# OK, so what have I missed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320 "2018-03-28T04:14:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/21 "2018-03-28T16:29:58Z")
Welcome back! And forget raspberry cheescake - you want my cranachan bites: Ingredients: Whisky - Scotch, of course, but not a peaty whisky. Cream Raspberries Honey Oat mini-biscuits. Amounts depend upon numbers. First, taste-test the whisky. Set the raspberries to soak in some whisky. Whip the cream. Add some honey to the whipped cream. Remind yourself of the flavour of the whisky. Add some whisky to the cream. Taste-test the cream. You probably need to add more whisky. Put the mixture into a piping bag and pipe onto the biscuits. Place 1 raspberry atop each biscuit. Compare the taste of one with the whisky left from the raspberries. Cover until ready to serve. You don’t want the whisky to evaporate. Before serving, drizzle with whisky. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/22 "2018-03-28T16:35:01Z")
Hey you’re back! I was just missing your hypotheticals literally yesterday and hoping you were adjusting ok and doing well. We’re all getting older and creakier and grumpier I think. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/23 "2018-03-28T16:42:06Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > Hey you’re back! I was just missing your hypotheticals literally yesterday and hoping you were adjusting ok and doing well. > > We’re all getting older and creakier and grumpier I think. Maybe YOU are getting grumpier. I, personally, am at the Zenith of grumpiness and always have been. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/24 "2018-03-28T17:03:31Z")
Welcome back! If you are willing, I would like to learn more about your speech-to-text software. My husband requires such. We have had a few threads on being disabled and being “helped”, or being told all about Aunt Martha’s miracle dirt cure, so your post made me smile. I haven’t tried it yet, despite extreme provocation. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/25 "2018-03-28T17:18:49Z")
Welcome back! You’ve been missed. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/26 "2018-03-28T17:22:07Z")
Welcome, back. (OK, the rest of you too) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/27 "2018-03-28T17:24:11Z")
Hypothetically speaking, I’m glad to see you back… _Hypothetically…_😃 BTW\< that asshole **Shakes** got banned or something. He totally didn’t change his user-name to **Grrr!** ---
**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:** [March 28, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/28 "2018-03-28T17:47:02Z")
Welcome back, **Skald**! Hypothetically speaking, I’ve missed your posts. What happened while you were gone? Well… There was a [del]riot[/del] _vigorous discussion_ last week (something about the proper way to hang toilet paper). The Fernwalter expedition actually found the edge of the world and sent one brief confused message before falling silent forever. Canadian money continues to be made of plastic. The usual crop of newbies have survived Room 101. And the whole place is being run by an AI that was just fired from Uber for ‘unexplained reasons’. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/29 "2018-03-28T18:13:23Z")
Without the cruel whip and low pay of Skald Industries, things have been going to shit, honestly. Glad to have you back! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/30 "2018-03-28T19:03:56Z")
There’s also been some changes in the moderation of the board. I can’t remember; was I back on staff as of when you left? ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/31 "2018-03-28T19:07:16Z")
Welcome back! What’s changed…there are fewer and fewer interesting General Questions or Great Debates, which means that we’ve nearly eradicated ignorance! MPSIMS is thriving as the now bored intelligentsia tackle the critical issues of leisure life. ---
**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/32 "2018-03-28T19:11:06Z")
welcome back! as to what you missed-your flying monkeys had all been furloughed during your absence and we ended up with a wicked warlock in the White House. Frankly, you picked a bad time for a siesta. 🙂 Seriously, I am glad you are back. When you left, it didn’t sound good in any direction. At least your health didn’t go down hill all the way… Hopefully the smarter folks here can bring you up to date. All I know is: you’re back! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/33 "2018-03-28T21:11:55Z")
Hypothetically, if **Skald** were to hypothetically return to the hypothetical SDMB, would he be welcomed (hypothetically speaking)? Discuss. And welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/34 "2018-03-28T22:36:44Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Nah, we’ve been waiting until you got back for anything to happen. Hey, he stole my answer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/35 "2018-03-28T23:54:35Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > It is more that I can use VoiceOver & JAWS (job access with speech; don’t you love acronyms ) well enough to use the computer, not that I can see well enough. > > Some people are good, some bad. It is entirely possible that I will throttle the next person who tries to “help” me by taking my hand or arm without permission. And I did end up telling some asshole to go fuck himself yesterday when he opined that I am clearly faking my visual impairment as I can make my way down the street using the white stick without further assistance. Just to clarify, when I traveled, I was rarely (if ever) “assisted” by anyone without asking for it. There was a man in Chisinau who seemed to want to escort me all the way to wherever I was going, and I was just out for a walk. But I did learn to say “please help me” in Russian (pomogi minyeh), and loiter at a busy crosswalk waiting for a pretty lady to come along and take my hand. Busy street crossings were pretty much the only places I requested help. A few airports (Manila, Istanbul) require using a wheelchair by all special needs passengers, which I thought mortifying. Trying to get across a busy highway in Bangkok, a man in a shop came all the way across the street, to escort me back across. My appreciation for that warm gesture exceeded any sense of bitter independence. Not trying to belabor a point, but it’s nice to have someone to share these experiences with, who can understand my own state of mind. Welcome to the club . ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/36 "2018-03-29T00:02:06Z")
Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/37 "2018-03-29T00:11:20Z")
Glad you’re back, Skald! ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/38 "2018-03-29T00:20:27Z")
So glad to see you again, **Skald**. Where is the hypothetical? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/39 "2018-03-29T02:13:27Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > So glad to see you again, **Skald**. Where is the hypothetical? I have compose one in my head and might post it here tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-have-i-missed/811320/40 "2018-03-29T04:49:38Z")
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