To what degree?
You da’ best, twicks!
Us Gauchos gotta stick together. (Which reminds me, haven’t seen two trouts around in yonks.)
Hmmm. Something fishy about that wouldn’t you say? 
Welp, my longshot is turning into just that as the PO manager says there isn’t any kind of ex-staff association that he knows of and it’s just a case of looking online or getting in touch with personnel. That would make an interesting letter…
*"Dear Sir (or Madam)
We are trying to find someone who none of us know but we all quite sort of like (especially those who subscribe to his porno promotions!) but who usually posts quite regularly on an internet messageboard but who suddenly stopped and, well, we were wondering, as we seemed to think he might have once worked for you, could you tell us if he’s dead?
Thanks awfully,
Internet strangers. :)*
Hmmm. Might need work.
Where are you chowder?!
I know it was wrong of me to laugh out loud at this, but I did.
Add me as one who hopes chowder’s OK, but fears the worst…
Gauchos as in UCSB?
You got it! Are you another? offers secret Gaucho handshake
Went to grad school there, '86-'93. Good times. Sure miss Campus Point.
returns secret Gaucho handshake
You’re more WordMan’s era. Two Trouts and I both graduated (bachelor’s) in '76. He was some kind of technical or scientific something or other, I was Religious Studies.
Well, at least you’ve stopped stalking the poor bloke with these distractions. I mean, damned- just because some poster leave a goodbye post doesn’t mean it becomes a case of “Bad things musta happened” if not.
Excuse us for caring.
Funnily enough, I occasionally wonder what happened to you.
I thought maybe there was some jealousy.