The Magistrate appreciation thread.

[Bat Boy]

As someone who has had a drink or two with this man, here's my opinion:

He is one of the most intelligent, articulate, logical, reasonable, jovial and just plain fascinating people I have ever had the pleasure of getting wobbly with, and I eagerly await the next opportunity. I feel incredibly fortunate to have met him.

So there.

[evlbstrd]

1. I can tell that just from reading his posts.

And he's so respectful.

[Droopy]

2. I agree

The Magistrate is cool. Although I've never drank brewskis with him, I'm sure that it would only add to his coolness aura.

[Susang]

3. He can call me Ma'am any time!

Proper English and respectful language is sexy! ;-)

[Bossy Monkey]

4. Seconded, and let's see if we can get his wife to start posting again nt

[Susang]

7. I love "She Who Must Be Obeyed"

Why doesn't she post anymore?

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

31. Y'all so kind

:hi:

I still read, but lately I just haven't had much to say.

Recently I am fortunate enough to be working during working hours. And during evening hours either His Modship's on the machine, or I am trying to forget how lucky I am to be working by playing silly games.

[Bat Boy]

71. She lives!

And we hope you escort your husband to one of the Chicago wingdings one of these days.

[The Magistrate]

74. She Does Indeed, Sir

And my gratitude for that knows no bounds....

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

94. Well, you know what I say

whenever I get good news...

"My imminent suicide, thwarted once again."

Just wanted to add something upbeat to your thread. :D

[jobycom]

5. His posts stand out for all the right reasons, for sure.

Often when I lose my cool, I think of his posts, and vow to try harder.

[Bat Boy]

6. That's one of my favorite things about him...

He is utterly unflappable. I've never seen him lose his cool.

I have, however, seen him show remarkable restraint. His intellect would be lethal in the wrong hands.

[jobycom]

9. That's my impression, also. nt.

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[Bat Boy]

11. HIs image needs no rehabilitation.

It's just appreciation.

Bugger off if you don't.

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[Bat Boy]

18. The word was "Bugger."

And if you told me to fuck off with panache I'd be the first to congratulate you.

Just keep banging the rocks together, bucko. You'll get there.

[Susang]

13. I hope he's a moderator forever.

Hee hee hee. :-)

[MajorFlaw]

88. I share that sentiment, Ma'am.

[Droopy]

15. When I clicked on your profile I thought you had been zapped

It's strange that you have that impression of the Magistrate. He's been here since I can remember and has always been a fair minded person as far as I can remember. What is your particular grievance with him?

[enigmatic]

10. I love his posts

I disagree w/ him on a number of things, but he's always an unflappable, laid-back guy..

[The Magistrate]

12. Thank You, Sir!

It was a pleasure to receive your note.

My beer is Guiness, and my tipple straight rum and water, or Cuba libre, though brandy in coffee finds its way down on occassion as well....

Here's to you all, good Lizards!

"It is wrong to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious."

[Droopy]

17. Classy as always

I'm glad you made an appearance here.

[fleabert]

26. Oscar Wilde?

sounds like him if it's not!

[Bossy Monkey]

56. I think he missed your question, so I'll tell you yes

at least per these people: http://www.borntomotivate.com/FamousQuote_People,Other.html

[fleabert]

59. thanks a bunch, I thought so! nt

[The Magistrate]

68. It Is Indeed Mr. Wilde, Ma'am

Here is another favorite:

"I like persons better than principles, and I like persons without principles better than anything in the world."

[fleabert]

69. and yet another... one that is very appropriate for this thread!

"One has the right to judge a man by the effect he has over his friends."

The Picture of Dorian Gray

[The Magistrate]

70. That Is A New One To Me, Ma'am

Thank you very much; it is excellent.

[fleabert]

83. I collect Oscar Wilde books,

he's my pick for visiting if time travel ever becomes a reality. and he's on my dream dinner guest list.

I would seat him next to Jesus.

[autorank]

14. The gentleman is from Chicago. He can handle himself with ease.

I like that he got in there and mixed it up. We're not some pussy blog where "so called liberal" anal retentive types censor others. You get a lot of freedom here and, as a result, its much more interesting.

Three cheers for DU, four beers for The Magistrate!

[Dave Reynolds]

19. He seems like a good enough fella,

who received uncalled for abuse in GD earlier.

[Elidor]

20. Did he? I'm sure he handled it with his usual aplomb.

We could use a hundred more like him, though he's obviously one of a kind.

[ProfessorGAC]

33. He Can Take It!

He's a tough bird. He can handle himself, just fine. In person, or in the forum, he can debate with the best of them.
The Professor

[The Magistrate]

93. A Great Pleasure To See You Here, Professor

It has been an honor to meet you, Sir, and a pleasure to be told my occassional comments on economics are not in fact comedy....

[Lone_Star_Dem]

21. He does stand a head and shoulders above many of us here

I always find it a pleasure to read his post. If the day ever comes when I can disagree with someone as respectfully as he, then I will know I have arrived as a person of refined manners.

[cry baby]

22. Love the unusual way he shows respect.

hope he loves being a mod...I hope he does it for a long time!

[cry baby]

23. Sorry about the dupe post.

[EFerrari]

24. "No one can know how glad I am to find

On any sheet the least display of mind."

---Mr. Robert Frost.

:)

[The Magistrate]

28. An Excellent Poet, Ma'am

"What but design of darkness to appall, if design governed in a thing so small."

[fleabert]

25. Sir, I most definitely agree with your erudite assessment, although

I have not had the pleasure of his company in person as of this date. His wit and manners are much appreciated by many, and especially by me.

[Endangered Specie]

27. Here here, for he's a jolly good fellow

:) :beer: :toast:

[The Magistrate]

29. Many Thanks, Sir!

You have been a great help.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

30. A steel trap mind and a kind heart...that's The Magistrate

Those who attack him are less than him in the way of children who cannot successfully argue with an adult, so instead scream "I hate you!" and storm off to their rooms.

He's a sweetheart. And you're one too for posting this. :*




Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmagistrate! :loveya:

[terrya]

32. He has been a tremendous help for me as a mod.

I've learned a lot from The Magistrate regarding good judgement, enforcing the rules and how to comport myself as a moderator. Thank you, Sir.

[The Magistrate]

35. Thank You Very Much, Sir

"Politeness is a cheerful and roguish vice."

[GalleryGod]

34. Thanks, BB. Long Overdue, IMHO.

In an online community that is experiencing major "growing pains" shall we say, The Magistrate is it's #1 asset ! Don't know him well at all, but, I admire his VERY refreshing attitude and dignity.

Over & Out.

[asthmaticeog]

36. This is a long-overdue thread, Sir.

Thank you for calling positive attention to one of DU's best. I would like to meet him someday, and I envy that you have.

[northzax]

37. the magistrate has a dirty little secret---

he's actually a convicted ax murderer, serving 47 consecutive life sentences in a small jail in upstate alaska, hence his seemingly infinite patience...but just you wait, someday they all snap...

[EFerrari]

50. but snap they will in iambic pentameter

and then where will we be?

You can have our The Magistrate when you pry him off of our cold dark screens.

:hi:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

38. Sir, you are by far the most erudite and reasoned poster

on this board. Long may you post!

[merh]

39. .

:toast:

[Zuni]

40. He is a downright good guy

:hi:

[Misunderestimator]

41. I would have his baby for free.

:D Just kidding... it would cost something.

Magistrate... :yourock: Would that I had your composure and diplomacy... :patriot:

:beer:

[Susang]

45. But how much, I wonder?

And would SheWhoMustBeObeyed approve? }(

[Misunderestimator]

46. Well, my going rate...

is $250 billion... so I don't think SheWhoMustBeObeyed has to be worried. On the other hand... it would be considerably cheaper for her, but I don't think a baby would result. :evilgrin:

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

73. Woo hoo!

:woohoo:

Best offer I've had in - well, a long time.


To be fair, though, we should do tradesies. NSMA and Hizzoner could have a fine time together sipping brews and swapping jaded worldviews.

:hi:

[indigo32]

42. Here's to the Magistrate

intelligence and just plain common sense abound with you Sir.

[Kraklen]

43. Shit, he watches Adult Swim.

Never would have guessed it if he hadn't mentioned it.

He's alright by me.

[The Magistrate]

53. A Great Many Of My Tastes, Sir, Go Unsuspected....

"You won't regret this...for quite some time...."

[nickgutierrez]

44. As someone who has worked two mod terms with this man:

I agree. Totally.

:hi:

[The Magistrate]

84. A Pleasure To See You, Sir!

[spooky3]

47. The Magistrate for President!

[Lilith Velkor]

55. The Magistrate for Supreme Court!

[Algorem]

48. He's Magistraterrific!

[ScreamingMeemie]

49. In which I will appreciate ALL DUers...It's the sum of the parts..not the

parts themselves. :hi: You, DU, are what makes this place great.

[frictionlessO]

51. Bravo!! I commend you on your unifying post!

DUs membership is the best!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

52. The Magistrate is awesome!

:toast:

[soleft]

54. cheers!

:toast:

[In_The_Wind]

57. absolutely !

> <~ to The Magistrate

[arwalden]

58. I'll Raise A Glass And Bend An Elbow To That!! -- Cheers!

[The Magistrate]

66. Always A Pleasure, Sir

To see your dear little duck cavorting on the screen....

"You'll feel just as bad tomorrow! Can't we cheer you up then?"

[RandomKoolzip]

60. Sure, what the hell.

Not a drinking man, but I raise my glass of Canada Dry to one of my favorite DUers, The Magistrate. I've never read a post of his that didn't entertain me.

And the dude can use the language.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

61. Love me some Magistrate!

[xmas74]

62. I love reading his posts.

He always seems to stay calm and respectable towards any other poster.

[foo_bar]

63. that's our Magister!

"Serenely let us move to distant places
And let no sentiments of home detain us.
The Cosmic Spirit seeks not to restrain us
But lifts us stage by stage to wider spaces.
If we accept a home of our own making,
Familiar habit makes for indolence.
We must prepare for parting, and leave-taking
Or else remain the slaves of permanence."

[EFerrari]

86. Oh, geeze, now I have to look it up

Jonson? Don't make me wake up Mr. SFEXPAT. :)

[foo_bar]

90. with apologies to Mr. Expat

It's a poem called "Stages" from Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game, sometimes translated as Magister Ludi (a pun on Latin for "schoolmaster" and "master of the game", similar etymology to our Magistratus). I'm not sure how well the rhyming couplets survive the German-to-English translation, but here's the complete poem:

"As every flower fades and as all youth
Departs, so life at every stage,
So every virtue, so our grasp of truth,
Blooms in its day and may not last forever.
Since life may summon us at every age
Be ready, heart, for parting, new endeavor,
Be ready bravely and without remorse
To find new light that old ties cannot give.
In all beginnings dwells a magic force
For guarding us and helping us to live.
Serenely let us move to distant places
And let no sentiments of home detain us.
The Cosmic Spirit seeks not to restrain us
But lifts us stage by stage to wider spaces.
If we accept a home of our own making,
Familiar habit makes for indolence.
We must prepare for parting and leave-taking
Or else remain the slaves of permanence.
Even the hour of our death may send
Us speeding on to fresh and newer spaces,
And life may summon us to newer races.
So be it, heart: bid farewell without end."

(as translated by Richard and Clara Winston, Owl Books 1990 edition:
http://www.cgndesigns.com/passages/passages3author.cfm?urlFT=html&urlFN=magisterludi)

[EFerrari]

92. Thank you. Now I can return to my normal level of

obsessiveness. :)

[Bunny]

64. I so admire the man, and can only hope that someday I'll say something

that is worthy of a response by him. :loveya:

But wait, he's a Mod, isn't he? Let me amend this to say that I hope I get a response that isn't deleting or locking my post! ;)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

65. A gentleman and a scholar............

A man of my own mind. Sláinte!

[Bake]

67. If you want to know what The Magistrate looks like,

Look up "class" in the dictionary. There's his picture, Sir.

Bake

[DeepModem Mom]

72. He adds so much class to this place -- imagine it without him!

I love The Magistrate.
:loveya:

[southlandshari]

75. The first day I met him, he made me cry.

My first day as a new mod and I ventured a post on some issue in the mod forum, and he replied very formally, with "Ma'am" at the end of his post. I thought, "Well shit, Shari, you've pissed off some long-time moderator on your very first day. Way to go!"

I teared up and logged off for the rest of the night.

Silly me. I quickly learned that The Magistrate has the same formal, but always open and engaging, style of speaking with everyone here. And once I got past my ridiculous first reaction, I learned an incredible amount from him about objectivity, civility and about using a thoughtful and open-minded approach to our work here.

He is one of a kind, and I am better for having known him. He is a good friend and a good person.

Cheers to you, Sir!

:toast:

[The Magistrate]

80. That Remains A Matter Of Some Distress To Me, Ma'am

The habit originated in up-bringing, but had usefulness in my adventurous youth: when a policeman tells two fellows to move along, and one says, "Fuck you, pig!" while the other says, "Yes, Sir," it is pretty easy to predict which will be spending the night where....

[southlandshari]

81. Do not trouble yourself, Sir.

I daresay if your response to me that day had been "Fuck you, pig!" my reaction would have been far more pronounced than a couple of tears and worrying about offending other mods!

;-)

[Zomby Woof]

76. Indeed, sir

I appreciate the Eternal Sirness that is The Magistrate.

"Appreciate one, alarm seventy-three thousand one hundred twenty."

[southlandshari]

77. ROFL!

Great quote, my friend!

I think The Magistrate will approve.


:rofl:

[Zomby Woof]

78. I concur, Ma'am

The Magistrate may approve fondly of my semi-coherent attempt to pay my sincere respects through imitation of his crisp and articulate means of expression.

"Moonpies, Ma'am, are the delectable fortune cookie of southern charm."

[southlandshari]

79. Awwww....

That was a sweet one, Sir. I am certain our friend will approve should he take another swing through this thread!

:loveya:

[The Magistrate]

82. You Have My Number, Mr. Woof!

And clearly the key to out Ms. Shari's heart as well....

Happy hunting, my friend!



"This is a hold-up, so stand and deliver.
Tax-time is coming, give alms to the poor.
Or I'll put a bullet right through your best liver:
Wealth is disease, Sir, and I am the cure!"

[Old and In the Way]

85. Hear, hear!

I don't think we agree on every issue, but I know this place would be the lesser without his learned wisdom and magnificent application of the sentence. His pen is liscensed lethal weapon...beware.

I hope I get the opportunity to toast a few with him one day aswell.

:toast:

[Rhiannon12866]

87. You'll get no argument from me!

IMHO, one of the most intelligent and articulate DUers of all time, with a wealth of knowledge at his disposal that totally boggles the mind. I can't think of anyone on this board who can touch him. And I'm honored to call him my friend.:applause:

[The Magistrate]

89. Why, Thank You, Mem'Sahib!

It is a great pleasure to call you my friend as well.

[Rhiannon12866]

95. Thank you, my friend! I must be your friend, since I have a special name!

:D

And thank you for the great compliment. I consider your friendship to be a true honor.:-)

[Theres-a]

91. One of my favorite posters.