If he ever actually left.

Welcome home,Degas, you were missed.
Be aware of false saints.
Sorry about thin, aka Marginal. Send my sympathy.

Thanks StCirq, for the "word ration" comment. I was trying to think of a clever way of saying the same thing, and now I don't have to.

Short but sweet, that's my Degas.
the saint, her name is Lauren, has created havoc on AOL and on another forum, I'm told.
Marginal, my deepest sympathy. I have had the same sad loss last year and only now do I feel like joining the world again.

not too short

Is this all some sort of code, because I haven't understood one word any of you have said. I do remember something about Degas going to Iraq last year, but what's this about "thin", is that a poster? Is this thread only for the "in" crowd

Hagan, Thin has had several screen names. He has always been an interesting poster regardless of his screen name. Just recently his mother and stepfather were killed in an auto accident. Thin and his SO are or soon on their way to either Greece or Turkey, I don' remember which country. I believe his mother was planning on going with him. A sad story.

Thin,
I am so sorry to hear your news. My sympathies to you and yours.

No hagan, anyone who posts here regularly is an "In" crowd. I'm the one who posted about thin who lost his mother who was always a starring player on his trip reports. Thinangorgus was his name until he was banned (degas and I were too at th same time) He came back with other names as did witty Patrick. And Yes, his mother was supposd to go on the trip as well as the usual auntie but she will not go this time. We all tell thin to go with Keith, his mother would want that. I don't understand your problem, hagan. if I said something about an obscure vuillage is it going to annoy you?

Terrible tragedy for Marginal.

But I think that degas was telling Fidel that he's not only "pithier than ever," but "thin too." That's how I read it...

Okay, degas. Just my two cents. Since you clearly want to rejoin the Fodor's world, come clean on the Iraq thread. Were you deployed or not? The thread became fishy to many of us, including me. No need to go into the details of why. We all make mistakes. Did you make one? Enough cryptic posting, and just tell the truth.

Cimbrone, you don't know the story so please just back off, please. Degas is not a phoney and Degas is doing the best he can now regarding posting on Fodor's.

LoveItaly, I defer to you. Having followed that whole thread, I was trying to do some good here. Believe it or not. I hope to learn the full story someday...

cimbrone, you are right, he most likely meant his body. Glad you lost your beer belly, Degas :)

My worries over my husband, my friends here who are in such severe physical or emotional problems is nothing to scoff at.