# Update requested:  Polycarp and Person X

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-requested-polycarp-and-person-x/174205>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 9, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-requested-polycarp-and-person-x/174205 "2003-05-09T21:41:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-requested-polycarp-and-person-x/174205/1 "2003-05-09T21:41:29Z")

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The other day I read the Christmas 2002 thread in which someone described **Polycarp** ’s problems and in which the Straight Dope readers ended up giving him a computer and mucho help with his financial difficulties. I had a big lump in my throat by the time I got to the end of the thread. Wow.

Question 1: Anyway, how are things going now for you, **Polycarp**? Better, I hope?

Also mentioned in the thread was another person, never by name, whose problems appeared to be even worse than **Polycarp** ’s.

Question 2: Could whoever was trying to organize a rescue effort for that person fill us in on how things are going?

I realize that these are nosy questions, but if you don’t mind feeding my engineer’s desire for closure, I’d like to know…

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-requested-polycarp-and-person-x/174205/2 "2003-05-09T21:52:01Z")

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Whatever was solved, **Poly** is never around as much as he should be.

🙂

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-requested-polycarp-and-person-x/174205/3 "2003-05-09T22:42:02Z")

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**Polycarp** , thanks in great measure to the generosity and kindness of the folks on this board, is managing. Still no permanent job, but last month I finished four weeks of a records-management temp. job (supposed to last two days, but we showed them what was needed to do it right and they extended it), and I leave tonight for a week’s worth of work with an ex-boss back in my home town. We have a car, paid for by a Doper couple, a computer given by another ex-Doper couple and a monitor courtesy of yet another Doper. Our rent is current and our bills are not unmanageable.

Life is good. And you all are a big part of why that’s so. {{{all Dopers}}}

As for the mysterious other party, I know the problems there are beyond what this board can handle, and that there are excellent reasons why the situation is kept mysterious on open board, as opposed to e-mail. I also know that we all owe the Mystery Doper a great, great deal with regard to having a board at all, and that there’s still a major need there. Anyone who wants to help or wants more information before deciding whether to help can contact [Scotticher@aol.com](mailto:Scotticher@aol.com) – as she did for me, she’s coordinating efforts for that person, and privileged to share details off the board.