# Where has Skald run off to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458 "2012-02-10T21:28:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/81 "2012-06-02T00:34:26Z")
I’ve tried and tried, but I can’t think of anything that would keep someone away from a computer for almost six months and still be considered “good news”. And if you were still able to get on the computer, I can’t imagine not even glancing at an occasional Dope thread and maybe posting a “This.” or a “Me, too!” from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/82 "2012-06-02T01:05:04Z")
It probably involves the flying/flaming bees/monkeys/rats, whatever. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/83 "2012-06-02T02:16:26Z")
I’ve got it. Skald is running for President. It’s keeping him very busy. Yep, Skald _is_ Mitt Romney. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/84 "2012-06-02T02:27:05Z")
I wonder if Skald is off somewhere fighting ignorance. I read somewhere that it takes longer than you think. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/85 "2012-06-02T06:35:16Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > I’ve tried and tried, but I can’t think of anything that would keep someone away from a computer for almost six months and still be considered “good news”. And if you were still able to get on the computer, I can’t imagine not even glancing at an occasional Dope thread and maybe posting a “This.” or a “Me, too!” from time to time. Uh, … “Me, too!” I miss Skald’s dry wit and SF mind. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/86 "2012-06-02T10:18:28Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > I’ve tried and tried, but I can’t think of anything that would keep someone away from a computer for almost six months and still be considered “good news”. I can imagine some rare and implausible scenarios, but even then, it’s a mystery why he wouldn’t want us to know about it. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/87 "2012-06-02T11:35:27Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > He’s been gone for months though. How long does it take to have a baby, a couple hours? He should have been back already! I think he’s actually out there stealing a baby and the subsequent coverup is what’s delaying him Don’t even mention stealing babies! You’ll start a pit thread. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/88 "2012-06-04T22:57:54Z")
[He’s back!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15132387#post15132387) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/89 "2012-06-04T23:07:58Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > [He’s back!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15132387#post15132387) You can’t link directly to search results, so I’ve changed this to a link to **Skald the Rhymer** ’s first new post. And welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/90 "2012-06-04T23:12:13Z")
Wow, **Skald** must be at work behind the scenes, because **Marley** , your post links to **Der Trihs’s** StG ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/91 "2012-06-04T23:17:12Z")
I saw him post in the _Mad Men_ thread. Glad to see he’s back. PS…the link just sends us right back here. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/92 "2012-06-04T23:23:29Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Wow, **Skald** must be at work behind the scenes, because **Marley** , your post links to **Der Trihs’s** > > StG That is hella meta. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/93 "2012-06-04T23:42:22Z")
I definitely did that on purpose as a meta-commentary on **Skald the Rhymer** ’s many sci-fi and interdimensional travel threads. Yes. Are you buying this? :smack: OK, I’ve fixed the links. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/94 "2012-06-04T23:47:48Z")
Please unfix them. And add more circular links. One that opens a new window to the same thread while closing the original window would be somehow appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/95 "2012-06-04T23:50:22Z")
Also one of the links has to have a pass-through to the science-fiction thread, somehow…it would just _fit_. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/96 "2012-06-05T01:19:02Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > Also one of the links has to have a pass-through to the science-fiction thread, somehow…it would just _fit_. With tomorrow’s date, of course. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/97 "2012-06-06T02:07:23Z")
I just figured he was coming back in a new form, like Dr Who. (…but is the world ready for _two_ people who look like Hugh Jackman?) ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/98 "2012-06-06T19:51:39Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > [He’s back!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15132387#post15132387) Yay! I’m glad to see him back. And the world not destroyed during his absence, that’s a plus, too. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/99 "2012-06-06T20:20:29Z")
I too hope for his return. I don’t know why he done up and R-U-N-N-O-F-T. [sub]whut?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458/100 "2012-06-06T20:21:07Z")
> [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > Yay! I’m glad to see him back. And the world not destroyed during his absence, that’s a plus, too. Not sure about that last bit, there are an awful lot of zombie sort of happenings all of a sudden:eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-skald-run-off-to/612458.md?page=6)