[BADJOE]

What say you Freepers? What say you Mods? What say you JimRob?

I wrote this very early yesterday morning. Already $400 in monthlies have been reinstated. I am grateful.

It became unnecessary for me to post this to the mod page first.

The issue of the next Freepathon has already been settled.

[BluesDuke]

Freepathons are the only time Willa and I exchange cross words with each other. I love all you guys, but she rubs my back, kisses me on my bald head and on occasion even cooks me dinner. (Except during a Freepathon. I damn near starved to death during the last one.)

You ever heard of cookbooks and appliances? Trust me, brother...if moi can do it, anyone can...

[wattsmag2]

Hmmmmmm, this is one of the few bloodlettings I've missed. Can't say I'm sorry about that though. Was it anything like 99?

[ImpBill]

Been around here for quite sometime myself and I am not sure what went on and really don't care. Not all "Freepers" engage in the personal attacks and nasty exchanges that go on around here. In fact I would say of those registered to post it is a small minority.

I am going to go out on a limb here and say the vast majority of those that read this forum and post occasionally have a "real life" outside FreeRepublic.com and find all this attention drawn to the childish rants of a few that continue to be highlighted in the Breaking News section the biggest draw from continuing to support the site either through donation or "hits".

I am of the opinion that the larger you make the issue, the larger it will become.

But heck that is just my opinion and like Dennis Miller I could be wrong.

[mhking]

Oh, all right, officer; you can have your donuts, but do it again, and I'll lock the door of the Krispy Kreme's!

[lavaroise]

Yes, and then some. I think FR needs to focus on a balance between ownership and knowledge that the net owns it too in a way. Not understanding this means that FR sometimes seem too risk averse with some group of people, while naively attracting rif raf. I don't know, just my opinion.

[smoking camels]

I missed the show down. Or shoot out. Or whatever it was.

But I gotta say... "This Joe guy has some real class for posting this... he is a gentleman!"

[Calpernia]

bump for later

[Admin Moderator]

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