Ah, yes. Our annual Mourn the Chat topic. But anyway...
1. Meeting all the pals I have here for the first time. T.S., (debating about Valerie, and I'm flattered to see that's one of your favorites as well) Suzy Lou (we first spoke in Introduce Yourself on the matter of having snake for dinner), Mr. Thinker, The Good Doctor (Eleventh Doctor: debating of course) and Helios (arguing

). Also, naturally, Blondie and Underseasie, though I don't recall when we first talked. They simply were always there, and we gradually grew on each other, and I now consider them both fond friends. And most of all, Sammy. Who I did indeed meet in the chat, and I must admit, it
was delightful. I can absolutely remember the first thing I said to her. She had a Wall. E. avatar, and she asked her new pals for a hug, as she was leaving, and said, "Oh, does widdle robot want a hug? I will hug yoo, widdle wobot." And there you have our whole relationship.
2. Founding ERK, with no idea what a fixture it would become around here.
3. Finding the chat was GONE! Finally! Hooray!