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    So, we've all had some great conversations interrupted by that misbehaving chatroom lately. Mr. Pid wrote a great song on the subject...

    Feel free to pick them up again here. Or report your more surreal episodes of being booted for misbehaving. 

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    KA: Everybody got older...
    ...and after "put it on the plastic and I wonder where we''ll be when the bills hit", they found out. People got married, got careers, had babies and went through raw life. Attitudes change even as they still love the same music. Accept that pure long-hair hippie behavior is hard to find -- even at a Rainbow Gathering. Rather than complain, gravitate toward the people who are kind and stick with them. I don't know who passes that litmus test in the chat room. Chat room nerds tend to dominate the medium. I am reminded of going to a reunion of a fraternal organization wen I go to Dead/Furthur related events. I therefore don't expect to find the good-old-days in the chat room. Even some people who post in the forums here are right-wing-nuts and pro nuclear power now... What can you do? Marye does a good job keeping order here. The chat room is a strange beast to tend to. Still, no need to despair! ~ When Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody's gonna wanna dose! ~
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    a different take
    I'm not a chat room regular, but I had a great time there last night, on and off for a couple hours as I did other work. Only positive conversations, thanks to mona, gamedad, david, twirlingirl and many others. Good storytelling! I don't often have time to chat, but sometimes I'll have a peek and if it's a conversation of interest and i feel like i have anything to contribute, I'll take a chance. For those with negative experiences, i can sympathize. But one strategy that i'd suggest is one I use with telemarketers. Hang up. You don't need to give jerks your energy. Just drop them and they'll have no one to talk to except their lonely self. As for the privacy, I'm not too concerned about joking around under alias. It's all fiction as far as i'm concerned. So, just wanted to say.. it's not all bad.
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    bla bla as usual !
    It used to be that rock and roll was a world event , but it now sounds like a provencial habit for a small american club. The Rolling Stones stayed a planetary happening, and it would be ridiculous to resume it to a british only local band .Rock and roll used to be about rebels who had enough understanding about the world and dared to think for themselves, but this deadheads scene narrowed its views to think as their tv tell them to ! When hippies have the same opinions as their tv, it's called brainwashing, but as lilly said , it's useless to say different as no one wants to hear it and whoever has any opinion other than what 's approved is unwelcomed ! To top it all , me who used to travel with deaheads anywhere , days and nights, never planning ahead how and with who, because i was certain to always be with decent people around me , now i refuse to go anywhere with any of them ! That resumes clearly what's going on nowadays ! This chatroom clarified that , definitly .
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    oh dear
    well it is a sad day when the poison starts to spread to reasonable people with good intentions and kind hearts. All the more reason to stay away. I don't think a chatroom 'community' is like any other community. It is not typical and not representative of deadheads or humanity as a whole. Its members are self selected, with their own reasons and motivations for being somewhere where they can be anonymous and unaccountable. Sometimes those motivations are benign, but they can also be disturbing. I am particularly suspicious of anyone who does not ever post on the forums. Best just stay away.
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    sound very full of bitter "narrow minded intolerance" to me. Sounds to me like you really want to be able to chat, otherwise you would not have posted what you did. So instead of throwing such harsh words around, why don't you try to accept what is and hold onto the "30%" that you feel is in there. Or if you can't, then do something else. But postings like this one aren't going to help anything. This community is human, just like any other-with strengths and weaknesses. Of course is not "ideal" but then nothing ever is.********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
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    chatroom trashers
    Since early 80's i loved deadheads,so when i discovered this deadnet chatroom i thought i could renew frienships i had when in america .But now, after months gone by, i know all these great deadheads never go in there. Too many mean and vicious obsessional haters in there , as if playing with evil became a routine to spice shallow postures of "peace and love" bla bla .Coupled to the indifference cop out of those who never take a stand against the worse, the narrow-minded intolerance , bored druggies and warped drunks pretending their foul behaviors should always be excused simply because they like GD music ,enough is enough ! Whatever is left nowadays of the Greateful Dead , I don't recognize it most of the time, as music nor as people ! Sure , it's still ok for about 30%, but compared to the the 95% goodness I was used to, methinks the standards now just won't do anymore Eternity was never guaranteed, I realize we have to each go on our own Way and i'll let the wheels of Times roll on .C'est comme ça , et pas autrement !
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    I just gotta poke around
    In there again sometime :-) "Here's my half a dollar if you dare .. double twist when you hit the air. Look at Julie down below .. the levee doing the dopaso"
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    well....i'll keep tryin'
    i know there is still some good in there....jus' gotta drag it out....kickin' and screamin'
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    Biffidence regularis...
    ...of some sort.
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    what swan said
    I said this a year ago when I stopped using the chatroom . it took this long for others to notice. And yes it is sad as the chatroom was a haven for me when me wife had her surgery and I had to stay home all the time . Thank goodnes that is all done now .
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So, we've all had some great conversations interrupted by that misbehaving chatroom lately. Mr. Pid wrote a great song on the subject...

Feel free to pick them up again here. Or report your more surreal episodes of being booted for misbehaving. 

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Submitted by stuman on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 23:42

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will send some sunshine yor way ,, ( when i see it ) he he ..
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 04:38

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Welcome back!!
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Submitted by Frankly on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 04:50

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so the euopean climate seems to be in order again,Hi stu..Hi Gigi all grateful across the ocean?:-)(-:have a nice day,Frankly
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 04:50

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Hows it going with you today??Have a grate one!! Peace, Gigi :)
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Submitted by Frankly on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 08:58

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i just wait inpatiently for the answer of that guy about the tibet-topic.Congratulations SF really made it look like a comedy,how do you carry a olympic torch through town without meeting anybody hehehe :-)(-:

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Submitted by buddy plant on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 09:06

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I wish a very good day to all! I thought I'd start the day off with a little 5-2-70. Pig is so awesome doin' the Man's World, man made the electric light, oh yeah.... I wonder what James Brown thought of the boys covering his song?
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Submitted by grdaed73 on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 09:17

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hey frankly, i had to search to find any coverage, all small back page articles, except for "WIRED" which had a few stories and video feeds from cell phones at the demostrations, but the torch run was a prank on the masses and took the path less traveled away from news coverage. wonder what kind of deal the chinese govt. made, less lead paint in products made in china?

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Submitted by buddy plant on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 09:41

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... the chinese gov't got exactly what they wanted, they got video of smiling people waving flags and no protesters anywhere in sight to mar their video feeds back home. i hope that after the olympic games are over, people won't forget....
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Submitted by Frankly on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 09:40

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i have that song on a tape as a filler,awesome......maybe James heard it,got mad,beat up his wife ended up in jail,and never talked about it:-)(-:
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Submitted by marye on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 09:59

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On one level, it could reasonably be said that the city did a brilliant job of keeping people from getting hurt, and there's a real sense that that's what cities should do. And on the other hand, yeesh. Wotta mess.
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Submitted by marye on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 10:00

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the torch in Tibet thing is just rude any way you look at it.
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 11:26

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I just got my Hubby Ken to take off from work and we are taking the Harley out for a ride :)See ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by marye on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 11:32

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Gone are the days when I used to go to shows on the back of my friend Bennett's motorcycle, but they sure were fun.
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Submitted by Frankly on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 12:21

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especially when your goin to hell in a bucket.:-)(-:
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Submitted by grdaed73 on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 12:25

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i was drinking last night with a biker
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Submitted by Frankly on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 12:27

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you didnt show him a picture of me!!!!3:-)(-:
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Submitted by grdaed73 on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 13:01

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to 1978-04-10 Fox Theatre aud. recording, at the end of a beautiful "peggy-o" bob says to the audience "we gonna do another song just as soon as the RED CHINESE quit messin with jerry's brain..... WE KNOW your out there"! love those late 70s drums rolling behind jerry"s lead
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Submitted by reedchris on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 16:34

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Pourquoi le chat est-il si difficile? Tous l'apprecions. Laisse toute marque il juste. Frankly: Ma inspire franchement pour parler le francais encore. Merci beaucoup! Christophe
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Submitted by bevstuff16 on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 16:43

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getting booted out of a chat'room. And this is the first time I've visited! What's up with that? And hey now. Would love to chat with you sometime!
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Submitted by GreenRipple on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 18:18

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checking in to see what's going on ... wow, up to 13 pages in three days. It has taken me some time to read through all the chatter. There seems to be some chatter bugs (figuratively and literally and no punn intended). miss the real time conversations and can't wait until it's back up. I hope it is spectular, not to raise the expectations of returning to a flawless chat room. everyone have good weekend. sorry Chris, I can only get through about 1/4 of the French, something about the chat being difficult and thanks, otherwise I would respond much better. I have a hard enough time speaking english half the time.
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Submitted by stuman on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 18:21

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It is down for maintenence now ,,.. Hope to be repaired soon,,..
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Submitted by c_c on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 20:51

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Chat room schmat room damm it, I wanted to try to get kicked out, but now see the chat room is down for maintenance. and I just wanted to say chat room schmat room! ( -;
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Submitted by TigerLilly on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 23:31

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Ton grammair est un petit peut bizarre :-), mais j'aime bien que tu parles francais ici. Je vais jouer aussi, quand tu veut! Also a favor please, from whoever is willing. My best buddy Martin has a birthday today (11 April) for those of us in different time zones. My present to him is a massive mail campaign of Birthday wishes, from common friends, as well as those unknown to him. I wanna slam his mailbox w/kind thoughts. Anyone willing to help me w/this? If so, send me a pm, and I will give you his e mail address. He is no Deadhead, but a super kind man and a great person. ********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 05:17

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TGIF........ more cowbell!!
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Submitted by Central Statio… on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 06:11

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At the risk of sounding like a heretic, I was wondering...If the Store portion of this web site had issues which disrupted the the use of it, would it have taken this long to resolve them? I can't be the only one for whom question this has come to mind. And yes, this is an unfair question for at least two reasons: 1. I don't believe that the Store uses online chat representatives to assist customers, so it's an "apples and oranges" kind of thing. 2. It's very possible that some of the proceeds from the Store are used to subsidize this Chat Room. I may be biting the hand that feed me here, but hey, if my cat can do it.... Any comments?--assuming this even gets posted ;-) Bobbin' and weavin' Steven

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Submitted by buddy plant on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 09:31

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I think it's a reasonable question, and I too have some thoughts on what you have asked. This is certainly not heresy, you haven't hammered at the foundation of the band, you've just posed some questions to the folks to whom the band has sold some or all of their merchandising rights. I think that if the revenue stream of Dead.net were affected by the same technical issues as the chat feature, it would have been resolved within hours. And yes, the chat room is subsidized by sales, it's a business thing I guess. Having said that, I also feel that the owners of Dead.net don't actually owe it's users a chat feature. It's like the buffet in the casino, it's just something to attract customers. I hope that your questions and suppositions were not taken by the folks who run this site as hurtful or offensive, I see your remarks as a request. Perhaps I would have said something like : "Yo Deadnet, Let's get it in gear and fix the friggin' chat room fer Chrissakes! What are ya waitin' on? The second coming???" But that may be a bit too heretical, YMMV Now after having said all that stuff, I think I'm gonna go roll up a little something. And I think that I should get back on topic, by posing a question of my own: Wouldn't it have been grate if the GD covered "Twist and Shout"?
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 11:58

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what a ride we had yesterday, 3 hours on the harley I love my hubby for taking a day off!!
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Submitted by Ami on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 12:12

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Picnic PMed me to remind me of an old spectrum show with an awesome Why don't we do it in the road into Mississippi 1/2 step... someone refresh my memory which waning after this crazy work week- when were the boys breaking out Hey Jude? I have old tapes somewhere with it and I loved it, just don't remember when, where... is help on the way??? Ami
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Submitted by Hal R on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 12:20

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breakout was 2/11/69. 3/1/69 is on Fillmore 69 box set and is well just pretty awful, so bad it is almost funny, especially after such an amazing show. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Submitted by Mr. Pid on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 12:22

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7 Apr 85, show opener, per deadbase. Personally, I thought the most impressive Beatles cover was Tomorrow Never Knows. Even The Beatles never tried to perform that live. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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Submitted by 00 on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 12:34

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One of the most sensational songs every recorded. The Beatles have some much sound that is not really known. Of the begining (big band) Thanks for sharing this.

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Submitted by buddy plant on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 12:39

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... have heard the Boys cover is the Jackie Wilson chestnut: Higher And Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) here's a snippet:Your love, liftin' me higher Than I've ever been lifted before So keep it up, quench my desire And I'll be at your side forevermore RIP Jackie, you were the best...
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Submitted by iknowurider on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 13:00

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Mama Told me Not to Come Three Dog Night That's a great song, I can't quote the exact line, but I really like the part that goes something like: Open up the window, sucka Let some air into this room.... Have a grate weekend & take it easy
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Submitted by Ami on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 16:21

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it's just a scratch in the record or a scuff on the CD....Ami
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Submitted by c_c on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 16:26

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pretty cool vid with a nice slide show and cool images here is the list of shows with Hey Jude: (usually the reprise in and out and in of Dear Mr. Fantasy) 02/11/69- Fillmore East - New York City, NY 03/01/69- Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 09/07/85- Red Rocks Amphitheater - Morrison, CO 03/17/88- Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium - Oakland, CA 03/31/88- Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 04/04/88- Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 04/09/88- The Centrum - Worcester, MA 04/15/88- Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL 04/23/88- Irvine Meadows Ampitheatre - Irvine, CA 06/26/88- Pittsburgh Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA 07/03/88- Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME 09/08/88- The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 09/16/88- Madison Square Garden - New York City, NY 09/22/88- Madison Square Garden - New York City, NY 10/14/88- Miami Arena - Miami, FL 10/20/88- The Summit - Houston, TX 12/11/88- Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA 04/02/89- Pittsburgh Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA 04/08/89- Riverfront Arena - Cincinnati, OH 04/13/89- Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL 07/02/89- Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA 07/18/89- Alpine Valley Music Theater - East Troy, WI 10/09/89- Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 10/19/89- The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 12/09/89- Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA 12/31/89- Oakland Coliseum Arena - Oakland, CA 03/22/90- Copps Coliseum - Hamilton - Ontario, XCanada 04/01/90- The Omni - Atlanta, GA 06/09/90- Cal Expo Amphitheater - Sacramento, CA 07/12/90- Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - Washington DC, DC I remember hearing that Red Rocks tape for the very first time, not knowing what the boys were up to... and a BIG smile on my face when I realized it. thanks, brother Brent.
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 16:34

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Sweet!! I've never seen that before :) Thanks for sharing!
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Submitted by iknowurider on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 16:39

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Okay I didn't say shit, misbehaving & all, but I tried to log in about 8 different times.!! I saw inknowurider on the online list, but still the login/register on my screen. Couldn't comment or anything, ya'll know I like having my 2 sense heard! So anyhoo, here I am, don't ask me how, but the site does not look copecetic on my end. Ground Control To Major Tom: Are you reading this?????
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Submitted by GratefulGigi on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 16:44

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you are logged on 20 times cool!!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by reedchris on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 18:25

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I wouldn't worry about it dude. There are so many of you on here that you could blame it on one of your alter egos.
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Submitted by marye on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 19:37

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seems not to be happening now. I just hope ikyr didn't get booted for misbehaving, all 20 of her.
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Submitted by c_c on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 19:38

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everyone is a dude, dude. I remember the daze, going shopping in kind convenience stores, and the clerk would smile and say: 'Thanks, dude. Please come again' and I would say: 'don't 'dude me' dude. and he would say: but, you just 'duded me', dude. and I would say: 'don't 'dude me' dude. and he would say: but, you just 'duded me', dude. and I would say: 'don't 'dude me' dude. and he would say: but, you just 'duded me', dude. and it would go on and on... until the grumblers standing in line behind me would start grumbling even louder. fucking grumblers, can neither take the time to 'dude' another dude. so we are ALL dudes, even the gals, who are also dudes. the term 'du-dette' was just never part of my vocabulary. Please take the time to stop and 'dude' a dude. That is what life is all about, dudes. "don't dude me' dude." "but, you just 'duded me', dude." ( -;