What happened to the OD forum? - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Cliff_W140 · #16 02-17-2009, 01:37 AM

I would like to use this as a chance to ***** about whoever caused this damn recession inadvertently causing me to switch my beer of choice to Natural Light.

Squabble · #17 02-17-2009, 06:56 AM

i agree with the sentiment. for awhile there were some smatterings of funny posts, jokes and three words stories and whatnot, but the political tide came in and drowned them. i haven't been here long enough to remember what you're talking about, but i remember discovering the OD before the election, and it was entertaining and humorous. now it's just straight down party line bickering. blah! give me car pics, people and pet pics, jokes, and limericks!

mindless entertainment, huzzah!

SwampYankee · #18 02-17-2009, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BodhiBenz1987

I wouldn't give up on the forum though ... it is just months after an election, and add to that that it's a party-changing election, and you're bound to have ranting and raving from both sides. It'll die down.

Yep.

Chad300tdt · #19 02-17-2009, 08:35 AM

Hey WVO,

I tried my best to lighten the mood, but there aren't enough mullets, neck beards and underwear made of beef jerky to make a difference.

Zeus · #20 02-17-2009, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by WVOtoGO

Wow...
Seven out of the top ten current threads here are in some form or another, folk geeze’n about our government and how they/we are all either getting screwed, or are for sure about to get screwed.

The way it’s looking: Either our government has nothing better to do than make everyone’s life as miserable as possible. Or, there’s a lot of close minded folk here that don’t have anything better to do than to sit around finding something to ***** about.

I used to look forward to coming to the Forum, but there’s no more luster on it.

I used to enjoy it when Bonehead was here. MikeMed (?) and that goofy kid from Rutgers, and yes the Pella window guy and his arguments. Nick the trucker with his home arsenal and Lambo collection...
Remember those days?

But now days, the constant whining and moaning about the economy and politics, and this closed mindedness has gotten just plain boring.

Just wanted to do a little *****'n of my own.
Thanks.

It'll pass, just a little politically-inspired turbulence.

MikeMover is who I think you are thinking about. He's probably busy with his studio, trying to keep his Smoky Klattering Beast on the road and navigating married life. At least I think he's married now...?

cscmc1 · #21 02-17-2009, 08:44 AM

Interesting... it's bad when folks talk politics and current issues, but good if they just tell jokes and post pictures of half naked women. The TeeVee Generation!

Just giving you a hard time, WVO. Seriously, though, as a country, we are at a real crossroads at the moment. I can't speak for all the "whiners" here, but I love my country, and I want to see its greatness continue -- so yes, when I see something that seems counter-productive going on, I am apt to discuss it. Guilty.

Anyway, I remember some real political doozies over the past 7 or 8 years; this place has always been quite volatile politically. Much of what is posted here now is tame compared to the "olden days."

Botnst · #22 02-17-2009, 08:47 AM

Ditto.

SwampYankee · #23 02-17-2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Chad300tdt

Hey WVO,

I tried my best to lighten the mood, but there aren't enough mullets, neck beards and underwear made of beef jerky to make a difference.

It was a yeoman's effort, though!

E150GT · #24 02-17-2009, 10:04 AM

lateley I have been ignoring political threads. I do admit I have been checking OD everyday, but not finding too may to post on. I think it will come back to normal after a while. I hope.

Fulcrum525 · #25 02-17-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by E150GT

lateley I have been ignoring political threads. I do admit I have been checking OD everyday, but not finding too may to post on. I think it will come back to normal after a while. I hope.

Same here, I avoid political threads like the plague. I have gotten involved with some of the economic threads though.

I think there have been a number of good OD threads outside of politics...they just tend to get overshadowed because a lot of people are busy responding on the political threads.

Zeus · #26 02-17-2009, 11:38 AM

The Pretty Girls thread has been woefully neglected...

aklim · #27 02-17-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by WVOtoGO

The way it’s looking: Either our government has nothing better to do than make everyone’s life as miserable as possible. Or, there’s a lot of close minded folk here that don’t have anything better to do than to sit around finding something to ***** about.

How about a 3rd option? They screwed up and are screwing up things and people are upset.

aklim · #28 02-17-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lutzTD

thats why CHANGE is such an effective political campaign promise......

Lets see. We done lost our whipping boy. Congress has a very high incumbency rate so things there are the same. Supreme Court is pretty much the same. What has really changed?

450slcguy · #29 02-17-2009, 01:24 PM

Some people prefer to drink beer, while others prefer to drink whiskey.

We each choose our own poison.

aklim · #30 02-17-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 450slcguy

Some people prefer to drink beer, while others prefer to drink whiskey.

We each choose our own poison.

Long Island Iced Teas or Strawberry Daiquiris. Not into Beer or Whisky. Occasionally a Bacardi 151 shot with a mouthful of beer to chase it but that is it.