# Thought I would touch base and say hello **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 31, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930 "2011-07-31T15:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/181 "2011-08-06T14:39:14Z")
I saw the title, saw the poster and said to myself, “Could it be THE Eve?” Glad to see you’ve returned! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/182 "2011-08-06T14:44:01Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > (totally off topic) > > You make a distinction between “theatre” and “theater”? What’s the distinction? Theatre is live on stage. Theater is a movie. ---
**Author:** ![keeganst94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@keeganst94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeganst94)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/183 "2011-08-06T14:57:05Z")
For some reason I read this as “thought I would touch balls and say hello”. Naturally I clicked on it. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/184 "2011-08-06T15:54:52Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > How are you doing **vix**? I haven’t seen you around in a long time. I’m doing well, **Zebra** , thanks for asking. Vince and I are still living in south Florida and we have two sons. How are you? ---
**Author:** ![katiekilldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@katiekilldare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katiekilldare)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/185 "2011-08-06T17:41:50Z")
Followed Vix from Live Journal. It’s very good to see your name, Eve. Long time! ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/186 "2011-08-07T15:56:24Z")
Welcome back, **Eve**! Count me as another who has missed your unique wit and class. I hope you’ll grace these boards for a long time before you whisk away in a cloud of glamour and charm, leaving us to speak of you in half-mournful, half-reverential tones once more. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/187 "2011-08-07T19:01:55Z")
Far be it for me to miss Old Home Week. Hello, Eve! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/188 "2011-08-08T03:53:11Z")
**Eve**! 😃 what a treat to see you back! BTW I still remember that time that **OxyMoron, GrandfatherTrout** , you, and I had tea at the Algonquin as one of the classiest experiences of my life. (Looking at the photo, I wish I’d dressed up a bit more.) Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/189 "2011-08-08T05:31:29Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > **Eve**! 😃 what a treat to see you back! BTW I still remember that time that **OxyMoron, GrandfatherTrout** , you, and I had tea at the Algonquin as one of the classiest experiences of my life. (Looking at the photo, I wish I’d dressed up a bit more.) > > Yay! Was your cravat at the cleaners that day? I hate it when that happens. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/190 "2011-08-08T12:24:49Z")
> [@](#): > > I still remember that time that OxyMoron, GrandfatherTrout, you, and I had tea at the Algonquin as one of the classiest experiences of my life. I still love the Algonquin, though am disappointed they got new furniture–now it looks like a _hotel lobby_, and not like great-aunt Syl’s parlor! I am taking this week off to do research at Lincoln Center on my next book, and will be meeting friends before/after the library for brunch/drinks at the Algonquin. Now that Gotham Book Mart is gone, the Algonquin is my last “if they close this joint I am leaving New York!” place. ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/191 "2011-08-08T14:52:21Z")
Greetings Eve. I’m a new lurker/poster here. I’m looking forward to reading your _bon mots_. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/192 "2011-08-08T15:16:36Z")
Wow, Eve! Doubt you’d remember me but I sure as heckfire remember you. Good to see your name again! ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/193 "2011-08-08T15:17:23Z")
Just coming out of the woodwork as well to say hey, **Eve** , nice to see you again. Now I disappear for another 3-4 years. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/194 "2011-08-08T18:32:43Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > I still love the Algonquin, though am disappointed they got new furniture–now it looks like a _hotel lobby_, and not like great-aunt Syl’s parlor! I am taking this week off to do research at Lincoln Center on my next book, and will be meeting friends before/after the library for brunch/drinks at the Algonquin. Very nice! I took my girlfriend to the Algonquin for brunch recently. I hadn’t been back there since you and I met for brunch there years ago, although I can’t say I noticed the new furniture. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/195 "2011-08-08T20:18:54Z")
**Eve** , back in my occasional lurkerdom, I read a thread here which made me laugh so hard, and so unexpectedly that I very nearly required the Heimlich maneuver. This is still discussed in my household, as the reason why I am not supposed to eat in front of the computer. You were the creator of that thread, as I recall it concerned a neighbor’s tacky holiday ornamentation. Once I joined, I was sad to see that you were no longer an active Doper, so though we’ve not met officially, let me join the chorus of “it’s so good to see you!” ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/196 "2011-08-08T21:16:37Z")
I too am lucky enough to have met you at the Algonquin - a treasured memory! I just recently unpacked my books and found a place of honor for yours. They really class up the collection:cool: Good to see you around, even if just now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/197 "2011-08-08T21:59:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Greetings Eve. I’m a new lurker/poster here. I’m looking forward to reading your bon mots. _Uh_-oh. [Off to dig up my copy of _Joe Miller’s Book of Jests_ and my 78 of _Cohen on the Telephone_] ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/198 "2011-08-08T22:47:23Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > _Uh_-oh. [Off to dig up my copy of _Joe Miller’s Book of Jests_ and my 78 of _Cohen on the Telephone_] No pressure, darling. Just be brilliant. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/199 "2011-08-09T01:09:48Z")
Holy cow! How’d I miss this thread? Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/200 "2011-08-10T11:16:01Z")
Hi Eve! I heard you’d come out of the woodwork, thought it would be fun to say hi. I still remember when you gave me the dating advice to wear a lotus flower in a library and look hopeful. That in and of itself didn’t work, but I am dating a girl with a library science degree, so you should take credit anyway. How did you like Australia? I’m presently in Port Douglas (went on the Great Barrier Reef today, actually) and I’ve enjoyed it immensely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930.md?page=11)