Ship of Fools: Chorister takes a bow

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :

After seven years hosting the Circus, Chorister is now deemed to have paid full penance for her past sins and has asked that she be released from the shackles of hosting and she'll be standing down later this week.

Chorister has been a very valuable member of the host team and I'm sure you'll all join me in thanking her for all she's done and wishing her all the very best for a well earned break.

Spike
SoF Admin

Posted by Evensong (# 14696) on :

Thanks for all your hard work Chorister. [Smile]

Enjoy the rest!

Posted by Earwig (# 12057) on :

Seven years?! [Eek!]

That's centuries in internet time!

Thanks chorister!

Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :

Was she let off for good behaviour? [Eek!]

Chorister, thank you for all your stirling work in the Circus (not that I ever visit there of course) and for being an inventor of cool games, a kind and moderate moderator, and an all-round "one of the good guys". Enjoy your freedom [Big Grin]

Posted by dj_ordinaire (# 4643) on :

Thanks for all your work Chorister - if you can survive seven years of Mornington Crescent I'm sure that life can no longer hold any terror for you!

Posted by Karl: Liberal Backslider (# 76) on :

Well done Chorister. There should be instant translation to glory for you on departing this mortal coil because I can't see how God could possibly consider any more purgatorial cleansing necessary.

Can I put in a plea that a replacement host be one who similarly understands and allows the playing of the King of Games, named for a north London tube station?

Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :

Thank you, Chorister! Wow, seven years!

I'm sure there's a Nunc Dimittis joke in here somewhere.

Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :

Well done, thou good and faithful servant [Smile]

I'd make a comment about leaving some big shoes to fill, but they're clown shoes so it would be a bit redundant!

Posted by Japes (# 5358) on :

Enjoy your well earned rest, Chorister, and thank you.

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :

I only rarely venture into the Circus, but it has always seemed a well-run affair and great fun. I look forward to your wit and intelligence having more time to flourish on the rest of the Ship, Chorister.

Posted by fletcher christian (# 13919) on :

Thank you Chorister

Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :

NOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo! [Waterworks]

Posted by leo (# 1458) on :

Thank you - but i hope you will stay around as one of the voices of sanity.

Posted by RooK (# 1852) on :

Dammit, Spike. Didn't you read on the Illuminati Board about why we kept Chorister (Eater Of Souls) bound to the Mental Fungal (Circus) Board?!?! What have you done?!

Uh... Thanks Chorister. For all your... er... non-eating of souls. Recently.

Posted by Anselmina (# 3032) on :

The woman's a martyr. What's the Ship's equivalent to a long-service medal (apart from ulcers obviously)?

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

Seven and a half years actually. Don't forget the half, it's very important. And yes, it would be good to spend a little less time in the Circus and a little more time on the more detailed threads on other boards.

quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie:

Chorister, thank you for all your stirling work in the Circus (not that I ever visit there of course)

Don't believe her - I can sometimes hardly see for penguin footprints stamped all over the place.

Posted by comet (# 10353) on :

Get out while you can!

sometimes, they drag you back in.... [Biased]

Host Emeritus indeed, excellent staying power! Enjoy only reading the threads you want, and the champagne and bon bons are over there...

Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :

Seven years! [Overused]

Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :

Seven years! [Eek!]

And a fine job you've done. [Smile]

Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :

Chorister, you're a STAR! Thanks for all you have done for the Ship over the years.

Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
Seven years!

There are H&A who've been in the job longer, but doing it in The Circus takes a special sort of person.

Take that to mean what you want [Razz]

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

Impressive. Where did you stash your sanity during that period, since you've come out with it intact?

Posted by Gamaliel (# 812) on :

Yes, well-done Chorister, enjoy your well-earned break and clotted cream ...

[Smile]

Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :

Chorister, you've been amazing. Take care.

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

quote:
Originally posted by jacobsen:
Impressive. Where did you stash your sanity during that period, since you've come out with it intact?

I wouldn't be too sure - I think I urgently need to start looking for it again.

Thanks also to Marvin.... I think.... [Ultra confused]

Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :

Thanks be to Chorister!

Posted by Spike (# 36) on :

quote:
Originally posted by jacobsen:
Impressive. Where did you stash your sanity during that period, since you've come out with it intact?

It was the lack of any form of sanity that made her suitable for the job in the first place.

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

No comment.
Nil.
None.
Nada.
[Paranoid]

Posted by Drifting Star (# 12799) on :

Am I the only person who read the thread title and assumed Chorister was taking up the violin?

Well done, thank you and enjoy your free time. If you don't know what to do with it, come down to the Circus and make some work for the hosts... [Big Grin]

Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :

[Overused]

Chorister

Posted by QLib (# 43) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Spike:

quote:
Originally posted by jacobsen:
Impressive. Where did you stash your sanity during that period, since you've come out with it intact?
It was the lack of any form of sanity that made her suitable for the job in the first place.

Yes, seven and a half years in the Circus is surely proof of someone having taken leave of their senses.

Congratulations on making good your escape, Chorister. Do you get...er ... certified, or something?

Posted by lilBuddha (# 14333) on :

It was by being certifiable she was given the post in the first place. Hopefully her release signals a cure and not that she is beyond help.

Posted by Chapelhead (# 21) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:

quote:
Originally posted by jacobsen:
Impressive. Where did you stash your sanity during that period, since you've come out with it intact?
I wouldn't be too sure - I think I urgently need to start looking for it again.

Should we start a Circus thread on that?

But seriously, Chorister, you're a gem. Many, many thanks.

Posted by Twilight (# 2832) on :

Just yesterday on the "How sad is your life," thread Chorister posted this:

quote:
When I was 18, I spent my spare time poring over a map of Devon, square by square - making a list of every church in every village, so I could visit each one in turn and take photographs.

She meant it as an example of nerdiness but I thought to myself, and not for the first time, I don't think I've known very many people as nice as Chorister. *snif*

Posted by Organ Builder (# 12478) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Spike:
After seven years hosting the Circus, Chorister is now deemed to have paid full penance for her past sins...

Those must have been some serious sins! I can't wait for the tell-all book. In the meantime, many thanks to Chorister for her work.

Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :

A tell-all book sounds fabulous!

Thank you, Chorister-- for being such a cool person to work with. [Smile]

Posted by Jack the Lass (# 3415) on :

Good stuff Chorister - looking forward to seeing you elsewhere on the boards [Smile]

Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Drifting Star:
Am I the only person who read the thread title and assumed Chorister was taking up the violin?

My first reaction was to wonder whether she was taking up archery.

Posted by seasick (# 48) on :

...and there was me thinking she'd been caught stealing in the ribbon shop...

Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :

...and I thought she might be dismantling a ship. [Smile]

Chorister, you are amazing! Thank you for your seven and a half years of service to the Ship! That's ninety months in teddy bear time!

Congratulations on your emancipation!

Posted by Latchkey Kid (# 12444) on :

Thanks from me. [Overused]

This is first time I have posted this smiley.

Posted by orfeo (# 13878) on :

Many thanks from an only-occasional visitor to the Circus.

Posted by Louise (# 30) on :

Thanks Chorister! [Overused]

Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! NOT CHORISTER!!!!!

Seven and a half years. I mean, hosting the Circus isn't that bad, so long as you don't have to read the cricket thread and can ignore that evil game that only occasionally has any resemblance to transit systems once it gets dull, but seriously, seven and a half years? Do we make distinguished service medals here on the Ship? Naval service stars? Some sort of insignia that she can wear with pride to church?

We're really going to miss having you as our co-host. I know you have to go, you need to retire, but . . . please? Can I just try the long-distance puppy dog eyes that don't work over the Internet?

Okay, fine. Even at these distances the PDE's are unfair. Fine. Leave. See if we care.

[Waterworks]

Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on :

Thanks Chorister for keeping the clowns, acrobats and tiger tamers all in line in the Circus!

[ 22. January 2013, 09:15: Message edited by: Lucia ]

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

Thanks for all the lovely messages on here, even the more dubious ones about my sanity. [Roll Eyes]

Actually what I was really doing was stealing rainbows....

Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on :

Very well done, Chorister. A singing jewel of a Host; enjoy the extra space!

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

And to show you I've been at this game waaaay too long, I've just clicked on all the smilies on this thread to check that there aren't any hidden tricks. How sad is that?!

If I have trouble adjusting, I may need to bill SoF funds to pay for a debriefing session.... [Ultra confused]

Posted by seasick (# 48) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
And to show you I've been at this game waaaay too long, I've just clicked on all the smilies on this thread to check that there aren't any hidden tricks. How sad is that?!

Have you checked the punctuation?

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

DON'T tempt me.....

Posted by seasick (# 48) on :

[Big Grin]

Posted by jbohn (# 8753) on :

Chorister- [Overused]

Posted by Surfing Madness (# 11087) on :

Thanks for all your hard work.
[Overused]

Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :

The Circus without Chorister won't be the same. Thanks for putting up with all my threads over the years. Enjoy your retirement.

Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :

I remember Chorister becoming a Circus host. It can't possibly be over seven years ago. Can it?

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

2005 really is that long ago, even though it doesn't sound it. I was always amazed to see the Dates of Birth of children in the class registers - to see that, even though the date seemed like yesterday, these children were now at school, and reading, losing their milk teeth, and growing up very fast!

Anyway, Smudgie, you've been around for, like, ever, so you would remember. Penguins never forget.

Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :

Time has a way of flying without your realizing it. In just 3 years' time, some of us may have workmates born this century. [Ultra confused]

Posted by Jigsaw (# 11433) on :

Thank you, Chorister, for the joy you've given us.

Posted by Grits (# 4169) on :

Blessings to you, my friend.

Posted by Pure Sunshine (# 11904) on :

Chorister no longer ****ing! The end of an era. I've always been very impressed with her fair-mindedness and level-headness, both as a **** and as a shipmate as well (not to mention her sense of humour!) Don't be a stranger!

Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :

First Chorister and now the Pope - what is the world coming to?

[Eek!]

Posted by Gill H (# 68) on :

Come to think of it - you never see them together, do you...?

I wonder...

Posted by ExclamationMark (# 14715) on :

Yeah but where's the arrow gone?

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Gill H:
Come to think of it - you never see them together, do you...?

I wonder...

Blessings, my child.

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