May 4, 2000

4:07 PM

Hey, where'd Carl go? He's not at Freedonia. Nothing is.
posted by luke (10 comments total)

I heard a rumor at SXSW that Carl would soon be making a disappearance from the Web, never to return again. It could have heard it directly from Carl himself, but I can't recall. Feeble brain!
posted by jkottke at 4:11 PM on May 4, 2000

Refering to himself in the third person, Jason uses the neutral pronoun "it", further reinforcing my impression that he is not a human after all, but some sort of alien from a planet where the native tongue is some subset of SGML.
posted by sylloge at 4:29 PM on May 4, 2000

Is the column in the Standard finished, too? That was my favorite thing.
posted by endquote at 5:34 PM on May 4, 2000

he'll be back. he always comes back.
posted by benbrown at 12:19 AM on May 5, 2000

Knowing the little that I know, I think a little respectful privacy is in order.
posted by holgate at 6:09 AM on May 5, 2000

ummmmmm...say what now?
posted by solistrato at 7:25 AM on May 5, 2000

I'd say, he's a private individual and people should leave him alone if he wants to be left alone. He's not "The Carl." He's Carl and he obviously wants to be left alone for a while.
posted by benbrown at 12:30 PM on May 5, 2000

Not entirely unexpected:



97.11.17

this is my to-do list. please note
that "fall in love" is not on it. thank
you. come again.

1. finish book

2. finish mart

3. finish trading card set

4. finish secrets

5. finish wired story

6. finish postcard set

7. finish reader-submitted placing

8. finish new email romance

9. disappear
posted by anhedonia at 3:25 PM on May 5, 2000

He's back! Huzzah!
posted by luke at 12:10 AM on May 8, 2000

Well, now that we know why he disappeared in the first place, "huzzah" doesn't seem quite right, but yes, I'm glad he's back too. Don't leave us, Carl.
posted by lbergstr at 12:52 PM on May 8, 2000