# So Long Folks - real super long **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 4, 2001, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895 "2001-12-04T20:08:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/41 "2001-12-05T00:38:22Z")
Jess- Best wishes in all you do, and may the road that you’re taking diverge back into ours at some point in the future. This lil’ community will be waiting for you. -Walt ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/42 "2001-12-05T00:39:48Z")
Take care **jarababyj**. I have enjoyed reading your posts, and will miss them, and you. Good luck in your life. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Myrnalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Myrnalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrnalene)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/43 "2001-12-05T00:42:39Z")
Wow. You will be missed, but if you think this is what you need to do to take care of yourself, then best of luck. I wish you well. ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/44 "2001-12-05T00:57:05Z")
Jess, honey, I hope we’ll see you back here soon. You’re one of the most perceptive women it’s been my pleasure to encounter, and not only are you perceptive, you have an amazing way with words which makes us all draw breath. You have a talent which many of us wish we shared. You can take life’s worst moments, be honest and courageous about them and relate them in a manner which makes us all THINK. Do what’s right for you Jess, but know that this community loves and admires you and we’d love to have you back any time. Merryl ---
**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/45 "2001-12-05T01:15:41Z")
Ciao bella. Come back soon, and be well. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/46 "2001-12-05T01:40:49Z")
Thanks for being you Jess, we’ll miss you. Come back when you’re ready. Pete ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/47 "2001-12-05T01:47:35Z")
Sorry to see you go, **jar.** I always enjoy a **jarbabyj** thread to make me chuckle after my long, painful day. Hope you figure everything out. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/48 "2001-12-05T03:06:09Z")
I guess that means Twisty and I can’t jarnap you. ☹ Take care of yourself. See you later. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/49 "2001-12-05T03:15:50Z")
Dear Jessica/jarbabyj, Please take all the time you need to get better. I shall miss you while you’re gone. You have many people here who are concerned. The best to you, always. Jay ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/50 "2001-12-05T03:16:51Z")
Good luck getting everything sorted out, **jarbaby**. I haven’t interacted with you a whole lot, but I’ve always enjoyed reading your posts. The board won’t quite be the same without you, but real life comes first. I’m sure most of us will be here when you get back. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/51 "2001-12-05T03:21:25Z")
Oh, **jarbabyj**. I just want to thank you for being the first person to email me off the board and make me feel so welcome here. You’re one of the brightest, funniest, cleverist (new word?) people I “know”. I am actually envious of you. You write like I talk. No, really. And I would love to write the way you do. You’re my mentor (whether you know it or not) on the boards. I will be saddened by your leaving, but I totally understand and stand by your feelings. Please hurry back, Jess. You’re a marvelous person. Believe it or not, some of us _do_ see what is written between the lines. Genius is often doled out in miniscule doses…and profane ones! 😉 I, for one, will wait semi-patiently until your return. In the meantime, I will try to come up with new hilarities in your absence. Whether I use them here, or IRL. You are the shitclamp. And I mean that with all my heart. [sub][Judy Garland voice]Have yourself a merry little Christmas…[/Judy Garland voice][/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/52 "2001-12-05T17:34:39Z")
Take care, Jar, and here’s hoping you’re able to come back soon. You’re one of the people whose posts I tend to read rather than skipping over, so I hope I see more from you in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/53 "2001-12-05T17:38:58Z")
Oh, dear, Jar, I will miss you—but I have had to take time off too, sometimes for Board-related reasons and other times for life-related reasons. The thing I’ve learned here is TO NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. You’ll notice, I rarely post to “serious” topics now, no matter HOW strongly I feel about them, because I either wind up getting into fights or giving away Too Much Information. So I mostly use the Board for question-asking, or for making drive-by wisecracks. Hope you’ll be back soon! ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/54 "2001-12-05T17:48:34Z")
Another one wishing you the best, Jessica. May you get back to whatever in life gives you inner strength, and may it be enough to help you come back here and be who you want to be. We’ll miss you. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/55 "2001-12-05T19:36:10Z")
As others have said, I must echo “Take care of yourself” you have to be the person you want to be, and often the boards can sweep one away. They’ll be here when you want them and the good stuff will never leave. _hug_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/56 "2001-12-05T19:51:06Z")
I can see why you might need to take a break. It can be a bit much sometimes. So go on recharge and all that stuff. That should give me enough time to embroider “I AM NOT THE PIT’S BITCH” on a t-shirt or hand towels or something. Peace Cindi ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/57 "2001-12-05T20:44:58Z")
This summer I took a 3 month “sabbatical” from the SDMB, and the entire internet. It was really nice, and when I came back, I had some perspective. Here’s hoping that it works out for you the same way it worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895/58 "2001-12-05T21:11:15Z")
I don’t really know you, but I’ve always enjoyed your posts. I’ll miss them. Just as you are correct in your assessment that a message board is not the most important thing in the world, you should not take things that happen on it so seriously that you are still upset when you are off the board. Still, if being here has become a problem, you should be proud of yourself for recognizing it and doing something about it. Auf Wiedersehen, Dame Unterwäsche. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-folks-real-super-long/96895.md?page=2)