A salute to the Magistrate!

[MonkeyFunk]

I haven't seen him around GDP for awhile, and I hope everything's well with him.

I hope he gets to see this - he's one of my favorite moderators, and one of my favorite posters when he's not in uniform. He's funny as hell, and he always has the perfect quote available for any situation.

Do you think he keeps a file of quotations to use, or are they all in his head? Either way, he's certainly familiar with thousands of quotationss, and knows how to find the right one.

He's also got a cynical astuteness, especially regarding politics and history, that I just adore.

A toast to the Magistrate!

:toast:

[LostinVA]

1. I'll toast to that!

[The Magistrate]

19. Thank You, Ma'am

It is a pleasure to provide an occassion for such a happy indulgence in ardent spirits....

[MonkeyFunk]

28. Magistrate!!!!

Yay!

*does the happy Magistrate dance*

Nice to see you! I hope things are going well!

[tigereye]

2. a very cool and erudite man!

:thumbsup:

[The Magistrate]

20. Thank You, Ma'am!

It has been a great pleasure to work with you.

[tigereye]

51. I've missed seeing you, sir.

:hi:

[Taverner]

3. I love his use of Royal English

[The Magistrate]

22. Thank You, Sir

It is an unintended consequence of exposure to quantities of Mr. Shaw, and 'The Federalist Papers', at an early age, and makes me cringe in consequence to read Orwell on the usage of English: parents, be warned....

[terrya]

4. The Magistrate is one of the most honorable, decent people I've ever encountered on DU.

3 times I had the distinct pleasure and honor to work with him as a moderator. He is always unfailingly polite and courteous. One of the smartest people on DU. A true credit to Democratic Underground. I can't say enough good things and I can't compliment The Magistrate enough.

I raise my glass to toast a true class act.

To The Magistrate!

:toast:

[NMDemDist2]

5. what you said!!

:toast: to the Magistrate

[The Magistrate]

25. Thank You, Ma'am

You have always been an excellent friend.

[barb162]

16. I couldn't agree more. He's smart and also wise.

A good person.

[The Magistrate]

26. Thank You, Ma'am!

Good enough, anyway, I hope....

"All men mean well."

[The Magistrate]

23. Thank You Very Much, Mr. Terrya!

Coming from a Gentleman of your quality and character that is warming praise indeed.

[terrya]

91. I have missed seeing you around here, Sir.

And please stay. It's nice to see you here again.

[EstimatedProphet]

6. He's always been a good mod and a good poster

I enjoyed working with him in the mod forum.

[The Magistrate]

27. Thank You, Sir!

And allow me, please, to return the compliment.

[Richardo]

7. You are most correct good sir....

:toast: to the Magistrate!

[The Magistrate]

29. Thank You, Sir

I will put a little rum in my coffee to join the toasts....

[redqueen]

8. Hear hear!

He's one of my favorite mods and one of my favorite posters, too.

:toast:

[The Magistrate]

30. Thank You, Ma'am!

It is always a pleasure to come across your contributions here.

[redqueen]

96. Heheheh...

are you sure you know to whom you are addressing that post? I'm one of the hot-headed, mouthy, curse-wordy ones... :P


Thanks. :)

[Forkboy]

9. I'll echo those sentiments.

:toast:

[The Magistrate]

31. Hey There, My Old Friend!

You are a helluva fella yourself, Sir!

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. I've had the privilege of meeting The Magistrate in person twice.

He is as eloquent and erudite in person as he is on the nets.

When I made my debut in the moderator forum, he welcomed me warmly and took care to help me get accustomed to the place.

I miss seeing him around.

A :toast: to The Magistrate.

[The Magistrate]

32. They Do Make Good Hamburgers At Moody's, Ma'am

Pleasant memories indeed, and you have shaped up quite nicely at the work.

[greatauntoftriplets]

33. That they do, sir.

And thank you. Good to see you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. What a lovely idea, my dear MonkeyFunk!

He is a very positive addition to the boards!

I love his formal and very nicely polite manners...

A :toast: to the Magistrate!

[The Magistrate]

34. Thank You, Ma'am!

Always a pleasure!

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. He builds a damned wicked model airplane, too

From scratch, yet — no kit.

Wish I'd saved the photo. It's amazing.

[MonkeyFunk]

14. Yeah

I remember seeing pics that he posted. Very impressive. I'd never have the patience for something like that.

[The Magistrate]

36. Thank You For Remembering, O King!

Was it this one?



Here are a couple of pictures of a later project, a U.S. Marine FB-1 fighter of VMF-10 in China in 1928 with Gen. Smedley Butler. This one earned me high regard from the Marine contingent on the modeling site where I presented it; apparently, this unit, under the name 'Red Devils', is very distinguished, and they were pleased to see someone model some of its very earliest equipment.

[Oeditpus Rex]

54. The Caudron G.3 is the one I've seen

The craftsmanship just boggles my mind. I can't imagine tackling something like that. :crazy:

The FB-1 reminds me that Boeing was once just another airplane company and built quite a few small military aircraft. Here's one of my favorites:

[The Magistrate]

60. I See, O King: The Cage a' Poule....

That one won me prize money. This shot is angled to show the true madness of the rigging.

I have a P-26 stalled well short of completion; the plastic was too dark to take the yellow properly. A squadron's worth of these were bought by U.S. Chinese and donated to the Nanking government just before the Japanese attacked in 1937, and did pretty well for a while.

[Oeditpus Rex]

68. Well, now I'm confused

I thought the aircraft in your first photo above was the G.3. :shrug:

[The Magistrate]

71. That One. O King, Is A Breguet Tractor

If you would like, here are links to many more pictures, and a bit history, concerning each:

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=135488

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=86925

Over there they know me as 'Old Man'.

[Oeditpus Rex]

77. Ah, okay

I've shot down quite a few Breguets of this type: :D

[hunter]

86. Wow. Were all those wires in the plan of the original, or added later by necessity?

True madness, indeed!

[The Magistrate]

87. From The Start, Sir

The designers knew what they were doing. These had a reputation as pretty sturdy machines in their day.

[Maddy McCall]

13. Hi, Mag! I miss you.

Please hurry back. We love ya here. I always look forward to seeing you in threads.

:hug: :loveya:

[The Magistrate]

37. Thank You Very Much, Ma'am

Your friendship is much appreciated.

[Beausoir]

15. I just read a terrific post of his regarding Kosovo. I read anything he writes.

He's educational.

[MonkeyFunk]

17. A recent post?

I haven't seen him in awhile - it'd be nice to know he's still posting.

[The Magistrate]

39. Thank You, Ma'am

Balkan history has been of some interest to me for a long time: if memory serves it was Mr. Churchill who said "The Balkans produce more history than the local market can consume, and so they are forced to export it."

[tigereye]

52. aha

:rofl:

that is excellent!

[soleft]

18. Proud to have served with The Magistrate

[The Magistrate]

42. Thank You, Ma'am

The feeling is mutual.

Happy hunting!

[asthmaticeog]

21. He's long been one of my favorite DUers.

I'll gladly join you in that toast! :toast:

[The Magistrate]

43. Thank You, Sir!

"To a bloody war and a sickly season!"

[no name no slogan]

24. I'll hop on board that bandwagon

He's done a fine job putting the smackdown on the circular firing squad that is GDP

[The Magistrate]

44. Thank You, Sir

The ocean cannot be emptied with a spoon....

[Fenris]

35. Brother, you are dearly missed.

Don't stay away too long.

[The Magistrate]

45. Thank You, My Friend

A change in circumstance necessarily entails a change in behavior.

"The tastes and habits of a Duke would cost a City clark his situation."

[Moochy]

38. Toast!

[The Magistrate]

46. Toast, Mr. Moochy, Is Best With Cinnamon, In My View....

[Moochy]

48. Mmm I Love the Stuff

That was my preference over jam ! Just check for the image of the messiah on it before applying butter and sugar cinnamon! You can sell Jesus toast on ebay! :beer:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

40. The Magistrate is a very gentlemanly witty sir, Sir

[The Magistrate]

47. Thank You, Sir!

Always a pleasure to come upon you here.

[Xipe Totec]

41. Hail Magistrate!

Rector of the Lounge,

Corrector of GDP!

:patriot:

[The Magistrate]

49. Thank You, Sir!

Once the Sage wrote: "The more laws there are, the more clever the people become. The more clever the people become, the more strange things happen."

[Radio_Lady]

56. Beautiful thread. The Magistrate is The Best!

Thank you for all your work on this site.

Bouquets to the living!

Sincerely,

Radio Lady in Oregon

[The Magistrate]

69. Thank You, Ma'am

Some things never go out of style.

[yardwork]

50. Oh yeah! To Sir with Love!

[The Magistrate]

63. Thank You, Ma'am!

I am very glad you came upon this: I have fond memories.

[yardwork]

93. As do I, Sir. Ah, those lovely late nights in the mod tub...chasing trolls.

[lavenderdiva]

53. What a lovely thread, MonkeyFunk and a warm toast to the Magistrate!

It was my distinct pleasure to serve several terms modding with 'Sir', from whom I learned much in so very many ways. His kindness in helping me become accustomed to the mod tub, and all its ways, was always much appreciated. His vast knowledge on historical and political matters is truly astounding. His quick wit is always a pleasure. Many hugs and cheers to him- :hug: :hug: :hug: :toast:

[The Magistrate]

66. Thank You Very Much, Ma'am!

It was a pleasure.

[Radio_Lady]

55. Pssssst... my IGNORES are visible. Must be something about turning off signature lines...

Monkey Funk, all is forgiven.

If you see this, I'm sorry for whatever it was that drove us apart.

Truce on this side. OK, guy?

Radio Lady Ellen

[MonkeyFunk]

58. hmm

:shrug:

I reviewed a movie with the title "MonkeyFunk reviews Rendition", and somebody alerted on it, it got locked, and next thing I knew I was on forced ignore.

[Radio_Lady]

64. No worries. I'll try to send you a PM while I can.

RL

[MonkeyFunk]

67. Oh, that's not necessary

Everything's fine.

[The Magistrate]

57. Thank You Very Much, Mr. Monkeyfunk, For Putting This Up

Your friendship and your kindness are much appreciated here. She who must be obeyed told me of it, and told me my course for the evening in consequence. It is a great pleasure to be held in esteem by so many excellent persons.

Circumstances have arisen that I think require me to devote a good deal more of my attentions and energies to my immediate family. My daughter is off at college now, under a full expenses scholarship at the U. of C.: she did much of the wrangling of my grandsons, and I am the only one available really to step into the gap. They are a handful, being excellent boys of six and seven, and do now meet my basic standard for getting along with children, namely being able to hold up their end of a conversation.

The quotations, Lord save me, are mostly in my head, though on occassion I will look one up to be sure I have it right. But I am also quite capable of forgeting to turn off the stove, and can never remember where I left my shoes, so things balance out. They are just things that stick in my mind from various sources....

"People are fucking people, and that is fucked up."

"Misanthropy is how the devil falls in love."

"When a stupid man is about to do something he knows is wrong, he says it is his duty."

"There is no one so lonely as a dissenter at a Non-Conformists' convention."

"They say war is an art, but it's not. It mostly consists in outwitting people, stealing from widows and orphans, and inflicting suffering on the helpless for one's own ends, and that's not art: that's business."

"A nation is a group of people united by a mistaken view of history, and hatred of their neighbors."

"The laboring people are neccessarily the largest portion of the population, and it is nonesense to insist that what benefits the greatest portion is injurious to the whole."

"Saints should be judged guilty till proved innocent."

"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable we are forced to change it every few months."

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

"Sincerity is the great thing: if you can fake that, you've got it made."

"The Law in its majestic equality forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

"If a man will continue to insist that two and two do not make four, I know of nothing in the power of argument that can stop up his mouth."

"All men of reason are men of violence in their hearts."

"In matters of religion, truth is the opinion that has survived."

"Where it is a duty to worship the Sun, it is pretty sure to be a crime to investigate the laws of heat."

"The popular superstitions of the Empire were regarded by the people as all equally true, by the philosopher as all equally false, and by the official as all equally useful."

"Reality is that which, when one cease to believe in it, remains."

"It is dangerous to deserve the gratitude of the King."

[MonkeyFunk]

59. LOL! What a great collection!

Welcome back, Magistrate. While I'm sure it keeps you pretty occupied, I'm sure you're enjoying your time with the boys. They're pretty fun at that age.

I hope we'll see you around here when the kids are sleeping or otherwise occupied destroying your house.

[The Magistrate]

79. It Is The Latter Case, My Friend, That Most Requires My Attentions

They need a pack leader, and also someone to unite against....

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."

"An idealist is one who, on noticing a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes it will make a better soup."

"Those who descend from ivory towers generally go straight into the gutter."

"Children make the best opponents at Scrabble, as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat."

"Vegetables are all very well, but lack purpose when unaccompanied by a chunk of meat."

Asked whether evil should be repaid with good, the Master answered: "With what, then, do I repay good? Repay good with good; repay evil with correction."

"They were going to say we interfered with freedom of expression. That is a lie, and we could not allow them to print it."

"So grave was the crisis, it was neccessary to carry out the sentence first, and hold the trial afterwards."

"Never write what you can phone; never phone what you can say; never say what you can nod; never nod what you can wink; never wink what you can smile."

"Except for a circus, nothing packs up and clears out of town faster than the Christmas spirit."

"I may not understand what you say, but I'll defend to your death my right to deny it."

[Richard Steele]

61. Indeed, sir, he is a unique and eloquently invaluable addition to this motley band we call "DU"!

Here's to The Magistrate! :toast:

[The Magistrate]

70. Thank You, Sir!

Here is something you probably have heard before, but that I expect you would like....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY-rPDwzM9M

[Richard Steele]

75. Once again, I am in DEBT to you, sir...I've heard that rendition, but never before have I SEEN it.

That's a wonderfully skillful use of the B&W format, IMHO.

And a powerful flashback to a different time; a better, simpler time...
those halcyon "days of yore" when music came from tiny grooves in a plastic disk
and "TWANG" roamed the earth freely, without let or hindrance...


*sigh*

[The Magistrate]

80. They Are Too Cool For School, My Friend, No Question

I have seen more cigarettes smoked by guitars then I care to recall at this late date. Love music; loathe musicians....

Here is another favorite from the period, featuring the true star you mentioned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP0aRKnyzpc

[RFKHumphreyObama]

62. Yes

A first class moderater, a wonderful intellect and a great person all combined in one:thumbsup:

[The Magistrate]

72. Thank You, Sir!

Working with you is a great pleasure.

[Rowdyboy]

65. I may be a few minutes late to the party but I would like to add my 2 cents...

The Magistrate is IMHO a slightly cynical, unfailingly polite, astute and very witty commentator. I've seen him take on some hard cases and reduce them to putty. He has a gift with both thoughts and people.

My most sincere regards....

[The Magistrate]

73. Thank You Very Much, Sir

"You might say that. I could not possibly comment."

[xchrom]

74. indeed! -- to The Magistrate!

:toast:

[The Magistrate]

81. Thank You, Sir!

I believe I will have another jot....

[Heidi]

76. With all due respect to The Magistrate's lovely wife, I truly :heart: him.

Thank you, Sir, for everything you do for the DU community. :)

[The Magistrate]

82. Thank You, Ma'am

You are too kind.

[Solon]

78. Who is this "Magistrate" individual you are commenting on?

I do not believe I have had the pleasure of his company.

j/k

Don't ban me Magistrate!

:hide:

[The Magistrate]

83. Does Not Proverbs Say, Sir, 'The Guilty Flyeth When None Doth Pursue'?

There is a story told from prohibition days, when newspaper men could crowd round gangsters in a hotel lobby seeking hard-boiled quotes, of one torpedo being pestered with questions about why someone had been found in grotesquely damaged extremis in the trunk of a car in Cicero: the man finally answered, "He musta done sump'in. They doan do ya like that 'less ya done sump'in."

[Missy Vixen]

84. Here's to you, Sir

It was a pleasure to share the field of battle, otherwise known as the Mod Forum, with you.

I hope that everything is well for you and your family. Again, you are a delight.

:toast:
Julie

[The Magistrate]

85. Thank You, Ma'am!

Thank you for your kind words and wishes.

[Maccagirl]

88. Magistrate, you have always been my favorite DUer

Your eloquence and sharp intellect puts me to shame-but I love you anyway. You are an inspiration and education to us all.

[The Magistrate]

98. Thank You, Ma'am

You are too kind.

[pecwae]

89. Without a doubt.

He's a pleasure to work alongside and I've learned a great deal from him.

[The Magistrate]

99. Many Thanks, Ma'am

The feeling is mutual.

[Inchworm]

90. Too funny- I've been passing this thread up

Because magistrates are the people who have set my bail so high I had to get comfy.

I'll drink to Magistrate the DUer though.

:toast:

And thats that.. out of beer.

G'night

:hi:

[The Magistrate]

100. Thank You, Sir

In my day, a brisk stride and rounding a corner pretty much guaranteed safety: times have changed....

[Call Me Wesley]

92. Here's to the Magistrate:

:toast: I was honored to work with him.

[The Magistrate]

101. Glad You Came Upon This, Sir!

Always a pleasure to see you again!

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

94. And a toast to you too!

This is for you.
http://www.webdesign.org.nyud.net:8090/img_articles/9282/Heart.gif
The Magistrate is snoozing right now. I can hear him in the other room.

Snooooooooooooooooze.

What should I do to him? :D

[MonkeyFunk]

104. Put his hand in a bowl of warm water!!

Do it!

[Phillycat]

95. And he's been around for a hundred years, too!

I've known him in both my incarnations, and I've never seen him be anything but polite and measured in his responses, even when people were foaming at the mouth all around him. That kind of track record for that long on a message board this contentious is really quite something! :toast:

[The Magistrate]

102. Thank You, Ma'am

I still consider myself something of a new arrival, actually; the place had been around some months before my arrival, and there are still people about I view as vastly senior to me.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

97. Beers Up!

One of the first people I met on DU and a gem of a soul.

Love you HEAPS The Magistrate!! :loveya: :pals: :hi: :toast:

Props on the thread MonkeyFunk :hug:

[The Magistrate]

103. Mine Would Be Guiness, Sir

As kids, we all enjoyed 'South Pacific', as it was so long it had an intermission, in which we always got popcorn.

Always a pleasure to see you about the place, Sir!