# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/81 "2011-08-01T15:47:32Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > So am I the only one who did the Jon Stewart Queen Elizabeth “Hellooooooooooo” when they saw this thread? Nope - I did, too, so I think we’re up to three folks saying “Hellooooooooo!” Nice to hear from you \*\*Eve \*\*- glad to hear you remain well and frothy 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/82 "2011-08-01T15:56:08Z")
**Eve**! Holy cats, it’s really **Eve**! (I squee’d too.) Like too many others, I’ve been all excited (and then, disappointed) by zombified threads that it just couldn’t possibly be… \*So \*glad I clicked. \*So \*good to hear that everything’s well in your corner of the world. Stay classy, you. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/83 "2011-08-01T16:13:37Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Oh, dear, now I am going to feel compelled to be constantly scintillating, or everyone is going to look at me like Mae West in \*Sextette \*and go, “\*this \*is what everyone used to be excited over?” No, it’s the other way around. The burden’s on us. We want to keep you amused so you stick around. To that end, I am typing this post one-handed as I juggle three chainsaws with my other hand. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/84 "2011-08-01T16:22:58Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > No, it’s the other way around. The burden’s on us. We want to keep you amused so you stick around. > > To that end, I am typing this post one-handed as I juggle three chainsaws with my other hand. It doesn’t count unless they’re also on. See, Eve? We’re willing to spill [del]Little Nemo’s[/del] blood for you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/85 "2011-08-01T16:26:01Z")
Two chainsaws and a baby. That will keep me looking. **Promethea** , I am so glad you enjoyed _Vamp_! I was delighted and surprised to see how many fans Theda still has. Maybe because she’s all emo and Goth. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/86 "2011-08-01T16:27:18Z")
**Eve**! Well, I’ll be hornswoggled. 🆒 > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > No, it’s the other way around. The burden’s on us. We want to keep you amused so you stick around. > > To that end, I am typing this post one-handed as I juggle three chainsaws with my other hand. You keep that up, you’ll be juggling one-handed or not at all. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/87 "2011-08-01T16:40:16Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Two chainsaws and a baby. That will keep me looking. > > **Promethea** , I am so glad you enjoyed _Vamp_! I was delighted and surprised to see how many fans Theda still has. Maybe because she’s all emo and Goth. I loved it, too! It took my library FOREVER to track it down but totally worth the wait. Hope we’ll be seeing more of you. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/88 "2011-08-01T16:41:49Z")
There’s a steep learning curve in the chainsaw juggling trade. We have a saying: “Everyone’s a one-handed juggler - eventually.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/89 "2011-08-01T16:42:32Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > **Eve**! Well, I’ll be hornswoggled. 🆒 > > You keep that up, you’ll be juggling one-handed or not at all. :eek: It’s just a flesh wound. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/90 "2011-08-01T16:49:16Z")
Eve… such a pleasure to see/read you again at the Dope. We missed you a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/91 "2011-08-01T17:06:48Z")
Hi Eve! So nice to see you again. ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/92 "2011-08-01T17:11:50Z")
> [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](#): > > Great to hear from you again. Most people don’t know this but in my spare time I troll public transit lines with my well trained faux guide dog Erasmus and pick up women. Interesting username/post combo. **Eve** , good to hear from you again. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/93 "2011-08-01T17:52:39Z")
Eve! Hiya, doll! I’ve become a bit scarce here, myself. I’ll be turning 62 in a few weeks, so Uncle Sam will begin sending me checks (knock wood.) ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/94 "2011-08-01T18:14:29Z")
Re the blind guy: Had you introduced yourself as Eve, of the SDMB he would have replied, “That place has gone to hell since you dropped out; I’ve missed you terribly.” That’s what many of us would have said; why shouldn’t the blind be included? They have readers, you know. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/95 "2011-08-01T18:52:51Z")
Good to see you around, Eve. Stay awhile, why don’t you. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/96 "2011-08-01T19:00:46Z")
Well, hello Miss Eve! It’s so nice to hear from you again! Early 20th century pop culture hasn’t been the same around here without you. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/97 "2011-08-01T19:03:20Z")
I was thinking about popping into that zombie thread about Joan Crawford in GQ, but I am determined \*not \*to get into any fights, which means entirely avoiding the Pit . . . ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/98 "2011-08-01T19:07:15Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > I was thinking about popping into that zombie thread about Joan Crawford in GQ, but I am determined \*not \*to get into any fights, which means entirely avoiding the Pit . . . But the fight would be so _elegant._ ---
**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/99 "2011-08-01T19:12:39Z")
Great to see you, Eve. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-i-would-touch-base-and-say-hello/590930/100 "2011-08-01T19:14:05Z")
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