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by wbhart 4802 days ago
I only have questions, and _why is only one of them. The two burning ones for me are to what extent is he deliberate with the role his persona plays and to what extent are individuals trying to take a stab at what they think his role is, in the vain hope that he will take up the role again, having been given new direction by their witty proposal? (Easier to feel good about someone's role when they aren't disappeared. And let's face it, everyone is secretly itching to points whore all the forums with "_why is back!") And secondly, what did he mean that it is dangerous to come to us in this way? Are printer spools dangerous, or is he worried about the effect of the publicity on the person(a). Or is it dangerous for us? Has it really taken a year? Seems like forever and just a few days!
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The guy is just really good at implementing one of the rules of PT Barnum: "Always keep them wanting more".