# Is Colibri retired? \[No\] **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 9, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926 "2021-06-09T21:17:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/1 "2021-06-09T21:17:19Z")
Noticed I hadn’t seen him in a couple weeks, checked it out and he hasn’t posted in a month! If that rat bastard is down there catching hummingbirds in nets in the jungle again I’m going to be pissed. Last time we were having a few beers together, he promised me I could go with! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/2 "2021-06-10T19:53:50Z")
He was active today and has been active in the mod loop. He has not stepped down from Modding. I updated the title of the Op. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/3 "2021-06-11T03:02:06Z")
I miss my humming-bird buddy! ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/4 "2021-06-11T06:06:19Z")
Did you really think I thought he was retired? I admit it wasn’t laugh out loud funny, it wasn’t supposed to be. I thought the beer and hummingbird thing would clue people in. I would assume **Colibri** would let people know if he was packing it in after his sentence was up. > [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I miss my humming-bird buddy! Me too, that’s why I asked. For him not to post in a month is pretty unusual. I figured he was out throwing huge nets over flocks of humming birds, terrifying them into submission so he could band them. And he was supposed to take me, not you, with him. He has no need to bring yet another mosquito into the forest with him, why would he bring you along? 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/5 "2021-06-11T15:05:58Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > I would assume **Colibri** would let people know if he was packing it in after his sentence was up. Considering how we suddenly lost a couple people recently I honestly feared for the worst myself. ☹ I like Colibri, he’s been helpful over the years and posts good stuff, and is a good mod. I’m glad he didn’t go anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/6 "2021-06-11T15:24:41Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > Did you really think I thought he was retired? I admit it wasn’t laugh out loud funny, it wasn’t supposed to be. I thought the beer and hummingbird thing would clue people in. Was it supposed to be funny at all? This is ATMB so I at least thought you were genuinely asking and just throwing in the rest for flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/7 "2021-06-11T15:53:34Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Considering how we suddenly lost a couple people recently I honestly feared for the worst myself. I thought of that myself. Checked obits.\* Found [something amusing](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32578102/obit-george-angehr/) about a “Be-loved Fattier of Funeral Home”, who recieved a “Rosery Funeral” (see OCR translate.) \*(Hope the doesn’t think of it as doxxing–he has posted links here to his books on Amazon, which is how I knew the name.) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/8 "2021-06-11T15:59:38Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I miss my humming-bird buddy! I always thought Colibri’s avatar was a weird set of bagpipes? ---
**Author:** ![Enjoy\_Slurm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enjoy_slurm/32/3937_2.png) [@Enjoy\_Slurm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enjoy_Slurm)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/9 "2021-06-11T18:13:27Z")
> [@naita](#): > > Was it supposed to be funny at all? I guess trolling and name calling are now allowed in ATMB. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/10 "2021-06-12T00:29:57Z")
Who is trolling and who is flinging insults?! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/11 "2021-06-12T00:31:59Z")
It’s time for an update on how things are going in Panama. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/12 "2021-06-12T01:04:47Z")
I was actually worried but tried to ask lightly, in case, for instance, he was ill or hurt and didn’t want everyone to worry. Or actually, probably didn’t want everyone to bother him. For him not to post for a month seemed unusual, so I asked. The whole beer and catching hummingbirds was true, tho. > [@Atamasama](#): > > I’m glad he didn’t go anywhere. Well you know there’s always a possibility that he’s been kidnapped. I hear the asking price for an ~~orthopred orniolo orthasco~~ guy that watches birds all day is pretty steep. The interaction in the mod loop is probably ransom negotiations. Maybe they were warned not to talk about it. I hope when the mods asked for proof of life they made clear they wanted a video of him with todays paper. I know from my vast experience reading novels and watching movies that if you are not clear about that, they send you ears or fingers. > [@needscoffee](#): > > It’s time for an update on how things are going in Panama. Latest update says rainy and 88F. But that’s not important now… ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/13 "2021-06-12T12:23:20Z")
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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/14 "2021-06-12T12:25:24Z")
**Moderator Note** > [@Enjoy\_Slurm](#): > > I guess trolling and name calling are now allowed in ATMB. Accusations of trolling are only permitted in the Pit. Since the OP has been answered, I think it’s best to just close this. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926/15 "2021-06-12T13:47:20Z")
For the record, I read the board every day. Since people have been generally well-behaved in GQ, and no one has asked a particularly interesting question lately, I haven’t been posting as much. Much of my activity is deleting spammers.