Oh, yes, in the heady days, before YOU got here.
(Yes, YOU... and you, too. And definitely YOU with the hat!)
Back then there were only smart discussions and witty banter and there was no need even for top comments because EVERY comment was so top.
And back then only worthy diaries with substance made the recommend list.
Like the famous, "Analysis of Jeffersonian Democracy using 14th Century Feudalism as a Model for Creating a Less Racist Afterlife."
That was up on "Ye Olde Shoppe of Brilliant Thinkers" (as we used to call it) for six days.
Not like now, when there is frivolity and jocularity and dancing with touching and grinding with the pants all down by the bottom of the butt.
I demand that you stop that his instant!
See, before YOU showed up on Daily Kos...
...every diarist that received 100 comments also got a free set of Daily Kos tube socks.
Before YOU there was no infighting and no "hide rating". The only choices on the pull down were "I agree", "I so agree" and "wow, I'm in awe of you."
Before YOU, we wrote comments like we were making love, not the wham-bam-thank-you-gender-non-specific stuff we have today. LOL, SYFPH, IOKIFYAR. Back then: "I'm laughing aloud but think I should shut my freaking piehole. Then again, these same actions would be acceptable were I a Republican."
Now, that's discourse!
Before YOU Markos would call each of us personally and take our coffee orders.
I remember one time... oh this is funny... when I asked Markos to pick me up a grande skim mocha with no whip, but he got it with extra whip and I knida lost it and I bumped him in the arm and the mocha flew up and the extra whip ended up on his face like a beard.
That sorta thing ALWAYS used to happen before you.
Before YOU went and ruined the internets the GOP was a national party (no, really it was) with Senators in states that had snow and what the Japanese did to captured Americans during World War II was considered torture and not a prolonged bath with brief breaks for breathing.
Before YOU Glen Beck was... no, I bet even in grade school, the teachers thought he was a fucksalad.
Back in the day, we backed candidates that lost... MANY OF THEM... and in losing we were better people!
Not all this take back both houses of congress and elect actual Democrats to replace Democrats in districts in New York that hasn't elected Democrats since it was still alright to call people from China "Orientals".
All this winning has made us soft and I blame someone with your name, and your DNA, who looks a lot like you (seriously, dude, the hat has GOT TO GO!)
Before YOU the orange was orangier... the links, linkier... "tweeting" was a euphemism for flatulence (which is a euphemism for farting) and I was much important because there were less of YOU in my way.
I hereby demand that YOU people stop clicking and commenting and using this website in a way in which it was never intended on being used!
(And, whomever drew the bunny ears on Markos bio photo... erase it!)