I miss madfloridian.

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She was one of the regular Florida posters that always kept a presence on DU. She can still be found on DU2, but it was nice to see her name turn up in the mix. Made the place feel more familiar.

Did we lose anyone else? How about formercia? Anyone seen him around? Truman?

[barbtries]

1. me too.

in fact i just mentioned that last night.

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2. I wish she could post in both places.

Would make the transition easier.

[NYC_SKP]

3. She might come around...

...I think it more likely than not that she will, in her own time.

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4. We're like ghosts

We have crossed over.

[russspeakeasy]

5. Can't say I blame her.

Her posts were thoughtful and well written. The new forum doesn't give her the latitude her messages require.

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6. I don't get it.

What did people find objectionable about her material? I found it all to be spot on.

[russspeakeasy]

13. Damned if I know. Her posts were informative and well written.

[emsimon33]

31. I agree--I always read her pieces first

They were factual, well researched, and timely--also very well written. She is a gem!

[OriginalGeek]

7. Well I'm a Floridian

but I doubt I am good replacement (nor would I want to be) for Madfloridian.

But if it helps, I'll try to get some mad up every now and again.




DAMN TOURISTS!

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12. Tourists are always welcome here,

where people are customarily treated like a bait ball.

In fact, they're the only ones this state is made for.

Them and the sharks.

[madinmaryland]

8. Do you mean trumad?

He spends a lot of time over him the sports forum on DU3.

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11. There are millions of mad Floridians.

But only one madfloridian.

[onethatcares]

15. well hell yeah,

if you had a governor like ours along with a repukelian legislature that is hell bent on destroying the state

while stuffing as much cash in their pockets as they can before leaving, you'd be mad too.

[amuse bouche]

9. I'm not here that much

But what is DU2? The old place? Sorry I'm confused, I thought we had to move here

I love MF and fellow Floridian and would love to see her

[Curmudgeoness]

10. DU2 is a figment of some people's imaginations.

It is just a rumor that it still exists.

Welcome aboard.





pssst: Keep this a secret, but we didn't HAVE to move here. It was just "suggested".

[michreject]

14. Who's paying the bills on DU2?

We can't donate anymore.

[Curmudgeoness]

17. You have a star, you pay the bills.

You don't have a star, believe me, there are still a lot of ads over there.

[texanwitch]

16. The rumor is that is free beer and cookies are over on DU2.

This is a secret now.

[Curmudgeoness]

18. Free beer and cookies!!!! I'm there.

But please don't tell anyone else or they might run out.

[hlthe2b]

20. What kind of cookies goes well with beer?

Discerning minds want to know.

[progressoid]

24. Chocolate chip. duh.

Actually, I used to eat Albertson's chocolate chip cookies with Henry's Dark back in the day.

[OriginalGeek]

25. In my experience so far

all of them.

Vienna fingers? Pale ale.

Tollhouse? Young's Chocolate stout.

Oatmeal? Oatmeal stout!

Oatmeal raisin? Yuck - why would anyone eat raisins on purpose. But if I had to then a Magic Hat #9 would help me forget about it.

Thin mints? Guinness! maybe even more so if it's an Irish Car Bomb.

Snickerdoodles? I bet a Red Hook ESB would fit that nicely.



But, to be fair, I will drink a beer with anything.

[xxqqqzme]

28. Wow all this is news to me but then

I was out of touch for a few weeks - moving, re-settling, getting new wi-fi, lousy connection, computer virus, computer clean up...... April was a lost month for me. I thought once you followed the 'suggestion' the DU2 door was slammed shut.

[Curmudgeoness]

29. Check it out. It really is still there.

There are some die-hards who have stayed, and some people flip back and forth---I see them here and there.

And since I lost my star, I love to go over there, where I still have one!

[FloriTexan]

19. Just Google and you will find! n/t

[a2liberal]

21. Me too

I also miss the journal links on the right side of the old homepage which is how I discovered a lot of her writings (and a lot of other interesting journal entries by other posters too). Feels a lot more sterile here.

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22. There has definitely been a shift in DU's purpose.

And, so there will be a subtle attrition taking place.

Something new will pop up on the internet eventually.

[amuse bouche]

23. Well she is alive and well

and posting on the other so called mythical site

I was searching for something and up it popped. People post there

It is not a mirage. I would post a link but it is probably not allowed

A banner pops up there and says it is not supported by DU admin and please click here for new place

Send me a message if you want 'more'

[progressoid]

26. Really?

http://www.dailykos.com/blog/floridagal or is there another one?

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27. If you were there, you would have noticed that I found the alter world.

I just had to look into the mirror and say "candy man" three times.

[emsimon33]

30. I miss her, too

and I do a search on her name when I get time just to try to keep up. Why isn't she on the current DU?

[emsimon33]

32. You can access Madfloridian's journal by the following

in the search area in the top right of the screen, enter Madfloridian (make sure the search is set at "site search" and not "web search," and press the search button. Then select one of her journal entries.

Here is one from Saturday:
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/8447