# I am leaving this board. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929 "2000-02-18T16:41:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/1 "2000-02-18T16:41:00Z")
Well, for a whole week anyway. Sorry if I scared you šŸ˜ƒ Yup, itā€™s off to France for a week of skiing with the girlfriend. Iā€™ve bought an entirely new ski outfit as well as new ski gear, so things should be really good! The only thing separating me from the French Alps is a good nights sleep and a high speed 1100 km. dash southward! Woohoo!! So, now that you all know where I will be going, the need to start posting threads that are named _ā€œSo, whatever happended to Coldfire??ā€_ will not ariseā€¦ Iā€™m saving you guys some time - spend it on more interesting threads, while Iā€™m gone šŸ˜‰ As they say in Germany, _Hals und Beinbruch_. Which means something along the lines of ā€œBreak a legā€ā€¦ * * * **Coldfire** * * * _ **"You know how complex women are"** _ - Neil Peart, **Rush** (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/2 "2000-02-18T16:43:00Z")
Have fun, pal, and donā€™t scare me like that anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/3 "2000-02-18T16:45:00Z")
Bon voyage, Coldfire! Hope the aprĆØs-ski is just as fun! šŸ˜ƒ * * * ā€œI thought: opera, how hard can it be? Songs. Pretty girls dancing. Nice scenery. Lots of people handing over cash. Got to be better than the cut-throat world of yoghurt, I thought.ā€ - Seldom Bucket ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/4 "2000-02-18T16:53:00Z")
Have a wonderful trip Coldfire. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/5 "2000-02-18T17:38:00Z")
Enjoy!! Tell us about your trip when you returnā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/6 "2000-02-18T17:39:00Z")
Enjoy!! Tell us about your trip when you returnā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/7 "2000-02-18T17:47:00Z")
You scared me for a minute! Have fun! Drink a big cup of hot cocoa in front of the lodge fire for me! ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/8 "2000-02-18T17:48:00Z")
Wow. Cold snow during the day. Hot sex at night. Have a great week, Coldfire! Weā€™ll save your Mundane Pointless seat for ya. * * * You say ā€œcheesyā€ like thatā€™s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/9 "2000-02-18T17:51:00Z")
Well, while youā€™re there, if youā€™re in the neighbourhood of Thonon-Les-Bains (on the shores of Lake Geneva), you might want to go try chef Jean-Louis Gallandā€™s dishes. Some of them can be quiteā€¦ invigorating. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/9910/22/text/world8.html](http://www.smh.com.au/news/9910/22/text/world8.html) Have a good time on your skis, and watch for the trees! * * * Official winner of [Bricker Challenge #5](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/004959.html). ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/10 "2000-02-18T17:53:00Z")
hey, be rude to a Frenchman for me !! ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/11 "2000-02-18T17:58:00Z")
This didnā€™t take long, did it? [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/005232.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/005232.html) ---
**Author:** ![Pixoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pixoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixoid)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/12 "2000-02-18T21:41:00Z")
Oh, thank goodnessā€¦I gasped when I read the title of this thread, and the authorā€¦ Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/13 "2000-02-18T21:54:00Z")
## Have fun! Donā€™t fall off the ski lift! Shadowfox _Flee at once, all is discovered!_ ā€œThe dead have risen, and theyā€™re voting Republican!ā€ - Bart Simpson ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/14 "2000-02-18T22:00:00Z")
Yeah! See ya when ya get back! (Nowā€™s my chance! Iā€™m definitely gonna have more posts than **Fire** , now! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!) * * * \>\< DARWIN \> \_\_ **L\_\_\_L** ---
**Author:** ![Mrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@Mrunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrunner)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/15 "2000-02-18T22:02:00Z")
Demn! People always say what I was going to say before I can. But anyway, you scared thā€™ hell outta me. Plus, be extra-rude to some French people for me, eh? Mrunner ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2000, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/16 "2000-02-18T23:53:00Z")
Thatā€™s great Coldfire. Have fun. Now we can start all of those threads talking about how we value bj0rn so much more than that Coldfire loser. Hee hee * * * Have you voted for your favorite, huggable Mullinator today? ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2000, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/17 "2000-02-19T01:22:00Z")
Whoosh, that one scared me for a minute. Have a blast, Coldfire, and come back safely. And if you do attempt to ever leave this board for anything other than legitimate recreation weā€™ll just have to smack you silly with your own clogs. Have fun, pal! Veb ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2000, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/18 "2000-02-19T02:08:00Z")
Whatā€™s the idea, Dutch? You couldnā€™t have titled the OP ā€œIā€™m leaving for a week?ā€ Donā€™t scare us like that again. Schmuck. * * * ---
**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-board/13929/19 "2000-02-19T02:12:00Z")
remember to bend ze knees when you ski