Whenever I overhear conversations concerning the foolishness of becoming involved with someone on line, of the ‘like you don’t even really know the person’ variety.
I think quietly to myself. Yeah, I used to think that, then I met Wally. He meant something to me, and I never actually met the man.
Deep inside a little tiny part of me dared to believe that maybe the internet really can change the world. Because it changed what I thought was possible, in a way I’d never imagined.
Happy b-day Wally. I know you are having fun with whatever you are doin’, and telling everyone in that special place in the sky as funny, or even funnier stories as you did us. we love you Wally. Happy Valentines day also.
P.S. Coldy… I’ll be he was with you when you toasted. Wondering why the Hell everyone’s making such a big deal over him
Good for you, Coldy, for posting the thread. Perfectly appropriate to remember Wally’s birthday because his life was sure worth celebrating.
Here’s another glass raised in honor of Wally. No tequila in the house, pal, but I opened a bottle of wine for the toast. (Yeah, it’s wimpy but at least it isn’t watery American beer.)
Thanks for all the great times and great memories, my friend.
Makes me proud to have been here long enough to have enjoyed discourse with him, something several thousand people who now enjoy these boards will never fully understand.
As usual, I miss out on everything until it’s too late. However, I’m sure Wally would forgive that.
Since I’m at work, I have no tequila to toast him with but I’ll raise a glass of something to one of the craziest, sweetest people I’ve ever been honored enough to come into contact with.
I’m sending my love to everybody who loved Wally and whom Wally loved. I never really knew him, but in a crazy mixed up way, he will always be a part of my life (some of you understand what I mean by this).
When I first joined the SDMB and saw this – :wally – defined as “wally”, I was surprised to see such a quintessentially British term used on a US-based board. You see, my little [UK published] Oxford Dictionary of Common Usage has the following entry:
wallyn. (pl. -ies) slang foolish or inept person. [origin uncertain]
Now that I know a bit more about Wally (with a capital W) and his exploits, I’m starting to wonder about that last bracket…
Here’s to ya, Wally, whoever and wherever you are.
I consider myself fortunate to have just started on the boards here just before Wally’s passing. The first thread I read from him was “Wally tries Cybersex” and I laughed all day when I read it. He has touched the lives of many here.
Thanks, Coldfire, for the post on this… and Happy Birthday, Wally!
