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Title: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: franksolich on February 13, 2009, 07:24:12 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5035909

Oh my.  It must be that thing that's celebrated a couple of days after Abraham Lincoln's birthday, or eight days before George Washington's birthday.

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Skinner ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-12-09 08:05 AM
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Many people have been asking if we are going to have our Valentine hearts fundraiser this year.

Yes, we are. It begins this weekend.

Normally our fund drives start on Sunday evening. But this year I think we might start it early -- on Friday evening -- so we won't miss Valentine's day.

Also, the hearts are a little different this year. Ought to be fun...

More toys and glittering baubles for the primitives.

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Bluenorthwest  (1000+ posts)      Thu Feb-12-09 08:33 AM
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3. how long will it last?

every day is another day...

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Skinner ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-12-09 08:41 AM
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5. At least until we reach 1000 donations.

But we might leave it open longer if there is interest.

Damn, my fellow alum's good.

Admirable.

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hfojvt  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-12-09 11:34 AM
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18. some people have donated already in the last three days because they already lost their star. Is there any way they can be awarded hearts retroactively?

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Skinner ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-12-09 12:24 PM
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24. Send me a PM after the fund drive begins.

If you recently donated, we'll spot you some hearts.

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NMDemDist2  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-12-09 04:42 PM
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34. I'm a monthly donor but also hit a 'starless' DUer this week

what about me??

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Skinner ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-12-09 08:49 PM
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40. We will give out some freebie hearts for donors...

...like we did last year.

Well now, that's not so wise.

Skins should charge for the stars.

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Winterblues  (1000+ posts)      Thu Feb-12-09 11:41 AM
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21. How come you don't have a star?

You should have a great big one or maybe a pretty blue one or lavander.

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Skinner ADMIN  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-12-09 12:25 PM
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25. Because I think it is important that I see the ads.

I want to know what is showing, and how annoying they are.

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Stinky The Clown  (1000+ posts)        Thu Feb-12-09 10:14 PM
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44. Thanks. Just yesterday I gave .........
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 13, 2009, 07:37:08 AM
Lets see here now....conservatives work. ....conservatives pay taxes. ... DUmmies don't work..... DUmmies don't pay taxes. ....DUmmies collect gummint checks. .... DUmmies donate to Skinner.....therefore I'm donating to Skinner by proxy....hmmmmm

I want my heart dammit!
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on February 13, 2009, 07:54:06 AM
A fundraiser?...In this Obama economy? :-) I've been waiting to say that! :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Tucker on February 13, 2009, 10:09:20 AM
I have to come up with a good song and dance this year to get a sucker DUmmy and what little money he has, separated, for my star.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on February 13, 2009, 10:41:46 AM
I have to come up with a good song and dance this year to get a sucker DUmmy and what little money he has, separated, for my star.
You're a proud  laid off UAW worker who gave the last of his disposable income to The Obama Campaign. You need the star to be able to research DU so you can get a group of people together to march on DC for workers rights,Gay marriage anf the prosecution of the Bush administration! :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Tucker on February 13, 2009, 10:52:28 AM
You're a proud  laid off UAW worker who gave the last of his disposable income to The Obama Campaign. You need the star to be able to research DU so you can get a group of people together to march on DC for workers rights,Gay marriage anf the prosecution of the Bush administration! :-)

I'm retired. Spent the last 15 years in an office environment ordering materials for the prototype design shops. I worked at the GM Tech Center. BTW. most of the hourly people that I know are Republicans. It's the leadership that is Socialist.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: jukin on February 13, 2009, 10:52:37 AM
A fundraiser?...In this Obama economy? :-) I've been waiting to say that! :-)

Now that the great Skittle pooper is in office the floor has dropped on those tasty candies, of course there needs to be a fund raiser.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Tucker on February 13, 2009, 10:57:42 AM
Why wasn't alms to the DUmp included in the bailout package? After all, look what they did and how much money they raised to the "The One" elected. I believe that it exceeded 100,000 dollars.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on February 13, 2009, 11:14:00 AM
I'm retired. Spent the last 15 years in an office environment ordering materials for the prototype design shops. I worked at the GM Tech Center. BTW. most of the hourly people that I know are Republicans. It's the leadership that is Socialist.
Did I mention that you are also black? :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Tucker on February 13, 2009, 11:16:37 AM
Did I mention that you are also black? :-)

We be cool.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on February 13, 2009, 11:34:01 AM
We be cool.
I'm tellin ya Tuck! It'll work! Ya gotta roll with the stereotype! :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Chris_ on February 13, 2009, 11:39:15 AM
I love ( ha ha ) the Valentine heart drive.

It causes all kinds of hurt feelings.   :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Tucker on February 13, 2009, 11:41:02 AM
I'm tellin ya Tuck! It'll work! Ya gotta roll with the stereotype! :-)

I get it now. Doh!!! A new mole alias. I have to see if I have an email laying around somewhere.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Tucker on February 13, 2009, 11:41:57 AM
I love ( ha ha ) the Valentine heart drive.

It causes all kinds of hurt feelings.   :-)

You can give them to yourself. Makes you look loved by one and all. :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: PatriotGame on February 13, 2009, 12:30:59 PM
Lets see here now....conservatives work. ....conservatives pay taxes. ... DUmmies don't work..... DUmmies don't pay taxes. ....DUmmies collect gummint checks. .... DUmmies donate to Skinner.....therefore I'm donating to Skinner by proxy....hmmmmm

I want my heart dammit!

Here ya go, courtesy of the VRWC. We give out hearts to anyone, whether they pay dues or not!

(http://www.sparkplugging.com/kids-activities/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/valentine-heart.gif)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Zathras on February 13, 2009, 06:12:42 PM
What, is it time for Skinner to take another vacation?
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Chris on February 13, 2009, 06:19:23 PM
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Normally our fund drives start on Sunday evening. But this year I think we might start it early -- on Friday evening -- so we won't miss Valentine's day.
Of course.  :lmao:
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 13, 2009, 06:35:32 PM
Here ya go, courtesy of the VRWC. We give out hearts to anyone, whether they pay dues or not!

(http://www.sparkplugging.com/kids-activities/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/valentine-heart.gif)

OOOOOOOOOW......and it's so big.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: diesel driver on February 13, 2009, 06:43:09 PM
Why wasn't alms to the DUmp included in the bailout package? After all, look what they did and how much money they raised to the "The One" elected. I believe that it exceeded 100,000 dollars.

They blew it all on pizza and Prozac....
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Tucker on February 13, 2009, 07:57:50 PM
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Someone gave you a valentine heart!
From: Secret Admirer
Date: Feb-13-09 XX:XX PM 
A secret admirer gave you a valentine heart! Your new valentine heart appears at the bottom of each message you post on the Democratic Underground discussion forum. It looks like this:



If you want to give valentine hearts to other DU members, just donate to DU during this week's fund drive. For every $5 you donate to DU, you get a valentine heart that you can give to another DU member. (Please be aware that if you donate to give a donor star to someone else, that person will get the valentine hearts to give away. You will not get any hearts.) Just click this link to donate:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/donate.html

Note: Since these valentine hearts are anonymous, you cannot reply to this Private Message
 

 :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Chris on February 13, 2009, 08:00:55 PM
You silver-tounged devil. :rofl:

edit:  I like how the PM includes a link to the Donate page.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Tucker on February 13, 2009, 08:09:19 PM
You silver-tounged devil. :rofl:

edit:  I like how the PM includes a link to the Donate page.

I had to X out the time on message. Knowing Der Skimmer, if he thought he could get one of us, he would TS every DUmmy that received a message with that time stamp.

(or am I being paranoid?) :mental:
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Chris on February 13, 2009, 08:22:19 PM
I had to X out the time on message. Knowing Der Skimmer, if he thought he could get one of us, he would TS every DUmmy that received a message with that time stamp.

(or am I being paranoid?) :mental:

Not at all :tinfoil2:
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Duke Nukum on February 13, 2009, 10:21:45 PM
I had to X out the time on message. Knowing Der Skimmer, if he thought he could get one of us, he would TS every DUmmy that received a message with that time stamp.

(or am I being paranoid?) :mental:
Now he'll have to TS everyone who got a valentine heart today.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Chris_ on February 13, 2009, 10:26:34 PM
OOOOOOOOOW......and it's so big.

Yeah, well knowing that it came from the VRWC, you also have to know that we ripped that heart out of some helpless, innocent homeless person.  Probably the one that slept in the refrigerator box next to Bobbling primative.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: PatriotGame on February 14, 2009, 03:25:44 AM
OOOOOOOOOW......and it's so big.

Yea...I hear that every morning... :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: Miss Mia on February 14, 2009, 01:26:03 PM
(http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/images/h-zomg.gif)


 :-)
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: franksolich on February 14, 2009, 03:35:35 PM
You know, I'm suddenly worried for the financial stability of Skins's island.

Perhaps the Democrat Leadership Council (DLC) no longer finances it, or finances it only at a reduced level.

We know that Skins's island has a regular attorney; even his name and address were revealed for all to see, during that flap my fellow alum Skins had with Big Jerry's salon, democratwarrior.  (That was about a year and a half ago, when some former moderator on Skins's island "spilled the beans.")

But recently there was some court case (Minneapolis?), libel, involving a primitive, where the suing party wanted Skins to reveal the real-life name of that primitive.

My fellow alum won the case, but it seemed rather ominous that he had to use the free legal services of some sort of pro bono doing it out of the goodness of his heart.  Perhaps there's not enough money in petty cash to pay the regular attorney.

This bothers me, because as usual, I think my fellow alum and the elusive enigmatic Elad deserve all that they can milk from the primitives; to get as much as they can, as quick as they can, from the primitives.

Trust me; it's a big job, a dirty job, dealing with the primitives.
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: PatriotGame on February 14, 2009, 06:01:52 PM
You know, I'm suddenly worried for the financial stability of Skins's island.


This bothers me, because as usual, I think my fellow alum and the elusive enigmatic Elad deserve all that they can milk from the primitives; to get as much as they can, as quick as they can, from the primitives.

Trust me; it's a big job, a dirty job, dealing with the primitives.

A job mind you that doubtfully provides full medical insurance, retirement, a pension, and a "living wage".
Title: Re: Skins announces fund-raiser
Post by: LC EFA on February 14, 2009, 06:17:33 PM
A job mind you that doubtfully provides full medical insurance, retirement, a pension, and a "living wage".

...and probably enough leftover cash to buy their admin team "something nice" while on holiday at some nice resort somewhere.