Happy birthday, Pinback

[bryanb]

Oh, but you did. We all did. I think it may have been the polls. He simply tried to access the pulse of the JC community and inquire our opinions on a wide variety of topics, everything from the problems of society to chili cooking procedures, and he was always eager to fine-tune and optimize his polling methodology. And yet time and time again we completely failed him. How often did we greedily click that "Other (Explain Below!)" option, only to leave our man hanging?

It was us who poled him. Again and again. Until finally, at long last, we let him shuffle and stagger out from behind the dumpster in the unlit alley with his pants around his ankles and tears streaming down his face.

Shame on us.

Indeed. No man quite loved polls/poles like pinback did yet in the end they just seemed to cause him more pain. All he ever wanted was a little honest engagement and a spirited exchange of opinions. Instead, we just clicked an option at random and explained nothing time and time again. We took and took until he had nothing more to give. And gave and gave until he could take no more. We crucified him on the pole of our own selfishness.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

A crown of thorns but the thorns are uncooked spam.

[cassie_91]

Are you guys just making jokes cuz u r making him sound kind of weird.

[Casual Observer]

Sorry for your loss

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Are you guys just making jokes cuz u r making him sound kind of weird.

He reached the highest highs and lowest lows of posting.

Do you enjoy food? He made recipes.

[pinback]

Thanks, everyone!

[Casual Observer]

You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

I just want us to all be friends.

[bryanb]

Welcome back, Ben! I'm still not 100% sure what was going on here, but the world feels a little less off-kilter now.