If you've been wondering why I haven't been posting that much lately...

[Mr. Scorpio]

It’s because I’ve been of mind that it’s about time for me to move on.

I just feel that my time online and in real life has started to shift to other places that require more of it than it does on DU. I also felt that you all deserved to hear it formally. I want all of us to part as long, dear friends.

Hence, this will be my last post.

Before I go, I want to thank everybody, both here today and DUers long gone for all the great times we’ve had together. It’s been wonderful over the years.

As I leave you, I only have one piece of important advice to give all of you for each of our own long journeys through life... And that is, you should NEVER trust everything you read whenever someone writes it on April the first. Scroll down...











































































I ain’t going anywhere.

[samnsara]

1. :)

[catbyte]

2. You shouldn't do that to people before the caffeine has kicked in.

Happy April Fools Day, stinker!

[mucifer]

3. Scorp that was awesome!

[JudyM]

4. !

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. My first April 1st'er of the day. Good one.

[FalloutShelter]

6. FULL spit-take, Scorpio.

You got me.

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Never gonna give DU up, or desert you!

[narnian60]

51. Hee hee.

😄

[Lucinda]

8. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[gademocrat7]

9. You win the day.

[mountain grammy]

10. Haha 😆

Glad you’re staying.

[markie]

11. whew...

we would have missed you

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Damn, I thought I was prepared for 4/1 posts....

You hooked me....

[NJCher]

29. got me, too

I was already looking down the road, saying what am I going to do about Halloween posts?

[lastlib]

13. YOMANK*!

(*"You Owe Me A New Keyboard&quot

[judesedit]

14. That was a really great one. Ya had me. But glad it's not true

Have fun fooling everyone today. You're good at it.

[Harker]

15. Thought maybe I'd never get to play "Ask Mr. Scorpio.". n/t

[secondwind]

16. I have to admit, you fooled me! LOL

[taxi]

17. Damn, for a minute i thought you really did set the house on fire! nt

[Scrivener7]

18. Bastid!!!! I was looking at a future without the Halloween countdown!!! Don't do that to me!!!

[Klondike Kat]

19. Good one!

[pazzyanne]

20. That was mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[Fla Dem]

21. You got me feeling all teary eye and then.......

Boom!

You certainly have a flare. Glad you're staying.

Also follow you on twitter.

[Alliepoo]

22. OMGosh!

You truly got me! I was so sad reading this and wondering if I’d still see you on Twitter - I’m SO glad it was an April Fools!!! You, my dear, are a little stinkpot as my darling dad used to say!! Lol!!

[CaptainTruth]

23. I just woke up, I haven't had covfefe, and you do this to me???

Congratulations, you got me good.

[marble falls]

24. The fact you kinda post in cycles made this believable ...

I still love your old Wednesday posts, Barack Obama with the caption, "It's only Wednesday and Trumps has more administration under investigation than I had my entire eight years!"

And I enjoy your music lists.

[rurallib]

25. Damn you!

I was thinking of all those great Halloween posts that we would never see again.

Your best ever, Sir!

[PatSeg]

26. Ha, ha, ha!!!

Happy April Fools Day!

[MiHale]

27. So heartfelt and poignant I teared up...

Then poof!

And done without MFM’s signature dots, kudos.

[Rhiannon12866]

28. Awww, geez! It's too early, I forgot what day it was!

[blueinredohio]

30. You got me.

[sarchasm]

31. hahahaha...!!!

good one! good for a smile this AM. thanks!

[PJMcK]

32. Nice try, Mr. Scorpio

As soon as I read your title, I knew what was to follow.

Have a nice day!

[They_Live]

33. Awesome post!

[Ilsa]

34. And I was going to write a heartfelt farewell

to you, Mr. Scorpio.
.
.
.
.


Not!

Ha! Two can play.

[Stuart G]

35. Yep, you had me fooled too......

[sagetea]

36. Bad, Scorpio, bad

Why you do that? I started tearing up! I'm glad you're still here though!

sage

[Wicked Blue]

37. You managed to scare me pretty good

[mahatmakanejeeves]

38. Thankfully, I scrolled to the end. DU wouldn't be the same without you.

Tomorrow is not one of your podcast days, is it?

[grantcart]

39. Oh hardy har har

Happy Bday to me and Rachel Maddow.

Bdays as a kid always involved older brothers saying something like

"Sorry your bday party was cancelled,

"Cancelled, why?"

"Jimmy has the measles"

Hour later see Jimmy at school.

Just like this post fell for it every time.

[Totally Tunsie]

47. Happy Birthday, grantcart, and that's no joke!

Today is my granddaughter's b-day also, and she feels your pain about birthday pranks.

Have a great day!

[niyad]

69. Hoping this is a truly wonderful day for you.

[Stallion]

40. I Had a Joe Dimaggio Speach Warming Up in the Bullpen

[Historic NY]

41. BLAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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[Iggo]

42. dic

[ancianita]

43. I ain't believin' nothin' today. Thanks for the laugh.

[QED]

44. Too early for that

My heart was on the verge of breaking.

[Liberty Belle]

45. Good one! Our news site posted two April Fool's day stories today:

https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/san-diego-sky-gondola-soar-east-county

https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/lakeside-rodeo-approved-be-held-animals-and-riders-wearing-masks

[MontanaMama]

46. You got me.

[Totally Tunsie]

48. ARGGGHHHHH! Got me too!

Glad you'll still be around!

[AwakeAtLast]

49. Yeah, well, good riddance

[liberalla]

50. You freaked me out! I was like... wtf ??? It doesn't have to be all or nothing! You can

just post less frequently!! Don't go all the way away!!!

But you're not leaving-- it was a joke to get people like me all in a tizzy!

Glad am I... glad I am!
Hey hi! Welcome back !

[LetMyPeopleVote]

52. Happy April Fools day

[flying rabbit]

53. Well played.

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

54. I started tearing up!!

YOU BRAT!!!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

55. Lol, you really got me, Mr. Scorpio!!!!

🤪😆

[ornotna]

56. I was wracking my brain for something sincere and poignant

Thankfully you saved me from that embarrassing failure.

Welcome back!

[UTUSN]

57. HAH you scoundrel - I was gearing up for some kind of pleas or fondness or something!1

That said, I was also agreeing with the "moving on" type sentiments that prolly all of us have at times. DU and small parts of the internet are about all that have gotten me through retirement, but the thought "waste of time" also occurs from time to time.

[kimbutgar]

58. You got me Mr. Scorpio!!!!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

59. On top of your longish and very convincing statement...

...you had to RICK ROLL US? Bastard.

[KT2000]

60. Good one!!

[Laffy Kat]

61. You win April Fools' Day!

[BootinUp]

62. Rickrolled again. Lol. Nt

[WheelWalker]

63. You can check-out any time you like...

but you can never leave!

[Kali]

64. got me

[cmos_sue]

65. Scared me

But then I'm glad I scrolled down. Whew!

[StevenJoseph]

66. I cannot believe that I was Rick Rolled...yet again! :) nt

[trof]

67. Foolish April

[niyad]

68. You know, I was waiting for the punchline, you brat.

[lunatica]

70. Well DU would never be the same after losing another anchor

So I’m glad you weren’t serious. It wouldn’t be the same without you.

[hay rick]

71. Cold. Ya got me.

[FakeNoose]

72. OK you had me going there for a minute

[Skittles]

73. aw MAN

you got me good

[peacebuzzard]

74. forgot what day it was.

you had me sad for a moment....

[Nevilledog]

75. That was fantastic!