Warren DeMontague appreciation thread

[lumberjack_jeff]

I want to thank Warren for his (insert superlative term here) service as a host of the Men's group.

Funny, conscientious and smart, Warren is a main reason that DU does NOT suck.

I anticipate I'm sure I insist he'll continue posting, but time constraints require him to prioritize his attentions ("he's retiring to spend more time with his family" but not in a just-hiked-the-Appalachian-trail, kind of way )

[Behind the Aegis]

1. Hear! Hear!

He has been an incredible host to this group, as well as destroying mindless drivel all around the place. I am glad I have taken the time to get to know him.

[opiate69]

2. Recced!

Warren is definitely one of the big reasons DU doesn't suck.. I hope he won't be too far out of touch.

[LeftofObama]

3. K & R!

I don't always reply to his posts, but he certainly pulls no punches and tells it like it is. I very much enjoy reading his posts.

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Aw, shucks.

Thank you. I've been doing it for about a year, figured there are probably some others here who could use a turn on the soapbox. I'm not going anywhere.

I do fully intend to Hike the Appalachian Trail, but Mark Sanford is not going to be involved.

[rrneck]

6. Say hello to east Tennessee for me. ntt

[Warren DeMontague]

8. there aint no place I'd rather be.

[In_The_Wind]

5. Kickin' it!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. Thanks, Warren

Your posts are across the board the wittiest I read here on DU.

[opiate69]

9. Here's some exclusive footage of Warren...

After dealing with the usual suspects back in Meta for a few hours...
http://m.

[Warren DeMontague]

11. You will note, that's the last time Steve ever threw a bagel at my head.

[Upton]

10. Warren is the best..

his wit and humor in pointing out the hypocrisy demonstrated by the usual suspects has had me laughing in agreement on numerous occasions.

[westerebus]

12. All well and fine, but..

who's going to pick up all the socks? On that note, many many kudos...

[Bonobo]

13. Rise, rise, rise. nt

[pacalo]

14. There's no DUer more suited for the MIR team than Warren.

I hope the newbie trolls don't keep him too busy to continue making us laugh.






I agree with Upton about Warren:

His wit and humor in pointing out the hypocrisy demonstrated by the usual suspects has had me laughing in agreement on numerous occasions.

Warren has made me laugh until my sides hurt, with tears in my eyes, while, at the same time, his point of view is gratifyingly based on good, solid common sense.

My brother-in-law from Georgia has spent many summers hiking the Appalachian trail, going all the way up to Maine. There are spots along the trail that offer various accommodations for hikers, including charging up iPads, phones, etc. I hope Warren will keep in touch along his trek. And please be mindful of the ticks along the way, Warren.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. Honestly, like so many other jobs, much of it seems to have been outsourced to technology

[pacalo]

16. Elad must have made some improvements since I was on MIRT (3rd term?).

[Warren DeMontague]

17. Its not even the same deal. "Otto" deals with a lot of banning and cleanup of posts

As someone who spent a ton of time cleaning up after spammers on prior terms, I have to say its really appreciated.

Elad is like the mad wizard in the basement of this place. Hats off to the guy.

[pacalo]

18. That's great!

Elad's got the stuff -- his work is awesome.

[RiffRandell]

19. Whenever I'm maniacally laughing it's usually because of Warren.

My husband lurks here, but visits other liberal sites mainly for the latest news. (Sorry Skinner!)

A lot of times I call him over to read your posts. He and I got a real kick out of this one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=702845

That's just one out of many....you are intelligent, hilarious and DU is lucky to have you.

Thanks!

[Zorra]

20. Tomnbstone me now, Warren

Since yhou won't ever get another shot at it, tombstone me right the fuck now.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. spooky powers, secret plots, hidden agendas, deeply encoded messages hidden in briefly worded posts

I tell you what, it's not easy being Batman.

[Zorra]

22. Yeh, I know what you mean. It's a dirty job.

But in the end, somebody's gotta do it.

Zorra totally gets that.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. That's a good look.

Serious.

[Zorra]

27. I think so, too, and it works well with several different accessories.

This one is my favorite, and it is extremely popular with conservative religious gentlemen...

[Warren DeMontague]

28. Paging Bill Bennett

[Zorra]

29. No...that's lil Twinky Bob from Vegas. nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

24. Looks to me like being Robin is even harder. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

25. Holy Rusted Metal, Batman!

[ZombieHorde]

26. Take care, man. Enjoy your family. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

30. Thank you.

The truth is- and only you can know this- I really need to play through Bioshock Infinite again. Don't tell anyone.

[ZombieHorde]

31. Ha! I am definately going to get that game once the price drops. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

32. It's quite possibly the best game I've played. The whole package.

YMMV, of course, but I thought it was incredible.

[opiate69]

33. it's on my - and my kids' - list...

Of course, I'm a big Skyrim fan so I've been playing the shit out of it.

[Warren DeMontague]

34. It completely blew me right away.

If they had only put one or two of the new elements in there it would have been groundbreaking; the fact that they ambitiously did everything they did with it; really an accomplishment.


...For some reason, those Elder Scrolls games sort of put me to sleep. I don't know why; I normally like that kind of stuff. But I only got a brief way into the last one and just sort of fizzled out... So I couldn't justify doing Skyrim until I get some traction on the other one.

I've heard it's cool, though.

[opiate69]

35. I will admit, the Elder Scrolls games do get a little "grindy"....

Walk a long-ass way to a dungeon, kill a bunch of shit, find "boss" of dungeon, die a few times, finally kill him, fast travel back to town.. rinse, repeat... but... the character creation/skills allotment/leveling is fucking amazing, and, those games completely spoiled me for any other RPG games with their openness. It used to drive me crazy, playing other games, when there was this entire world, beautifully rendered, but nope.. you can't go into that building, or nope.. can't get off of this little path...

[Warren DeMontague]

36. I hear you.

Probably what I need for them is more time. But then that applies to pretty much everything.

I'm lucky if I can finagle 20 minutes on the Xbox a week, after everything else. And of course my Wife has dibbs on the TV for Call the Midwife or whatever PBS drama involving witty banter and nattering old british ladies is on, this week.