http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6785153Oh my.
kentuck (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 05:45 PM
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How many DUers remember khephra ?
He was a pioneer.
It must be the anniversary of the khephra primitive's death.
I remember it well.
P-J Comix's most-excellent
DUmmie FUnnies was pretty active that evening on freerepublic, when the khephra primitive's demise, out of the blue, happened.
His mother found him in the basement, drooped over the computer, still logged onto Skins's island. The khephra primitive was a pretty big guy, circa 400 pounds, and apparently a blood clot had gotten loose in his leg and traveled up into a lung.
Since Skin's island was still on the computer, his mother asked the primitives what she should do, before she called 911.
SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Fri Oct-16-09 12:00 AM
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160. I do, too. He was such a special DUer. I always looked for his posts, he brought
us information from around the country and around the world that I would have never seen or known about except for him. And during those especially dark days of *'s first term, it was soul-saving to see this information and know that it was out there. It helped me know I wasn't crazy.
Kephra, I never knew him as a person and yet his love for information and his merciless analysis of it. I knew his intellect, his priorities, and I knew his values.
In many ways, I knew him better than I know many of my friends.
Kephra, oh yes, I miss him and think of him often. With the financial meltdown, the 2008 election, Obama's election, the issues in Congress on health care, the war in Afghanistan (and Iraq), I've often wondered what it would've been like with Kephra keeping us informed.
Kephra, you made the world a better place. You made me better informed and thus, a better person.
The clanging cymbals primitive's wife, the coloring book marketer:
demobabe (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 05:47 PM
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6. That was so sad.
I remember him.
DrDan (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 05:49 PM
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14. we need an area for retired "DU names" - like retired NFL numbers - Kef should be the first retired
dionysus (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 06:21 PM
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59. i nominate nostamj as well as keph.
Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 07:07 PM
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82. Agreed. Him and Andy should be first
And perhaps those beloved posters like NewYawker99 who are still around, but not posting.
I knew the late red round one would come up.
The
Die alte Sau primitive, the dysmenopausal Kansas school teacher:
proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 10:30 PM
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143. We have talked before about having a Memorial Forum for our beloved DUers who have passed away
Blue State Blues (352 posts) Thu Oct-15-09 06:01 PM
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39. was thinking of him today
and andy
RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 06:33 PM
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73. of course...
he was LBN.
Many oldtimers are missed, such as he, Andy...
Liberation Angel (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 06:55 PM
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79. I Miss Andy too. He and I knew each other off DU.
Thing is, all such folks taught us to carry on the struggle and never give in...
Like all communities we need a way to remind ourselves of what they gave us
thanks for the reminder
I miss newyawker too
The mike_c primitive:
mike_c (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 07:43 PM
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100. (raises hand)....
I miss Keph.
noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 07:57 PM
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101. i remember kepha, andy
and a few other DUer pioneers who have transitioned.
You know, the late one was a primitive on Skins's island from almost the beginning.
The late red round one on the other hand was on Skins's island only a few months.
tblue37 (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 08:21 PM
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110. I do. I also remember nostamj and Andy Stephenson. We have lost some good people.
You know.....
HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 08:25 PM
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113. This one's for Kheph and Andy Stephenson.
The Zbigniew primitive:
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 10:32 PM
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144. We miss you Kephra
As well as Andy, and others who have gone...
Thank you Kentuck.
You brought a tear to my eyes...
The racist babbling sister primitive:
babylonsister (1000+ posts) Fri Oct-16-09 01:21 AM
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170. I agree. And that was forceful.
Then I heard about notstramja (I don't think this is right, but close), who I did communicate with, he died. Then Andy Stephenson, and I was a puddle.
The good DUers who left us too soon.
BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-15-09 11:25 PM
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154. How strange that you ask that...
I was just thinking of him and Andy and the others we have lost yesterday.
Lordy, how I miss them.
hfojvt (1000+ posts) Fri Oct-16-09 01:59 AM
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178. I remember his passing
It was fairly soon after I joined, so I didn't know him, especially since I almost never goto LBN.
I remember nostamj better because I always read the toon threads, and Sapphire Blue was on my buddy list when she passed, but nobody knew it for months. And Andy and alarcojon and 180. khephra was perhaps the most shocking because he had been young and seemingly healthy and then- bam! Whereas Andy and Sapphire had been sick for a while and 180 was one of the oldest DUers.
and I hope NewYawker99 is okay.
