FR Then & Now

WaybackMachine ^ | 12/21/1996 | FR

[NamVet71MP]

FreeRepublic Then and Now

[NamVet71MP]

I'm an engine-nerd... so I find this kind of thing interesting. FreeRepublic Web History. Hope this is okay with Mr. Robinson

[MNJohnnie]

Bookmark!

[MNJohnnie]

You might find this interesting

[bboop]

Oh, congratulations Jim Robinson! May you live long and prosper. We the People cherish our Free Press, and Free Republic leads the charge!!

[ex-snook]

Congratulations Jim from a 3 page 98er who has seen the growth.

[Jemian]

Lysie! Ping the list. Fond memories of the early days.

[lysie]

Great memories, my FRiends.

[Tijeras_Slim]

This is the real history of FR.

[lysie]

That makes me smile. Thank you.

[lysie]

A classic!

[null and void]

No thread about the history of FR is complete without

Behind the Scenes of a Zot!

[Incorrigible]

***** ASH ALERT *****

 

[NamVet71MP]

Jez! Thanks!

[ReformedBeckite]

Ping to myself for later browsing.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

LOLOLOL! Thanks!

[lysie]

Thanks, Jem.

[null and void]

I wish I could trace my own posts back to before Nov 11, 2001.

The earlier posts “next page” button dies at that point.

Just sayin’...

[mountn man]

I miss the old FR polls.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

[Lurker]

For later.

[reagan_fanatic]

Boy, this site sure has undergone some changes since ‘98. Those early formats were hard on the eyes :)

Best website on the net, bar none.

[VermiciousKnid]

Still hilarious after all these years...

Regards,

[socal_parrot]

Italics off!

[Molly Pitcher]

Yes, bookmarked!

[osagebowman]

Thanks for the link, that was great!

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Ping! Read posts 8 and 11! :)

[Stand Watch Listen]

lol...

***** ASH ALERT *****

 

where are you old Don Morgan??? ;)

[hoosiermama]

DIdn’t have Internet service at home, so for some time lurked at work...Then they blocked the site for a while....Finally all the piece came together and Molly already had registered first choice of names....

At that time there was a competition for naming the woman's NBA team in Indianapolis. “Hoosiermamas” was up in the running...Some still think PC people intervened so that it wouldn't win....That and my own Hoosier mama died...So I took it in honor of mom and all the non PC ideas out there.

[bmwcyle]

Who killed Michael Rivero?

[NamVet71MP]

Best website on the net, bar none.

Of course it's all about the content. But, again, as an engine-nerd and looking at the FR budget... truly AMAZING! Amazing how much Jim has done with so little resources. Amazing that he's kept a clean simple interface for so long.

echo "jdu|Cjmkfrqvxowlqj1frp" | perl -pe 's/(.)/chr(ord($1)-3)/ge'

[Lazamataz]

So many people have gone from us.... beloved people like harpseal, Common Tator, CHIEF Negotiator, YaYa123, kattracks, Congressman BillyBob, LBGA, BKO and Tony Snow..... :(

I hope when I die, someone lets you all know.

[Think free or die]

"Italics off! "

Italians too!

[GOPJ]

cool memories

[GOPJ]

So many people have gone from us.... beloved people like harpseal, Common Tator, CHIEF Negotiator, YaYa123, kattracks, Congressman BillyBob, LBGA, BKO and Tony Snow..... :( I hope when I die, someone lets you all know.

Laz, people freak when you're banned for a day ... someone better let us know...

[eureka!]

Neat. Thanks. My time flies.

[JDoutrider]

Only the good die young laz... You ain’t got nothin to worry about old FRiend!

[The Comedian]

Stuned in and beebered up!

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[lysie]

Some way you will find a way to let us know. :-)

[Jaxter]

Oh, the good ol’ days. How many of you guys stumbled on to this site like I did, by way of the old ‘Whitewater’ link off of the Drudge Report?

[tet68]

I hope when I die, someone lets you all know.

The CDC will probably issue an all clear.

Hope it’s not for a few years yet.

Tet.

[lonevoice]

An instant classic. And Roscoe is still bringing the goods to FR on a consistent basis. Thank you, Roscoe!

[Mariner]

Proud member since 1998

[paulycy]

First page, first pic.

[Mariner]

"Oh, the good ol’ days. How many of you guys stumbled on to this site like I did, by way of the old ‘Whitewater’ link off of the Drudge Report?"

I did. And, I didn't know what the Drudge Report was at the time either. I was searching "Whitewater" on Yahoo...found Drudge then FR.

[BunnySlippers]

My original registered name was “mudflap” ...

[Rightly Biased]

Laz’z never die... do they?

[Rightly Biased]

retread troll (ducking)

[Tijeras_Slim]

First page, first pic.

Immediately followed by a 800+ reply flamewar between four posters.

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

Cool! I signed on to FR in ‘98. A different screenname then.

FR has saved what little sanity I have left.

[paulycy]

Immediately followed by a 800+ reply flamewar between four posters.

I've only been here a couple years. Sure have missed a lot.