Goodbye thread, anyone?

mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6319

[Thread made "sticky" by Moderator for posterity. AG]

I'll start...

Just saw the notice about closing the PG section. Thought I'd say "bye" to some of you while I had the chance. Just an FYI regarding the hubby while I'm at it. He's doing pretty good. "Cancer free" as of now, so we are hopeful that he's got a few more quality years left. Now comes the task of gaining back most of the weight he lost during treatment and getting his strength back.

I imagine I'll still pop into LG from time to time. I didn't start out here in PG, anyway. Just got sucked in after awhile. lol!

I wish you all well. See ya around.

mommabear

Gezzer · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject:

Don't Panic …

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Dolphins: [singing] So long, and thanks for all the fish / So sad that it should come to this / We tried to warn you all, but, oh, dear / You may not share our intellect / Which might explain your disrespect / For all the natural wonders that grow around you / So long, so long, and thanks for all the fish! The world's about to be destroyed / There's no point getting all annoyed / Lie back and let the planet dissolve around you / Despite those nets of tuna fleets / We thought that most of you were sweet / Especially tiny tots and your pregnant women / So long, so long, so long, so long, so long! So long, so long, so long, so long, so long! So long, so long, and thanks for all the fish!/ If I had just one last wish / I would like a tasty fish!/If we could just change one thing / We would all have learnt to sing!/Come one and all / Man and mammal / Side by side / In life's great gene pool!/ So long, so long, so long, so long, so long / So long, so long, so long, so long / So long, so long and thanks for all the fish!

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The Book: It's an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, Man had always assumed that he was the most intelligent species occupying the planet, instead of the *third* most intelligent. The second most intelligent creatures were of course dolphins who, curiously enough, had long known of the impending destruction of the planet earth. They had made many attempts to alert mankind to the danger, but most of their communications were misinterpreted as amusing attempts to punch footballs or whistle for titbits. So they eventually decided they would leave earth by their own means. The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double backward somersault through a hoop while whistling the star-spangled banner, but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish.

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The Book: "Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mindboggingly big it is.

we may meet again
it was nice meeting you all, friend, foe or anything in-between
live long and prosper …

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 5427

mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6319

Thanks, xavierx. We appreciate it.

pasquanel · Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 506 Location: Maine

Well gang it's been fun, Momabear i'm happy to hear things have taken a turn for the better, Xaviex keep up the good fight, Poke nice meeting you and Tony as well.
Geezer what can I say not he coldest day in hell would I ever understand your thought process but live long and prosper!
Ken, wow! well read for a dishwasher! I never knew what your ties to the USA were but you certainly made your displeasure with us very clear!Good luck.
Pasquanel Cool

Sgt Schultz · Joined: Dec 07, 2002 Posts: 7378 Location: St. Louis area

I know I haven't been too active here the last few months due to work and other priorities. I've made some friends, enemies and all points in between here over the years. If anyone wants to keep in touch just send a PM and I'll shoot you my email address.

kenmabmcc

bern · Joined: Mar 12, 2007 Posts: 1432 Location: ann arbor

So long, everybody. It has been fun arguing. I even enjoyed being disagreed with.

I am glad Mommabear that things seem to be going better.

One last political statement: Why get rid of PG and not humor? It seems to me they are similar in their non electronic orientation...

Can anybody suggest an alternative location to continue our vigorous disagreements?

michael_e · Joined: Jan 24, 2003 Posts: 99

MommaBear - you and your family will be in my prayers for your husband's full recovery.

I have been following this forum but I didn't know of its being turned off til now. Sad

I agree with Bern in that I am also interested in a place where I can go to be informed on a variety of opinions and information sources. Even though I was only an occasional poster, I always depended on this forum to guide me to other places where I can get both sides, and an occasional "tangent" on current events. I would much appreciate any ideas on similar forums any of you might know of.

Mike - Independent in MD

Gezzer

louis-the-cat · Joined: May 13, 2006 Posts: 307

bye guys,

it was nice sharing thoughts and opinions.

kinda sad really Sad

all the best,

louis

xavierx · Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 5427

Gezzer

CowpokeBob

Well you know I gotta take one last shot now don't ya. Thanks to the liberally minded folks behind this forum for killing it at a time when it is needed most. Wink

It's been fun and informative y'all. My info and profile are all over the net so I'm sure y'all can find me if you want but if anyone wants to drop me a note now and then here's a contact email <bobberard.TakeThisOut@ftc-i.net>. I don't worry 'bout posting it cause I promise you. If I don't want you to reach me ... you won't reach me and spam is never an issue I worry about.

One last thing to remember before I go ...the only constant in life is change. We simply have differing opinions on whether that's a good thing or bad.

Till next our paths cross on the journey of life. Brightest Blessings to you all.

P.S. to mommabear: I'm very happy to hear your husband is dong well and I wish you both the best for the future.

Okay time for mew to ride off into the electronic sunset now ............. Cool

seaeagle

I haven't been hanging around much lately as I made some changes to my life, including a pledge to spend less time online & more time on other things such as getting out & about in Sydney, and reading some good novels. But I have been dropping by to moderate, so I haven't been completely out of the loop.

Over the years I have made some good online friends here (and some online enemies too - it did surprise me to find out just how vengeful some people can be if you disagree with them). I have found out a lot of things I previously did not know about the USA, mainly for the positive. For example, no longer do I think that all Americans are loud & overbearing (must be just those ones who come to Oz as tourists Laughing

). The PG forum has opened my eyes to a wide variety of views and opinions on some very important issues (and quite a few trivial ones too!).

But times do move on. It has been the most tumultuous decade I have ever lived through, and the conversations here reflected that. Hopefully those bad times are over now & the world can move on.

But rarely, if ever, did I see a debate here actually change someone's opinion on a matter, so I think that is why I gradually drifted away. Just got tired of hearing the "same-old, same-old" all the time.

mommabear, my thoughts have often been with you and your husband over the past few years. I'm very glad he is now recovering. I know your hubbie's health & the associated medical costs have made life quite difficult over the past few years - hopefully you will have some worry-free time ahead of you now.

I wish everyone who has frequented, or just occasionally dropped by, the Political Geeks forum over the years all the best for the future. We may have many differences politically, but this site has shown to me that we also have much in common with each other.

Adios,

Scott

goretsky

Hello,

I would like to thank everyone for their participation in this section of the forum and others, and remind everyone that although this section is closing, we still have many other forums available on a variety of topics.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

Gezzer

bern · Joined: Mar 12, 2007 Posts: 1432 Location: ann arbor

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 1546 Location: Central FL, USA

Is this forum owned and run by Microsoft?

Closing the most widely used forum of all would typically be an MS trick.
(take something people know and love and destroy it)

And, why not close some of those other forums that don't get a post from one week to the next?

Killing off popular topics is the quickest way that I can think of to drive people away and into other forums.

A good friend has a web site with an area for Forums and he's said he'd be OK with creating a new forum for "Political Geeks".

Is anyone interested? Question

The Doctor Cool

bern · Joined: Mar 12, 2007 Posts: 1432 Location: ann arbor