# 50th Anniversary DopeFest **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 2, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903 "2002-05-02T18:22:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/1 "2002-05-02T18:22:01Z")
2023 is the 50th Anniversary of the Straight Dope. Where should we hold the biggest DopeFest ever? Chicago has an obvious appeal. A “return to the nest” kinda thing. But any other suggestions? We should put in our reservations early to get the group discount. (I’m thinking a farm outside Woodstock, New York might be fitting.) And the best part is everyone who gets in on the ground floor of this wing-ding will be able to drink (if they so choose) when it rolls around. -Rue. ---
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/2 "2002-05-02T19:22:47Z")
[Simpsons] Well, we could always go to Macon, Georgia. [/Simpsons] ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/3 "2002-05-02T20:28:00Z")
Well, by 2023 we should be able to get a spot in that hip and happenin’ space station lounge. I hear they have the best bartenders up there (heavy pourers, if you know what I mean) and some really great synthesized filet mignon! ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_D\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@Jane\_D\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_D_oh)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/4 "2002-05-02T21:17:58Z")
I’ll be sixty one years old then. I better be able to get a seat at the bar!!! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/5 "2002-05-03T00:36:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jane D’oh! \* > \*\*I’ll be sixty one years old then. I better be able to get a seat at the bar!!! \*\* Me too. I’m hoping **Jane D’oh** will still be able to get us a kickin’ discount on our hotel stay, even if its on that station in geosynchronous orbit over the pole. Say, $400 a night or so would probably be a bargain by then. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/6 "2002-05-03T02:25:17Z")
So, **Jane** , how’re you gonna feel having this 79-year-old hitting on you at the bar? Wherever it’s held, they’d better have defibrillators on hand and a nurse. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/7 "2002-05-03T02:55:47Z")
Hotel, schmotel. We can have it on the tropical island I buy after fleeing the United States under questionable circumstances in the dark of night with a suitcase full of diamonds and a large stack of negotiable bonds. I hope you’ll all come, because it’s probably the only way I’ll be able to attend. [sub]Rassin’ frassin’ international extradition treaties. . .[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/8 "2002-05-03T02:58:32Z")
I’ll be 39. Whoa, that’s old. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2002, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/9 "2002-05-03T05:03:15Z")
Jane, I’ll be 61 also. We can get a table in the corner and complain about the way all these youngsters are acting nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/10 "2002-05-03T10:41:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Big Kahuna Burger \* > \*\*I’ll be 39. Whoa, that’s old. \*\* ::whaps **BKB** upsied the head with her titanium walker:: \*\*&@%_$ing young pups_ ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_D\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@Jane\_D\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_D_oh)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/11 "2002-05-03T13:01:42Z")
This is shapin’ up to be a great dopefest, no matter where it is. Complainin’ about kids these days, tropical islands, hotel rooms and **samclem** makin’ google eyes. (At least I hope they’re google eyes and not a stroke or some other maladay.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/12 "2002-05-03T13:04:47Z")
Damn. I’ll only be 58, not nearly old enough to qualify for the AARD discount. Count me in though, by then the duckling will be on her own and I can travel. I hate being left out. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/13 "2002-05-03T13:40:55Z")
hmmm, I’ll turn 69 that year - age, I mean - get outta the gutter!!! Sure, pencil me in. I like the idea of **Zappo’s** private island. Hey, **Zap** , you gonna send a plane for me? Your private luxury jet? The one where the flight attendants give foot rubs to ease the stress of long flights? We’re such good friends after all… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/14 "2002-05-03T13:51:54Z")
I’ve penciled it into my calendar. Would 2003 be too early to purchase my plane ticket? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/15 "2002-05-03T14:04:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Big Kahuna Burger \* > \*\*I’ll be 39. Whoa, that’s old. \*\* Slams the **Big Kahuna Burger** ’s head into a nearby lamppost. See, 39 is not so old now is it. Kids these days, sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/16 "2002-05-03T14:05:50Z")
There is no way I will roadtrip to an orbital space station for this. ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_D\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@Jane\_D\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_D_oh)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/17 "2002-05-03T14:07:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lno \* > \*\*There is no way I will roadtrip to an orbital space station for this. \*\* Ya spavid old geezer. The party’s gone outta ya hasn’t it? No wonder ya can’t trust anyone over 60. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/18 "2002-05-03T14:25:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > \*\*hmmm, I’ll turn 69 that year - age, I mean - get outta the gutter!!! Sure, pencil me in. I like the idea of **Zappo’s** private island. > > Hey, **Zap** , you gonna send a plane for me? Your private luxury jet? The one where the flight attendants give foot rubs to ease the stress of long flights? We’re such good friends after all… > > 😃 \*\* What d’ya mean, _send the plane_ for you? Jeez, you want me to send the plane down the hall to your suite? Man, talk about l-a-z-y! 😃 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/19 "2002-05-03T15:04:59Z")
You realize of course that this thing would be Groundhog day, right? Perhaps we should even take the fest mobile. I mean we got plenty engineers here and there and will doubtlessly have more 21 years, surely they can rig something up to get that party flying. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903/20 "2002-05-03T15:06:38Z")
Forgot to finish my first thought. And it will be [color=blue]COLD[/cold] in Chicago. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-dopefest/106903.md?page=2)