# I'm back!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/813160>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 26, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/813160 "2018-04-26T14:13:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![laurieb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/813160/1 "2018-04-26T14:13:19Z")

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Hi, most of you probably don’t know or remember me. I’m Laura (my friends call me Laurie). I live here in Chicago with my boyfriend and our two dogs.

Been really busy over the past few months, different business trips and the like.

Glad to be back! What did I miss?

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/813160/2 "2018-04-26T14:46:19Z")

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Welcome back!

We completely settled the gun control issue, health care funding, racism, and everything relating to Trump. Now we mostly talk about our pets.

Good to see you back.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![laurieb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/813160/3 "2018-04-26T14:48:28Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> Welcome back!
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> We completely settled the gun control issue, health care funding, racism, and everything relating to Trump. Now we mostly talk about our pets.
> 
> Good to see you back.
> 
> Regards,  
> Shodan

Thanks!

Good to know. I’ve heard enough of 45. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/813160/4 "2018-04-26T15:03:30Z")

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**Shodan** is being modest. He didn’t mention the decisive impact of his posts in achieving world peace.

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**Author:** ![laurieb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back/813160/5 "2018-04-26T15:08:51Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> **Shodan** is being modest. He didn’t mention the decisive impact of his posts in achieving world peace.

Hmm…interesting. 🙂

I’m totally ready for world peace. After hearing of 45’s Syria strikes while my flight was over Jordan, it’s high time we give peace a chance. Honestly, I was scared as hell that night.