I knew a guy who ran up a huge credit card bill and escaped to Viet Nam.

[LoZoccolo]

[Douglas Carpenter]

1. When I was walking up the stairs - I met a man who wasn't there

He wasn't there again today. Oh, I wish, I wish he would go away.

[redqueen]

7. ...

:thumbsup:

[CreekDog]

17. I knew a guy that was writing an OP but then escaped before finishing

:fistbump:

[area51]

53. LOL n/t

[Morning Dew]

2. I thought I met a man who said he knew a man

who knew what was going on
I was mistaken, only another stranger that I knew

[Octafish]

32. I thought I found a light to guide me through my night and all its darkness

I was mistaken, only reflections of a shadow
that I saw

[Morning Dew]

49. One of my all time favorites - lately I've been thinking of What Are Their Names

I wonder who they are, the men who really run this land
And I wonder why they run it with such a thoughtless hand
What are their names and on what streets do they live
I'd like to ride right over this afternoon
And give them a piece of my mind
about peace for mankind
Peace is not an awful lot to ask

Love that pic, Octafish - love your threads too.

[HappyMe]

3. I saw a man, he danced with his wife... nt

[Lost-in-FL]

4. I have seen a DUer that posts one-liners but have yet escaped DU. nt

[cliffordu]

5. My ex mother in law stripped

at Jack Ruby's club.

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Really?

[cliffordu]

10. Yep. No kidding.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. That's quite a story to tell the grandkids.

[JuniperLea]

19. Great story!

Love it!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

44. Best. One-liner. Ever.

Both fascinating and intriguing.

:thumbsup:

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. And it rained all day that night............

[SomethingFishy]

9. I once clicked on a thread...

and wondered what the hell I was thinking.

[Liberal_in_LA]

38. me too! lol

[bigtree]

11. man, that's just classic

. . . the way it draws you in and then leaves you hanging. It's sorta like rubbing your feet on a carpet and reaching out and giving someone a mild electrical charge.

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

Wait...that was someone else. Never mind.

[grasswire]

16. someone else shot the sheriff...

....but did not shoot the deputy down.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. If my aunt had wheels she'd be a pastry cart.

[Douglas Carpenter]

15. Do you know what the difference is between a hamster and a gerbil?

A gerbil has more dark meat.

[eShirl]

18. ok, sorry, I gotta get in on this

You remind me of the man.
What man?
The man with the power.
What power?
The power of hoodoo.
Hoodoo?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the man.

[Throd]

20. I have to pee.

[hunter]

21. Much more fun to trash your credit rating while you are healthy...

... then wait for the U.S. health care industry to to trash it for you when you are sick.

[Book Lover]

22. Funny, me too.

It's not the same guy, though.

[Angry Dragon]

23. 93% of people going to Vietnam owed money

[Romulox]

24. /cool story, Lo. (/csl for short). nt

[CreekDog]

25. Well, I guess you'll be back after you sober up

probably didn't expect to pass out in mid-sentence did ya?

:rofl:

[Obamanaut]

26. When he left, he was due beer and travel money, and many experiences. nt

[TBF]

47. DUzy! nt

[Rex]

27. And?

What happened to him? Don't leave us hanging with such a good opener!

[LoZoccolo]

28. His father owned a nightclub there.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

30. So it's a cereal.

We tune in every day to read about his continuing adventures in Nam.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

33. No, but there _are_ flakes involved.

[LoZoccolo]

39. I don't know what happened after that.

[Rex]

46. Ah okay.

You have the makings of a really great story.

[bighart]

29. I read the news today oh boy

About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph

[City Lights]

31. As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. eom

[CreekDog]

34. good start on your Nanowrimo --only 8 days and 49986 words to go!

have you sketched out the characters or are you just going to "see what happens" as you go?

[Contrary1]

35. If he had gone to San Francisco...he could have worn some flowers in his hair.

[madinmaryland]

36. I knew a guy that un-recced a thread. nt

[sufrommich]

37. I once knew a man from Nantucket......

(made you look)}(

[madinmaryland]

43. He was the guy who un-recced a thread on DU!

[Aerows]

52. LOL!

There once was a guy from DU
Who tried with the posters to screw
They laugh him right out
But declared with a shout
You're mistaken but we still love you.

[Brother Buzz]

40. I had a dream that I was awake

Then I woke up to find myself asleep.

[sylvi]

41. I am the walrus

Goo goo g' joob

[FarLeftFist]

42. They'll find him.

[lonestarnot]

45. I know a guy who can kiss his own ass.

[Kennah]

71. Might be a Republican if he can get his head up his own ass

[sarcasmo]

48. I talked to an imaginary being and he told me to run for

President.

[Kennah]

72. There's an epidemic of that

[Cali_Democrat]

50. LOL

[LoZoccolo]

59. I have responded to the wrong post.

[Aerows]

51. I'm eating apple cured and smoked ham n/t

[apocalypsehow]

54. Somehow, I don't know why, I find this thread strangely compelling. n/t.

[Electric Monk]

55. I've just been out negotiated by a 16 year old. Lets take a walk.

Is that what you meant to post?

[LoZoccolo]

56. I checked the post again.

[JoePhilly]

57. Pete and Re-Pete were sitting on a fence, Pete fell off, who was left?

Well? I'm not going to tell you who ... post your answers.

[pinboy3niner]

58. What province?

Or do I need an Ovaltine Seekrit Decoder Ring (or a Magic 8-Ball) to discover the real message?

[LoZoccolo]

61. I don't know.

[cherokeeprogressive]

60. Yesterday I was... wait... that wasn't me.

[pinboy3niner]

62. Damn! Not me, either.

Just what we need--another mystery.

That's another fine mess you've gotten us into!

[Canuckistanian]

63. And Leon is getting larrrrrger....

[TransitJohn]

64. Why you're allowed to make posts like this is beyond me.

How drive by nonsensical bullshit isn't considered counterproductive on a moderated board is astounding.

[Electric Monk]

65. Perhaps he's using it as a metaphor for American foreign policy in general over the last few decades

So meaningless it becomes deep?

[Rex]

67. I guess someone figured out that it has enought to do with GD?

Total Lounge act, imo.

[pinboy3niner]

68. IF there's a point we just don't get, and OP doesn't deign to enlighten us...

...then it doesn't meet Lounge standards, either.

[astral]

66. I met a man who lost his mind

in some lost place I had to find
follow me the wise man said
but he walked behind

~leonard cohen

[SoDesuKa]

69. He Ran Home Again, Home Again, Jiggedy Jig

Check out these neat hoof boots!



Quali sono i suoi zoccole favori?

[Zorra]

70. Awesome. He beat the banksters at their own game. And

it's not even illegal.

He took their money, went to a foreign country where he can not be found, and if he hangs there for 7 to 10 years, depending on what state he's from, the debt will go away because there is a statute of limitations on credit card debt, and no judgment on this debt can be made after the 7 to ten years is up.

About the only form of "stealing" that is somewhat moral.

Blows against the empire.

[LoZoccolo]

74. I think that he escaped in 1997.

[CanSocDem]

76. Good story.

Most revealing however, was the general lack of imagination evident in most of the responses.

.

[Kennah]

73. Did he ever see a grown man naked?

[saras]

75. In the eighties, I knew a guy with HIV who lived on credit cards and did HIV education in schools

That's what he decided to do when the HIV got serious enough that he couldn't work full-time any more. I think he died owing a couple of years worth of income. HIV killed quickly before we started researching treatment.