# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/201 "2011-08-10T11:40:04Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Did you stop being too good for us or did we stop being too bad for you? That is a song waiting to be written! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/202 "2011-08-10T12:08:13Z")
Hello ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/203 "2011-08-10T12:45:38Z")
Whoa, **Eve** ’s been posting for the past week and I didn’t know? Welcome back, **Eve**! ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/204 "2011-08-10T13:47:12Z")
> [@](#): > > How did you like Australia? \*Loved \*it. Luna Park in Sydney is _insane_. That Big Giant Face! ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/205 "2011-08-10T14:10:21Z")
Wait, now **andygirl** is back too? This is the SDMB I remember! ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/206 "2011-08-11T06:40:14Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > \*Loved \*it. Luna Park in Sydney is _insane_. That Big Giant Face! I know! When I first saw it I thought it was the stuff that Australian children’s nightmares are made of… Duke, I wouldn’t say that I’m back per se, I was pointed to this thread on LJ and thought I’d say hi since a bunch of people I remembered from back in the day were coming out of the woodwork. In case anyone is interested in my Brief Life Summary, I switched over from linguistics to speech therapy, finished school, and started working in geriatric rehab. A lot of stroke recovery and so forth, and I love it. I decided I wanted to see the world before I got settled down so I saved up for a few years and bought a round-the-world ticket. I’m about 2/3rds of the way through a 9 month trip to 12 countries, although I’ve mostly based myself out of Australia. Next week I’ll be in New Zealand, though, and then at the end of the month I’ll be in SE Asia. I’ll be home in mid-November, at which point I’m planning on moving to Boston and going back to geriatric rehab. So I suppose I’ll check in 'round the end of November. But life is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/207 "2011-08-11T12:19:21Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > But you haven’t sung _Everything’s As If We Never Said Goodbye_ yet and it took me forever to find a combination ring-cigarette holder that matches an ocelot fur lined gold lame kaftan! Man, that gold outfit you’re wearing is _lame_!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/210 "2011-08-12T15:44:56Z")
Holy Flashback, Batgrrl !!! **Eve, Polycarp, andygirl** , etc. It’s the SDMB WayBack machine !!! ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/211 "2011-08-22T17:31:23Z")
Holy Shit! I just saw one of your posts in another thread and I thought “Aw crap a zombie thread.” I had to check the date a few times to make sure it was recent. Nice to see you again! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/212 "2011-08-22T18:15:27Z")
I didn’t realize you were gone for so long. You missed my [2007 triumph](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=431467). ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/213 "2011-08-23T02:09:08Z")
Eve! A breath of fresh air! So glad you’re back for a bit! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/214 "2011-08-24T00:58:28Z")
Welcome back Eve. I missed your return but good to see you back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930.md?page=10)