# What the fuck is happening here lately?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-happening-here-lately/463054>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 11, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-happening-here-lately/463054 "2008-09-11T02:11:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-happening-here-lately/463054/81 "2008-09-18T13:22:35Z")

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> [@The\_Raven](#):
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> '04 was nothing compared to the post-election firestorm of 2000, with the Florida chaos and whatnot. There was so much spittle flying, this place looked like a car wash…

A lot of the Democrats here regarded the matter of those of us who proudly voted for Nader as far more than “whatnot”, I can assure you. But solidly behind you on the car wash analogy.

I dunno, having been gone just over four years and nosing around a little over the past week (I recently re-read the Complete Works of Cecil Adams, which brought on a huge wave of nostalgia) I don’t think the boards have really changed all that much. In fact I’ve found myself thinking “That joke is _still_ around?!” on at least one occasion.

So count me in as another ex-meltdown coming back.

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-happening-here-lately/463054/82 "2008-09-18T23:10:04Z")

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> [@Olentzero](#):
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> So count me in as another ex-meltdown coming back.

We got our commie back! Woo-hoo!

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