Some Parting Thoughts from a Lurker

[Igloo]

Despite my registration date, I have actually been around these parts for quite a while. (I think I remember the Freak Feely debacle as actual events unfolded).

For a number of reasons (nothing scandalous), I am no longer going to have access to lurking and just wanted to let ya'll know how much I've enjoyed reading your posts and how much I've learned here (the hi-jacked car seat thread actually got my ass out to PetSmart where I bought a travel crate for my dog; figured if a baby could go flying, so could four paws and a cute pink tongue).

I think this is a great community, and it's really helped me through many, many boring hours on da job. Manda Jo , btw, you just give damn good advice. Also love the fact that you never re-post to correct your typos. It's just more "evidence" that you're some fantastically brilliant psychologist somewhere who has decided to bless us with your wisdom during your hectic day...(In case that seems like a back-handed compliment, it's meant to be completely sincere). On that note...

[RANT] One of my peeves is the amount of peops who post and then spend three subsequent posts letting us know they meant "and" not "ant" when that was pretty frickin' obvious. If someone's a complete tool, it's pretty apparent from the content, regardless of whether or not they can spell. So, how about just wooing us with a coherent thought, try not to butcher the spelling *all the time* (or we *will* start thinkin' you're an idiot), and knock off the anal grammar police shit [/rant].

ANYHOO, there are obviously a ton of other posters who have contributed to my SDMB experience -- thanks, thanks and more thanks.

Just in case you were wondering, my favorite threads of all time (nope, don't know how to link 'em) are:

1. Pretty much all the graphic TMI threads because it's a, always wanted to know but never had the 'nads to ask kinda thing
2. Cervaise's Telemarketing Thread
3. The Rosie Wolf/Small Potato train wreck
4. Very vaguely creepy thread
5. Too many of the great debate threads to even begin to cite (no pun intended) a fav.


So, that's that. Thanks & peace. Igloo

[Coldfire]

Well, so long then. Peep.

[tomndebb]

Y'al come back, now, heah?

[tomndebb]

That's Y'all, of courde.

[tomndebb]

( courde s/b course )

[Alessan]

Originally posted by tomndebb
That's Y'all, of courde.

Actually, it's ya'll.

[minty green]

Aw, man, I thought it was going to be another one of those "Screw you guys, I'm going home" flame-outs. Instead, it's virtually a love letter! Farewell, Igloo, we hardly knew ye!

[Dolores Reborn]

Actually, it's y'all. The apostrophe replaces the missing letters "o" and "u" in you all.

[Exgineer]

Originally posted by minty green
Aw, man, I thought it was going to be another one of those "Screw you guys, I'm going home" flame-outs. Instead, it's virtually a love letter! Farewell, Igloo, we hardly knew ye!

I had the same thought. Why'd you stick this in the pit, Igloo? Nice, friendly post.

It's too bad that you won't be able to get on anymore. I hope you can come back sometime.

[The Ace of Swords]

Man, we're losing it!

I hear all the hot lurkers are over at Salon now.

[Igloo]

tomndebb, you owe me a new keyboard (Just a little more pet peeve humor)




Minty, I realize that the title could have been misleading and can definitely see how some would think I was taking my ball and bat and going home. I understand and apologize for this potential misunderstanding and would consider it an honor if someone would call me

A Fucking Asshat

Come on. For old time's sake? One for the road? I can take it!

[Kamandi]

Would it be enough to accuse you of fucking an asshat?

[Kamandi]

Would it be enough to accuse you of fucking an asshat?

[Baldwin]

You think you rate being called "A Fucking Asshat"? What a donkey-felcher!

Hasta la vista, amigo.

[Igloo]

Kamandi, with all due respect, that really puts the attention on the asshat that I'm (hypothetically) fucking. Y'all might start missing my asshat more than me, or wondering,

Just who is this Asshat, anyway?

In short, I would like my SDMB 15 minutes to be about me and only me.

[Lucretia]

It seems you would have been a fine addition to the boards, Igloo. I'm sorry we didn't get the chance to know you better. If you ever find yourself in a position to do so, please stop by again.

[RedDevil]

Ah, that's really sweet. A pleasant suprise seeing as this was in the pit! Good-bye

(Right, this timed out three times when I tried to post it a couple of hours ago. Let's give it another go, shall we? Cue drum roll...)

[Giraffe]

Got... something... in... my... eye...

[Green Bean]

C'mon back soon, now, you fucking asshat.

[Alessan]

Originally posted by Dolores Claiborne
Actually, it's y'all. The apostrophe replaces the missing letters "o" and "u" in you all.

I know - I was just making a small, somewhat incogruous board in-joke in honor of the OP's nostalgia-fest.

[lieu]

Igloo is a fucking icehat (albeit a seemingly nice one).


Tall eskimo

[lieu]

Actually, it's Y'all.

Beginning of sentance, ya know.

[Plavacek]

Oh, sure. 5 more people, including a mod, show up to your goodbye than mine
and you have the gall to make a special request of them?
Man, you're A Fucking Asshat.
Happy?
Don't forget to hang up your SSLC(TM) when you leave.

[Tranquilis]

And here I thought Igloo was a Fargin' Icehole.

Damn, and such a good sense of humor, too.

[Cervaise]

I'm honored to have made Igloo's Top Five.

Have lots of fun out there in the real world, you aromatic monkeywipe.

[Medea's Child]

wow, i avoided this thread because I didn't want to see a(nother) "everybody here sucks!" pit thread from some random idot.

heh.

Sorry to see you go, and wish you could have hung around longer (and spoken up more, what are you, afraid of us?)

[Manda JO]

Wow. THere simply aren't words for how complemented I feel, Igloo. And to think I almost didn't open this thread for the same reason as Medea's Child.

I am going to remember this thread the next time somebody goes off on the "Why bother to argue? No one ever changes their mind!" rant. I've always said we do it for the lurkers.

[Miller]

That's Y'all, of course.

Actually, it's ya'll.

Actually, it's y'all. The apostrophe replaces the missing letters "o" and "u" in you all.

Actually, it's none of the three, 'cause you're only talking to one guy. There's no "all" there, there's just him.

Or possibly her.

Either way, you come back and see us sometime, Igloo. And don't lurk so much, neither.

[lurkernomore]

Originally posted by Ace0Spades
Man, we're losing it!

I hear all the hot lurkers are over at Salon now.

And I am still here, as I was not hot enough to stay a lurker or be at Salon.

[Osip]

Originally posted by Manda JO
. I've always said we do it for the lurkers.

I always thought that was why we turned the web cam on.

that and the 19.95 a month membership fees that roll in


All joking aside.
Igloo I hope your not going to be gone for to long a time, remember the internet is everywhere, libraries, friends homes, even in cafes in the deepest darkest Russia.

Do they have internet in jail? your not going to jail are you?

Hope your time away is short and full of entertainment and joy, which you will share with us upon your return.

By the way Asshat, You could have posted more. From the OP I would have bet dollars to doughnuts you would have been a valuable poster.

[GingerOfTheNorth]

Man. All this in-joke crud and nobody corrected the spelling of his username?

Bye, Iglu. Stay chilly.

[Beagle]

Are you a secret agent of something? Going into deep cover where there are no computers? Crap, I don't even know where there is such a place. Well, good luck. Come back, I'm not buying your lame excuses. Internet cafes, libraries, laptops, college computer labs, dammit.

[LindyHopper]

Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth
Man. All this in-joke crud and nobody corrected the spelling of his username?

Bye, Iglu. Stay chilly.

[LindyHopper]

Aw, crap. Jeebus cripes, this is what I meant to post. I think.

Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth
Man. All this in-joke crud and nobody corrected the spelling of his username?

Why you, you, Canadian you! You know, now that you've moved south of the border, there are certain changes you're going to have to make, Ginger. I've already said too much...

Speaking for what is apparently an overwhelming majority, Igloo, come back soon! We need your kind here!

[LindyHopper]

Well, I suppose it's just fulfilling Igloo's rant that I correct myself. "Ginger" should be bolded, not italicized.

_{Well, plus the whole three-posts-in-a-row thing...}

Hey, not all of us can come by our post counts honestly!

[techchick68]

And the purpose of this thread is??????

Whatever.

[Liberal]

God go with you, Igloo.

[lionel]

Miller
Actually, it's none of the three, 'cause you're only talking to one guy. There's no "all" there, there's just him.

Well, according to my big book o' southern grammer y'all is acceptible to use when referring to one person or many people.

Igloo I didn't realise that you had so few posts, I guess because each one I saw from you was memorable. So y'all come back now, ya'hear?

[Igloo]

You all are just such damn nice asshats. Really.

I would like to devote an entirely separate line to saying goodbye to Plavacek, who was positively robbed at his exit

I am definitely not a secret agent (I hate martinis), and I'm not going to the clink (I'd look simply awful in those orange jumpsuits).

Seriously, thank you so much for giving such a nice farewell to someone you didn't know. Especially sweet since this board and the posters meant a lot to me

[whitetho]

The tragedy is all the threads you are going to miss out on. For example, in Great Debates they're this close to coming to a general consensus on the creationism v. evolution controversy. In fact, I predict that in a year or two they will have completely run out of Great Debates disputes.

[UncleBill]

Originally posted by lionel
Well, according to my big book o' southern grammer y'all is acceptible to use when referring to one person or many people.

The proper plural form is "y'all" when speaking to groups between two and four persons. For groups five or larger in quantity, "All y'all" is correct. When the quantity is unknown, "y'all" is preferred, but not required, to wit; "All y'all" may be used when the unknown quantity can reasonable assumed to be large, as in "All y'all in the audience who are dating your sister...". In recent years it has become increasingly popular to use "y'all" when referring to just a single person, and Bubba and Jim Bob are taking it under advisement to add this definition in the next edition of the "Big Book O' Southern Grammer".

Oh, and Igloo, sure you need to go? You learn so much factual info here!

[cornflakes]

Hey, sorry to hear you're leaving, Igloo, ...and welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards!

[Kamandi]

Originally posted by techchick68
And the purpose of this thread is??????

Whatever.

Providing yet another reason for Igloo to go, techchick?

[London_Calling]

Arur Arur (that's seal for laters, dude). They'll always be an ice hole for you here.......and I say that carefully.

[Manda JO]

"Y'all" is properly used when talking to asingle person if oyu ar referring to some collective entity that person represents. For example, when talking to shopkeep Bob:

Person: So, how are y'all doing?
Shopkeeper Bob: We're doin' great! Business is booming!
Person: And how are you?
Shopkeeper Bob: Prettty blue, Lu'Ellen left me for an Elvis impersonator.

[Igloo]

train doesn't leave for an hour or so...

I'd be happy to answer Techchick's inquiry, especially since she phrased it so nicely.

The point of the thread was to let you guys know that, even though I'm a lurker, I'm really going to miss the board for a number of reasons. Simple as that. I'm surprised and genuinely touched that anyone even replied.

Now then, I'm going to saddle up that horse, dim the damn sun, and ride on outta here.

[lieu]

Happy trails!

[Guinastasia]

Igloo, I'm assuming you're not able to access it, correct?

Well, if you ever get the chance, drop in again!