# Message from Polycarp **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850 "2009-06-05T17:47:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/101 "2009-06-08T03:06:30Z")
Remember, they also need housing. Skulldigger has found one of those housing units where you pay rent according to your income. She says it is a surprisingly nice area. It would be the first time that Poly and Skull had lived in a decent home for many many years. So, let’s keep going! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/102 "2009-06-08T03:10:26Z")
D and I will send some bucks as soon as we are able! 🙂 Just because I’m in a temporary slump doesn’t mean we cannot contribute _something_. Is there a mailing address? Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/103 "2009-06-08T03:14:49Z")
Snail mail address [here](http://www.sirblah.com/misc/poly.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/104 "2009-06-08T03:28:14Z")
Thanks, **Tap-Dex** 🙂 Q ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/105 "2009-06-08T12:25:47Z")
Appreciate your efforts to help make things a little better, **Hal**. (PM sent too, if you’ve got a moment) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/106 "2009-06-08T12:41:21Z")
One point to make is there is not a good car for that magical amount sitting there for purchase. One has to be found and reality doesn’t usually meet estimates. One that doesn’t need repairs the next month might not be around for $2,000. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/107 "2009-06-08T14:34:35Z")
And in this economy people who would have let go a car and bought a new one might be hanging onto their cars to squeeze a little more mileage out of them, so the used-car market may be tighter. Any additional dollars beyond purchase price, tax, title, and license could be put into a tune-up and what is almost certain to be necessary maintenance. I’ll forego the frittata pan I had my eye on. Best of luck to **Polycarp** and family. Thanks **Liberal** for lettings us know and thanks **Hal Briston** for co-ordinating. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![twopiecesofeight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5e9695/32.png) [@twopiecesofeight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twopiecesofeight)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/108 "2009-06-08T15:29:14Z")
Donation sent. **Hal** , thanks for making it easy to donate. **Liberal** , please keep us updated on how **Poly** and **Skull** are doing. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/109 "2009-06-08T15:31:54Z")
Sent my donation. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/110 "2009-06-08T15:33:01Z")
…and the $2,000 barrier falls. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/111 "2009-06-08T15:46:27Z")
I think we can double that, if we want to. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/112 "2009-06-08T16:13:55Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > …and the $2,000 barrier falls. :eek: You people are awesome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/113 "2009-06-08T17:45:43Z")
Poly’s DSL has just been installed. He will be posting shortly, I assume, after he has read the thread. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/114 "2009-06-08T17:46:23Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Poly’s DSL has just been installed. He will be posting shortly, I assume, after he has read the thread. Woohoo! Fantastic news. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/115 "2009-06-08T18:10:19Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#): > > Woohoo! Fantastic news. Yep. Give him time to login and all that, read the whole thread (he is naturally going to want to know how it got started and to read the words of encouragement and pledges of prayer). And most of all, give him time to compose. This is going to be a tough one for him. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/116 "2009-06-08T19:38:12Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > \…Ya know, I’ve really been torn about the whole “running total” thing. I’d love to yell out how we’re doing, but my fear has been that come tomorrow, those who don’t log on to the Dope on weekends will see the current number and think “Oh, well, they don’t need my money then”. I’ve just made a small donation. Not to help **Poly** and **Skull** , mind you, but just out of spite. Take that, **Hal**! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/117 "2009-06-08T19:48:52Z")
Hehehe…hey, if people want to contribute just to teach me a lesson, well, I suppose I’ll just have to find a way to live with that… ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/118 "2009-06-08T20:08:30Z")
> [@The\_Weird\_One](#): > > I’ve just made a small donation. Not to help **Poly** and **Skull** , mind you, but just out of spite. Take that, **Hal**! 😛 Pretty much why I donated. Come on dopers we can show that sheep dating SOB what’s what. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/119 "2009-06-08T20:19:28Z")
I can only afford to contribute about half an oil change, but sent! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850/120 "2009-06-08T21:48:45Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Pretty much why I donated. Come on dopers we can show that sheep dating SOB what’s what. > 😃 You got something against Armenians? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-polycarp/498850.md?page=7)