Petition to rename GD

[struggle4progress]

6 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Is this the right room for an argument?
	1 (17%)
	Introduction to Political Stretching and Rhetorical Hyperventilation
	2 (33%)
	Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast
	1 (17%)
	Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
	0 (0%)
	Personal Protective Equipment Required Beyond This Point
	1 (17%)
	Plat du jour
	0 (0%)
	Don't blame me, I only lurk here
	0 (0%)
	Non illegitimi carborundum
	1 (17%)
	Ed Anger's world-famous Food Fight Zone
	0 (0%)
	3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[zappaman]

1. I miss Ed Anger.

[struggle4progress]

4. Oh, I know: all the thrill of grocercy shopping is gone now

[zappaman]

9. I saw this

So, I no longer think they just made shit up...

[struggle4progress]

11. And they couldn't have printed it if it weren't true. The internet has really lowered

our educational standards

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. Other: WE'LL decide what's General Discussion, and what's not.

Subtitle: General Discussion in a general sense ONLY.

[RC]

3. How about "Forum for Presenting Two or More Mutually Exclusive Ideas at the Same Time, as Fact".

or FPTMMEISTasF, for short.

[struggle4progress]

7. I think it's really unfair that we can't post polls with fifty or a hundred options

[RC]

10. Yeah, I'm with you.

Hit'em with a wall of choices, with one choice allowed. Wouldn't that be fun?

[pipi_k]

61. Well, sometimes

that's exactly what happens.

A ton of "choices", but only one correct choice...


And don't even think about trying to be neutral. You'll get into trouble for that, as well.

"What??? What do you mean, you don't know??? There's only one correct answer to this poll, and you didn't give it!!!"

[RC]

62. Well, yeah. No matter which one (1) I picked some One would want to argue with my 1 choice.

[PowerToThePeople]

5. Illegitimi non carborundum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimi_non_carborundum

A wooden plaque bearing the phrase sits prominently on the desk of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner.

[struggle4progress]

8. He can't even get his pseudo-Latin right!

[BainsBane]

6. Difficult decision

So many excellent suggestions.

[petronius]

12. How about: "Don't blame me, it was on fire when I got here"?

Or "Venom required, reading optional"?



Although really, I don't think we need a new name for the forum - we just need a comprehensive revision of the SoP based on all the fine ideas this thread is sure to produce...

[Number23]

18. Your options are great. Seriously. Especially ""Venom required, reading optional"?

But I had to go with "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate"

[struggle4progress]

20. "It was on fire when I got here!"

[Rex]

13. META?

Since that seems to be the rage with the kids these days.

[struggle4progress]

24. Kids these days! And I'm getting so tired of yelling at them to get off my lawn!

[Rex]

27. They just hang out there all day long, doing nuthin but ruining my Saint Augustine!

I mean when I yell SERPENTINE, it means run!

[struggle4progress]

31. It's so rude to stand on St Augustine, I mean, y'know, him being a saint and all

[Rex]

34. Eggsactly! Plus I think one of them is smoking pot!

He keeps looking at me like he wants to pull out a gun and shoot me, thank God this is Florida where I can shoot first in expectations of my fantasies! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[pintobean]

14. House Of Fighting

[Electric Monk]

21. HOF?

[packman]

15. General Discussion is OK

However, I believe we need a

Lighten Up Section where humor, quips, things that make you smile can be posted. You know, to take some of the pressure off the heavy shit going on in the other section.

[Rex]

16. The Lounge is good for that.

nt.

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. Other: "This is Meta"

[struggle4progress]

19. Great idea! I may have to post it in ATA!

"Since y'all shut down Meta, many of us are wondering if GD could be renamed Meta"

[snooper2]

22. how about, "words people had to look up to name GD"

[OmahaBlueDog]

23. This is Thunderdome

Two men enter. One man leaves.

(OK- Two people enter. One person leaves.)

[struggle4progress]

25. Whoa! Tell me more! How would it work? Would it be like getting voted off the island?

[OmahaBlueDog]

29. Yep. Two posters just flame away for about 20 posts and then we vote. The loser is PPRd

In the event of a tie, they both get PPRd. We only back winners!

I'd like to see if we could get Tina Turner to host.

[struggle4progress]

37. Oh, excellent! She can sing "We don't need another hero!"

[randome]

26. God-awful Disputes. We can keep the same acronym.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Rules are made to be broken. Including this one.[/center][/font][hr]

[adirondacker]

33. GADS!

[hrmjustin]

28. Enter at your own risk!

[Nye Bevan]

30. "Soapbox" has a nice ring to it (nt)

[struggle4progress]

41. I hated GD being called Soapbox! But now I miss it ...

[Hekate]

32. Or this: Is this a private fight or can anyone join?

A lot of times I think of GD as goddam >shakes head<

[struggle4progress]

46. This is not a spectator sport

[Raine1967]

35. I propose GD: SQUIRREL!

ETA:

[struggle4progress]

38. or mebbe GD: SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

54. Wow. A Through the Looking Glass reference in the poll and now this.

I love it.

[Madam Mossfern]

36. This place is quite mild

and polite compared to some other places I visit.
(guess their political leanings)

[struggle4progress]

42. We psychopaths have excellent social skill and can be quite charming

[Aquavit]

39. I told you once.... nt

[struggle4progress]

45. No, you haven't

[Aquavit]

50. Yes I have!

[struggle4progress]

52. When?

[Aquavit]

56. Just now!

Oh I'm sorry, is this the five minute argument or the full half hour?

[Armstead]

40. It was a tough decision, but i voted for Ed Anger Food Fight Zone

[LadyHawkAZ]

43. I was going to vote for option #1

but sorry, this is Abuse. You want 12A next door.

[struggle4progress]

44. !

[morningfog]

47. The Meta forum has long been closed. Not GD material.

[struggle4progress]

49. Thanks! I'll list you as wanting to change the name of GD to "Meta"

I think it's a wonderful name!

I used to have an aunt named "Meta"

For some reason, we called her Aunt Meta

And as far as I can recall, she never once asked to have her name changed to "GD"

[madinmaryland]

48. What ever happened to Bob Boudelang??

[struggle4progress]

51. I think he ordered the carry-out pizza

[Rex]

57. Working security for TSA, special forces unit.

Last I heard.

[davidpdx]

53. Other

[Warren DeMontague]

55. "GenderCratic UnderWar"!

[BainsBane]

58. Keep your hands off my underwear

war, merv.

[Warren DeMontague]

60. My name is not

[Solly Mack]

59. No.

Isn't he cute!!