# So, what did I miss? (Been away for a few years...) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 4, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663 "2022-10-04T00:21:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/21 "2022-10-06T07:57:45Z")
Hey. 🫤 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/22 "2022-10-07T12:04:24Z")
Hey, Spoons - good to hear from you! Things are well with you, I hope? It’s been a while since I saw you in person at Rick Jay’s stand-up show… ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/23 "2022-10-07T12:05:49Z")
Good to hear from you, and glad to hear you enjoy the CD. I’ve got another one coming out early next year - originals, this time. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/24 "2022-10-07T12:06:59Z")
Thank you, it’s good to be back! Are you still slithering on the hull? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/25 "2022-10-07T14:24:28Z")
I retired a few months ago, after 4 decades in medicine. I was quite burnt out before covid hit, and got much more burnt out after 2+ years on the front lines. I’m slowly recovering a bit of sanity again now that I’m back home full time in my stately manor on Mercota. Thanks for asking. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/26 "2022-10-07T14:31:45Z")
Short answer: everyone is older and crabbier. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/27 "2022-10-07T14:34:55Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I haven’t been on the SDMB for a while now At least you came back for the much anticipated return of **Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela**!! > [@tomndebb](#): > > Well, I am finally no longer a Mod. How come you’ve got a mod badge/symbol thing ?! ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/28 "2022-10-07T19:51:58Z")
One thing missing are spaces in usernames. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/29 "2022-10-10T21:50:37Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > How come you’ve got a mod badge/symbol thing ?! Mods and Rockers were Rock and Roll gangs when I was a kid. I just left the tag to show my age. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/30 "2022-10-16T06:09:52Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Hey, Spoons - good to hear from you! Things are well with you, I hope? It’s been a while since I saw you in person at Rick Jay’s stand-up show… That was about 10 years ago, as I recall. And it’s been too damn long. You need to do another swing through western Canada, or I need to get to Toronto again. And I want to hear about Fairlawn United. Hope to hear from you soon. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/31 "2022-10-17T00:22:26Z")
Welcome back! Feel free to dive back into the Botticelli games… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663/32 "2023-04-13T13:39:40Z")
I’m a mod and a rocker. I’m a Mocker! (formerly NoClueBoy) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663.md?page=1)