# Manhattan **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 20, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352 "2003-08-20T03:23:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/141 "2003-08-24T00:10:35Z")
Manhattan. Moderator. Prince among men. Twinkie. Will be much missed. See you around the campus. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/142 "2003-08-28T21:58:39Z")
I’m very sorry to hear this, **Manhattan**. Coming so late to the farewell, there’s not much to add - other than to subscribe to all of the above! I guess the increase in your workload IRL means it’s back to living on tums, rogaine and vitamin E, eh? Best wishes and thank you. ---
**Author:** ![SandWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SandWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandWriter)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/143 "2003-08-28T23:16:01Z")
Well I for one, am not sorry to see him go. I think Manhattan swore too much and made people feel bad. Just kidding! He didn’t swear too much. No, really, good luck! I’d say thanks, but I hear being a moderator is such a thankless job, that I’d hate to screw that up too. ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/144 "2003-08-29T01:31:11Z")
**Banny** , we’ll miss you. Moderately. 🙂 Mrs. stockton says hi. Drop us a line when you come down again. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/145 "2003-08-29T03:41:49Z")
Damn, I’ve said “GQ wouldn’t be the same without manhattan” before, but I never thought that dreaded day would come. ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/146 "2003-08-29T04:44:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by manhattan \* > \*\*I own stolen music. Maybe some other stuff from threads I’ve closed; I ain’t sayin’. But on the board, rules is rules. > -manhattan > GQ ex-mod. \*\* Priceless. I will miss the controversy and digs when i wasn’t on the receiving end. Now, off to post a slew of opinions in the wild wild west that GQ is likely to become. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/147 "2003-08-29T10:25:31Z")
Yep, a diamond geezer. **Manny** , your contribution really has been one of the most important in creating the huge success that the board now is. I wish you well, hope to see you around and I’m sure you now appreciate it really was all about the oil 😉 Ta ta. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/148 "2003-08-29T11:11:27Z")
dude, much thanks for the hard work. now go flog some derivatives… ---
**Author:** ![bettyspaghetti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@bettyspaghetti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bettyspaghetti)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/149 "2003-08-29T13:49:25Z")
ok, why is everyone saying HE? I always thought the indomitable **Manny** was of the female persuasion! Is there an fund we can contribute to prop up old ex SDMB moderators in their old age? ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/150 "2003-08-29T16:23:05Z")
I’m all for the painful, embarrassing mocking of the idiotic, so this is indeed a sad day. I rarely, if ever, interacted with you, **manny** , but I’ve admired from afar. I wish you the best. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/151 "2003-08-29T16:29:38Z")
I will miss your comments (and swearing) when you close threads, **manny**. Since you’re not a moderator now, you can start pit threads about people, so maybe that will be a good substitute. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/152 "2003-08-30T17:37:53Z")
Best of luck, man. I hope you stop in from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/153 "2003-08-30T19:23:42Z")
So sorry to see you go **manny** because even as a relative newbie, your wit and across-the-board fairness was hard not to notice. You’ll be missed terribly and I hope you pop back in with an occasional quip to satiate the masses. Good luck, low stress and many happy trails to you! And thankfully, I didn’t add either my 20 bucks to the pool OR prattle on about my “1920’s style death ray”. I owe it all to you man. Ya saved me some heartache. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/154 "2003-08-31T14:41:53Z")
It’s a little delayed but I just wanted to thank you for you all of your wisdom, hard work and dedication on and for this message board. And of course, for being a great friend and drinking buddy in real life. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/155 "2003-08-31T22:21:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Squink \* > \*\*Thanks **manhattan**. Your tireless badgering of GQ miscreants will be missed, as will your occasional utterance of pitworthy diatribe. \*\* I can’t believe I missed this!! **Manny** NEVER badgered me. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/156 "2003-09-01T01:32:48Z")
A few months ago I was wandering around my old, old threads, seeing what a buffoon I was, and came across a thread that was created during a really scary week. It gave me a warm feeling when I saw it the first time, and again when I revisited it. [Why Manny is my favorite Mod](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=21715&highlight=furt). ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352/157 "2003-09-02T21:17:03Z")
Thanks for sticking around so long, **Manny**. You’ll be sorely missed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan/196352.md?page=7)