Welcome back Quonsar!

October 19, 2005 8:03 PM

Welcome back Quonsar!
posted by furtive to MetaFilter-Related at 8:03 PM (113 comments total)

Of course it's only appropriate that his first post back is in a thread that will probably be deleted ;-)

And thanks Matt for letting out on the leash a little. One can only imagine the backroom negotiating that was involved in this one.
posted by furtive at 8:05 PM on October 19, 2005

Shh. Now they'll all want back in.

(and it isn't capitalized!)
posted by yhbc at 8:07 PM on October 19, 2005

In case that wasn't obtuse enough, if I were Matt or quonsar, I don't think I'd want a thread like this.
posted by yhbc at 8:09 PM on October 19, 2005

Who's this Quonsar?
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:10 PM on October 19, 2005

See, perfect example. Crash left in a huff a while ago, and there weren't any "Hey, crash! Welcome back!!!" threads when he came crawling back on his belly.

I kid both because I love and I'm far enough away to not get hit
posted by yhbc at 8:12 PM on October 19, 2005

MetaFilter: I'm far enough away to not get hit.
posted by loquacious at 8:34 PM on October 19, 2005

Not to mention I can't crawl on my belly because I am far too far. Wobble, sure. Backstroke? You bet.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:36 PM on October 19, 2005

Far too FAT, that is.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:36 PM on October 19, 2005

HA! This is perfect. The main link here doesn't go to quonsar's comment, because it's been capriciously deleted from the deleted thread.
posted by soyjoy at 8:43 PM on October 19, 2005

heh. It wasn't very helpful of a comment, so I axed it. That's 204 you punk!

His comment in the fundraiser thread was the first one I saw.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:46 PM on October 19, 2005

That's 204 you punk!

*runs screaming from room*
posted by quonsar at 9:01 PM on October 19, 2005

ME HATE Q.

me luv q.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 9:05 PM on October 19, 2005

Usually, I'm not a fan of the Metafilter taglines people toss out, but MetaFilter: I'm far enough away to not get hit is very appropriate and made me laugh. Nice one loquacious.
posted by marxchivist at 9:12 PM on October 19, 2005

That might be the first "gotcha bitch!" I've seen Matt post...
posted by hototogisu at 9:39 PM on October 19, 2005

Is that 204 count legit? I'd have figured it would be either somewhat less, or a lot more. But then, I'm sure #205 is just around the corner!
posted by jenovus at 10:01 PM on October 19, 2005

heh. It wasn't very helpful of a comment, so I axed it. That's 204 you punk!

I was wondering why that comment had been deleted :P
posted by delmoi at 10:11 PM on October 19, 2005

ROFL.... Good Times.
posted by adamvasco at 11:13 PM on October 19, 2005

*puts on "HOT 4 QUONSAR" t-shirt*
posted by scody at 12:04 AM on October 20, 2005 [1 favorite]

Well, the names have all changed -- since you hung around.

But...
"those dreams" have remained. Aaaand? They're turned.

Around.

/ShatnerKotter
posted by Hat Maui at 1:55 AM on October 20, 2005

Deleting a comment from a deleated thread? That's just spiteful! Funny, though.

I agree with yhbc.
posted by nthdegx at 4:48 AM on October 20, 2005

Nothing good can come of this.
posted by crunchland at 4:56 AM on October 20, 2005

{vomits}
posted by Witty at 6:18 AM on October 20, 2005

iirc, mister_crash_davis was noticed coming back also in a thread that got deleted. In the reaon for deletion, I welcomed him back, but damned if I can find that now. Anyone?
posted by jessamyn at 6:44 AM on October 20, 2005

so, has The Jesse Helms, finished packing yet?
posted by jonmc at 6:45 AM on October 20, 2005

how fitting that his first comment was deleted
posted by matteo at 7:07 AM on October 20, 2005

quonsar's return changed everything!!!
posted by davy at 7:24 AM on October 20, 2005

jessamyn, you are correct. I forgot all about that - I noticed him, too, but I want it noted for the record that I knew the thread was going to be deleted when I said, essentially, "Hey, crash! Welcome back!!!"

boy, I HATE being proven wrong
posted by yhbc at 7:32 AM on October 20, 2005

Does this mean we can all come back now?
posted by MiguelCardoso at 7:45 AM on October 20, 2005

* faints *
posted by yhbc at 7:51 AM on October 20, 2005

MIGS!

*runs in circles wagging tail and barking madly*
posted by quonsar at 7:58 AM on October 20, 2005

** Hugs Miguel Tightly **

Gives him fine port and hopes he sticks around
posted by anastasiav at 8:04 AM on October 20, 2005

!
posted by Space Kitty at 8:06 AM on October 20, 2005

Miguel and quonsar, welcome back.
posted by jessamyn at 8:08 AM on October 20, 2005

MIGS!!!

*begins furious mixing cocktails*
posted by jonmc at 8:09 AM on October 20, 2005

Holy fucking Cardoso! Awesome. Just awesome.
posted by Ryvar at 8:12 AM on October 20, 2005

Welcome back both. I believe Miguel Cardoso left shortly after I came aboard. I remember the great wailing, gnashing of teeth, and rending of garments when he left. I hope you stick around.
posted by marxchivist at 8:17 AM on October 20, 2005

and people wonder why improv comedy is so popular
posted by philida at 8:20 AM on October 20, 2005

I want to say something very erudite and witty and articulate, but a hushed and awed "wow" will have to suffice at the moment.

*waves shyly at Miguel*

WOWOWOW!!!
posted by Frisbee Girl at 8:25 AM on October 20, 2005

[this is excellent]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 8:27 AM on October 20, 2005

Miguel, I just missed your stay but you were a big reason for me to join. Welcome back!
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 8:28 AM on October 20, 2005

*Looks around for Hoffa*
posted by gsteff at 8:52 AM on October 20, 2005

Wait these guys are back and dios and rothko might be silenced, at least temporarily? Huzzah!
posted by CunningLinguist at 8:59 AM on October 20, 2005

Elvis!
posted by Joeforking at 9:02 AM on October 20, 2005

Wait... do we have to be "helpful" in the Blue, now?
posted by scarabic at 9:06 AM on October 20, 2005

MIGS!!!

*pours caipirinhas for two, doffs hat*
posted by languagehat at 9:12 AM on October 20, 2005

Feature request: quonsar deleted post counter.
Replace the deleted post with eg

206
posted by Mathowie at 9.02 AM on October 20
posted by Joeforking at 9:13 AM on October 20, 2005

Holy shit! Miguel!!??

All is forgiven! Joe Jackson is truly the whitest singer on earth! Just don't leave again!

I love it when MeTa threads are re-purposed.
posted by soyjoy at 9:16 AM on October 20, 2005

quonsar? Miguel!? WALT FUCKING DISNEY!

*toasts, drinks*
posted by loquacious at 9:37 AM on October 20, 2005

Miguel is clearly quonsar's sockpuppet
posted by matteo at 9:42 AM on October 20, 2005

or the other way around

hi Miguel!
posted by matteo at 9:43 AM on October 20, 2005

Oh my god, Miguel!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 9:44 AM on October 20, 2005

*wriggles excitedly, pees self*
posted by deborah at 9:59 AM on October 20, 2005

Very good times... long may they last.
Bom dia Don Miguel.
posted by adamvasco at 10:06 AM on October 20, 2005

OMFG, Miguel! Boa vinda para trás, amigo! (Google languages says that means "Welcome Back, Friend!" I hope it does.!)
posted by Lynsey at 10:20 AM on October 20, 2005

Halcyon days of yore.
posted by klangklangston at 10:26 AM on October 20, 2005

hmmmm

This isn't very funny.

....though exceptionally great. Multiplicities of cool beans. Refried.
posted by reflecked at 10:45 AM on October 20, 2005

Shit, I think he's gone again.
posted by gsteff at 10:52 AM on October 20, 2005

He's a snarkmeister from planet Meepzorp, with a doublestacked mood-stabilizer habit and a fanbase to-die-for ; he's a Euro-wordsmith with a penchant for caipirinha and an ample supply of phallic combustibles.

Together, they fight tedium!
posted by dash_slot- at 11:11 AM on October 20, 2005

he just dropped his olive.
you startled the man.
give a gentleman a moment of dignity to comport himself.
posted by philida at 11:19 AM on October 20, 2005

Migs came back without the Migs Signal! We missed you!
posted by fionab at 11:38 AM on October 20, 2005

I just hope that's the REAL Miguel, and not his friend Carlos using his login.
I KEED!
posted by wendell at 11:53 AM on October 20, 2005

Oh my god, Miguel! I am SO happy now.
posted by tizzie at 1:28 PM on October 20, 2005

Mr. Cardoso is only making a brief appearance to pimp all the unsold Miguel Cardoso masks* from last Halloween.

*now with free cigars, kids
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:48 PM on October 20, 2005

What a happy thread. Welcome back everybody!
posted by rocketman at 1:58 PM on October 20, 2005

IvoryBilledCardoso and quagga-onsar.
posted by TimeFactor at 2:13 PM on October 20, 2005

Hey, I'm back too!
posted by grouse at 2:18 PM on October 20, 2005

Holy Lusitania!

*makes another t-shirt*
posted by scody at 2:29 PM on October 20, 2005

Migs! Glory be!

Metafilter: *wriggles excitedly, pees self*
posted by eriko at 4:05 PM on October 20, 2005

I never knew you Miguel, but I have had the distinct feeling that you have been here all along, abstaining from posting.
posted by spaghetti at 4:42 PM on October 20, 2005

I bet that's all we get. Portutease.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 4:50 PM on October 20, 2005

Wow, hey, welcome back Miguel!

(Am I the only one here who does not buy into the Cult of Quonsar? Dude, I sincerely hope you've finally managed to clean up your act and start making meaningful contributions.)
posted by mkultra at 4:54 PM on October 20, 2005

Holy crap, it's Migs! (a new series, this Fall on Fox)

(Is this the right time to ask if you were mostly using your community website experience as fodder for a new book, Miguel? And to petulantly demand at the very least an English translation of that book to be released, if so? Regardless, I hope you drop in some more, now and then. As you can tell, you've been missed by many.)
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:05 PM on October 20, 2005

Fuck Miguel. Where was he when I needed him?

*sulks*
posted by ColdChef at 5:46 PM on October 20, 2005

MiguelCardoso & quonsar: vintage & retro posters, indeed.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 5:49 PM on October 20, 2005

Uh oh... no additional posts from them? What did we do wrong?

I think... I think they want us to take off our shoes... and hold them aloft like this!

Who's with me?
posted by soyjoy at 6:35 PM on October 20, 2005

posted by Mid at 6:48 PM on October 20, 2005

I think... I think they want us to take off our shoes... and hold them aloft like this!

I thought we were welcoming them back, not driving them off....
posted by jlkr at 6:53 PM on October 20, 2005

Miguel! Seeing you again just salvaged what was becoming a crappy evening.

*breaks out the Beer Nuts, mixes the Manhattans*
posted by Vidiot at 7:29 PM on October 20, 2005

Here's hoping they don't disappear again.
posted by maledictory at 7:34 PM on October 20, 2005

*runs screaming from room*

Run back, q, run back!
posted by Vidiot at 7:44 PM on October 20, 2005

Miguel is Back? Uma Beleza!
posted by louigi at 9:46 PM on October 20, 2005

I seriously do not know what to make of you people.
posted by thirteen at 10:10 PM on October 20, 2005

A hat? A broach? A pterodactyl?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:53 PM on October 20, 2005

I seriously do not know what to make of you people.
Best not to try, actually.
posted by dg at 12:27 AM on October 21, 2005

See? And we thought this thread was going to be a disaster!

Welcome back, Miguel (assuming that wasn't a one off)!
posted by nthdegx at 1:16 AM on October 21, 2005

Man, the nostalgia...I haven't felt this way since The New Love Boat.
posted by bachelor#3 at 1:34 AM on October 21, 2005

I seriously do not know what to make of you people.
posted by thirteen at 10:10 PM PST on October 20

A hat? A broach? A pterodactyl?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:53 PM PST on October 20

A sandwich? Quesadillas? Spinach dip!? A Margarita? A GIMLET!? EDIBLE UNDERPANTS OF AVOCADO? 3 Bean Pasta Salad! Stuffed Mushrooms! A bowl o' Red Hots? Pineapple Tamales!?

A SCRUMPTIOUSLY HOPPY APRICOT-ALMOND PALE ALE WITH A RACK OF SLOW HICKORY SMOKED RIBS AND A FINE RASPBERRY-WALNUT VINAGRETTE AND FETA SPINACH SALAD AND FRESH VEGGIE CHIPS TO SNACK ON!?!
posted by loquacious at 2:00 AM on October 21, 2005

Oh. Oh. Of. I could have sworn you said for. I figured you were fixing to feed us - all of us. I thought to myself "How perfectly nice!" and my brain started licking its lips.

Yeah, my brain has lips. And a tongue to lick them with. I can only assume it also has teeth but I really can't see that far up in there, and I really wouldn't want to get that close to the eating-hole, anyway. Not after I saw what it did to that cow. Moo.
posted by loquacious at 2:05 AM on October 21, 2005

Welcome back, Migs. You've got a lot to live up to.

Whatever happened to the rev_crash_davis?
posted by Alt F4 at 2:41 AM on October 21, 2005

excommunicated?
posted by matteo at 4:26 AM on October 21, 2005

Discombobulated.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:18 AM on October 21, 2005

*gleefully executes silly little somersault, not completely spilling martini or setting fire to the cat*

You all know you'll soon regret your kind words and, what's worse, I'll be here to remind you of them when I screw up.

And still...

*chokes*

Thanks guys!
posted by MiguelCardoso at 7:36 AM on October 21, 2005

[this is good]
[i hope]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:48 AM on October 21, 2005

Fie!
posted by ColdChef at 7:48 AM on October 21, 2005

Does this mean we can all come back now?

Welcome back Miguel and Quonsar.

Wow. Looking at the last five posts and who posted them is like pulling up a page from 2001. Weird. Is this like the OGs coming back to the hood to do some cleanup or what?
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 8:32 AM on October 21, 2005

Hurrah! I told you holding our shoes aloft would work!
posted by soyjoy at 8:46 AM on October 21, 2005

* wakes up in a daze, flicks cigar ash off shirt *

Damn, it was him. Welcome, welcome back, Miguel.
posted by yhbc at 8:53 AM on October 21, 2005

Speaking of long FPP's and long absent MeFites, whatever happened to Miguel Cardoso?
posted by Devils Slide at 6:19 PM PST on October 15 [!]

Ask and ye shall receive. Do I get any credit for summoning him back?

Welcome back Mr. Cardoso. I hope all your troubles are behind you and all is well.
posted by Devils Slide at 9:26 AM on October 21, 2005

Speaking of expensive booze and never having to work another day in my life, whatever happened to several million dollars?
posted by cortex at 9:32 AM on October 21, 2005

this is going to be a long 5-6 days
posted by cortex at 9:33 AM on October 21, 2005

It took me a minute to get that, cortex (I've been up all night) :)
posted by Devils Slide at 10:50 AM on October 21, 2005

Hot damn, looks like its time to break out the bottle of Oban in my desk! Nice to see you again, q and Miquel!

So what's going to be the third lightning strike? This is a triple witching Friday, right?
posted by fenriq at 11:16 AM on October 21, 2005

Miguel!

Quonsar.
posted by kindall at 11:17 AM on October 21, 2005

*hands out cigars. beams*
posted by warbaby at 12:02 PM on October 21, 2005

Okay, so it's a warbaby, but is it a girl or a boy?

*inhales smoke, coughs at great length*
posted by cortex at 12:25 PM on October 21, 2005

Yay! Miguel!

And quonsar, too! There must be something wrong with me. Is there a doctor in the 'ouse?
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 12:26 PM on October 21, 2005

Miguel! I made a post just for you!
posted by kenko at 3:24 PM on October 21, 2005

My beloved evil twin!

*faints*
posted by konolia at 4:12 PM on October 21, 2005

OMG! It's like old school week up in here! quonsar I see all the time (metaphorically speaking), but Migs! Dude! Missed you!

*finds martini shaker, looks under cat for vermouth*
posted by dejah420 at 8:21 PM on October 21, 2005

This more like it. Welcome back!
posted by Tarrama at 10:09 PM on October 21, 2005

snif.

/wipes tear
posted by mwhybark at 12:51 AM on October 22, 2005

Yay - welcome back to both quonsar and Miguel! Two of the people that inspired me to join Mefi. Hugs all around!
posted by madamjujujive at 6:31 AM on October 22, 2005

er....i was away for a week if that qualifies for some sort of hug .....sniff......VERY nice to see migs and konse in this thread , really pleased.
posted by sgt.serenity at 2:38 AM on October 28, 2005