# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/41 "2011-07-31T20:09:35Z")
Golly, 38 replies! > [@](#): > > “Be Bold With Bananas!” is my new personal motto. I got that from the title of an old cookbook, and it is indeed my “_Excelsior!_” Whenever I can’t get up the moxie to do something, I just say “Be Bold With Bananas!” and darned if it doesn’t work. > [@](#): > > Hey! I’ve wondered how the wig thing worked out for you over time. I bought a wonderful Hair Yarmulke that I use for photos and the occasional TV or convention appearance. My hair is chopped off short a la Bea Lillie or Rachel Maddow, v. flattering on us ladies of a certain age. > [@](#): > > I’m on the cusp of a writing career (well, on the cusp of commencing to try to start to begin to attempt, with no experience at all). Any tips? Seriously? Have a second source of income. I make just enough profit on my books to pay for the research and photos on my \*next \*book. And now with bookstores a thing of the past and every boob with a printer “his own publisher,” it’s harder than ever to make a dent in this business. Oh! I just remembered: I dreamed last week that I was asking a scientist if when Supergirl’s Invisible Dog eats her socks, does she see half-digested socks floating around her apartment, or does whatever the Invisible Dog eats become invisible, too? The scientist told me that of \*course \*whatever the Invisible Dog eats becomes invisible, too, otherwise Supergirl would be seeing half-digested dog food floating around her apartment all the time, and she wouldn’t even \*want \*an Invisible Dog. I like my Asleep Life so much better than my Awake Life. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/42 "2011-07-31T20:11:18Z")
Oh, **Eve** , what a delight to see your name on a non-zombie post! Glad to hear you are still as funny as ever and not dead! Always wanted to tell you about taking one of your books out of the library and it was falling apart, it had been read so much (and not by just me!). ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/43 "2011-07-31T20:17:16Z")
It’s so good to see you again Eve! I was just wondering about you last week. “Be Bold with Bananas” is awesome and I will be using it. Don’t be a stranger! ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/44 "2011-07-31T20:23:02Z")
I saw this thread and clicked on it with a certain degree of trepidation that my hopes were about to be dashed to pieces on the rocky shores of a zombie thread, only to have my spirits raised by the realization that **Eve** had in fact returned, even if it was only to assure us that the universe had not yet been deprived of her glowing presence. So don’t be a stranger. This has been a slightly sadder place without the gift of your wit and class. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/45 "2011-07-31T20:24:32Z")
EVE! You’ve been missed! Sure hope to see you around more. No one else’s _bon mots_ have the zing you’ve always applied. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/46 "2011-07-31T20:32:20Z")
> [@](#): > > No one else’s bon mots have the zing you’ve always applied. It’s just a _half-teaspoon_ of Lawry’s Seasoned Salt does that. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/47 "2011-07-31T20:55:45Z")
Great to see you again, **Eve**! We’ve missed your wit and charm! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/48 "2011-07-31T20:59:47Z")
I’m glad to “see” you! You have been much missed! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/49 "2011-07-31T21:46:57Z")
EVE! That was you? 😃 Gotta stick together don’t we all. Welcome back. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/50 "2011-07-31T21:53:26Z")
Holy cats, it’s **Eve**!!! Hey, chica – you cannot leave us like that! Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/51 "2011-07-31T22:05:49Z")
Eve- so nice to see you posting. Hugs to you! Zette ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/52 "2011-07-31T22:15:14Z")
**Eve** is back! I shall do the dance of joy (or possibly the Castle walk)! ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/53 "2011-07-31T23:04:26Z")
There were so many posts by you, Eve, that made my day. Witty, and wise. What a hot combination! Please post more in the future. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/54 "2011-07-31T23:18:28Z")
Wow, to be honest (and don’t take this the wrong way), I had sort of assumed you’d died. So glad to be proven wrong! Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/55 "2011-07-31T23:28:07Z")
Maybe she was just pinin’ for the fjords… ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/56 "2011-07-31T23:32:46Z")
Nice to see you! ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/57 "2011-07-31T23:34:01Z")
So am I the only one who did the Jon Stewart Queen Elizabeth “Hellooooooooooo” when they saw this thread? Yeah, I thought so. It’s nice to hear from you, Eve. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/58 "2011-07-31T23:45:55Z")
Well, lookee there at who it is. Hi, Eve! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/59 "2011-08-01T01:33:40Z")
I’m also among those who was thrilled to see this wasn’t a zombie! Lovely to see you again. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/60 "2011-08-01T01:39:59Z")
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