constitutionalist FR contingent, and he always adds enough abrasiveness to his comments to assure that his victims spool up like a jet engine. Always a pleasure to read, even if one disagrees.

poohbah: Pooh is an amazing clear-thinker untainted by too much zealous ideology. Frequently his posts are a welcome breath of sanity on emotionally overheated threads, and he's not afraid to voice an opinion which might be counter to the "prevailing winds" of a thread.

archy: The best source on FR I've found for weapons and firearms information, pics, links, and historical information about same. I thought I knew a lot about guns, then I met archy. Not to mention, he is a perfect gentleman and has enourmous patience with those who know less than he. A great FR resource.

PatrickHenry: The ringleader of FR's evolutionist band of brigands, PH posts some wonderful scientific articles, and he and his lads and lassies, most especially Ichneumon and Vade Retro can provide what seems like thousands of links and evidence at the drop of a fossil. Many's the night I've watched them, over many hours, demolish nonscientific arguments and educate those who wanted to be.

Modernman: A libertarian-leaning legal eagle who I've watched defend the principle of individual liberty with good humor and impeccable manners in the face of flames that would make Godzilla proud, MM takes everything thrown at him and never seems to get angry. His debating skills are an example of how to win one.

MurryMom: One of the very exclusive club of hard-core Leftists with the tolerance of the famed and feared FR Moderators, MurryMom can be counted on to cause an instant spike in all FReeper's BP. As FR's resident liberal punching bag, her presence on a thread will attract many people who really don't care about the thread itself, but who line up to hurl abuse at her. In that, she performs a valuable service...as a target and a venting mechanism.

These are just a few of mine. There've been others, some have been banned in fact. IMHO, in most cases we are all the poorer when that must occur. FR is made so much better because of its more colorful members.

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PING and thanks for all the good (and bad) memories! If you reply, and have some "favorites" of your own, please ping your OWN favorites!

It's been a grim week. Let's have a little fun.

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So who's YOUR favorite ally/whipping boy? Whose name draws YOU to a thread like a fly to a bugzapper?

[So Cal Rocket]

What about Willie Green and his light rail threads?

Or Ambrose and his pitbull or SUV threads?

[WinOne4TheGipper]

My favorite FReepers are
JimRob
Admin Moderator
Lead Moderator
Religion Moderator
Sidebar Moderator
JohnRob.

:)

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PING, Y'all! Who's YOUR Favorite FReeper?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Tonk is the tireless Coastie "

To set the record straight
I'm a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
We're considered Coasties also
But we are different from Regular Coast Guard

[Joe 6-pack]

I miss A+Bert.

[doodad]

Diogenesis hands down.

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You guys are among my favorites, too. You've "outed" and gotten banned some pretty bad people who tried to hijack this site. I was honored to have been able to help on a couple of occaisions.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Your thoughts.

[PRND21]

[Imnidiot]

StandWatchListen was my favorite poster of military related posts. I haven't seen him for awhile...are you still out there?

[TheBigB]

OK, I'll play (Friday afternoon...)

4mycountry is our resident Whiz Kid who always makes me laugh with her various smilies. :) A fellow VK, too

mhking is simply one of our smartest FReepers; I always learn a lot from his posts

Zavien always has killer VK graphics

Constitution Day is a fellow Kournikovaphile :) He and Steve in Seattle are two fellow jokesters

Jim Robinson: 'nuff said

Xenalyte and MotleyGirl are two cool chicks (to be mondo un-PC)

[MineralMan]

So many:

Dead
Dead Corpse
Poobah
ModernMan (who some think is me, sometimes)
Ambrose (I love pit bull posts)
Presidio9 (we disagree often)

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I bet YOU gentlemen have some interesting "favorites". C'mon, let's hear it!

[T Minus Four]

MHKING, venerated keeper of the "just damn" list. And other favorites are hellinahandart and EggsAckley, tireless hunters of trolls and obligatory insiders.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Seriously now. Here are my favorite Freepers:

Lazamataz- The ringleader of the funny Freepers.
Prime Choice- Sacred Cow Burgers is always hilarious
Admin Moderator (most of them)- They always take a good ribbing and I've never been suspended.
JimRob- owner of the site.
4mycountry- What can I say? She's brilliant.
RikaStrom- She works hard on the WFTD threads and she puts up with me.
Arrowhead1952- You want Austin- area news, you go to him.

[Palmetto]

Lazamataz and Registered, no question. At some point or another, I think we have all wished to have their respective skills, different as they are.

[Normal4me]

When I first found this site MadIvan was the man. (anyone know where he went?) I tend to end up on the same threads as Dog, Peaches, Howlin, Backhoe....etc. All our good people, wish I had more time to participate.