Do you remember Freepin in 1998?

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[LisaFab]

Let's not forget who really brought most of us here...i42. As one of the privledged few who tended the now (thankfully) defunct 'USA vs Clinton' countdown thread I can honestly say that the Libs were wrong when they said that when he left office, the VRWC would disband.
Not likely, lefties!

BTW, when we started UvC, there were 766 days left in his inexorable reign. I could never have made through those awful days without FR.

[ODDITHER]

I don't know. Do you remember when we were going to start our own Polling? What ever happened to that?

[LadyX]

And remember when you and I met, Pharmer Phil, during the wonderful Socks C. - I-95 series?
His resurrection/recovery on Da Pharm with you and Marian with M. Thatcher assisting?
When Billie and I had designated 'Safe House' locations??

Dem were de Daze...:)))
((((hugs and stuff))))

[Free State Four]

But still great, and WAY too addictive!...

I think one of my all time favorite threads was "How do you know when you are spending too much time on FR?". A Freeper, and I think it was PhantomLord, replied, "When I sit down at my computer, my wife asks me if I'm on that G**D*** FreeRepublic site again. And I just say, No Dear, I'm downloading porn. And she is happy!" :o) fsf

[Principled]

I remember the days of wait for-ever to make a post! Oh how far JR has taken us! Ahhhh, those were the days.... I had to walk uphill 3 miles past bears to post back in '98.....

[VinnyTex]

I remember lots of flame-wars between DonMorgan, Mojo, Navigator, Deb, OneWhoKnows, and others.

Summer and fall of 1997 had the best flame wars... Eschoir and Bill Barclay... Deb showed up in the summer of 97 and she soon joined in on the fun.

[LadyX]

"What is this, class reunion?"

Ha!! And you were definitely at the head of the Class; Unaltered Ego, wasn't it?!!

[KDD]

I was out of the country when Give-Me-Liberty got banned. I never did find out why.

[Hawkeye's Girl]

Heck, no. I was a senior back in high school, and a Democrat :D

[BFO]

Is that you, pharmer??

[harrowup]

What ever happened to Freeper Island?

Well now; shortly after beowolf took the keys to the still, Dude Hellish shot the Moose in the arse and Billie and some of the other girls turned the saloon into a fern bar which ticked off the drunks who left for more slutty environs. Freeper Island is still there but hardly nobody goes into the saloon no more now that the pig don't sing.

[The Raven]

I had a different handle back then. I remember a guy (can't remember the handle) who posted a free republic crossword puzzle. Think I still have it somewhere.

[OWK]

I never did find out why.

I never did either. (I was on a bit of a sabatical)

I was sorry to hear it though.

[The Raven]

I also remember the political discussions with a poster named harrowup (handle was Dennis from Lebonon, PA back then).

[VRWCmember]

Dude Hellish shot the Moose in the arse

A Møøse once bit my sister...

As several of you might have surmised, if I see a reference to a moose in a thread I cannot help but post MP&tHG credits.

[waxhaw]

I lurked on FR in '97 and finally registered in early '98 (February I believe). I still come to FR in an attempt to learn the truth behind the news. Can usually find it unless the issue concerns the mid-east - this subject will always bring out those who apparently are paid to sit on FR and wait for postings on this particular issue.

[Leroy S. Mort]

DO NOT REPLY - DISRUPTOR ALERT !!!!

[The Raven]

typo...make that Lebanon

[Phil V.]

Alert!

Avoid using the word combination, "Saphe haus".
ECHELON will visit you!

[harrowup]

And you gave me the URL for Lebanon Baloney...the best baloney in the world...thank you again.