I never really understood why Tragedy + Time = Comedy.
Who has the time to wait? So I will jump right in.
This probably will not help to convince our greatest poster to return to bloviating here, but the chuckles may help us deal with the pain of separation. And please don’t get me wrong - I LOVE and will deeply miss @Chowseeker1999 ‘s contributions (if they do leave permanently).
We’ve “lost” some great ones over the years @kevin, @bulavinaka, @ipsedixit etc, and now, apparently, @Chowseeker1999
[LOST is in quotes because, while the dearly departed clearly do depart, they appear to tenaciously retain their account names - for lurking or, perhaps, a most-hoped-for future return 
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My favorite line of the whole debate
The Chowseeker Manifesto
1: I am not - and never was - Exile Kiss
2: Brevity is NOT the soul of wit
3: Thick skin is for elephants, critics’ skin must be diaphanous; self deprecation is the road to ruin.
4: The post may be greater then the poster
5: (feel free to add)