# Polycarp will be offline indefinitely :-( **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 19, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931 "2002-12-19T23:55:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/261 "2002-12-23T14:48:51Z")
Sure thing, lady! CJ ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/262 "2002-12-23T14:51:27Z")
My small contribution is on the way. Good luck **Poly**. I hope you get back on your feet again soon. ---
**Author:** ![aenea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/263 "2002-12-23T14:58:35Z")
Folks, just a reminder to what was said several pages back, There is another well respected Doper among us that is in true need, and she is someone we all value VERY highly, although she does not want to be named publicly. Please keep her in mind, and Cheri is managing the contributions in that case also. Just mention it to **Scotticher** in your private emails, and she will fill you in on the details. As for the the **PolyFund** , WAY TO GO PEOPLE!! :D. The contributions will continue into January if I can find more people that are interested in selling odd whatnots that might be laying around your house (eBay?) and contributing the proceeds. It’s what I’m going to be doing, as I have a single-mom budget. Like Cheri said earlier though, every little bit will help. ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/264 "2002-12-23T15:41:20Z")
To the Polys: Merry Christmas. There’s a church full of UUs sending prayers and vibes and positive thoughts your way. Except they’re having to do it under your internet handle… 😉 And I lit a candle for you last night, myself. Everybody - You’re so cool. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/265 "2002-12-23T16:15:21Z")
Too cool. When I sort out the credit card after Christmas I’ll drop some via PayPal. Have a great Christmas **Polycarp** and wife… From another Godless heathen who would have missed you if you’d of left us. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/266 "2002-12-23T16:20:59Z")
This is the most amazing thread I’ve seen in… well, ever. **Valkyrie** and I are strapped for dosh right now, but damned if we won’t be able to cough something up in January. **Polycarp** , we’ve only met once at **RT** ’s house, years ago, and I don’t think we’ve exchanged more than fifty words online, but **Val** and I are extending our sincerest hopes to you and **Skulldigger** to get back on your feet and out from under the storm clouds. A very merry Christmas to you, indeed! –Olentzero, who feels obligated to point out that where some see proof of God, he sees proof that people aren’t inherently selfish and greedy… ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/267 "2002-12-23T16:32:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Olentzero \* > \*\*–Olentzero, who feels obligated to point out that where some see proof of God, he sees proof that people aren’t inherently selfish and greedy… \*\* I agree- Except this godless heathen sees God within Polycarp, and within the people in this thread. Like Heinlein’s, _Stranger in a Strange Land_; [sup] **Thou Art God** [/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/268 "2002-12-23T17:14:17Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by_ **iampunha** : > > How is that selfish?🙂 It was actually meant as a joke. I really have to get some work done on my sense of humor. The love and generosity of the people on this board is hugely heartwarming. The fact is that everyone seems to be connected more like family than like associates who have never actually even seen one another. ## Tris “If a person feels he can’t communicate, the least he can do is shut up about it.” ~ Tom Lehrer ~ ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/269 "2002-12-23T18:29:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Olentzero, who feels obligated to point out that where some see proof of God, he sees proof that people aren’t inherently selfish and greedy Same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/270 "2002-12-23T18:30:46Z")
Check snail-mailed today. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/271 "2002-12-23T18:36:30Z")
I cant wait to see what the total is today. ---
**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/272 "2002-12-23T19:29:37Z")
He was wasting money on gas and opportunity cost by posting on a message board? ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/273 "2002-12-23T20:03:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HomeSlice \* > \*\*He was wasting money on gas and opportunity cost by posting on a message board? \*\* Should have known… ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/274 "2002-12-23T20:09:06Z")
Always one somewhere **bdgr**. ---
**Author:** ![emarkp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@emarkp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emarkp)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/275 "2002-12-23T20:38:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HomeSlice \* > He was wasting money on gas and opportunity cost by posting on a message board? Given the response on the board, I don’t think you can say that it was wasted. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/276 "2002-12-23T20:50:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by emarkp \* > \*\*Given the response on the board, I don’t think you can say that it was wasted. \*\* Looks like a pretty good investment plan, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/277 "2002-12-23T21:18:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Looks like a pretty good investment plan, in fact. “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”?? 🙂 We’re in town trying to get things taken care of, and of course had to stop by for a few minutes to post. I remain totally flabbergasted, awed, and humbled by the amount of love and compassion that have been sent our way. Update on the car situation: It looks like our best bet will be to put a used car that we can pay for in full on the road instead of making the payoff to unrepossess the car we had had – the finance company started enumerating what they wanted us to pay before they’d release it, – past payments, an advance payment, the repo man’s fee and storage, an additional fee I didn’t understand the “explanation” of, and I seriously expected him to add on the principal for the retirement pensions of everybody who worked there before he was done. We’re working towards doing that right now. Our spirits have rebounded from the despair we were in. Meeting **Lib** and **Edlyn** IRL for the first time would have been a wonderful experience under any circumstances, but was additionally special right now. The three of you who have phoned know how much of a lift you have been. ( **Scotti** , please call; I want to know about this other need that’s emerged.) And, again, to say, “you guys rock!” is the sort of understatement otherwise found in “neutronium is a somewhat dense form of matter” 🙂 Peace, love, and joy be with you all, even as you have brought them to us. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ben\_Hicks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Ben\_Hicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben_Hicks)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/278 "2002-12-23T21:41:33Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by HomeSlice_ > He was wasting money on gas and opportunity cost by posting on a message board? In the first post of this thread it wasclearly stated that **Poly** posted from a library computer and if his local library is anything like any other library I’ve ever visited the internet would have been a free service. Besides, even if it _wasn’t,_ as **emarpk** has already stated, it was evidently an extremely positive investment. Great to see you’re posting again **Poly!** I’ll be praying for you to get that job. Ben. ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Simple\_Dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/279 "2002-12-23T21:43:06Z")
As a friend of Poly’s from the PP, I’d like to say I’ve been deeply touched by the outpouring of love and generosity shown in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931/280 "2002-12-23T22:03:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ben Hicks \* > In the first post of this thread it wasclearly stated that **Poly** posted from a library computer and if his local library is anything like any other library I’ve ever visited the internet would have been a free service. Besides, even if it _wasn’t,_ as **emarpk** has already stated, it was evidently an extremely positive investment. Not to mention that he could have been going to the library to look up job listings too. In my five months of unemployment this year, I found **far** more job openings online than I did through the classifieds in the newspaper. It also pays to do things like get out of the house and do something to keep your mind active while unemployed, to avoid falling into depression from just sitting around and not doing anything productive. While solely posting on a message board probably won’t be so helpful, I’m sure that **Polycarp** was doing more than SDMB posting at the library or while away from home. You’re a fine example of a truly **good** human being, **Poly**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-will-be-offline-indefinitely/143931.md?page=15)