# I have returned to the Dope **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728 "2008-12-18T11:56:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/1 "2008-12-18T11:56:33Z")
Hey fellow Dopers! I am returning full time to the Dope after all but being nonexistent here for the last year. A lot has happened to me in the last year. I’ve got a girlfriend now, I was pretty close to being homeless but I joined the Army and graduated from boot camp yesterday and report to my AIT on January 3rd. I paid off all my credit card bills while I was in basic and the army is paying my student loans, and I got a 40k bonus so I’m back on my feet financially and it feels really good. my MOS is 25S, Satellite Communications and the AIT is in my hometown which is pretty sweet. I’ve missed the Dope and wondered how things were going here. So tell me what I’ve missed since I’ve been gone. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/2 "2008-12-18T12:06:52Z")
Welcome back. Sounds like you’ve really got your life sorted out. Nice one! While you were away, I believe there were rumours of a election or something in the US, possibly, but nobody really mentioned it much. ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/3 "2008-12-18T12:17:05Z")
Turns out peanut butter cookies can cause all sorts of ructions. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/4 "2008-12-18T13:22:11Z")
They could use a “can do, fixit” guy like you at the Treasury or SEC. Got any plans after the service? Nice to see you back and so prosperous. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/5 "2008-12-18T14:01:49Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Hey fellow Dopers! I am returning full time to the Dope after all but being nonexistent here for the last year… So tell me what I’ve missed since I’ve been gone. We got a new goat. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/6 "2008-12-18T16:07:28Z")
> [@pool](#): > > I joined the Army and graduated from boot camp yesterday and report to my AIT on January 3rd. pool, thanks in advance that. I wish you the best of luck for all your future endeavors. ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/7 "2008-12-18T16:20:40Z")
Wow, **pool** , that’s quite the turnaround in just one year. Congratulations to you! > [@Clothahump](#): > > We got a new goat. And a new band to boot: the Fighting Ignorants! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/8 "2008-12-18T16:23:38Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Hey fellow Dopers! I am returning full time to the Dope after all but being nonexistent here for the last year. A lot has happened to me in the last year. I’ve got a girlfriend now, I was pretty close to being homeless but I joined the Army and graduated from boot camp yesterday and report to my AIT on January 3rd. I paid off all my credit card bills while I was in basic and the army is paying my student loans, and I got a 40k bonus so I’m back on my feet financially and it feels really good. my MOS is 25S, Satellite Communications and the AIT is in my hometown which is pretty sweet. I’ve missed the Dope and wondered how things were going here. So tell me what I’ve missed since I’ve been gone. Anything that’s happened here pales in comparison to what you’ve done for yourself. My enthusiastic congratulations to you! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/9 "2008-12-18T16:31:50Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Hey fellow Dopers! I am returning full time to the Dope after all but being nonexistent here for the last year. . We’ll alert the news media. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/10 "2008-12-18T16:34:41Z")
Congratilations on the turnaround and welcome back! Would you like some ice cream? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-returned-to-the-dope/477728/11 "2008-12-18T16:34:57Z")
Hey! I heard on the news that **pool** was back! 😛 Congratulations on a remarkable year, and welcome back!