# The final Skald the Rhymer thread...until the next one \[updates\]. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594 "2016-08-02T23:49:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [September 16, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/261 "2016-09-16T17:44:33Z")
> [@Grestarian](#): > > Y’know, I’ve been tracking this thread over the weeks (between disgustingly distracting work duties and comparatively less critical causes) and I kept myself from contributing because I figured I’d seem redundant or repetitive (or both) compared to everybody else’s sympathies and well-wishes and all that. > > Now I’m glad to see it was all just a hoax[SIZE=2]\*. > > Well done, Skald 😃 > > —G! > \*Which means I’m volunteering for the shill role so our speculative supervillain can “Get all Rhymerian again.” The rest of you should encourage him to tear my eyes out – maybe they’ll be decent replacements! > > [/SIZE] No hoax was intended. Emotional overreaction. Between the one-two punch of the heart problems and the retinopathy happening in such close succession I was feeling pretty hopeless when I began this thread. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/262 "2016-09-16T19:06:09Z")
I think you were being wooshed, **Skald**. If not, :dubious: ---
**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:** [September 16, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/263 "2016-09-16T19:38:52Z")
It was a whoosh. We’re all so giddy that you’re ok and still with us that we’re being a tad foolish. I hope you continue to do well. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/264 "2016-09-16T20:55:17Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > “Elvish”? Hell, posting a deceptive thread title like that is more like something a pixie would do, or maybe a drunk leprechaun. Were you drinking when you started this thread? :dubious: Seriously? Deceit is hard coded into Elvish DNA. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/265 "2016-09-16T22:09:03Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Damn you, Skald, I just spent six months figuring out that code, only to find out it was a one-use time travel technique! So, when did you go? ---
**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:** [September 25, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/266 "2016-09-25T21:19:02Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > So, when did you go? Pre-surgery workup tomorrow. Assuming everything is all right surgery is isupposed to be on the 17th. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/267 "2016-09-25T21:21:17Z")
Best of luck with the upcoming medical stuff… Damn, now I have something in my eye… PS… this shit would look much better if graped by the Grapist and thrown into a quary ---
**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:** [September 25, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/268 "2016-09-25T21:49:44Z")
Best of luck for a successful procedure and speedy recovery. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/269 "2016-09-25T21:55:18Z")
_[Welcome back my friend to the show that never ends We’re so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside There behind a glass stands a real blade of grass Be careful as you pass, move along, move along…](https://youtu.be/IwSTe9uit48?t=88)_ ---
**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:** [September 25, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/270 "2016-09-25T22:16:56Z")
Fingers firmly crossed for you. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/271 "2016-09-28T23:57:38Z")
Had the preliminary testing Monday. They want my blood pressure to go down a bit mor before the surgery, whch I assume has something to do with anesthesia fears, not that I really know. So there’ll be a delay on the surgery. On another issue: When I posted to the board using IE or Firefiox, I had things set up so that posting was WYSIIG. I never bothered doing that when I migrated to Chrome. I’d like to resume that now but cannot recall exactly how I did it, and this constant one-eyed squinting makes finding the instructions again hard. Can anybody refresh my memory? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/272 "2016-09-29T00:19:40Z")
Bummer about the delay. Best of luck getting the BP down; it’s a shitty positive feedback loop when you get anxious about it. As for WYSIWYG, it doesn’t work in Chrome, unless there’s some plug-in I’m not familiar with. Past threads didn’t include any solution for Chrome that I could find. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/273 "2016-09-29T03:28:39Z")
Wishing you all the best, as ever, O **Skald** my friend! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594/274 "2016-09-29T12:48:12Z")
Best wishes and love, **Skald** , to you and your family! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-skald-the-rhymer-thread-until-the-next-one-updates/761594.md?page=13)