My retro farewell thread

[Shogun Gunner]

Many people post in the Off-topic forum that they are leaving Apolyton and never coming back.

The usual response is something like "yeah, right, see you in a week....and don't forgot to post your orders in the other games/forum thread"

In most cases, the poster comes back, like a moth to a flame to Apolyton - it's unavoidable.

So, in thinking back over my time in Poly, I recall an eighteen month stretch where I did not post or visit Apolyton. It was back in 2001 when RL overwhelmed my time availability. Its a terrible, inexcusable set of reasons....something along the lines of looking for, and buying a new house; getting a promotion at work; raising my offspring; getting bored with Civ3 vanilla..blah blah blah. yes, the reasons suck.

Anyway, the bottom line is that I'm leaving Apolyton in early 2001 and I'm not coming back until 2002. Since I missed my opportunity in 2001 to post my goodbye thread, I'm doing it now.

Don't try to talk me out of it. My decision is final.

[Ted Striker]

[Gamecube64]

You'll be back 3 years ago.

[Theben]

See you in eighteen months from, uh, when was that again?

[Theben]

What kind of a dumbass would buy a PLUS membership and then leave? Japher I could see... but you?

[Sprayber]

[Shogun Gunner]

Originally posted by Theben
What kind of a dumbass would buy a PLUS membership and then leave? Japher I could see... but you?

Don't worry. I've seen in the future and I have a plan to handle that.

I'll explain in the off topic forum in 2007 -- look for a thread from me then under a DL Settler account. Please don't me or I won't explain anything. I'm serious.

[Japher]

What kind of a dumbass would buy a PLUS membership and then leave? Japher I could see... but you?

[Theben]

[Paddy]

this is trajic news indeed old friend



well if you really are set on this leaving, there probably is not much any of us can do to talk you out of it



why? yes you have not fully explained yourself, and if you are willing start a thread then you should be willing to give a full and comprehensive account of your reasons



be well, and hopefully you really will return

[bongo]

I will have missed you while you were gone



Anyone read Douglas Adams' explanation on the *real* problem with time travel?

(from memeory)
'The problem is not changing the course of history or becoming your own grandfather. The history bit will eventually sort itself out, and becoming your own grandfather is nothing a broad-minded and well-adjusted family can't cope with. The problem is Grammar. How do you go ahead explaining you have just been in the past and stopped yourself doing something that eventually may have happened some time in the future?'

[Theben]

bongo... the name seems somewhat familiar...

[Paddy]

ahhh do you know the Grand Pooobah of Bongolia then?

he is constantly seen with a towel near by

[Shogun Gunner]

Originally posted by Paddy the Scot
ahhh do you know the Grand Pooobah of Bongolia then?

he is constantly seen with a towel near by

Is that a towel, or a baby receiving blanket?

[SpencerH]

I never previously reply to these threads.