I know what you’re thinking. Maybe I got annoyed by something someone said. Maybe after two Super Bowls in a row I’m satiated on the Chiefs. Maybe I’m going to prison, or joining Dick Cheney on a barnstorming tour, or maybe the antifreeze actually wasn’t a good idea and I died.
The fun of a farewell forever thread is not in knowing the reason. It’s in not knowing, and the mystery behind the disappearance. MrBlond is legendary not because he was here or because he left, but rather because of how he departed. He was DB Cooper jumping out of the Chiefsplanet plane and disappearing into the night, and with that act he became immortal.
It is now my time to parachute from the plane, and I can assure you that I will not return. It would be enjoyable to become an unsolved Chiefsplanet mystery in the process, but I can’t do that to you. It’s cruel enough that you will no longer get to read my thoughtful prose and learn from my wisdom. I can’t allow you to speculate forever about what became of me, and to always wonder if that guy with the fake glasses and mustache sitting next to you at the game is me.
So I’ve instructed one Chiefsplanet member to reveal the mystery. If this thread ever reaches 1,000 posts, that person will share the reason. But until then, you will have only my boarding pass, a flight attendant’s vague description, and 110,871 posts to remember me by.
Farewell, Chiefsplanet!
(Sound of wind rushing past an open passenger cabin door.)
Patteeu is a smart honorable man and was always nice to me. He has a knack for debating the opposite side making his points and not sinking to namecalling.
I admire him for that I choose another path. The Irish blood in me burns so I choose differently. I choose to call a turd a turd and not attempt to polish it.
Good luck Pat you will be missed by many here. I hope the rumors of poor health are just that. Hope you change mind after a rest period and come back. [Reply]
Maybe he came to the conclusion that in the many years he posted in DC he never changed a mind despite thousands of posts. That's an experience everyone else in DC shares. [Reply]
Maybe after more than 110,000 posts he just wondered where the last 19 years of his left went and realized he has things in life to accomplish. [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
Patteeu is a smart honorable man and was always nice to me. He has a knack for debating the opposite side making his points and not sinking to namecalling.
I admire him for that I choose another path. The Irish blood in me burns so I choose differently. I choose to call a turd a turd and not attempt to polish it.
Good luck Pat you will be missed by many here. I hope the rumors of poor health are just that. Hope you change mind after a restpice and come back.
