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To: BagCamAddict
I know because that is exactly what happened for me when I was frustrated with not being able to find the news on THIS thread.

Aw, come on, Addict, you weren't treated that badly, considering your first "frustrated" post :-).

And -- this is the key -- you didn't get your feathers ruffled too badly, and stayed around long enough to realize that this thread, warts and all, is one of the greatest shared experiences Free Republic has ever experienced. "The Election," that changed so many of us from lurkers to donating FReepers wasn't as upbeat as this until the very end, and we spent the slow periods biting our nails...

You came in and complained, but then you had a beer or two, met a few really cool new FRiends, lightened up, and started participating. Probably opened up another browser on Latest Posts, too...

If K will do the same, and hit F5 a few times, we'll have a new FRiend. If he keeps his feelings on his shoulder, well, we'll probably all check out his new "all news" thread, too :-).

Now, anything but wind and Windy 3,2,1 on the Bagcams? Where's Baghdad Bob?

2,481 posted on 04/10/2003 8:20:13 PM PDT by umbagi
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To: umbagi
Typing his resume to the DNC!
2,487 posted on 04/10/2003 8:22:59 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Victory in Iraq!)
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To: umbagi
It's a change from the famous thread wars to the last breath of the Elian threads, fer shure.
2,489 posted on 04/10/2003 8:23:15 PM PDT by bvw
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To: umbagi
You're exactly right, my friend. But I tell ya, I wouldn't have found the Breaking News thing on my own. I would have left if a Freeper hadn't pointed it out to me. And yes, I have another window open with news. :-)

But here's another question for y'all: Many of you are able to reply to someone's post IMMEDIATELY after they post it. Is there some sort of 'auto refresh' that you have working, or do you just happen to be reading the "LAST" post in time to reply immediately? I'm always 20-200 posts behind because I do read all the linked stories that people post, etc.

Very glad I stuck around though. It's been fun and very informative. My sister calls me to tell me some war tidbit. I tell her "Yeah, 'WE' knew about that hours ago, and here are the rest of the details about it...." Now she's even got two friends calling her, to get her to call me, to find the full details and update about some headline they heard on TV.
2,608 posted on 04/10/2003 10:17:00 PM PDT by BagCamAddict
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