As the “mass” exodus of posters stampede from the boards (the latest being Crunchy and 'nilla), I find I must unequivocally state that I am not leaving the boards.
I know this question has been crushing your collective psyche (as has the question of who is leaving), so I post it here to alleviate the depth of your quandry. This is not a lame attempt to draw attention to myself, rather I’m just clearing the air when I state, I am not leaving the boards.
I don’t have a new job.
I don’t have a new girlfriend.
I can handle the stuff that happens here.
I can afford my internet commection.
My dog has not died.
My kid isn’t sick.
I don’t need a break.
I’m not moving.
I didn’t commit suicide.
I don’t hate the mods.
No electronic chip has been planted in my brain.
I don’t feel as though I’ve outgrown the boards.
I don’t feel as though the boards have outgrown me.
I’ve not had an unrequited board love (Though I’m still owed a sloppy blow job and a night of hot monkey sex by a couple of our female compatriots here. Hell, that alone is reason enough to stick around!)
I don’t hate Little Ed.
The mods are actualy cool
The caliber of threads and posts hasn’t offended my delicate sensibilities.
I’m still owed a BJ and sex (That needed to be said again.).
My connection hasn’t slowed.
Etcetera.
And so on.
Ad infinitum.
I just wanted you to know.
I won’t say goodbye to all my favorite posters, 'cause I won’t be leaving.
I won’t bid a fond farewell to all the posters who helped me over the tough times, 'cause I won’t be leaving.
I won’t apologise for offending anyone, 'cause I will, of course, be offending you again in the near future.
I will be checking this thread again, so you can now get some satisfaction from posting your farewells (even though I’m not leaving) and being assured that I will read them.
I was afraid you were talking about “President” Bush’s new plans to upgrade military technology.
Since some of his Science People are calling our aircraft carriers “dinosaurs” I was worried that you were going to be reassigned to a small (four by six foot) iron satellite, endlessly revolving around the Earth, keeping an eye on Third World uprisings with your finger on the trigger of your Laser Death Projector.
And that you were really cheesed about it, and planned to stand on the burning deck whence all but you had fled.
This is really good news, I was afraid to hear that resident Board seaman was going to be shooting off somewhere or another. That could have lead to some hard feelings and a sticky situation or two. Don’t blow your remaining days pining for what might have been, hang tough, shoot straight and don’t bend to anyones demands for farewells.
No, Chief, don’t say it. Come on, you just can’t stay. It’s always the best posters that stay around, not leaving in a huff.
Is there anything I can say that will make you reconsider? I know that a lot of other posters feel the way I do, though they may not log on asking you to stop posting.
Where will it leave us if we continue to hear your voice on matters naval? How will we go on if we keep seeing your smilie-free flirting? What are you trying to do to us?
If you really have to stay, can you try to make it for only a short time. I understand that you may have personal reasons why you may want to remain on the boards, and I respect that. But for the benefit of the rest of us, the shorter the time you stay around, the better.
In any event, Chief, wherever your journeys take you, I wish you the best.
[sub]Now I did read the OP right, didn’t I???[/sub]
Well, on the other hand, it’s good to have you around to bash every once in awhile, especially when we’re talking about navel semen; but only when you’re pounding your little swabbie while horizontal.
