What was the greatest thread ever on DU?

[Bossy Monkey]

Or to put it another way, has anybody ever topped Mortos' "My name is..." thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2587059
I bet against.
(For those who've never seen it, warning: it's fairly huge.)

[bicentennial_baby]

1. I'm a fan of "I inherited a mixed animal from Uncle living in woods"

otherwise known as the 'oscar' thread. :P

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=624815

[derby378]

5. OSCAR!!

I think someone nominated Oscar to be the official DU mascot.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. Oscar is my hero

I love that crazy animal...or whatever he is :P

[ps1074]

11. Oscar is my all time favorite

[Heidi]

19. OSCAR!

That was fun and wonderful.

[LynneSin]

27. That was the greatest all-time thread because it was a real thread

It had over 350+ replies and the thread wasn't one of those word association, movie-chain, ask-me-anything, Skinner posted so we better reply type threads.

BTW, you know Oscar had babies!

[bicentennial_baby]

36. OMG! When?!

Who's the baby mama? :P

[RandomKoolzip]

32. That was a classic.

It can never be topped.

[intheflow]

2. That's the one that popped into my head.

I can't think of a better one.

[indigo32]

3. that one brings tears to my eyes

even with our concern over these past few days over identities being known.

But for laughs I don't know if you can beat the
things not to say in the theatre while viewing Mel Gibsons Passion.

Somebody has that bookmarked I'm sure. It's killer.

[LynneSin]

28. Here's the link to "Things not to say at the Passion" movie

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=818212

[indigo32]

30. Thx

it's a classic

[bleever]

51. Even better the second time! LMAO. Boy, those were the days.

:rofl:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

52. freeper lounge topics

was pretty funny

[babylonsister]

4. That thread gave me goosebumps at the time, and still does!

Whatever happened to Mortos anyway? He posted briefly awhile back but I haven't seen him around.

[Bossy Monkey]

29. His most recent thread was something his very small child had typed

like say 18-month-old, so most likely he's pretty busy. Link on edit.

Edit: Correction: 6-month-old http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3550401

[babylonsister]

35. Awww, thanks for that, undisclosedloc.! nt

[DS1]

7. YOU guys can give away all your personal information

I'll happily remain DS1.

[yvr girl]

14. You don't want me to tell them that your real name is

Slice?

[blondeatlast]

8. Talk about moving. To everyone in that thread who may be reading this;

thank you from the bottom of my heart.

That ought to be a book or a magazine article, I swear.

[gardenista]

9. Oscar!!!!!

[IdaBriggs]

10. I liked the one from Jesus Christ: "I'm the Son of God. Ask me Anything!"

Its an oldie, but still my favorite!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=106088

[Bossy Monkey]

12. We tombstoned Jesus Christ!

We are so going to hell for this!:P

[BurtWorm]

24. Did he rise again on the third day?

;)

[Love Bug]

18. Yes!! That's my favorite, too!

I still can't figure out why he was tombstoned. I've read much worse on DU! :crazy:

[Bossy Monkey]

31. Probably nothing to do with anything on that thread

Most probably it was a sockpuppet for somebody who got banned. All their sockpuppets go with them.

[Clintmax]

13. Right after Kerry conceded the election...

someone posted the thread: "He's gone...I'm still here." Anyone remember THAT one? I printed it out and showed it to everyone! It was the most heartfelt essay I have ever read.

Sorry I don't remember the author, but if someone could do a search for me and find it so those of you who HAVEN'T read can, I would appreciate it!

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. It was trof...and it was beautiful. And it's pretty much how I still feel

about it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2586390

[Clintmax]

17. That's the one!

Thank you SO much for findintg it! It IS beautiful!

[babylonsister]

53. Thanks for the 'old' post, Mrs. G. It

is/was sad and heartfelt. I love DUers!

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. Agreed...And I will still never be afraid.

:hi:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

20. There was one with porn movie titles, one where we filled in movie titles

with Kleeb, one with freeper haikus that was hilarious.

[sundog]

22. the porn movie titles

:rofl:

that wouldn't work these days :P

[Kathy in Cambridge]

23. Yeah, and it was so funny I nearly burst an artery laughing

[Wapsie B]

21. I agree.

Personal privacy concerns aside, sometimes you just have to stand up and be counted. I refuse to let neocons have me live in fear.

[RandomKoolzip]

25. My favorite got locked after 8 replies:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=581820

It was right after the mods banned "derisive nicknames" for the 03 primary candidates. Good times, great oldies.

[In_The_Wind]

26. someone very special just recommended this one to me by PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=106088 ... I'll vote for it ~

[tigereye]

33. I seem to remember a LOTR smiley thread

inhabited by DUers. That was pretty cool.

[Coventina]

34. My personal fav was the one about soft toilet seats

I couldn't breathe, I was laughing so hard.

[pdx_prog]

37. Any and all of the Kleeb threads.....eom

[terrya]

38. Any one of StoptheMoran's copycat threads.

They are works of art...in their own way.

[skids]

39. Honorable mention...

...to all the "I believe" threads in voting issues that helped us through our most frustrated hours.

[stevedeshazer]

40. That Mortos thread is the best ever

And all you guys who think your real name/identity won't be found, you're dreaming. I'd rather be up front, thanks.

People are so paranoid that they often won't respond to me because I use my real name.

Think they don't know who you really are already? :)

:hi: Agent Mike!

[mr blur]

45. Absolutely

[bobbieinok]

41. who remembers the post abt the death of an older DUer from his son

the son was not sympatheic with DU, but he knew his father was.....so he showed his dad how to use the internet and helped him sign in at DU.......his dad wrote a few articles and posted frequently

I remember the son's announcement of his dad's death under his dad's name........it was great to know that a son loved his dad so much that he helped him enjoy something that he himself did not sympathise with

[Coventina]

47. I remember that! I think the member's name was "Junkmail"

But I think it was the grandson, not the son.

I think it was the first DUer death we had. (First one I remember)
:-(

[Bossy Monkey]

49. Great-grandson. I didn't bookmark, but I did email it to all and sundry:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=24297&forum=DCForumID59
David, the great-grandson registered under his own username and stuck around for a while. Got a lot more sympathetic to DU that day, that's for sure.

For anybody who wasn't around in '03 or who otherwise haven't seen it before, warning: you'll cry like a baby.

[UrbScotty]

42. Elizabeth Edwards posted after the election!

I think she posted this thread a day or two after she was diagnosed with cancer.

[Zuni]

43. I think this was my all time favorite

Not only was it a great Matcom news story, but it got completely bizarre and turned into an utterly ridiculous flamewar

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3189845

[DrGonzoLives]

44. We are all Will Pitt

Can't find it, though.

[brook]

46. Oscar - hands down!

Just thinking about it brings a smile.

[tallahasseedem]

48. This one is easy..

I think it was right before the election and one of the online news outlets identified this one black guy as Barak Obama when it was plain as day that it wasn't. The posts that ensued were probably some of the funniest things I have ever seen. If anyone has this bookmarked please post it. I would love to see it again.

[Bossy Monkey]

50. Here ya go

It was actually after the election, so I was having no luck finding it. Tried googling, and in the end it was some chowderheads at FR who tipped me off. (They even credited DU, though of course had to use an unlovely and uncreative nickname.) Here 'tis: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2676361&mesg_id=2676361

[tallahasseedem]

54. Thank you!!!

Sorry about the whole before the election deal. I think Im still dealing with post-election stress syndrome, so that whole time period has pretty much meshed itself together.

[enigmatic]

56. What a great, touching thread

Junk sounded like a great guy, and I wish I had been a member when he was around to banter w/ him.

[Bossy Monkey]

57. You meant to reply to #49, but that's ok, I saw it anyway

It was, wasn't it? Tremendous guy, clearly. I hope his great-grandson's still around. He chose a screenname based on AllJunkMail, but I can't remember what it was nor is DU1 searchable. Ah well.

[enigmatic]

58. Whoops...

:)

[RoyGBiv]

55. The Mortos thread ...

Can't be beaten.

It was incredibly special for me because I'd seen him a few nights before at a watch party for the election. Great guy, and the sentiment of that thread was incredibly heart-felt.