What happened to Karl Schneider

[Catch22Dem]

I can't remember if that's how you spell his name, but he was a DUer from my area. He was also a pilot. We spoke on a few occasions, and another DUer just told me she thinks he got tombstoned. Does anyone know? I couldn't find his name in the profiles.

[SheilaT]

1. I know who you mean

and likewise remember him well. A pilot, as I recall. What a shame if he was tombstoned. There were times when I didn't agree with him, but it's hard to imagine he did anything worth tombstoning about.

Maybe he's just not coming here as often. This place has changed a lot in the last year or so, and some of us old-timers don't necessarily like it as well.

Change is inevitable, I know. But I miss some of the folks from the old days.

[Donkeyboy75]

12. How do you think it has changed?

I was a lurker for a year or so, and still don't post that often. Call me unobservant, but I haven't noticed that much of a change...

[Old and In the Way]

2. Funny you should start this thread.

I was wondering the same thing. His "displeasure" with the Bush administration was quite legendary here.

I hope he didn't blow the proverbial gasket.

Or as Karl would post...... :grr:

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Uh oh.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=106807

On edit: I was not aware of this until you asked and I did a search on him.

[Old and In the Way]

4. Well, Karl did have a bit of a temper and he did not suffer fools

quietly..... :-)

[BiggJawn]

9. Was it the "Fat people are just lazy slobs" rant that did him in?

Seem to recall an exchange where he was SURE I was shoveling it in with both hands, no other reason allowed for me being so huge.

As a side-note, when I changed medications I dropped 20 pounds in 2 months.

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. I have no idea.

Did a search on him when Catch22 asked the question.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

11. I think all the alerts he received on those threads did him in

he didn't know when to stop.

[DemoTex]

5. Karl (my bud) is here in a different persona

Karl was banned and came back as _____. I'll let Karl fill in the blank, if he so desires. You read his posts every day.

[latebloomer]

6. Wow!

It's like reincarnation!

[DemoTex]

7. Yep.

Karl is among us. All the time.

[Archae]

8. I knew Karl before DU.

From the Fidonet.

He does have an acid wit, sometimes.
VERY acidic! :-)

You can see some of his past gems here:

http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/quotes.htm

Like these, to a die-hard fundy Freeper type:

You were born 20 years too late, Binkley; you could have
been in bed with Joe McCarthy and J. Edgar... and wouldn't
even have noticed when they were sodomizing you. - Karl Schneider

You're full of advice, why not start a column? - Jeff Binkley
You're full of shit, why not start a fertilizer plant?
- Karl Schneider