It was humane of Ed to let Bone wait until after the election to start work.
To both of you, welcome to the new job, good luck, and thank you for your service.
Are you collecting the complete set?
Good luck and thank you.
Welcome! I’m sure these next few weeks, especially on the Elections forum, will be smooth sailing and an easy start. 
If you push the big red button under the plastic case, balloons come down. Try it!
Chronos, do you have your old jackboots or are you getting a new pair?
Yay for moderators! You make this place run smoothly.
Important question: Do y’all vote?
Thank yo for your service!
Does this mean that if you mess up in Great Debates or Elections that you’ll get Boned?!
And when someone complains about a specific moderating, a new phrase will be born:
“I have a Bone to pick with you …”
Congrats to Bone and Chronos.
Musicat, every goat is special.
Welcome Chronos & Bone, and thanks Hal!
So when and where is The Pre-owned Moderator Clearance Sale? I missed out on a slightly used, but still serviceable, TubaDiva some time back and hope to have better luck this go-round.
Hal did not retire.
He was put out to pasture.
That’s baaaaaaaaaaad.
I object! Chronos thinks beans belong in chili, and is therefore wholly disqualified from moderating Café Society.
Yay!
Hey, at least I’m not one of those Texan heathens who thinks that proper chili consists entirely of wet steak.
Hal is gone? I’m curious, whatever happened to his sheep?
No no. Every goat is sacred.