# Wow...my first post in more than 16 years **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 30, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265 "2025-11-30T20:06:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/1 "2025-11-30T20:06:24Z")
Been away a while. So it goes…Not sure why i drifted away. I was an infrequent poster and a bit of a lurker. Sad to see so many familiar names in the In Memoriam thread…lots of good folks. Life’s been well, for what it’s worth. Career has gone way better than expected. Still with my wife. Tastes have changed–used to be an NBA junkie, now i rarely watch it. Still big into music, but have expanded my horizons considerably. Don’t read as much as i used to. Hope it get back in the swing of things here! Cheers, folks! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/2 "2025-11-30T20:08:56Z")
Welcome back! You stopped posting right when I arrived apparently. I’ll try not to take this personally. 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/3 "2025-11-30T20:11:39Z")
Aw crap…yer still here! 😆 Thanks for the welcome Maserschmidt! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/4 "2025-11-30T20:11:51Z")
Welcome back. Glad to meet you. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/5 "2025-11-30T20:12:14Z")
Thank yew! ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/6 "2025-11-30T20:12:53Z")
Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/7 "2025-11-30T20:37:11Z")
Yaay! An old newbie! Or is that a new oldbie? 😁 In any case there are still a bunch of us from your prior era here. In fact most of who is here now dates from around then; not so many date from much more recently. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/8 "2025-11-30T21:14:38Z")
Welcome back! Your dreams were your ticket out… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/9 "2025-11-30T21:26:32Z")
> [@Shot\_Clock](#): > > Hope it get back in the swing of things here! Cheers, folks! So, taking up where we left off: How dare you, sir! I demand satisfaction! ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/10 "2025-11-30T21:27:00Z")
“Who’d a thought they’d lead ya, back here where they need ya?” \*The “need ya” being debatable, since y’all seem to have done just fine over the past decade and a half 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/11 "2025-11-30T21:29:32Z")
Aw man! I hope you’d forgotten about that unpleasantness… Guess I’ll have to fetch my épée. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/12 "2025-11-30T21:31:36Z")
Likewise! Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/13 "2025-11-30T21:32:33Z")
> [@Shot\_Clock](#): > > Aw man! I hope you’d forgotten about that unpleasantness… > > Guess I’ll have to fetch my épée. Wait. . .aren’t you the guy who puts ketchup on his hotdogs? No? Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/14 "2025-11-30T21:33:17Z")
Ahhh…the old newbie vs. new oldbie argument. We better take it to Great Debates… ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/15 "2025-11-30T21:37:38Z")
Hey, welcome back! We don’t seem to have ever posted to the same threads, which fits with me not having a strong sense of your posting style, but still nice to see folks returning to the fold. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/16 "2025-11-30T21:41:35Z")
Thanks for the welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/17 "2025-11-30T22:10:12Z")
Just be aware that there’s been a goat shortage due to the tariffs and Mariah’s pretty hungry. So stay away from the pool. [And welcome back.] ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/18 "2025-11-30T22:16:57Z")
Did you bring pie? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/19 "2025-11-30T22:29:00Z")
“When come back, bring pie” 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265/20 "2025-11-30T22:30:17Z")
Aw man…you gotta bring your own goat these days? This used to be a class joint… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-my-first-post-in-more-than-16-years/1025265.md?page=2)