# Out of Respect for Sampiro **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 15, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805 "2006-08-15T08:37:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/41 "2006-08-16T01:05:41Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Very likely. However, I haven’t organized anything of the sort. Asking the administration’s permission is the easy part; after that, I’d be lost. And what charity? We could e-mail Sampiro and ask, maybe. Anyone want to pick up this ball and run with it? [/QUOTE] I will, if nobody else has. Let me know, email’s gingerofthenorth at [hotmail.com](http://hotmail.com). ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/42 "2006-08-16T01:28:36Z")
You’ll sorely missed, **Sampiro**. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/43 "2006-08-16T01:45:17Z")
I read the OP as “(I am) Out of Respect for Sampiro”, and I thought, “Jeez, what a jerk! And in MPSIMS, too!” :smack: Stay strong, **Sampiro** , and come back soon. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/44 "2006-08-16T02:30:55Z")
I feel kinda dumb, posting to a thread **Sampiro** will never read, but I join in the chorus. He’s doing a hard job, but it’s gotta be done. Here’s to you, buddy. Good luck, and God bless. ---
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/45 "2006-08-16T03:28:23Z")
True, he won’t read the thread, but dammit, I’ll miss him. In all my years on the board and posting on various sites, I’ve learned that there are far more people who read your stuff and never say anything. For every one of us who posts, there’s at least 10 who feel the same way, but silently. I understand why he’s leaving. Sometimes, a clean break is needed. But I don’t have to like it. Godspeed, Jon. ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/46 "2006-08-16T05:20:08Z")
Wow, **Sampiro** , I just noticed that you actually got here after me. It seems like you’ve been here forever. Losing you will just be…weird. Like there will be a large hole in the Doper universe. I know so well how it is with a sick and dying parent. My prayers and thoughts go out to you. You need all the peace you can find and if this place makes that difficult, then go, with all our blessings. Just don’t forget to come back. Love, zoo ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/47 "2006-08-17T17:01:18Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] Would it be out of line to organize a donation from the Dope to a cancer charity or such in honor of Sampiro’s mother? [/QUOTE] [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7689670#post7689670](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7689670#post7689670) ---
**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:** [August 18, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/48 "2006-08-18T04:31:00Z")
I was out of town for several days and just found out that **Sampiro** ’s leaving; what an awful surprise to come home to! I’m getting all choked up. We’ll miss you, **Sampiro**. ---
**Author:** ![Roonwit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@Roonwit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roonwit)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/49 "2006-08-18T04:51:51Z")
I’ve been wanting to talk to you for _years_. And on the very day I _finally_ get off my ass and plunk down the membership fee, you up and leave. Damn. Just damn. I understand, though. Take care, and thanks. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/50 "2006-08-18T05:57:12Z")
Sampiro, you will be greatly missed here, but the most important thing is for you to get out from under the stress some cloaca-snorklers have caused you and give yourself the time-out you need. Come back to us when and if you can and know you will always be welcome here. And I hope someone special comes into your life to bring you the warmth and joy that you so richly deserve. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805/51 "2006-08-18T12:18:35Z")
Major bummer that Sampiro is leaving. He was witty and I loved reading about his dysfunctional family. Sigh. I’m also very glad I never get involved with LiveJournals and the “other website” that Sampiro is talking about. Seems they’re way more trouble than they’re worth. L- [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-respect-for-sampiro/368805.md?page=2)