# The job from hell is going away, and it's taking you with it! (A farewell post) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733 "2003-09-05T15:33:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/1 "2003-09-05T15:33:33Z")
Yes, indeed. I’ve quit my Nasty, Nasty Job, and will be leaving officially in a couple weeks. In the meantime, I’ll be training my replacement, which should be interesting (seeing as I never learned how to do more than a half-assed job here to start with). I don’t know what I’ll be doing for work next, because I’ve been looking for jobs but haven’t got one yet. Ugh. ANYWAY, ludite that I am, my only internet access has been from the Office of Pain and Suffering, and since I’m shortly leaving the said office, I’ll be leaving the SDMB as well. For I know not how long. Could be a long, long time. So, bye. The SDMB is a really neat place, and in the slightly-more-than-a-year that I’ve been here, I’ve been awed by the kindness, generosity, intelligence and sense of humor displayed here on a daily basis. It’s one of the most remarkable communities I have had the pleasure of joining. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to hang out with you all, in this wacky little corner of the internet. Take care, love always - Kn(pronounce it however you want)ckers P.S.: Special love to the Trek Dopers, for being mad as hatters and twice as fun, and the MMP crowd, for being silly and delightful. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/2 "2003-09-05T15:43:14Z")
Sorry to see you go. ☹ I wish I could have gotten to know you better, but I apparently don’t watch enough Star Trek to post that much. Who’d have thought I needed to watch _more_ TV? I’m sure we’ll see you around soon enough, after the withdrawal kicks in. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/3 "2003-09-05T15:43:40Z")
Oh, **kn(we will miss you)ckers**, come back soon. I admire your ability to insert whatever in your name. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/4 "2003-09-05T15:45:28Z")
Library! You can use terminals in many public libraries! Do pop in on occasion and say howdy!! And good luck with your job search. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/5 "2003-09-05T15:52:15Z")
I shall miss your sense of humour. Come back when you can! Good luck in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/6 "2003-09-05T16:16:05Z")
Computers are cheap, now-- hurry back! (We’ll miss not having the woman with the wildcard in her knickers around. Who wouldn’t?) ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/7 "2003-09-05T16:33:48Z")
No! You can’t leave us! Everything will fade to black and white. Like at the end of _The Wizard of Oz_. (I had a dream and you were there…) It will be so sad around here without you. But like **Snickers** said: libraries. Or your super new job could be surfing the 'Net for fun and profit checking up on trends on Message Boards. That could be good. (Be sure to thank Al Gore if you do get that job.) But as long as you’re happier not working the job from Hell, I guess there’s that. I’ll miss you while you’re away and be happy to see you when you come back. Like a puppy. Only I won’t pee on the rug. (Much.) Yer pal, Rue. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/8 "2003-09-05T16:38:24Z")
When come back… Good luck on the job search. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/9 "2003-09-05T16:38:45Z")
Awww, we’ll miss you, **Kn** (come back soon!) **ckers**! Good luck getting a new (and better) job! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/10 "2003-09-05T17:04:52Z")
Luck and joy to you - wherever you end up. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/11 "2003-09-05T18:14:07Z")
I don’t know you other then recognizing the name…but I know how drab life must be without your daily Dope. Come back soon. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/12 "2003-09-05T18:20:32Z")
Hope you find a good job soon… And hope you get a home computer sooner. You’ll be missed. \ ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/13 "2003-09-05T19:27:29Z")
About your name…when I first saw you, I pronounced your name “knickers”. Then I found out you were female and for some reason I started picturing you as “knockers”. Kn(o)(o)ckers, you will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/14 "2003-09-05T20:01:46Z")
Like **FCM** said: computer terminals at public library stations, if you can’t find a home computer that suits your needs and budget. That wildcard asterisk in your name is cool… you will be missed! F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/15 "2003-09-05T20:21:44Z")
Please hurry back. Implore librarians if you have to. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/16 "2003-09-05T20:59:14Z")
If you reverse the polarity on your TV and reroute the phoneline through your DVD player, you should be able to connect to the internet just long enough to make a weekly Enterprise post. Um, also… can I keep the pants? They complement my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/17 "2003-09-05T21:02:59Z")
☹ :eek: Waaaaaaahhhhhhhh!! Dang, I won’t even be able to bug you by email now. I hope you’ll check in via public computer or any computer at all, for that matter. Will miss you terribly during Season 3 and beyond. Hope to “See” you around! **viva** ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/18 "2003-09-05T21:26:13Z")
Can’t you just steal a computer from the office of p&s? No? How about a paper clip, a bic pen, and some whiteout? I’m sure the gang here would help you build your own out of those raw materials. Although, I’m fairly certain that it would be easier to build a computer out of raw materials if the raw materials were, say, a computer. That said, we’ve got some intelligent folks here. I’m pretty sure we could do it with a pen, whiteout, and a paperclip. Oh, and some post-its. Did I mention post-its? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/19 "2003-09-05T22:15:28Z")
This better not be a permanent absence. In the interim, we shall fondle a panda in your honor. ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733/20 "2003-09-05T22:21:24Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Kn_ckers \* > \*\* > P.S.: Special love to the Trek Dopers, for being mad as hatters and twice as fun, and the MMP crowd, for being silly and delightful. \*\* Your welcome. Hurry back though because if you spend to much time on the outside you start to get “friends” and “responsibilites”. See ya soon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-job-from-hell-is-going-away-and-its-taking-you-with-it-a-farewell-post/199733.md?page=2)