[sub]I missed you[/sub]
Who the heck are you? Is there some reason I should have noticed you in the first place, much less noticed you were gone?
Now that you are back, young lady, tell us why you thought you could flounce off without permission in the first place?
Blinks
Who’re you?
[sub]I missed you… privately.[/sub]
I thought you’d been kidnapped by the Board That Sucks So Hard It Steals It’s Content From Other, Better Boards.
But then again, I’m paranoid.
Ask a Mod… it’s a long story.
Jeepers Cripes! The prodigal poster returneth!
Pardon me while I kill a skinny calf. We’re plum out of the fatted ones. burp
Of course I noticed! And I woulda said something earlier, instead of being the 25th reply to this thread, but I didn’t Dope last night, cause it was too slow last night for me, and the dog ate my homework, and I was washing my two hairs, and I got something caught under my fingernails, and the sky was this weird color of black last night, causing me to disremember the fact that you weren’t here.
But I did feel a twinge, a pinge, and a slap in my heart, and I wasn’t able to pin down precisely what it was, and now it’s hit me - it was you not being here.
Where the heck were ya girl? Glad to see your return. Perhaps doing something better than being on the SD? Nah there is no comparison to the SD. Hijacked by Aliens from a galixy far far away
and returned because they were afraid the dopers would organize a woman hunt for you. HUH HUH??? What’s the real scoop?
I called my husband “Al” the other day. You tell me if I missed you.
/waves hello and good morning
/passes a barf bag to Bosda
/slings tissues in Scotti’s general direction
I’ve been looking for you, and even put up signs around town here. Fortunately I made a map of the various places I posted the signs, so taking them down will be easy.
Welcome back P!
CRISTI! Welcome back honey! Great to see you, I missed ya!
…
um…Myron
you know, Myron
Myron Van Horowitzski, the brain-in-the-jar thing?
::slinks away, embarassed::
Anyway, I like to read your posts and I am glad you’re back.
The wind blows a little colder
The birds don’t make a sound
The days are a little darker
When Persephone’s not around
Don’t bother me with kisses free
Because it gets me down
Wit and grace has left this place
When Persephone’s not around.
Wait! What is this I hear?
A laugh, a quip profound?
Break out the beer, the party’s here
Persephone’s back in town!
(I’m sure that I’m borrowing heavily, but I don’t know where from)
There were heavy hearts in Dopeville, for a month or even more;
There were muttered oaths and curses – every user here was sore.
“Just think,” said one, “how sad it was – without Persephone here,
Who would have thought she’d leave the board, and simple disappear.”
All past posts forgotten; she was now a memory,
They begged for her to reappear, and fill our hearts with glee.
And as we come to lurk each day, our bosom heaves a sigh,
Searching for her started threads, or even a reply.
The day is longer now, and as the minutes seem like days
Without you here, my mind is trapped within this cloudy haze.
Oh, lovely lady, with you now gone - off the board I’ve sworn;
During your absence here I’ve been reduced to surfing porn.
Now Dopeville had assembled; as ten thousand folks adore,
To see lovely Persephone return to post some more
And when she posted in the thread, the multitude went wild.
They read her post with great relief and as a whole, all smiled.
Oh, somewhere on my favored board dark clouds may hide the sun.
And somewhere folks no longer play, and posters have no fun;
And somewhere over blighted lives, no joy is spread for thee;
Not here at Straight Dope ~ for Persephone ~ is back in my PC.
[sup]Welcome back hun![/sup]
:::blush blush blush:::
You guys are awesome. I really have missed being here.
**Billdo, ** I hope you remember me soon. Like, before I show up at your house demanding to sleep on your floor.
No dear, I haven’t. I just kinda suck at the email thing sometimes. I still carry my tag, and the pin is in a place of honor on my desk at work. I beg your forgiveness, and promise to do better.
BWAAAAAAAHAHAHA! Guess I never noticed how much alike Dave and I look. 
As for where I was, well…the doggone phone company has this policy, you know? That thing about getting paid for the service they provide? Well, I kinda forgot about it. Then a bunch of other stuff happened that I had to pay for. Never did get the phone back. But now I have a cable modem. Now I just have to remember to pay my cable bill.
Oh, and I’m going to print that poetry, too…if I have enough left after I get my car fixed and my leaky shower repaired. Yeesh. it’s been a hell of a month.
And Myron? Of course I know who you are, ya big silly!
Thank you, dear…I’m better now.
Now that Cristi’s back and I have kicked the coding addiction.
sooooo… it’s spring now???
welcome home.
i did think about ya the other day. i was wondering how lee was doing.
now that you are back i’ll ask…how’s lee doing?
rocking chair: Thanks for asking! Lee’s doing quite well, in fact. He’s still got some problems with his memory, but his physical abilities have tremendously improved. He’s slowly working back to gigging, even. He’s jamming with my husband tonight, in fact.
Strangely enough, it doesn’t. 
Hi perse. I’m a little at a loss myself as to what’s goin’ on around here. Big N.Y. megaDopefest in January, smaller one for Miss Creant and Mr. Cynical in Las Vegas this weekend, in honor of their wedding tomorrow night.
Good to see ya.
great news! thanks.