Poor Old Lu Choose Your Tag!

Poor Old Lu and I met several years ago while working the night shift at a local grocery store. We became friends almost immediately because of our mutual interest in video games. One day he discovered this site and its podcast and he then told me about it. We used to pass the nights at the store listening to the Conference Call and then discussing each episode. Both of us lurked the site for a while before actually creating an account but ever since then we both always wondered which one of us would get our tagging thread first. Since neither of us were heavy posters it has been a rather slow race. Unfortunately he passed away unexpectedly last week before reaching his tagging thread. So as a gesture for him and all the friends he made on the site we will hold a tagging thread for him so that he will not remain an office linebacker forever.

To give you guys some ideas Poor Old Lu was a big fan of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Fallout 3, Defense Grid, he loved books of all kinds and philosophy. He also loved to buy a ton of games and then barely play them LOL! I didn't always follow the same threads as he did so there also may be other ideas stemming from those.

I will have the honors of making the final decision.

Thanks!

Life, the Universe, and Everything

As a big HitchHiker's fan too I was hoping for that one myself. Instead I offer it with my sympathies for him.

The first thing that pops into my head is fairly obvious:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Elycion wrote:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Somehow, that seems perfect.

Elycion wrote:

The first thing that pops into my head is fairly obvious:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

I don't know if this one can be topped, it's just about perfect. I'm sorry for your loss, Breander.

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, breander. I hope wherever he finds himself, Poor Old Lu is surrounded by lots of new games to keep him occupied until he can once again discuss the podcasts, philosophy and games with you.

I'll offer up:

DON'T PANIC

Brought his towel

Beware of the Leopard

&

Hitchhiking across the Galaxy

Yeah, that's pretty much the winner. If it's too long, the other ones that'd fit are Hoopy Frood or Knows Where His Towel Is.

In Memoriam (just in case the So Long tag is...er, too long.)

Really glad this thread was made.

I'll toss in my vote for 'So long and thanks for all the fish.'

Thumbs up.

But I also toss my vote for "So long and thanks for all the fish."

Elycion wrote:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

If it's not too long, then definitely this one.
No matter what his tag ends up being, I'm just glad that he gets one.

Elycion wrote:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

This one for the win, again if it's not too long.

If it is: Out to Lunch

Yeah I think Elycion has nailed it. I was going to suggest Time is an illusion.

Elycion wrote:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Another vote for this one. If it's too long maybe just "Thanks for the all the fish."

MrDeVil909 wrote:
Elycion wrote:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Somehow, that seems perfect.

Agreed.

Elycion wrote:

The first thing that pops into my head is fairly obvious:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Brings a tear to my eye.

Vector wrote:
Elycion wrote:

The first thing that pops into my head is fairly obvious:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Brings a tear to my eye.

Same here.

That tag is indeed amazing.

Love "So long and thanks for all the fish" tag. So great.

Also maybe "Yes, it really is 42"? (Or "No--It's actually 57")

Elycion wrote:

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Another vote for this.

Runner vote up for:

Kannon wrote:

Out to Lunch

Does anybody know how long it can be? Because I would definitely be leaning heavily towards "So long, and thanks for all the fish".

breander wrote:

Does anybody know how long it can be? Because I would definitely be leaning heavily towards "So long, and thanks for all the fish".

There's no set time limit. Usually a couple of days at the longest.

Beware! You don't want him ending up as a fairy princess.

Well, Vector's tag has 21 on one line, and the tag sometimes goes to two lines, so . . . maybe it'll fit.

I second what Rob said. Even if it is too long "Thanks for all the fish" should fit, hopefully.

Btw, this is really cool. A great idea for the passing of a friend.

It has to be "So long, and thanks for all the fish." I think it should work, it would only be two characters longer than my tag.

Given the circumstances, and the fact that the tag will only show up in past threads, I would hope that an exception could be made for length.

Maybe hard to top that, but here are several culled from Poor Old Lu lyrics:

Colored Whole
Speak Soft
No More Cannon-Fire Orange (personal favorite, if you know the song)
Hope for Always Ever
Hello Sunny Weather
I've Held His Hands
Through Future, Past
The Night Turned to Day
Set my sights on boardwalk streets and a sunset that will last (too long, I'm sure...)

Coldstream wrote:

Given the circumstances, and the fact that the tag will only show up in past threads, I would hope that an exception could be made for length.

I was thinking of a way of saying this without being incredibly insensitive. Thank you.

Given his interest in books, I'd suggest "A man of infinite jest," but it's hard to top "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

It's done, thanks guys!

Certis wrote:

It's done, thanks guys!

If you want to see it, here's one of his posts; I don't think tags show up on profile pages.