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True Dough

(20,110 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:26 PM Jul 2016

Checking in

Hello all. I have now posted 10 times and a whole new world has opened up to me: I can post more than once every 3 minutes and I can start threads!

Only 40 more posts (actually 39 after this one goes up) and I can use the mail system. Woohoo!!!!

For anyone who's curious, I am a Canadian in his early 40s with a great interest in contemporary American politics. Please don't quiz me on U.S. events of the 1800s (although, like any proud Canuck, I am aware of the War of 1812)! My user name is a play off of our Liberal P.M. Justin Trudeau, who does not walk on water but is a huge improvement over Stephen Harper.

Anyway, back to the madness online. Cheers!

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Checking in (Original Post) True Dough Jul 2016 OP
Welcome! Orangepeel Jul 2016 #1
Thanks much True Dough Jul 2016 #2
Then it sounds like you've come to the right place! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2016 #3
Appreciate it, Rhiannon True Dough Jul 2016 #4
New here as well ... welcome gduval Aug 2016 #5
Bonne chance! True Dough Aug 2016 #6

True Dough

(20,110 posts)
2. Thanks much
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 10:58 PM
Jul 2016

It is a pleasure to be here. The last discussion forum I frequented, which was not political in nature, was skewed toward the ugly right. It was frustrating, to say the least.

Rhiannon12866

(221,379 posts)
3. Then it sounds like you've come to the right place!
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 04:55 AM
Jul 2016

And we're not just Americans, we're joined by lots of our Canadian neighbors and members from other countries, as well! It's great to have you with us!

True Dough

(20,110 posts)
6. Bonne chance!
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 10:52 PM
Aug 2016

Parles-tu francais? That may be a faulty attempt at French. I understand very little of it.

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