# Who's missing that you really want to see on the Board? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010 "2020-07-02T01:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/962 "2024-08-09T18:45:18Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Dementia does not equal Alzheimer’s. I’m not privy to my neighbor’s specific diagnosis, so I used dementia as a generic description of her behavior. Thankfully I have no first hand experience with dementia/Alzheimers/etc. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/963 "2024-08-09T22:53:48Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Well, Quasimodem _claimed_ to have Alzheimers. We don’t know what his doctors have said. Maybe he does and maybe he doesn’t, but these hardly seem like the writing of someone who’s been suffering from it for 15+ years. We actually met Quasi and Mrs. Quasi, many years back, when they were in town for some kind of conference. He definitely had the occasional memory lapse. The blog post from a few weeks back suggests things must not have progressed as badly as initially feared. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/964 "2024-08-10T03:24:39Z")
I miss @filbert She had the most information on bees and bee adjunct creatures as she kept a hive …i think she had to go to school/work in upScotland and had to give up the hive ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/965 "2024-08-10T06:15:06Z")
I mentioned @Beware_of_Doug in another thread, MIA almost 6 years now. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/966 "2024-08-10T17:10:05Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > > [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > > > Well, Quasimodem _claimed_ to have Alzheimers. We don’t know what his doctors have said. Maybe he does and maybe he doesn’t, but these hardly seem like the writing of someone who’s been suffering from it for 15+ years. > > We actually met Quasi and Mrs. Quasi, many years back, when they were in town for some kind of conference. He definitely had the occasional memory lapse. > > The blog post from a few weeks back suggests things must not have progressed as badly as initially feared. That’s why I suspect it’s not Alzheimer’s. Plenty of other conditions that could have similar symptoms with not necessarily as bad outcomes. It’s also much easier to diagnose now. There is a new blood test that also looks very promising. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/967 "2024-08-10T21:05:07Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > I miss @filbert Last seen Aug 1, last post 13 July. So she’s around but quiet. Yeah, I miss her contributions as well. Hi @Filbert.! j ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/968 "2024-08-10T22:45:51Z")
My BFF’s mother, who has since died from something else, was tentatively diagnosed with Alzheimer’s when she experienced a sudden decline in her mental acuity (I remember that she had to take early retirement and give up her driver’s license) but then she improved - enough to get her license back - and we all know that NEVER happens with Alzheimer’s. We all think she had a minor stroke that somehow got missed in a screening. I also remember that they tried her on both Concerta and Adderall, although IDR which order. Yes, they made her more alert, but they also killed her appetite to a point where her doctors were worried about malnutrition. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/969 "2024-08-11T06:07:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > That’s why I suspect it’s not Alzheimer’s. Plenty of other conditions that could have similar symptoms with not necessarily as bad I remember that @Quasimodem posted something about a diagnosis of depression which gave some of the signs of Alzheimers. I have tried to find it, but have not been able to. I think it was a year after his initial diagnosis, and on his blog. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/970 "2024-08-25T20:47:32Z")
I was browsing an old thread and realized I hadn’t seen @Fluffy_PickleSniffer in a while. Looks like they were last here a year ago - anyone heard from them? ---
**Author:** ![slowpony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@slowpony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slowpony)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/971 "2024-08-26T21:32:53Z")
This is the thread that caused me to join. I had one of my best laughs from that thread. I’ve gone away for many years and am now just coming back. The reason I left, actually, is because no one on this board made me laugh anymore. I rarely post, and if I do, it’s a thread-killer. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/972 "2024-08-26T22:36:02Z")
Well, I’m not going to let it kill this thread! I’ve been reading these, and it made me think, I’ve just come back recently, too. It was nice to see so many names I recognized. It was good to see so many were still here. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/973 "2024-08-27T01:32:34Z")
> [@slowpony](#): > > I rarely post, and if I do, it’s a thread-killer. Just think of it as you posted the post that everyone realized no one could top. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/974 "2024-08-27T01:39:19Z")
Love that! ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/975 "2024-08-27T01:46:59Z")
Welcome back and we invite all potential thread killers to this [Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751) ---
**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:** [August 27, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/976 "2024-08-27T01:49:47Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Just think of it as you posted the post that everyone realized no one could top. > [@Patx2](#): > > Love that! - Dang it, I was hoping my post would kill the thread! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/977 "2024-08-27T03:12:01Z")
Stranger things have happened. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/978 "2024-08-27T13:57:13Z")
I see what you did there 😁. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/979 "2024-08-27T20:43:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Stranger things have happened. Four seasons worth so far. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/980 "2024-08-28T03:00:44Z")
:: rimshot :: ---
**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:** [August 28, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010/981 "2024-08-28T03:14:29Z")
Another thread reminded me of @even_sven. I wonder how she’s doing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-missing-that-you-really-want-to-see-on-the-board/914010.md?page=50)