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TomSlick

(11,096 posts)
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 06:21 PM Oct 2022

For my 10,000th post, I feel like I should be saying something profound.

As the number was approaching, I have been trying to come up with the right ideas but have not found anything earth shattering or that hadn't been said before by others.

What I can say is that DU is very important to me. I am a rare Democrat in ruby red south Arkansas. Reading DU every night keeps me grounded in the knowledge that we few Democrats here in the piney woods are not alone.

I have made friends that I will never meet. I have had valuable discussions with well informed people on important issues. I also enjoy the lighter side of DU in the Lounge. There are frequent posters for whom I cannot leave posts unopened.

I appreciate the work done by EarlG, the administrators, and the MIRT in keeping DU a safe and sane place for discussion.

Thanks DU.

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For my 10,000th post, I feel like I should be saying something profound. (Original Post) TomSlick Oct 2022 OP
Well stated (n/t) PJMcK Oct 2022 #1
Congrats Tom. FalloutShelter Oct 2022 #2
Congratulations! riverbendviewgal Oct 2022 #3
Congrats, Tom! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #4
What a nice post, TomSlick.... And the feeling is mutual, I am sure... secondwind Oct 2022 #5
Thank you SilverDawg Oct 2022 #6
Happy 10k! MLAA Oct 2022 #7
Yes this is a wonderful community of like-minded people FakeNoose Oct 2022 #8
and I appreciate you!!! peacebuzzard Oct 2022 #9
Very well said and I feel the same way. Kept me sane through the W years knowing so many others Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #10
Happy 10,000th, Tom! n/t Different Drummer Oct 2022 #11
A huge congratulations! pandr32 Oct 2022 #12
Congratulations, Tom! PatrickforB Oct 2022 #13
Congrats... 2naSalit Oct 2022 #14
Congratulations Tom! yonder Oct 2022 #15
Here, I'll help you. ''Open Bar!''. Can't get more profound than that. ... aggiesal Oct 2022 #16
Congratulations,Tom wendyb-NC Oct 2022 #17
Congrats, TomSlick! nt MerryHolidays Oct 2022 #18
Congrats on the five digit milestone. lpbk2713 Oct 2022 #19
Hi. Democrat in the reddest county in bright red Alabama. trof Oct 2022 #20
Beautifully stated....congratulations MiHale Oct 2022 #21
Been keeping me sane for 22 years now. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #22
K & R...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2022 #23
Congratulations! ShazzieB Oct 2022 #24
Great post & congrats! You speak for many here. 🎃 🎃 appalachiablue Oct 2022 #25
Congratulations! 3catwoman3 Oct 2022 #26
I think you hit it out of the park !!!! Karadeniz Oct 2022 #27
very nice, TomSlick! Glad you are here! NewHendoLib Oct 2022 #28
I hate to brag True Dough Oct 2022 #29
Kick for visibility. lamp_shade Oct 2022 #30
Keep on keepin' on. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #31
Thanx for sharing, TomSlick Higherarky Oct 2022 #32
The grandchildren are in the northwest corner. TomSlick Oct 2022 #37
Congratulations Tom, sounds like good legal advice. KS Toronado Oct 2022 #33
Congrats and you made the EarlG "Anniversaries and Posting Milestones" Lounge thread too BumRushDaShow Oct 2022 #34
It's nice to be noticed. Even if it is just a computer algorithm TomSlick Oct 2022 #38
I would have thought you would want to say something Slick Tom n/t. airplaneman Oct 2022 #35
I thought I did. TomSlick Oct 2022 #36

riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)
3. Congratulations!
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 06:25 PM
Oct 2022

Thanks for being a DU Member. You are very good man to live in red Arkansas as a democratic.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
5. What a nice post, TomSlick.... And the feeling is mutual, I am sure...
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 06:29 PM
Oct 2022

You spoke for me and many others, and I congratulate you on your 10,000th post!!!!!

DU is the BEST!!!



FakeNoose

(32,610 posts)
8. Yes this is a wonderful community of like-minded people
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 06:30 PM
Oct 2022

Thanks TomSlick, and please continue to post regularly.

peacebuzzard

(5,157 posts)
9. and I appreciate you!!!
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 06:42 PM
Oct 2022

you have contributed 10K aspirations that have triggered even more inspiration among us readers!!!

Evolve Dammit

(16,719 posts)
10. Very well said and I feel the same way. Kept me sane through the W years knowing so many others
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 07:01 PM
Oct 2022

were out there. We are facing total insanity right now, and we need to be there for each other. Cheers Tom. ED

yonder

(9,662 posts)
15. Congratulations Tom!
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 07:32 PM
Oct 2022

And I'll echo your thoughts on all of the DU citizens here, especially the admin folks who keep this great machine maintained.

wendyb-NC

(3,319 posts)
17. Congratulations,Tom
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 07:40 PM
Oct 2022

DU is about keeping ahead of the insanity from the other side. Before I found DU, early on in the tfg regime, I wondered if anyone else felt as hopeless, depressed and disgusted, as I did. When I found DU, I was able to embrace the truth of my observations an I had a forum of kindred democrats, to work on a solution. I've become active in organizing and getting out the vote in my precinct and the community at large.

trof

(54,256 posts)
20. Hi. Democrat in the reddest county in bright red Alabama.
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 08:01 PM
Oct 2022

Baldwin county.
I commiserate.
Glad to have you here.

ShazzieB

(16,348 posts)
24. Congratulations!
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 08:24 PM
Oct 2022

I'm working up to my 10,000th post and wondering what I will say when the time comes!

I think this 10,000th post was just great and will keep it in mind when it's time to compose mine!

True Dough

(17,294 posts)
29. I hate to brag
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 09:11 PM
Oct 2022

but I won the Pulitzer Prize with my 10,000th DU post. So you can strive for that sort of distinction with your 20,000th post, Tom!



Congrats on 10,000. Keep 'em coming!

TomSlick

(11,096 posts)
37. The grandchildren are in the northwest corner.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 07:22 PM
Oct 2022

We don't get up there nearly as often as we would like.

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