The growing consensus in the Bay is that the long goodbye proposed in Beaumaris is no longer an option.

BBC: Plaid Cymru's French Revolution

In saying a long goodbye, Nancy Reagan became a voice on behalf of millions of families experiencing the depleting, aching reality of Alzheimer's disease.

WHITEHOUSE: THE WHITE HOUSE

Blair's long goodbye gets both longer, and shorter, by the day.

BBC: A POINT OF VIEW

There were a lot of self-congratulations in this long goodbye and the ending truly was "about nothing, " basically proving that the show has run out of steam.

CNN: Review: 'Seinfeld' out with a nice little wave goodbye

Children: (Singing) So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, goodbye...

NPR: Producer Robert Wise Dies at 91

Saying goodbye to the shuttle isn't saying so long to space.

CNN: Space is still the new frontier

"It is always sad to say goodbye to a good double act and especially to a long-running character like Robbie Jackson, so we will be leaving the door open for both characters, " she added.

BBC: Dean Gaffney as Robbie and Bindya Solanki as Nita

The audience was eventually battered into submission by the bloated sound and hectic fury of Britain's greatest hits, but three hours felt somewhat on the long side for a show that didn't quite know how to wave goodbye.

BBC: Olympics closing ceremony: A long goodbye to the Games

One last gesture, one last goodbye, one last promise made to that woman who was me so long ago.

BBC: The bloom of cancer