# Hello again **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 30, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430 "2006-10-30T14:10:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/1 "2006-10-30T14:10:23Z")
Does anyone remember me? It’s been a while ([almost two months](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=387005)). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/2 "2006-10-30T14:17:19Z")
Hi Winny! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/3 "2006-10-30T14:18:56Z")
Welcome back! Did you reup before your subscription expired and take a break, or did your sub expire and you withstood the withdrawal all you could before finally succumbing to the inevitable and reupping? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/4 "2006-10-30T14:19:33Z")
Hello and welcome back! Just don’t go near Room 101. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/5 "2006-10-30T14:20:41Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] Hi Winny! [/QUOTE] OY OY! ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/6 "2006-10-30T14:23:52Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Welcome back! Did you reup before your subscription expired and take a break, or did your sub expire and you withstood the withdrawal all you could before finally succumbing to the inevitable and reupping? [/QUOTE] I let it lapse. I saw it coming, but I had a lot going on and figured the timing was good. I started reading/lurking again a week or so ago and decided over the weekend to reup this morning. (and thanks for the welcome!) ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/7 "2006-10-30T14:26:51Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] Hello and welcome back! Just don’t go near Room 101. [/QUOTE] I spent almost two months there. I’m glad to be back, too. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/8 "2006-10-30T14:28:24Z")
You spent almost two months in room 101 _and you got out alive_? _runs to check on the giant squid’s health_ welcome back 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/9 "2006-10-30T15:39:30Z")
\_No one ever escapes the SDMB…_\ Welcome home, **Winston Smith**! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/10 "2006-10-30T15:45:52Z")
Of course we were watching you thru your telescreen the whole time. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/11 "2006-10-30T18:40:11Z")
[QUOTE=Nava] You spent almost two months in room 101 _and you got out alive_? _runs to check on the giant squid’s health_ welcome back 🙂 [/QUOTE] Muchas gracias, Nava. I hope that squid is healthy: I was promised two upon my return. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/12 "2006-10-30T18:48:43Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] \_No one ever escapes the SDMB…_\ Welcome home, **Winston Smith**! [/QUOTE] Thanks, **Bos** , it’s good to be back. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/13 "2006-10-30T18:49:45Z")
[QUOTE=ftg] Of course we were watching you thru your telescreen the whole time. [/QUOTE] Then that means… You saw… Uh-oh… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/14 "2006-10-30T19:16:32Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] Then that means… You saw… Uh-oh… [/QUOTE] YES! WE DID! And you did it with a _fork!_ :eek: You shameless z\*\*\*\*\*! :mad: 😉 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/15 "2006-10-30T21:05:20Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] YES! WE DID! And you did it with a _fork!_ :eek: You shameless z\*\*\*\*\*! :mad: 😉 😛 [/QUOTE] Those poor rats. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/16 "2006-10-30T22:00:31Z")
How did that world domination thing work out ? Didn’t see anything on the news 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/17 "2006-10-30T22:08:41Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] Does anyone remember me? It’s been a while ([almost two months](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=387005)). 😉 [/QUOTE] I remember you. You don’t know me from a bar of soap but I’m glad you returned. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/18 "2006-10-30T22:26:15Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] How did that world domination thing work out ? Didn’t see anything on the news 😛 [/QUOTE] It’s a work in progress. Plus, I thought you were “on board”. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/19 "2006-10-30T22:27:51Z")
[Eagles singing voice] You can checkout any time you want but you can never leave! [/Esv] Now promise you’ll never do that again and say your penance. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430/20 "2006-10-30T23:01:45Z")
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi] [Eagles singing voice] You can checkout any time you want but you can never leave! [/Esv] [/QUOTE] Oh My God. I was going to post that! You live in Florida too…this is too freaky. Anyhoo, welcome back, missed you lots, and all that jazz. We don’t call it “Dope” for nothing, you know. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-again/378430.md?page=2)