# CanvasShoes **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 24, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274 "2003-08-24T04:00:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274/201 "2003-08-27T15:56:14Z")
Little quiet around here. **Ryle** : you in the neighborhood? See? Just by being around, by showing up, you make some who have been through experiences similar as yours happy (and hopeful). So, yeah, in a real way, you _are_ helping those very people who are pulling for you. Which is much more than I can say for myself, actually, being a mere spectator and rooter from the sidelines. You’ve got a lot of things going for you, even if some aren’t particularly apparent. For now. Just come in and say hi, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274/202 "2003-08-27T18:58:07Z")
Youse guys are gettin me all choked up. Fear and uncertainty are horrible things. But hope is beautiful. Here’s to hope. Happy ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274/203 "2003-08-27T23:42:23Z")
I was so glad to see **Ryle** ’s post just now that I forgot I had a mouthful of iced tea and I smiled. :smack: I’ve never been happier to have a wet keyboard! Glad you’re having a good day, kiddo. And **Happy** , “Here, here!” ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274/204 "2003-08-28T00:19:34Z")
[raises glass] Hope… May we never lose it ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274/205 "2003-08-28T07:36:56Z")
Tea, on the other hand, sorta comes and goes… ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274/206 "2003-08-28T18:07:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Happy Lendervedder \* > \*\* But hope is beautiful. > > \*\* Ahh yes, [she](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204706/) is indeed quite attractive. > [@](#): > > Tea, on the other hand, sorta comes and goes… as for this statement about [Tea](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000495/), let me just say :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274/207 "2003-08-29T00:53:10Z")
You are loved, **Ryle**. I have nothing to add that hasn’t already been said to you by our many friends here. I just wish you all the best and I hope you will continue to communicate with us. Quasimodem [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canvasshoes/197274.md?page=10)