How did you find DU?

[nadine_mn]

For me it was listening to Stephanie Miller... kept mentioning DU posts and I thought... what kinda of hooligans post this stuff?

Haha I have been a lounge lizard since the beginning

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. Somebody sent me a link to one of the forums.

one of the more esoteric ones.

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. I knew grasswire from an AOL chat about five years ago

She kept telling me how much I'd like it, and I finally decided to check it out.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I was new to computers...

And my brother (who had made my first one for me) showed me how to surf the net...

So I was just surfing away, going from website to website, checking out the links...

When DU showed up!

I lurked for about a month and a half...

Feb 2005 saw me sign up...

And the rest is history!

What a great place this is...

:toast:

[falcon97]

4. Found it in 2001 while in deep depression over the election.

Just recently started posting however.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear falcon97!

Here you are!

Now, normally I would begin talking to you...

But it's past midnight here, and I need my sleep...

I'll look for you later today (Wednesday) and then we will get your post count up to where you can send and receive PM's!

Good night!

:hi:

[hamsterjill]

36. Me, too.

Was distraught and started googling trying to find some like-minded people.

Didn't register for some time and haven't been posting very long. But that doesn't mean that I haven't been reading and learning for years!

[elshiva]

6. I was surfing the net and found an article featured on Bush

and Religion during the 2004 election. I loved the article and it ended by saying "God save us from these Christians."

I joined because I was worried about the aftermath of that election. At first, I hung out in the John Kerry Forum, because I really loved him and I still love him. I was devastated that he "lost."

I love DU. It's not perfect, but what is? We all have our bad days and some trolls, but it's great most of the time and there are some lovely people here.

:grouphug:

[Skittles]

7. through something William Pitt wrote

that I found while Googling desperately after the installation of that piece of shit bush into the White House - I lived in Texas and wondered at the time if ANYONE else found it as appalling and alarming as I did

[Starry Messenger]

8. It was after the 2004 election I know

I wish I could remember where. It was the Kerry blog or the Kerry irc chat before either of them shut down I think. I just lurked for awhile. I love the community here.

MPK

[leftofthedial]

9. I found DU to be somewhat petulant.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

35. good answer.

:D

[regnaD kciN]

10. Drove straight to bartcop.com and took a left...

;-)

[eShirl]

11. Back in 2000, one of the regular posters on USA Studios' Xena Forum posted a lot of OT threads

about the 2000 presidential campaign. Many times, she linked to DU.

I lurked for a while before I finally joined.

[Shakespeare]

30. DU wasn't around in 2000. n/t

[jeff30997]

12. I was searching for a place to vent some steam about the Chimp and the Neocons...

Heck,I was so frustrated that I even registered to a board named:Fuck Bush !

Finally it was Michael moore who saved me.

On his site there was an interesting article with a

link to the place were it came from: DU!

It took me about 20 minutes of lurking before registering and voila!

My epic quest was finally over. Smart and cool peoples here.:toast:

[SeattleGirl]

13. Through a friend of mine.

She sent me a link to an article in LBN; after that, I came here nearly every day.

However, it took me a couple of years to actually sign up.

[Guava Jelly]

14. Through bartcop.com

I followed a link one day :)

[Patiod]

28. I used to post a lot on the Bartcop forum

and even attended one of their events.

And one day, someone from the Bartcop forum sent me a "come on over and join us at DU" message.

I still thank Bart for saving my sanity after 2001, but the forum there is fairly small compared to this. Although it's not as scary as GD............

[sammythecat]

57. Me too.

But I have no idea how I found Bart.
:hi:

[mwooldri]

15. From Democrats.Com...

I made a mistype... found their site, found it interesting.

Learned about more sites, found out about DU, been here since.

Mark.

[puerco-bellies]

16. Buzzflash during the selection.

I moved with the predictable change of ISP's. Had to get another account in 2003.



(Greetings from Area 51)

[OakCliffDem]

17. A couple of Republicans at work were just trashing DU. I knew it was the place for me

I have been lurking here since 2004, and I like what I see

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Was surfin' the internets

minding my own business
just surfin'
then got caught in a severe undertoad
an' here I wound up.

Seriesley, it was not my fault.
:hi:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

19. politicalhumor.about.com (I used to read it obsessively) referenced the Top 10 after the 05 inaug.

I read the Top 10 every week for a summer, then joined in Sept. of 05.

[Arkansas Granny]

20. I stumbled onto DU through an unlikely source: FR.

I had clicked on a link a few years back that led me to FR. I lurked around there and saw references to DU and thought that if they hated it so much I had to check it out. I figured that any site the freepers held in such low esteem was probably a lot more in line with my ideals than they were.

[Kerrytravelers]

21. I traveled to Nevada to volunteer for Kerry in 2004 and wtmusic was on the trips.

Mr. kt and I became friendly with wt and he suggested I take a look at DU.

I sure am glad I did!!!

:)

[meegbear]

22. Drunk, naked and passed out in the corner ...

she's a mess.

[MissMillie]

23. When Turn Left went down, I came here

I miss Turn Left.

This place is cool, but Turn Left had a neat feel to it. Not better, just different.

[Graybeard]

24. When Mike Malloy was fired from AAR.

Sam Seder urged his listeners to sign the Bring Back Malloy petition that was on DU. It was just before the 2006 elections and DU was really wild. I liked what I saw and was hooked right away.

[TZ]

25. lizerdbits introduced me

I lurked and read the Conservative Idiots for awhile before coming to the forum. Heck I have an "Anybody but Bush" tshirt from here from 04 but I didn't join the forum until Jan 07..

[DarkTirade]

26. Found it twice actually. :)

First time was on another forum I frequent, a few people posted political stuff and one of those people relied fairly heavily on DU for his stuff. Then I kind of forgot about it until my roommate (The Animator. He's not around a whole lot so he actually has a lower post count than I do) brought it to my attention again.

[madinmaryland]

27. I found it in 2001. I think there was a link on "Moose and Squirrel" to DU.

[old mark]

29. I Googled "Gun Owning Democrats" and DU came up

in the hits.

I was seeking a forum for Democrats, like myself, who own guns and wish to see the anti-gun bias removed from the agenda of the Democratic Party.

Imagine my surprise when I found that some Democrats here are anti-gun!

I still find DU good for a few laughs, and have managed to really piss off some anti-gun Canadians, and I have mostly enjoyed my time here.

mark

[Shakespeare]

31. Saw the admins holding up their banner during the inauguration in 2001, signed up as Not_over_it.

I lurked for a couple of weeks, and then formally signed up. It's been my refuge ever since--modded a few times, and changed my nick to Shakespeare.

[vard28]

32. From my friend CountingBlueCars

who was here and told me about it. She and I were/still are "real life" friends before we were DU friends. :hi:

[Arugula Latte]

33. I found a couple of political sites after the 2000 fiasco.

In fall of 2001, someone mentioned DU on another board. S/he said something like "I'm liberal, but DU is too liberal even for me." I thought -- ah ha, that's the site for me!

[applegrove]

34. I heard DU discussed on another discussion forum. So I came.

[Forkboy]

37. I found it through Bartcop on Sept 12th, 2001.

I didn't know Bartcop before that day either. I was just looking for any and all news I could find about 9/11 and came across Bartcop, then followed the link to DU.

And here I am. :)

[mokawanis]

38. My wife found it

and told me about it, years ago. I have been an avid reader of threads ever since.

[PassingFair]

39. Buzzflash....got here through the Top Ten Idiots link.

I still have a permanent tab for BuzzFlash, and
donate when I can.

[RainDog]

40. Media Whores, rip n/t

[nadine_mn]

41. **too late to edit.__ I need to clarify about the lounge lizard from beginning

I meant my beginning at DU...not the beginning of DU... I have only been here about a year


sigh bump on the head did some damage

[deucemagnet]

42. I found a link at an anti-Bush site called hated.com.

I started reading Top 10 Conservative Idiots, then registered my first account and started posting in GD and Editorials in the run-up to the Iraq war. Eventually I ended up in the lounge.

[Broken_Hero]

43. My wife's co-worker

told my wife and I about the site in...hmm, mid 04...I didn't come here until the day after the election in 04, and I read/lurked until about May of 05 and signed up.

[Iggo]

44. Something about Greenland...

...and turning left...or something.

(Actually, I clicked on a political video over at HuffPo and it took me here. Been here ever since.)

[Orsino]

45. Very well, thank you very much.

My wife kept talking about it.

[bigwillq]

46. Did a search for "Howard Dean" back in 2004

and found a link to DU.

[quakerboy]

47. Had been reading Firedoglake for a long time.

When they changed format, I really hated the new format, so i went though all their links, and links from those, and this is where I landed.

[Blue Diadem]

48. Saw the link on the Kerry blog.

That blog moved fast and I'd occasionally see a link for here go whizzin' by. Not sure when I came over to read but it was quite a while before the election. I signed up right after the 2004 election when I felt Ohio didn't count our votes.

[SallyMander]

49. Top Ten Conservative Idiots

Don't know how i stumbled across it, but after that it was love at first sight! ;)

[Rhythm]

50. I followed links through "FARK" and "Guerilla News Network" a few years back...

Lurked forever, then made a username and promptly forgot not only the password, but which of my zillion e-mail addresses i attached to it. Made this one about a year later.

[Danger Mouse]

51. I've been reading top 10 conservative idiots for years.

Since 2002-2003, probably. My friend Alan suggested it to me. But he told me 'stay away from all the stuff on there, it's all crazy.' :P
I didn't start reading the forums till after the 2004 election. Made one account but never used it. To be honest, I was a little intimidated.
Then on September 10, 2006, I decided I'd had enough. The fifth anniversary of 9/11 was approaching, and important midterm elections were on the way. I wanted to be a part of it.
SO I joined.
Keith Olbermann's special commentary on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 was very powerful to me.
I hung out mostly in the Religion/Theology Forum at first. Made some pals there.
Then I moved on to the Lounge, and GD:Primaries.
That, as they say, is that.

[Mutley]

52. My dad used to post and would tell me about it all the time.

I checked it out a few times, but it didn't catch my attention for some reason. Then a few years later, while I was hanging out in a yahoo chat room, this guy would post links to DU and I would follow them. I lurked in GD for several months before I actually signed up.

[Generic Brad]

53. I turned left at the intersection of Kos and Atrios

[tismyself]

54. My seester

put me onto it back in the beginning. I left for a long time, but have recently reappeared with a new nick name because I couldn't remember all my old log in stuff.

[Left Brain]

55. When the Kerry blog went dark that awful day in 2004,

I found a link to DU. Been here ever since, although I still don't have 1,000 posts :shrug:

[Angel]

56. Forkboy brought me here n/t

[ThomCat]

58. I don't remember.

I think I accidentally stumbled upon a poltical site, and followed links to get here. :shrug: