# I'm back!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 18, 2000, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621 "2000-09-18T17:13:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/1 "2000-09-18T17:13:50Z")
What all happened in the past two weeks? ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/2 "2000-09-18T17:16:02Z")
Where were you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/3 "2000-09-18T17:19:33Z")
Shit. Hide the booze, guys. Hi Chieff! How ya been? Really, the car is OK, and nothing happened to the left speaker. And the cat already had that scar. Welcome home! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/4 "2000-09-18T17:27:55Z")
I was wondering where you were, then realized you were home on leave, visiting the kiddie(s), drinking too much, getting laid. You know, someplace where the government wouldn’t pay you to live at the SDMB 24/7. Welcome back. We got a bunch of trollish types who mostly tuned out okay once we knocked them around some. Woulda got done faster if you were here. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/5 "2000-09-18T17:29:16Z")
CHIEF!!! _smooch_ Welcome back, hon! Well, Peta started posting the pics from Norfolk…I sent you a link by email, or the thread is kicking around here somewhere. We had some trolls, as usual…yippee. Coldy managed to flame most of 'em off, though. 😉 Oh, and we discovered new things about Coldfire, as seen in my sig. 🙂 I started my new job, which I love, and found a new apartment, which I also love! 🙂 So how were the two weeks with your son? ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/6 "2000-09-18T17:30:29Z")
And I just realized I’m dead for using 3 smileys in one post to Chief. YIPE! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/7 "2000-09-18T17:31:49Z")
Scotty! Man we sorely missed you during the British Invasion of last week. Some of the smoldering wreckage my still be seen in the Pit. Just search for threads with my handle in the topic title. Welcome back, and thanks again for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/8 "2000-09-18T17:39:20Z")
Welcome back **Chief!** Hope you and your son had a great time… Details, man, details! How was your time? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/9 "2000-09-18T17:57:09Z")
Welcome back, Chiefy… I hope you had a great time, and you enjoy the photos from Norfolk that Peta’s put together. Oh, news-wise… I bought my ticket to Stockholm. Whoo! ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/10 "2000-09-18T18:09:55Z")
Welcome back Chief! We missed you. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/11 "2000-09-18T20:20:12Z")
Glad to see you back, Chief. Don’t worry, the Air Force had the watch while you were gone. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/12 "2000-09-18T20:52:34Z")
Welcome back Chieferino. Please regale us with salty tales of the sea and visits to seedy locales. I need to live vicariously through somebody. ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/13 "2000-09-18T20:57:38Z")
I thought I felt a crisp salty edge to the air today. Welcome back Chief. Hope you had a great leave. ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/14 "2000-09-18T21:02:47Z")
Just wanted to say welcome back and yes, Montfort is coming to wisit me. Am I not lucky, so say. ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/15 "2000-09-18T21:42:26Z")
\ Runs up to you, grabs you in a bearhug, and plants a deep kiss right on the old smacker! _ **Smoooooch!** _ Welcome back, you ole Sea Dog, you! And, just 'cuz: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/16 "2000-09-19T01:45:18Z")
welcome back. i hope you had a great time with your son. wow, philly is still standing. who da thunk it. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/17 "2000-09-19T01:53:13Z")
Welcome back 🙂 oh greatest 🙂 fan of mine! 🙂 🙂 BTW, I hope 🙂 you had fun 🙂 with your 🙂 time off that 🙂 rust-bucket 😉 (If you know what I mean ;)) ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/18 "2000-09-19T02:16:10Z")
Welcome back mate. What did you miss? Check out the [SDMB Chill out lounge](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38244) for a start. That’ll take you to quite a number of other interesting developments. _hands ChiefScott a really big stick to use on Monster_ ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/19 "2000-09-19T02:21:19Z")
I, too, was wondering where you’d gotten off to. So now that Norfolk is bone dry, you’ll start posting again? ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621/20 "2000-09-19T02:21:46Z")
MONSTER! My god, man, do you have a freaking death wish??? However, you doing that _will_ ditract CHief’s attention from my smilies. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/33621.md?page=2)