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rzemanfl

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28. Lots of weird things can be gleaned from profiles.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:48 PM

18 hrs ago

That's why I read then if I don't know the poster.

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Yesterday, Someone Wrote That They Didn't Know DU Profiles Had Info on Location [View all] MineralMan Yesterday OP

maybe so you won't chastise them... ret5hd Yesterday #1

Whatever you say, then... MineralMan Yesterday #2

I remember when mm first started posting at du Lifeafter70 23 hrs ago #5

You were here in November of 2008? MineralMan 20 hrs ago #14

Yes Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #17

Ah, I see. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #18

Like I said sometimes I agree with you and sometimes I don't Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #19

if you would like to voir dire me... ret5hd 19 hrs ago #22

Why would I want to do that? MineralMan 19 hrs ago #23

For what it's worth, I remember the discussions you had with trumad . Not that matters one bit at all. madinmaryland 17 hrs ago #37

So do I. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #40

Lots of weird things can be gleaned from profiles. rzemanfl 18 hrs ago #28

Yeah. I look at profiles, too MineralMan 18 hrs ago #29

I've read yours. rzemanfl 18 hrs ago #36

True. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #41

I have always been a big fan of Mineral Man Bluestocking 18 hrs ago #33

You're kind to say so. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #42

THAT'S A BINGO! MM TRIED TO HIDE HIS POINT, HAHA! ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #20

Again, what are you talking about? MineralMan 18 hrs ago #30

Members of the US House and US Senate affect us all. They are fair game for people in other States and other nations. Celerity 18 hrs ago #35

It's become kinda humorous to me when someone posts the weather crud Yesterday #3

Or the price of gas/groceries without location Retrograde 23 hrs ago #7

"...it's raining all over the world..." LudwigPastorius 21 hrs ago #11

My favorite is when someone posts news MineralMan 20 hrs ago #15

I live in one! MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #24

So do the Simpsons Bluestocking 18 hrs ago #31

Nope! MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #32

The name of the town I live in is the only one in the US Bluestocking 18 hrs ago #34

Seriously, WTF. Scrivener7 Yesterday #4

It was an option when I signed up in 2002, not an automatic feature. haele 21 hrs ago #12

Very meta Prairie Gates 23 hrs ago #6

I live on planet Earth. intheflow 22 hrs ago #8

My region and state are enough, because Andy Stephenson. ms liberty 21 hrs ago #9

It's all up to you, really. MineralMan 21 hrs ago #10

I didn't feel you were talking down to people MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #25

Thanks. MineralMan 18 hrs ago #26

Hmmm, let's test that thesis (anonymity on the Internet). Disaffected 17 hrs ago #38

No, thank you. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #39

I see-e-e-e... Disaffected 16 hrs ago #43

Violates my ethics. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #44

Oh well, it made a good story. Disaffected 12 hrs ago #45

I do not jump through hoops MineralMan 4 hrs ago #46

Thinking..... Disaffected 1 hr ago #47

Look! I already told you I wouldn't do that. MineralMan 56 min ago #48

As I said, Disaffected 46 min ago #49

There is a cryptic clue in my sign line Brother Buzz 21 hrs ago #13

Too cool! MineralMan 20 hrs ago #16

There's a hint in my handle, too. Believe it or not, I actually live in the heart of Marble Falls. marble falls 38 min ago #50

Some People Get Confused, Even Baffled! The Horror. THE HORROR. ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #21

I'm sorry, but what are you talking about, MineralMan 18 hrs ago #27

The issue Cirsium 31 min ago #51