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Polybius

(21,394 posts)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:01 PM 16 hrs ago

Not sure if anyone posted this for the anniversary, but it's been a full decade since the Christmas doormat buzzard!

Wow, December 6, 2015. Quite possibly the most legendary DU thread of all-time. Enjoy!

Could my neighbors be in federal trouble?

My wife and I dealing with the two down stairs from our condo. Right inside the security door which is used for all 4 apatments there is a mat reading Merry Christmas. My Wife would have been fine with Season Greetings or Happy Holidays. My wife has left letters explaining her objections. But those have been rip down and the mat remains.

Today my wife received a package from amazon of stuff she ordered ON the package was written Merry Christmas and Christmas underline. We found the package on the steps to the condo. In order for the mailman to get in the buzzard needs rung or you need a key.

If one of these neighbors wrote this on my wife's package did they deface postal property? Can they be in trouble?/excerpt]

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Not sure if anyone posted this for the anniversary, but it's been a full decade since the Christmas doormat buzzard! (Original Post) Polybius 16 hrs ago OP
Two years before you joined Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #1
Time flies. I hope that the door buzzard is well. CentralMass 14 hrs ago #14
It seems so long ago, yet like it just happened, yunno EYESORE 9001 16 hrs ago #2
That is just such an outstanding 'goof' - on several different levels. stopdiggin 16 hrs ago #3
Thanks for posting!!! GP6971 16 hrs ago #4
Epic. I love revisiting it. The comments are always fresh! ms liberty 15 hrs ago #5
One of my favourites... róisín_dubh 15 hrs ago #6
Pinboy3niner was at his epic best in that thread,,,,, lastlib 15 hrs ago #7
Ha, I had forgotten about that! Thanks Luciferous 15 hrs ago #8
One of my favorite DU posts Docreed2003 15 hrs ago #9
That was the last OP diabeticman ever made radical noodle 15 hrs ago #10
Oh thank you for posting this! Orrex 14 hrs ago #11
Oh, what a Hoot! About 5-ish years before I found DU... electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #12
Iconic! stage left 14 hrs ago #13
A number of DUers in that thread who just disappeared Kaleva 14 hrs ago #15
I've always wondered what happened to long-time posters that just stop posting Polybius 9 hrs ago #16
Same here Kaleva 9 min ago #17

EYESORE 9001

(29,422 posts)
2. It seems so long ago, yet like it just happened, yunno
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:26 PM
16 hrs ago

My therapist and I have had lengthy discussions about my intrusive ‘door buzzard’ thoughts. Along with my package-scribbling obsession

stopdiggin

(14,919 posts)
3. That is just such an outstanding 'goof' - on several different levels.
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 10:35 PM
16 hrs ago

I have no trouble imagining it drawing rave responses!

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róisín_dubh

(12,226 posts)
6. One of my favourites...
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 11:10 PM
15 hrs ago

Along with the monkeys taking over the cabanas and having to get the langurwallas involved.
Epic

lastlib

(27,420 posts)
7. Pinboy3niner was at his epic best in that thread,,,,,
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 11:28 PM
15 hrs ago

as were other participants. But I think that one cemented the legend of pinboy! It was truly an epic discussion!

When I grow up, I wanna be like pinboy3niner!

Docreed2003

(18,708 posts)
9. One of my favorite DU posts
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 11:33 PM
15 hrs ago

That thread was hilarious and was a gift that kept on giving. Thank you for posting it for its Tenth Anniversary!

Orrex

(66,599 posts)
11. Oh thank you for posting this!
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 11:58 PM
14 hrs ago

I usually rekindle it but this year I lost track of the time.

Fine memories!

electric_blue68

(25,621 posts)
12. Oh, what a Hoot! About 5-ish years before I found DU...
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 12:08 AM
14 hrs ago

I scrolled down the replies, and dropped in to see the full comments at various points.

I bookmarked it because I missed the transition of comments from the door buzzer to a buzzard. 😄 Have to look at it again.

Fun puns, and snark! One of my favorite sets were these two.....
Hmmm .. I copied but not pasting.
I'll try again...but it was "how much" the feds, and the girl scouts would "care". 😄

Thanks, Polybius!

Kaleva

(40,131 posts)
15. A number of DUers in that thread who just disappeared
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 12:44 AM
14 hrs ago

Long time members who I recalled but haven’t seen here in awhile, when I looked at their profiles, it shows that they haven’t posted in a long time. Their last post doesn’t give a clue as to why they left. One is still a star member but he hasn’t made a post since 2017.

Other familiar names have been FFRd or PPRd.

Polybius

(21,394 posts)
16. I've always wondered what happened to long-time posters that just stop posting
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:15 AM
9 hrs ago

I check their last few posts, and if they are clean, I sadly fear the worst.

Kaleva

(40,131 posts)
17. Same here
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 02:40 PM
9 min ago

We aren’t young anymore and for a long time member with many thousands of posts to suddenly just stop posting makes me think that they met a sudden end. Their last post and the ones before that, that I was able to find via advanced searching, don’t give any hint that something was amiss.

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