# Goodbye **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 8, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856 "2006-08-08T14:26:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/1 "2006-08-08T14:26:15Z")
Sometimes life starts pulling us in different directions, and we find that we lose interest in things that once captivated us. Goodbye all. Thank you for the hours spent meandering through questions, answers, debates, thoughts, rants, arguments, and the mundane and pointless. Regards, Death Ray ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/2 "2006-08-08T14:27:53Z")
You probably don’t even know me. But I’ll miss you. Goodbye and good luck! Any chance of you ever coming back? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/3 "2006-08-08T14:34:09Z")
Ciao, **Death Ray**. Whatever direction life pulls you in next, may you find happiness. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/4 "2006-08-08T14:37:25Z")
That’s a shame. You are funny. (You’ll be back, by the way. I did this a couple of years ago too and look at me now.) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/5 "2006-08-08T14:38:33Z")
Goodbye **Death Ray**. May you decimate the Fools That Mocked Your Greatness™ wherever you may go, l’il buckaroo. \ \ They grow up _so fast_… ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/6 "2006-08-08T16:48:14Z")
Ah…so, it was a 1920s style death ray. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/7 "2006-08-08T16:52:09Z")
_sits in a corner, humming ‘hotel california’_ ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/8 "2006-08-08T16:52:44Z")
Viacondios! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/9 "2006-08-08T16:56:18Z")
You would think someone from Australia would know abour boomerangs. Enjoy your vacation. We’ll be here when you get back. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/10 "2006-08-08T17:01:10Z")
You know something? I think you have the coolest name ever when you join up as "1920s Style “Death Ray” and shown up in the thread that inspired this meme. Good luck to where you choose to aim! Er, I meant, Good luck whatever your aim is! _That still sounds wrong_ ---
**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 8, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/11 "2006-08-08T23:14:20Z")
:eek: 😕 :dubious: ☹ 🆒 ;j ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/12 "2006-08-08T23:17:06Z")
> [@ExtraKun](#): > > You know something? I think you have the coolest name ever when you join up as "1920s Style “Death Ray” and shown up in the thread that inspired this meme. You do know you can get a name change, right? Either way, good luck and good fun to you Ray. Now we’ll have to get someone to change their name to “Marianas Trench”. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/13 "2006-08-09T00:56:36Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#): > > Either way, good luck and good fun to you Ray. Now we’ll have to get someone to change their name to “Marianas Trench”. Not until after I’ve done a 20 minute dive there. And then only once. Best of luck, **Death Ray**. But if you change your mind, the re-initiation is optional! ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/14 "2006-08-09T02:17:27Z")
Good luck **Ray**! When come back, bring pie!. [Tom Bodette]We’ll leave your name on for you[/TB] ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/15 "2006-08-09T02:26:35Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > Not until after I’ve done a 20 minute dive there. And then only once. Well if anyone around here is qualified to give it a go… ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/16 "2006-08-09T02:27:30Z")
Happy trails to you… …until we meet again (?) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/17 "2006-08-09T02:34:23Z")
Farewell, Mr. Ray. Know that you will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/18 "2006-08-09T02:40:21Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > That’s a shame. You are funny. > > (You’ll be back, by the way. I did this a couple of years ago too and look at me now.) Why, he can’t come back… he’s a ray! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye/367856/19 "2006-08-09T02:40:31Z")
Oh, you’ll be back. You’ll come _crawling_ back, begging us to forgive you for abandoning us, and let you come back. And we will. Cuz that’s how we roll. Til then, bye-eee! ::waves furiously::