# A Tired Old Metaphor - or, I'm Retiring **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 16, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497 "2004-02-16T16:06:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/41 "2004-02-17T21:11:33Z")
Thank you for your time at the wheel, **UncleBeer** - one of the reasons I appreciate this MB so much is the quality of the moderators, and you definitely qualified and raised the bar. ---
**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/42 "2004-02-17T21:29:46Z")
Thanks for all your efforts, **UncleBeer** , hopefully this will free you up for other battles. Thanks again!! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/43 "2004-02-17T22:40:52Z")
Thanks for all the work, **Uncle Beer**. I, too, remember when you became a moderator - now I’m starting to feel old, too. All these whippersnappers around us… But thanks for helping to keep us all in line, so we can have the best hang-out anywhere on the Internet. Best wishes, and looking forward to seeing you jump into discussions, hatless! ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/44 "2004-02-18T17:29:16Z")
AAAhhhhh, I almost missed this party, Unc. I remember before you were a mod, didn’t see that much difference actually cause you’ve always been a great guy! Thanks for the ride. Thanks for the friendship. Now we’ll have to consider making you a full fledged member of the ‘Bitch Brigade’. We’ll overlook the fact that you are male…sometimes you do what ya got to do. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/45 "2004-02-19T19:33:55Z")
Sorry to see you go, **Uncle Beer**. The board’ll definitely be poorer for your leaving. Glad to see you’re still going to hang around, though. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/46 "2004-02-20T04:53:52Z")
If every mod has a rocking chair waiting for them at the retired mods’ home, does that mean that the ones who are still in service are off their rockers? Thanks for keeping us in line, **UncleBeer**. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/47 "2004-02-20T05:16:26Z")
Relax back in that rocker, **UncaBeer** , pop a cold one or four and bask in a job damned well done. Nobody ever worked harder or more tirelessly. If we ever run into each other at a Dopefest or northern Ohio-way the beers are on me. It was a pleasure and honor to work with you. Veb ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/48 "2004-02-20T14:47:51Z")
Well done. Ignorance came out a decided second best. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/49 "2004-02-20T16:36:34Z")
It’s sad to see you go as a moderator. But enjoy that rocking chair and beer! ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/50 "2004-02-20T16:43:45Z")
You do realize this makes you ineligible for the mod orgies, right? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/51 "2004-02-22T08:05:26Z")
> [@UncleBeer](#): > > _corrected my own misspellings as my last moderator act. how fitting._ I spotted one that you didn’t! 😛 > [@](#): > > That’s a nice **think** to think, too. Not a misspelling _per se_, but still… Thanks for the good job you did over the years. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497/52 "2004-02-26T04:00:58Z")
Aww man. So many fun times. So many great posts. I still remember the British invasion where Unclebeer got pitted for “natty wearing.” Now, almost two years later, I find out it was the hat 😉 Stay cool. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tired-old-metaphor-or-im-retiring/229497.md?page=2)